Tank locking ring help?

[Dr HMS Derv Destroyer]

Hi all, just put a new locking ring on after noticing my old one was leaking,
had to ring Adam and Fred to find out how it's done, took it for a drive and it's still leaking diesel.

So my old man has stripped it down and tried again, he thinks it sealed but when I put pressure by hand on the sender unit I can hear air escaping .


whats next? Get someone else to look at it or new/second hand tank time as the neck is damaged? M
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[Fred@BTM]

do you want to use my special tool to tighten it up? tapping it round with a screw driver never works!

 

[Laine_16v]

THey are an absolute c**t imo, the stupid thread never wants to catch properly, the person at renault who designed that needs burning.

i find it starts to get a little stiff when its almost done up tight, but as you say you can still push the senser down a bit. Get a large flat head screw driver and push itup against one of the ribs on the outside and tap with decent pressure to nip it up as tight as you think it will go without breaking. I did this and mine doesnt leak.

But yeah, its a crock of s**t.

 

[Laine_16v]

do you want to use my special tool to tighten it up? tapping it round with a screw driver never works!

Worked for me!

 

[Fred@BTM]

untill you break all the tabs off

 

[Dr HMS Derv Destroyer]

do you want to use my special tool to tighten it up? tapping it round with a screw driver never works!

Im going to have to pop down when I get back From my dads, not even dads grizzly hands could get it tight enough.

it goes tight but then one little bit more , the lock ring pops off again -.-

ah well it's runs and I've drained the tank to half lol
lol at using a screw driver, who ever had it before me , the last one had no tabs left

 

[Laine_16v]

untill you break all the tabs off

Erm a couple of them may be missing :quiet:

 

[Dr HMS Derv Destroyer]

Why couldn't they of designed it like a German car!!! Three Allen bolts and a proper gasket...
not some shitty plastic ring that I have shredded my hands on

 

[Sean6545]

Always happens when doing It with weight in the tank. The weight distorts the hole and makes it very difficult to engage the ring.

 

[DTM Cars Ltd]

Purchased the tool from Renault, makes it so much easier.

Felt a little robbed when it came tho

 

[Dr HMS Derv Destroyer]

Always happens when doing It with weight in the tank. The weight distorts the hole and makes it very difficult to engage the ring.

we emptied it to half a tank and dad managed to close the gap a few mm more.

i'll give it ago tommorow after the 200mile trip home (if it gets me home ) see if I can get it locked again

 

[Dr HMS Derv Destroyer]

Purchased the tool from Renault, makes it so much easier. Felt a little robbed when it came tho

does it look like a flat snapped think with two tags to ' grip ' it? Haynes manual says to make one but my mate did it on his kangoo and broke the fuel line peg off

 

[Andyrg@ ClioTurbo]

It basicly some metal bar on a 90 degree and with a small curve on it. Adjusts.

 

[Dr HMS Derv Destroyer]

Fred , I'll pop round tommorow morning.
I'm losing more fuel than burning it lol

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