Warning: See warning in subsection 1.
Note: If necessary, clean the fuel tank and areas around the fuel lines and fuel hoses to prevent fuel system clogging.
1. Remove the fuel tank cap - this will equalize the tank pressure with atmospheric pressure.
2. Relieve the pressure in the fuel system (see subsection 2).
3. Disconnect the negative battery cable.
4. Using the pumping kit (commercially available), pump the fuel into a prepared gasoline canister.
Warning: Do not suck fuel into your mouth.
5. Raise the vehicle and support it on vertical stands.
6. Remove the frame support beam.
7. If necessary, unscrew the bolts and remove the fuel tank protective panel.
8. Disconnect the direct and return fuel lines from the adsorber, as well as the fuel vapor circulation lines (see subsection 4) (see illustration).
5.8. Lines connected to the fuel vapor absorber
9. Disconnect the filler neck hose from the tank.
10. Disconnect the wire connectors from the fuel pressure sensor in the tank and from the vent valve of the fuel vapor recovery system (see illustration).
5.10. Fuel vapor recovery system vent valve
11. Support the tank with a jack designed to lift the gearbox.
12. Remove the support beam that runs under the fuel tank. Also unscrew the bolts and remove the tank mounting straps (see illustration).
5.12. Remove the support beam (A), unscrew the bolts (B) and remove the tank mounting straps
13. Lower the tank slightly and disconnect the electrical connectors from the fuel pump.
14. Lower and remove the fuel tank from under the vehicle.
15. Installation is carried out in the reverse order of removal.