Knocked my fuel flap off

Sparman · Dec 11th, 2015, 13:19

I knocked my fuel flap off while refuelling on the motorway to Dublin. Can this be refitted or do I have to buy a new hinge. The metal clip is still attached to the flap. Many thanks Paul.

Brendan W · Dec 11th, 2015, 13:27

Hinge is probably broken. Repair improbable. New hinge is easy to fit. It comes with a new spring iirc.
Did the same myself - don't slam the fuel flap - it's not a microwave

Sparman · Dec 11th, 2015, 14:41

Cheers Brendan. Ebay then? I just brushed passed it at the pump and off it popped lol. Worst thing is its my fiancee's S60 not my C70 and what I saved in fuelling " down here" is now going to be spent putting it right!!

Brendan W · Dec 11th, 2015, 14:47

The hinge is flimsy. The tip it got was probably the straw that broke the camel's back.
I treat mine very gingerly now.

Dancake · Dec 11th, 2015, 15:17

Hopefully just the plastic bit that broke. Total cost is around £10 for a new hinge, and it takes 5 minutes to fit. Very easy job

D5meister · Dec 11th, 2015, 15:37

you need to push the plastic rivets from the broken original into the panel, the bits cannot be recovered.

Brendan W · Dec 11th, 2015, 15:49

I seem to recall making a mess of or losing one of the new rivets and recovering some or all of an old one that happened to fall out on the floor. In retrospect I could have recovered them before they fell into the abyss of the wheel arch if I had known I was going to mess up.

iain cooper · Dec 11th, 2015, 16:47

I did exactly the same thing last week with my XC60.

but the fuel cap just clipped back on to the hinge and it seems ok.

Iain

Sparman · Dec 12th, 2015, 08:14

New hinge ordered!

Georgeandkira · Dec 12th, 2015, 13:18

A busted fuel flap hinge was one of the reasons my car was put up for sale.
I too "over-pushed" a mounting rivet into the body panel. Fortunately I had nails of the same wire stock size.
These rivets do not have heads. They're wee rods.
I just cut to the length I needed and voila' instant hinge rivets.

Dec 11th, 2015, 13:19	#1
Sparman Member Last Online: Nov 30th, 2017 19:49 Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Antrim	Knocked my fuel flap off I knocked my fuel flap off while refuelling on the motorway to Dublin. Can this be refitted or do I have to buy a new hinge. The metal clip is still attached to the flap. Many thanks Paul. __________________ 06 C70 SE

Dec 11th, 2015, 14:41	#3
Sparman Member Last Online: Nov 30th, 2017 19:49 Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Antrim	Cheers Brendan. Ebay then? I just brushed passed it at the pump and off it popped lol. Worst thing is its my fiancee's S60 not my C70 and what I saved in fuelling " down here" is now going to be spent putting it right!! __________________ 06 C70 SE

Dec 11th, 2015, 15:17	#5
Dancake Premier Member Last Online: Today 00:43 Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Belfast	Hopefully just the plastic bit that broke. Total cost is around £10 for a new hinge, and it takes 5 minutes to fit. Very easy job __________________ 1996 850 T5 - Sold 2003 S40 1.9d - Sold 2004 S60 D5

Dec 11th, 2015, 16:47	#8
iain cooper Senior Member Last Online: Dec 17th, 2021 12:26 Join Date: Apr 2015 Location: argyll and bute	I did exactly the same thing last week with my XC60. but the fuel cap just clipped back on to the hinge and it seems ok. Iain __________________ MY15 XC60 D4 FWD SE LUX NAV Geartronic

Dec 12th, 2015, 08:14	#9
Sparman Member Last Online: Nov 30th, 2017 19:49 Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Antrim	New hinge ordered! __________________ 06 C70 SE

Dec 11th, 2015, 13:27	#2
Brendan W Premier Member Last Online: Apr 2nd, 2024 19:50 Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Wexford	Hinge is probably broken. Repair improbable. New hinge is easy to fit. It comes with a new spring iirc. Did the same myself - don't slam the fuel flap - it's not a microwave

Dec 11th, 2015, 14:47	#4
Brendan W Premier Member Last Online: Apr 2nd, 2024 19:50 Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Wexford	The hinge is flimsy. The tip it got was probably the straw that broke the camel's back. I treat mine very gingerly now.

Dec 11th, 2015, 15:37	#6
D5meister Premier Member Last Online: Feb 10th, 2024 19:13 Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Huntingdon	you need to push the plastic rivets from the broken original into the panel, the bits cannot be recovered.

Dec 11th, 2015, 15:49	#7
Brendan W Premier Member Last Online: Apr 2nd, 2024 19:50 Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Wexford	I seem to recall making a mess of or losing one of the new rivets and recovering some or all of an old one that happened to fall out on the floor. In retrospect I could have recovered them before they fell into the abyss of the wheel arch if I had known I was going to mess up.

Dec 12th, 2015, 13:18	#10
Georgeandkira Premier Member Last Online: Apr 25th, 2024 14:34 Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Hackensack	A busted fuel flap hinge was one of the reasons my car was put up for sale. I too "over-pushed" a mounting rivet into the body panel. Fortunately I had nails of the same wire stock size. These rivets do not have heads. They're wee rods. I just cut to the length I needed and voila' instant hinge rivets.

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