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How to emergency repair the fuel tank door spring of a Toyota car

Model: Toyota Prius Plus MK 1 - Years 2011-2021
Part: Checks and maintenance

In this video we can see how to emergency repair the fuel tank door spring of a Toyota car, as long as it opens with the internal button, as seen in the video. The youtuber will show us some ways to do it: if we have sandals on our feet, put one under the opening lever, if instead we wear normal shoes, take off our socks and roll them up under the lever, in order to keep it raised. Now, just lever with the key to open the door! The problem is caused by a broken spring that we can easily replace: we can find it on Amazon with the code B0CHMLCDGX at the price of 9.94 euros, free delivery for Prime customers. This way our door is permanently repaired.

Posted on 25 November 2024 by ScegliAuto

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