Removal of petrol filler neck and wheel arch welding - Toyota Yaris Forums

SilverChariot · 06-15-2017, 03:51 PM

Hi,

Just acquired an old Yaris and have been giving it a thorough inspection.

Found water ingress in boot and traced to a bad seal in o/s light cluster which has now been sealed up.

While inspecting I took both sides panels off the inside of the wheel arches and noticed a spot of rust to the n/s. After a little 'investigation' I have found that the rot is quite bad and have a hole of about 5cm diameter on the inner panel and similar on outer panel of the wheel arch directly above the petrol filler.

Because of the double skin design I can't really get to it from the inside and the petrol filler is in the way on the outside.

Removing the filler pipe from the tank is just two hose clips but I'm not sure at the filler cap. There looks like a large hose clip that has rusted down but I can't see any screws, bolts etc in order to remove this.

Has anyone done this and if so what is the procedure?

Also has anyone repaired rot on the inside of the wheel arch and if so what method did you use? (weld - self or shop, filler, fibre glass etc)

Thanks.

06-15-2017, 03:51 PM	#1
SilverChariot I've made a post! Drives: 2001 Yaris 1.0 GS Join Date: Jun 2017 Location: NW UK Posts: 1	Removal of petrol filler neck and wheel arch welding Hi, Just acquired an old Yaris and have been giving it a thorough inspection. Found water ingress in boot and traced to a bad seal in o/s light cluster which has now been sealed up. While inspecting I took both sides panels off the inside of the wheel arches and noticed a spot of rust to the n/s. After a little 'investigation' I have found that the rot is quite bad and have a hole of about 5cm diameter on the inner panel and similar on outer panel of the wheel arch directly above the petrol filler. Because of the double skin design I can't really get to it from the inside and the petrol filler is in the way on the outside. Removing the filler pipe from the tank is just two hose clips but I'm not sure at the filler cap. There looks like a large hose clip that has rusted down but I can't see any screws, bolts etc in order to remove this. Has anyone done this and if so what is the procedure? Also has anyone repaired rot on the inside of the wheel arch and if so what method did you use? (weld - self or shop, filler, fibre glass etc) Thanks.