Checking Fuel Necks ?

[G Beats]

Hi can anybody help which is and the best way to check your fuel kneck? had has checked up a ramp the other month, it was up the air, my machnic and his brother said was fine is the best way to check them? cuss i know these do go.any help will be more then appractied.many thanx Gavin.

[GTXTRA]

it's all in the buyers guide -

http://sciroccoregisterforum.co.uk/faq/ ... guide-pt2/

[go-for-it1]

Gavin, jack the offside back end up and get your hand up the top of the filler neck and give it a good wire brushing. All the road crud gets stuck to the pipe there and keeps it moist for the rust bug to destroy your beloved. Feeling around with your hand should show up any holes or big rust scabs. They normally rust through where the larger bore pipe is welded to the rest of the pipe about 6 inches down from the filler cap. Shine a torch all around the top end of the pipe and look through the filler cap, if you see light its time to search for a new filler pipe! The rest of the pipe down to the tank is normally ok
Rob

[the edmundator]

Take a look at the inside of the rear arch from inside the boot. If there's corrosion there, it's likely you've had dirt and moisture trapped between the arch and the filler neck, which will probably have corroded the other direction into the filler neck as well.

This is where to look, although there's no rust here:

[G Beats]

ok thanx go for it this is what has been down so far with her being put in the air on the ramp but not jacked up on a ramp and i will look inside the boot and check that but iam sure is all clean and good but will doublie check just to make sure i will do this tommorow.many thanx go for it and the edmundator is very appractied.

[mark1gls]

Its always worth cleaning under the wheel arch with a hose and your hand every year or so and I always heat up some Waxoyl and spray some more up there to keep the rust at bay.
It can get messy up there driving along those country lanes, Cows - need I say more

[DT1]

Don't forget to check the brackets that secure the filler neck to the wing at the top

They're only spot welded on and on mine water got trapped in behind the welds and I had to have the inner wing welded up after it rusted through (looks great now, you wouldn't know).

[G Beats]

ok ours is fine i think this cuss she has only done 48,000 genuine miles and i had really one owner before and was in a garage for years, she is ok besides a littlie rust bit just strated cuss i took the paint off it, iam going to seal it up tommorow, we are all so going to put mud flaps on her to stop the crap going up there, and best to check ever year get m8 off here to the stainless steel 1s, many thanx all for the help it is very appractied.