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elle
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urgent !! cannot open fuel cap

Postby elle » Thu Sep 13, 2007 1:42 pm

I am unable to open fuel cap to put in petrol, doors are still opening and locking. I have 2003 megane 1.4 petrol, 3 door. I would be grateful if someone could help me as I low on fuel and unable to drive car !!
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Postby xr25 » Thu Sep 13, 2007 4:12 pm

elle, it will be the motor/solenoid that has failed at the flap.

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Postby elle » Thu Sep 13, 2007 6:41 pm

xr25 wrote:elle, it will be the motor/solenoid that has failed at the flap.



Do you know how i can recify this and how much it may cost ? thanks

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Postby REDDERS » Thu Sep 13, 2007 7:32 pm

elle,this happened to me 1 month ago totally out of the blue !

go inside tailgate,either,THUMP trim on o/s just behind where rear seat fixes just below plastic trim on the side carpeting or remove side carpet & you can just see the connector to solenoid & disconnect wires,this will give you a NON locking flap but will stop it happening again,then see dealer for new solenoid.

hope the above instructions make sense,

martin..
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'04 MEGANE SPORT TOURER 120 DCI PRIVILAGE,PLATINUM .LIMO TINT +'P BOX' TUNING>145+BHP,350 N.M.TORQUE. ITG FILTER .TOM TOM 510 SAT NAV. HOPE I'VE GOT A PEACH,NOT A LEMON! IT'S NOW OUT OF WARRANTY.. SOLD!

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Postby elle » Sun Sep 16, 2007 11:29 am

REDDERS wrote:elle,this happened to me 1 month ago totally out of the blue !

go inside tailgate,either,THUMP trim on o/s just behind where rear seat fixes just below plastic trim on the side carpeting or remove side carpet & you can just see the connector to solenoid & disconnect wires,this will give you a NON locking flap but will stop it happening again,then see dealer for new solenoid.

hope the above instructions make sense,

martin..


hi, thanks for advice, managed to get sorted like that for time being by taking of side carpeting and fiddling about with wires.

Cheers

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Postby REDDERS » Sun Sep 16, 2007 8:05 pm

Jolly good,it may never happen again,but if it does at least you know the course of action .

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'04 MEGANE SPORT TOURER 120 DCI PRIVILAGE,PLATINUM .LIMO TINT +'P BOX' TUNING>145+BHP,350 N.M.TORQUE. ITG FILTER .TOM TOM 510 SAT NAV. HOPE I'VE GOT A PEACH,NOT A LEMON! IT'S NOW OUT OF WARRANTY.. SOLD!

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Re: urgent !! cannot open fuel cap

Postby dale » Sun Nov 02, 2008 6:55 pm

Ihave a megane 2005 reg as i went to get some petrol on the weeked i could not open the cap
any information on this problem the car : is only three years old is this right.

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Re: urgent !! cannot open fuel cap

Postby dale » Sun Nov 02, 2008 6:58 pm

CAN NOT OPEN FUEL CAP ON MY MEGANE CC 2005 REG.THE CAR IS ONLY THREE YEARS OLD IS THIS RIGHT

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Re: urgent !! cannot open fuel cap

Postby REDDERS » Sun Nov 02, 2008 7:34 pm

Dale please read posts above yours,& you will find your answer.See my post on 13th sept 2007.

martin. :banghead
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'04 MEGANE SPORT TOURER 120 DCI PRIVILAGE,PLATINUM .LIMO TINT +'P BOX' TUNING>145+BHP,350 N.M.TORQUE. ITG FILTER .TOM TOM 510 SAT NAV. HOPE I'VE GOT A PEACH,NOT A LEMON! IT'S NOW OUT OF WARRANTY.. SOLD!

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Re: urgent !! cannot open fuel cap

Postby dale » Sun Nov 02, 2008 10:53 pm

REDDERS wrote:Dale please read posts above yours,& you will find your answer.See my post on 13th sept 2007.

martin. :banghead

Thanks martin for your reply the solenold for megane cc is under the wheel arch i gave it a bump and it opened but the
pin is still in so it is not locking at this moment in time any idea the price of a new solenold also put some wd40 on it but no good. RE --DALE

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Re: urgent !! cannot open fuel cap

Postby REDDERS » Mon Nov 03, 2008 9:13 pm

To be honest dale i've disconnected mine,i did ask dealer for price but can't remember( it was 12 months ago!)

martin
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Re: urgent !! cannot open fuel cap

Postby jaysere03 » Mon Feb 09, 2009 9:39 am

I also had locked petrol filler when should have been unlocked...
thumped and bumbed around where soleniod should be but noting..
removed colour coded flap by firmly sliding to rear of car (carfull not to break snapin clips) then 2 screwdrivers one to gently prize open filler cap pther to push pinn towards rear of car.
this is a temo pry measure to get fuel in as its no longer lockable but still useable..
wow. thats a releif knowing i can refuel BUT>>>> SHOCK>>>>>HORROR>>>>> :banghead
the bumping and knocking of the drive to petrol station has made solenoid work again but only long enuff to lock the pesky thing..like a fool the screwdrivers are at home and im at filling station with no tool and no fuel.... 20 min walk home 20 min walk back to prize it open again :banghead blimey its unlocked on its own....
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Re: urgent !! cannot open fuel cap

Postby bartles108 » Mon May 18, 2015 7:24 pm

I know this is an old post, but thought I'd add this in case people still having problems with fuel filler caps not working on the Megane 2 (I don't know if it's the same on other Renaults)

I had a problem with the filler cap not unlocking, so I removed the 'solenoid' (actuator) from the car and took it apart. It seems Renault didn't use a traditional solenoid inside, used a small 12v motor, similar to those used in model boats and aircraft. So I found a motor on eBay, swapped the cog from old one onto new one (had to jimmy rig connectors) and it worked perfectly at a fraction of the cost of buying a new actuator.

Hope this helps anyone having the same problem

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Re: urgent !! cannot open fuel cap

Postby freelanderuk » Tue May 19, 2015 3:35 pm

I am sure it will help someone :cool:
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Re: urgent !! cannot open fuel cap

Postby Stranger » Tue May 19, 2015 4:17 pm

Cheers for posting that solution Bartles, as Freelander says I'm sure it will help someone :tu
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