Petrol Cap stuck shut!

[gordybaillie]

Went to the petrol station today and couldnt get my petrol cap open!

The little clip thing inside was locked shut but my car was turned off and doors shut etc so it shouldnt have been locked shut!

WHy did it do this???
HELP!

I managed to get it open but only by ripping the cap open and bending the clip
But had to coz car was running in the red

 

[CupraTgirl]

Went to the petrol station today and couldnt get my petrol cap open!

The little clip thing inside was locked shut but my car was turned off and doors shut etc so it shouldnt have been locked shut!

WHy did it do this???
HELP!

I managed to get it open but only by ripping the cap open and bending the clip
But had to coz car was running in the red

What do you mean the clip was locked shut? You have to unscrew the bit inside?

 

[Crafoo]

Happened many times to me and there are stacks of similar threads on here covering the matter, there is an emergency cord in the boot which you are supposed to pull although when I have tried it breaks and leaves you in the same position only even more pi$$ed off.

 

[Forbez]

Cord in the boot!

 

[Crafoo]

Yeah I was thinking about the flap (oooo errr) not the actual cap my bad.

 

[CupraTgirl]

Yeah I was thinking about the flap (oooo errr) not the actual cap my bad.

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[Crafoo]

My mind is wandering towards a pub lunch at this time and i'm not thinking straight. Sorry all

 

[CupraTgirl]

My mind is wandering towards a pub lunch at this time and i'm not thinking straight. Sorry all

I think i got it confuddled as well?

 

[Crafoo]

Pub?

 

[CupraTgirl]

Pub?

I have been thinking about the drive that im going to do at lunch

 

[gordybaillie]

sorry my fault, its the actual flap (the outside bodypart)
not the screw (plug bit) inside

Got me?? coz i havent lol

 

[gordybaillie]

Pub?

Best idea ive heard all day

 

[CupraTgirl]

sorry my fault, its the actual flap (the outside bodypart)
not the screw (plug bit) inside

Got me?? coz i havent lol

That makes sense now

I dont know how you forced that open to be honest as they lock VERY tight?

 

[Crafoo]

So I was right all along then makes a change hehehe, i'm still going to the pub though.

But yeah there is an emergency cord in the boot which you are supposed to pull to free the locking mechanism but I have tried and never has it worked for me, snapped on many an ocassion though. It's a great idea as it gives you some false hope for a short period of time, it's almost like trying to open a can of pudding but breaking the ring pull so the pudding is trapped inside forever.

 

[gordybaillie]

haha cheers mate, wish i had know that, kinda day im having it probly wuda snapped tho lol

Yeh it was kinda hard to get it open but i was desparate and ended up bending the clip a little

Why does this lock tho???

 

[CupraTgirl]

haha cheers mate, wish i had know that, kinda day im having it probly wuda snapped tho lol

Yeh it was kinda hard to get it open but i was desparate and ended up bending the clip a little

Why does this lock tho???

I wonder whether the car just did not register that it was unlocked for some reason? So the syncro kind of went out of, well sync?

 

[Crafoo]

It just jams for no real reason seemed to be worse when it gets cold for me, happened to me when I was on the redline too, very annoying and you look like a **** when you are stood at the petrol station and can't open your own filler cap.

 

[gordybaillie]

yeh i did feel a total **** lol

Will have to have a look at it tonight becoz dont know if the clip will work now as i used the petrol funnel bit to jam it back down, oops

 

[Crafoo]

First I would try locking and unlocking a bunch of times just to see if it free's itself up but if the worst comes to the worst then you can completely take the metal rod out which is the thing that locks the filler cap shut.

 

[gordybaillie]

Ok thanks for ur help
It was that metal rod that i jammed back down so it would close ok so probly wont work any more anyway lol
Cheers