Why does my gas cap cover not open?
Behind the fuel door (or gas cap cover) is a cable system that reaches all the way to the side of your car’s front seat. This petrol flap / diesel flap system allows for the door to be opened from inside the vehicle. If any of the system’s components fail, you may not be able to open the cover and fill your car up.
How does the fuel door open and close?
The fuel tank door moves on a hinge, which is mounted to the body, usually found on one side or the other of your trunk. When you open the fuel door, a spring helps keep it open. Some swanky automobiles use a cable to pop the fuel door open when you pull a lever inside the vehicle. This works just like the hood release cable.
What causes gas cap to stick on Subaru Outback?
There are two major problems that cause the fuel door to stick – 1) the cable/release mechanism doesn’t work well and 2) the slanted angle at the bottom, underneath the the fuel cap, which easily accumulates water during rainy weather.
How do you replace a fuel door hinge?
Attach the new door to the old hinge or the new hinge to the old door depending on which you are reusing. If you are replacing both the door and hinge, attach the new door and hinge. Then fasten the hinge to the body. Replacing a fuel door actuator or cable is more involved.
What to do if gas cap door won’t open?
Use a credit card to open it once you pull the lever. Then schedule warranty service at your dealer and they will take care of it. Ya I spray water resistant lubricant on the hinges before winter comes. Works so far.
What makes a gas cap cover not open?
The lever operated fuel door devices is commonly attached to a spring-operated locking mechanism located behind the fuel door. As the level is pulled in an upward direction, a cable attached to the lever and to the spring operated locking device is pulled at the same time.
Why is the gas cap door on my Subaru not opening?
Need to push in the door to unlatch and open then just push again to latch and close. The Subaru cable system seems to be a carryover from the days before everyone was using anti siphon gas tank filler necks. Maybe it will go away in the next generation. Same here. Took it to the dealer, they fixed it with a replacement part.
What happens if fuel door doesn’t open?
A fuel door that won’t open, on the other hand, will make putting gas or diesel fuel in your tank a hassle. The fuel door or its hinge or spring can corrode over time. It can also get bent out of shape in an accident. A fuel door cable can wear out and eventually snap.