Fuel Tank, Emptying When More Than 3/4 Full, PASSAT And ARTEON

Special tools and workshop equipment required 

• Fuel Extractor:VAS 5190A 
  Fig 1: Fuel Extraction Device VAS5190A

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-- Mark the hose -arrow- at the distance -a- from the end of the suction hose on the Fuel Extractor:VAS 5190A  .

Fig 2: Identifying Mark On Hose

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-- Use insulating tape.

-- Open the fuel filler door unit -2-.

Fig 3: Identifying Fuel Filler Door Unit And Cover

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-- Clean the area around the fuel filler neck.

-- Remove the cap -1- for the fuel filler neck.

-- Attach the ground wire from the Fuel Extractor to a bare area on the body.

-- Slide the suction hose from the Fuel Extractor into the fuel tank until the previously made mark meets the filler neck -3-.

Fig 4: Identifying Spacer Bushing

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NOTE:

There is valve -2- in the fuel tank -1- at the bottom end of the filler neck. The valve must not be damaged by the suction hose -3-. Only slide the hose in as far as the mark that was made earlier -arrow-.

Fig 5: Identifying Ball Valve, Suction Hose And Fuel Tank

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-- Carefully remove the suction hose.

-- Drain the fuel tank as much as possible through the filler neck.

-- Carefully remove the suction hose.