Replacing gas filler goosneck '93 Camry

If it's anything like my Supra, the tank is held in with 4 bolts, 2 going right into the body and two nuts that allow the tank to be positioned as required. Unfortunately, those are probably frozen with rust. I lucked out, and the bolts going into the body came out with ease.

Support the tank with a jack; I put a piece of square board under the tank to keep the jack from possibly going through and to give it some stability. Of course, use a floor jack.

Jack up until the jack just starts supporting the tank, remove the bolts and lower it. Are you replacing the filler neck, or going to try to repair it? I can't get a new filler neck, so I used some stuff like Duco made for sealing gas leaks; can't remember right now, but it works well.

If you're repairing it with some kind of leak sealant, lower it until you can get to the leak. You may want to remove the shroud where the gas cap is, and the gas cap too, but on mine this was not necessary.

If you're removing the filler neck, it is held in by about a dozen screws. Hopefully these will back out gracefully; if not you'll have to break them off! Since I was replacing the tank, too, we didn't care, we just broke the stubborn one off with vice grips. Hopefully, they'll back out nicely for you...

Watch the fuel lines! If you can get away with just lowering it a couple inches, there is probably enough slack in the fuel lines to let you do this. If you go any further you'll have to disconnect the lines. The return and vent lines are held on sith slip clamps; press the tabs together to loosen and slide them back. The main fuel line is probably two fittings. BE CAREFUL!!! Mine wouldn't come undone; we had to cut it which was risky at best. Of course, I couldn't find the proper pressure fittings, so I had to buy a fuel line for...a '93 Camry! In our case that meant cutting and splicing, what a pain!

Either way, you may not have to totally remove the tank. You may be able to lower it a few inches, loosen the screws and then wiggle the thing out enough for you to repair it. Believe me, this is a pain in the neck! If you can get someone with a lift to get it up in the air for you, it makes a BIG difference, esp if you encounter problems. I paid my mechanic about 1/2 time just to get the car on the lift and give me a hand. It was well worth it, considering the problems we ran into!

Thanks Hachiroku,

Hope not - yours does sound like a job and 1/2 :-((

The filler tube on 93 Camry comes in 3 parts, which can be bought seperately. Most expensive is about $80 via mail order. That's the metal tube starting from the filler cap. At the bottom of that is where "I think" the leak is. Even if get all parts it would just over $120.

I do not know any mechanics, who would allow me to use the lift or install parts I carted in. And if they buy them, it would be $200 for the job (at least).

I've removed tanks before, but not on this car. At least I'm prepared for the worst :-)

Regards,

Rich