Austin (Rover) Metro (1980 - 1990) - 90 1.3 removing petrol tank

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Tue 26 Aug 2008 13:00
90 1.3 removing petrol tank - cliff
Has anyone any experience on removing the petrol tank from one of these cars?

Looking underneath there appears to be one retaining bolt on the leading edge of the tank and any others hidden up under the rear suspension framework.

It could potentially be an 'easy' job but I'm wondering if there are any hidden 'surprises'?

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Tue 26 Aug 2008 13:47
90 1.3 removing petrol tank - Screwloose

Apart from the fact that you have to take the rear suspension off; no real problems - unless it's a turbo....
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Tue 26 Aug 2008 14:35
90 1.3 removing petrol tank - Collos25
I thought they normally dropped out due to rust as screwloose says not the easiest of jobs.
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Tue 26 Aug 2008 17:59
90 1.3 removing petrol tank - Robin the Technician
I've removed one of these in the past and you do need to remove the rear subframe. You will need to de-pressurise it and it can then be easily removed. IIRC you can drop the from part of the subframe down and the tank will come out. When you've re-assembled it ,As a quick fix you can rpressurise the rear suspension with air - It will ' float' like a good water bed but it will be enough to get the car to the nearest service station to have it properly fluid filled.
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