Tips on removing a fuel tank

[Slybacon]

Please don't move this post to performance, fuel, etc - it's a techie question!

As described earlier I'm having major problems with my Bongo. I've got a problem somewhere between the fuel tank and the fuel filter. What I want to do it remove and clean out the fuel tank. Has anyone done this before and could give me some pointers?

I'd really appreciate some help - due to drive to France next Saturday and we are panicing at the prospect of a sick Bongo.

[neepboy]

I've not had the tank out but have had to fix the sender unit on the top. Think theres a fact sheet in the members area. but....remove rear trim round back door and catch too, fold up rear seats, push middle seats fully forward, unscrew trim round seat runners, lift carpet, cant remember but I think there were some scfrew/clips by side door, and drape it over front seats. access hatch can now be unscrewed. undereath are the pipes going into the sender. check to see if they are kinked...are they delaminating or bulging? Are they perished and sucking air?if you take out the sender you can look into the tank with a torch.

hope this helps

[Slybacon]

Thanks - that does help a lot neepboy! It will let me know if I need to remove the whole tank. The problem I have is that I used 20l of WVO and have bunged up the system. I've drained the tank but I'm wondering if the filter in the tank is blocked. I've had a look on lushprojects and there is what I assume to be a gauze filter on the send pipe. I'm thinking that might be gunged up with stuff.

I now have realised that I have a leaky fuel pump to boot and think this is part of the problem of her not cutting out due to what seems like fuel starvation/air in fuel. It's the one on under the front domed cover. Oh the joys!

I'll check out the tank in the morning.