Gas Tank cannot POP open..
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does anyone know is there any other way than press in the gas tank and it will be opened?
I pressed it many times and it does NOT open...sometimes it open but sometimes it doesnt?
Thanks guys for the help E60 members! appreciate your time.
I pressed it many times and it does NOT open...sometimes it open but sometimes it doesnt?
Thanks guys for the help E60 members! appreciate your time.
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There's a little spring pin inside that is covered by a rubber grommet. You might want to remove the rubber cover and spray it with a little WD-40 or the like. I did.
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when you can't get it to open there is a green tab in the trunk on that side that you can pull to pop it open.
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Originally Posted by cleung' post='1097806' date='Jan 25 2010, 05:05 PM
when you can't get it to open there is a green tab in the trunk on that side that you can pull to pop it open.
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Originally Posted by futurerx06' post='1097810' date='Jan 25 2010, 02:10 PM
do I have to open everything inside the trunk to be completely expose the metal parts, so I see the Green Tab next to the Gas Tank?
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Originally Posted by Ninerfan' post='1097846' date='Jan 25 2010, 05:54 PM
I'm not trying to sound like and @$$, but are the doors unlocked. I fought with it at the gas station until I went to open the door to get the owner's manual and the gas tank lid popped open.
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Have you tried to just gently pry it open? Don't scratch or break anything, but if the spring is broken (common issue), you should be able to just "pry" open the fuel door when the car is unlocked.
Most likely, you have to replace the "BUFFER STOP WITH EJECTOR" (number 3 on the blow-up below). Replacing it is a walk in the park - all you need is a flat-head screwdriver. Be careful - as always - not to scratch any painted surfaces when removing the old one and you should be ok
(the new one just pops in)
03 BUFFER STOP WITH EJECTOR 1 51178228939 $7.63
Most likely, you have to replace the "BUFFER STOP WITH EJECTOR" (number 3 on the blow-up below). Replacing it is a walk in the park - all you need is a flat-head screwdriver. Be careful - as always - not to scratch any painted surfaces when removing the old one and you should be ok
(the new one just pops in)
03 BUFFER STOP WITH EJECTOR 1 51178228939 $7.63
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Originally Posted by v_therussian' post='1098133' date='Jan 26 2010, 01:29 AM
Have you tried to just gently pry it open? Don't scratch or break anything, but if the spring is broken (common issue), you should be able to just "pry" open the fuel door when the car is unlocked.
Most likely, you have to replace the "BUFFER STOP WITH EJECTOR" (number 3 on the blow-up below). Replacing it is a walk in the park - all you need is a flat-head screwdriver. Be careful - as always - not to scratch any painted surfaces when removing the old one and you should be ok
(the new one just pops in)
03 BUFFER STOP WITH EJECTOR 1 51178228939 $7.63
Most likely, you have to replace the "BUFFER STOP WITH EJECTOR" (number 3 on the blow-up below). Replacing it is a walk in the park - all you need is a flat-head screwdriver. Be careful - as always - not to scratch any painted surfaces when removing the old one and you should be ok
(the new one just pops in)
03 BUFFER STOP WITH EJECTOR 1 51178228939 $7.63
wow thank you v_therussian! and thank you everyone..I will try your method tomorrow. is SPRING is BUFFER STOP WITH EJECTOR? and BMW Dealer Parts should able to sell me this? Thanks!
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Originally Posted by futurerx06' post='1098151' date='Jan 26 2010, 01:58 AM
wow thank you v_therussian! and thank you everyone..I will try your method tomorrow. is SPRING is BUFFER STOP WITH EJECTOR? and BMW Dealer Parts should able to sell me this? Thanks!
not to self: cognac and Nyquil don't mix very well... or do they??? 
) aaaaanyway... where was I? Oh, yeah, explaining what part I needed to a parts guy at my most hated dealership in the whole world (life quality BMW of Brooklyn - named like that to, no doubt, reflect the wreck of a life style you will experience if you let them do anything to your car - I don't even park mine on the same block! ) was a bit "challenging" (to say the least). AND I think they charged me something like 15 bucks for it too nevermind, did the install of the new one at the gas station a few blocks away and never regretted it - money well-spent 
Sorry for sorta kanye west'ing the thread a bit
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