I'm in the middle of this job and I'm stuck. How do you easily remove the two small vent pipes shown in the photo and drawing p/n 30? They are fed through the frame and protected by a plastic sleeve (drawing p/n 32). I can remove the plastic sleeve but I can not see or feel where the vent lines go. And secondly, I'm having a hell of a time removing the filler neck from the fuel tank hose. Is there a knack to get that free?
Edit: Never mind. I figured everything out. I just needed to step away from the job for a while -- to be read, a few beers were consumed
To remove the large corroded filler pipe from the hose feeding the fuel tank a lot of WD-40 was sprayed around the corroded connection and then allowed to penetrate for at least 10 minutes. Afterwards the filler pipe was slowly worked back-&-forth to loosen the corrosion. Then more WD-40 was applied to free the pipe from the hose. After the large filler pipe was removed the connections for the two smaller vent pipes can be seen. To easily access the vent pipe connections, two evaporation canister hoses (drawing p/n 34 and 36) were disconnected and moved out of the way. Again, WD-40 was sprayed on the two badly corroded vent pipe connections and allowed to penetrate for at least 10 minutes. Pliers were used to carefully peel away the corroded hose clamps. Note: Much care should be used when using pliers to not damage the hose ends. Go easy. More WD-40 was then applied while working loose the corroded vent pipes from the hoses. I found removing these two vent connections to be a real pain -- more of a pain than drilling out the three screws on the topside! Note: Before attaching the new filler neck and vent tubes the inside and outside of the fuel tank hose and vent hoses were thoroughly cleaned with WD-40, a clean rag and Q-tips.
Total repair time, including beers, 3 hours.
Fuel Filler Neck Assembly: New, Spectra Premium Industries FN664 Filler Neck Assembly, which includes screws and plates. Drawing P/Ns 2, 7, 9, 12, 24, 30. eBay $75.
Sensor and Self locking Nuts: New, drawing P/N 16 and legend 3, purchased at local Subaru Dealership, Subaru Sensor P/N 42084AE100. Ask them for the nuts. Cost $60.
2 ft. of 5/8in. hose, 1.5 ft. of 1/4in. hose, and clamps: New, from Advance Auto, $10
Edit: Never mind. I figured everything out. I just needed to step away from the job for a while -- to be read, a few beers were consumed
To remove the large corroded filler pipe from the hose feeding the fuel tank a lot of WD-40 was sprayed around the corroded connection and then allowed to penetrate for at least 10 minutes. Afterwards the filler pipe was slowly worked back-&-forth to loosen the corrosion. Then more WD-40 was applied to free the pipe from the hose. After the large filler pipe was removed the connections for the two smaller vent pipes can be seen. To easily access the vent pipe connections, two evaporation canister hoses (drawing p/n 34 and 36) were disconnected and moved out of the way. Again, WD-40 was sprayed on the two badly corroded vent pipe connections and allowed to penetrate for at least 10 minutes. Pliers were used to carefully peel away the corroded hose clamps. Note: Much care should be used when using pliers to not damage the hose ends. Go easy. More WD-40 was then applied while working loose the corroded vent pipes from the hoses. I found removing these two vent connections to be a real pain -- more of a pain than drilling out the three screws on the topside! Note: Before attaching the new filler neck and vent tubes the inside and outside of the fuel tank hose and vent hoses were thoroughly cleaned with WD-40, a clean rag and Q-tips.
Total repair time, including beers, 3 hours.
Fuel Filler Neck Assembly: New, Spectra Premium Industries FN664 Filler Neck Assembly, which includes screws and plates. Drawing P/Ns 2, 7, 9, 12, 24, 30. eBay $75.
Sensor and Self locking Nuts: New, drawing P/N 16 and legend 3, purchased at local Subaru Dealership, Subaru Sensor P/N 42084AE100. Ask them for the nuts. Cost $60.
2 ft. of 5/8in. hose, 1.5 ft. of 1/4in. hose, and clamps: New, from Advance Auto, $10
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