Anyone else have a gas cap that...
08-21-2002, 09:33 PM
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My gas cap fits like sh%%. It will click 3 times, but is barely on. I keep turning and then it goes all the way on, about 2 more full turns and then it clicks again. I checked some others on the lot and they were the same. Poor quality caps, or the threads are just slighty to large. I actually had gas come out under high cornering loads when I thought it was tight because the cap clicked.
08-22-2002, 05:24 AM
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NNY S2k- I have a 2002. I don't know if it is limited to any one model year.
I drove my car hard last night on the way home and again smelled gas when I came to a stop. This time not only was it loose, I had some gas spillage like David1.
BTW, my dealer is great. I just got off the phone with them and I can come pick up a new cap today, no questions asked.
I drove my car hard last night on the way home and again smelled gas when I came to a stop. This time not only was it loose, I had some gas spillage like David1.
BTW, my dealer is great. I just got off the phone with them and I can come pick up a new cap today, no questions asked.
08-22-2002, 06:04 AM
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Originally posted by david1
My gas cap fits like sh%%. It will click 3 times, but is barely on. I keep turning and then it goes all the way on, about 2 more full turns and then it clicks again. I checked some others on the lot and they were the same. Poor quality caps, or the threads are just slighty to large. I actually had gas come out under high cornering loads when I thought it was tight because the cap clicked.
My gas cap fits like sh%%. It will click 3 times, but is barely on. I keep turning and then it goes all the way on, about 2 more full turns and then it clicks again. I checked some others on the lot and they were the same. Poor quality caps, or the threads are just slighty to large. I actually had gas come out under high cornering loads when I thought it was tight because the cap clicked.
I have oiled the cap threads but have had no luck making it better.
I have to be so careful (think slow) when I put the cap on and turn it because if I go too fast it starts to click right away like the cap is on tight, when in reality it is just barely on the threads. I have found if I go slow I can get the cap past the part where it meats the resistance and then threads down a good two full revolutions until it starts to click again. Then I count to 5 clicks as I turn it very slowly.
What ever the problem is, the cap or the threads in the tank neck, I have found turning the cap very slow gets you past the initial resistance where the cap will want to click, a place that is no where near tight or even on very far.
08-22-2002, 12:24 PM
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I NEVER TAKE MY GAS CAP OFF, so I don't have this problem! How do I manage this? Thought you would never ask. I just bought myself one of those aftermarket caps that you don't have to remove. It has a round hinged flap in the center that you push open with the filler nozzle and it's spring loaded so it seals when you remove the nozzle. They are advertised in a lot of car catalogs and work great.
08-22-2002, 01:14 PM
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Originally posted by david1
My gas cap fits like sh%%. It will click 3 times, but is barely on. I keep turning and then it goes all the way on, about 2 more full turns and then it clicks again. I checked some others on the lot and they were the same. Poor quality caps, or the threads are just slighty to large. I actually had gas come out under high cornering loads when I thought it was tight because the cap clicked.
My gas cap fits like sh%%. It will click 3 times, but is barely on. I keep turning and then it goes all the way on, about 2 more full turns and then it clicks again. I checked some others on the lot and they were the same. Poor quality caps, or the threads are just slighty to large. I actually had gas come out under high cornering loads when I thought it was tight because the cap clicked.
