95' 850 GLT Wagon (non-turbo)

Tech,

Need your advice and help one more time. The Fuel tank door does not open. How can I fix the problem on a temporary basis first and then permanently.

Regards

 

Open the trunk on the right side by where you would replace the brake light bulbs.There should be a metal rod that is looped like an o on the end if you pull on that it should unlock the fuel door.You might have to search for it or pull back on the panel to see it.

 

Tech to the rescue.

Thank you, I now tank full of gas.

The lock will lock but not unlock. What do you think are my choices:

1. Replace the lock, do you know how much it will cost? How much effort is it?
2. Disable the lock as the door has a spring. I can just block the lever from coming out or is there a more elegant way to disable it.

Your advice will help.

 

You can replace the lock your self it won't take you that long.Im not sure of the price of the lock.If you want you can pull back the panel and unplug the lock motor for now so it wont lock.I believe the lock is bad.

 

Thank you.

 

What will loose if I disable the lock?

 

Your welcome anytime[sm=happybounce.gif]

 

Guptash,

Were you able to fix your gas tank door lock? Now I have the same problem.

 

I have had the same problem, then the Volvo Gods shined upon me and now it works again... So, maybe... Incense? What do swedes sacrifice? Windmills? No... Thats the dutch... Volvos? Hah

 

I would try lubricating the lock from the outside where the pin goes in and out into the door doing lock/unlock activity few times. As you metioned that it locks - that means the pin will come down/out when you lock it and then you can spray some lubricant on it and then push on it with you finger while unlocking the car. This might solve the problem if its just some friction issue.
Good luck

 

I have had this problem for 12 of the 15 years since I bought my 850 new in 1993. I have fixed the problem by GENTLY bending the latch loop(on the gas tank door)towards the front of the car. Every six months or so this little fix needs doing. I did manage to train my wife, daughter and son on the little behind the panel emergency wire loop too.

 

The previous owner of the '93 850 I just bought (my first Volvo) solved the gas filler door problem by prying it open and breaking off the little lock loop on the door — unfortunately, in the process also broke the plastic hinge. But fortunately I have the door and will soon have the new hinge on and my door operating, without a lock (though I did discover the lock pin and see that it works when I use the key to lock/unlock the trunk. So why did they pry the darn thing open? Who knows. Maybe they were out somewhere sans gas and had no technical info source. You do what you need to do to get going. Do we really need the lock? I bought a locking gas cap in 1973 when the price of gas skyrocketed, but those were the days of the open pipe fillers; it's not so easy to stick a siphon tube down the new ones.

Couldn't find an under-engine cover (except new) so today picked up a 2 x 4 foot sheet of 1/8 inch ABS poly (about $8.00), which is apparently what they make those components from. Can I make my own? This weekend, we'll see.

 

The previous owner of the '93 850 I just bought (my first Volvo) solved the gas filler door problem by prying it open and breaking off the little lock loop on the door — unfortunately, in the process also broke the plastic hinge. But fortunately I have the door and will soon have the new hinge on and my door operating, without a lock (though I did discover the lock pin and see that it works when I use the key to lock/unlock the trunk. So why did they pry the darn thing open? Who knows. Maybe they were out somewhere sans gas and had no technical info source. You do what you need to do to get going. Do we really need the lock? I bought a locking gas cap in 1973 when the price of gas skyrocketed, but those were the days of the open pipe fillers; it's not so easy to stick a siphon tube down the new ones.

Couldn't find an under-engine cover (except new) so today picked up a 2 x 4 foot sheet of 1/8 inch ABS poly (about $8.00), which is apparently what they make those components from. Can I make my own? This weekend, we'll see.

 

KubilayK,

I followed tech's advice and that fixed the problem for me. So do as he recommends in this thread.