Renault Clio Fuel Flap Failure photographs

This photograph supports the diagram and explanation provided in an earlier Blog post. The photograph shows the masking tape used to protect the bodywork and the protrusion from the fuel cap into which the piston locks. The white bit at the top of the protrusion is 'blu tak' used to fill the hole after which electrical tape was wrapped around to prevent the piston slipping back into the hole when the car was locked and unlocked in the future. The hole goes all the way through the protrusion and therefore the piston can be accessed from below and pushed up with a long thin screwdriver to disengage the lock.