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Fuel Cover Locked on 850 1995

Hi I have a rather urgent problem.

I dropped in a petrol station yesterday to fill up and the fuel filling cover is locked. I have tried every way i know to lock and unlock the central locking (using the keyfob remote, using the door/boot locks) and it will not open. When I got home (luckily close by) I tried it all again but no joy. Everything else is working fine.

Does anyone have any ideas about how to get into this or how it actually locks? Could I prise it open without damaging it?

Obviously rather a major issue at the moment for me!

Cheers NK

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N K
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Hi there, I understand your problem. Volvo has a emergency release thing under the side-covers in the boot. On my wagon, I get to it under the lowest cover for changing bulbs. Its just a long string that you pull and it unlocks the cover. You might want to take off the entire cover on the side and pull out the small electrical motor and lube it up with WD-40 or something. I did that 18 months ago and it still works fine :)

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Svein Tore Sølvik

Fantastic - thank you ever so much Svein. Precisely as you described there is a wire loop just inside the light housing to manually pull the locking lever back.

Many thanks again for such a quick reply,

Cheers Noel

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Noel

Fantastic - thank you ever so much Svein. Precisely as you described there is a wire loop just inside the light housing to manually pull the locking lever back.

Many thanks again for such a quick reply,

Cheers Noel

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Noel

I have a 93 850 that had same problem.

With mine, I couldn't get anything to work so I eventually got a hack saw and carefully cut the latch (inside the panel..the little hook which is part of the panel cover. It looks OK but no longer locks so I bought a locking cap.

I think what happened with mine is it got stuck at the clasp area...you know...the way a door will not open if someone pushes from inside.

After I cut mine everything seemed to be functioning fine again. What I would suggest you do is push in on the access panel when you use the remote opener and it will likely eventually open.

I'm fond of volvo's, currently have 3 and have had many more in the past: loved em all but this 850 has really turned out to be a piece of junk. Many things break: transmission, power seat, air compressor, head reconditioned, etc, etc. I only drive it summers so the body is mint.

Good luck.

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