today when i was filling up my tank i noticed something weird..
u know, after u open ur gas tank and take of the cap there usually should be a piece of metal between the hole and the cap... cuz my avalon has it.. GS has it.. mx6 has it and accord has it.. and mostly everycar i know has it. but MY CL doesnt have it..
can any of u guys check if u have.. if u do then i guess ihave to bring my car back to the dealer....
mucho gracias

 

Do you mean a place to put the cap? I don't understand.

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gto2050 - The voice of absolutely no reason whatsoever!

 

If it's that part where the hole is, kinda like a flip cover for it right? I had it on all my old cars too.

I don't have that on my TL either. I think they are made that way.

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I think that's how the car knows when your cap is not on all the way and the dash lights up the service message or something... Just my guess.

I hope it didn't fall into your tank! Haven't noticed mine.

-Ash

 

You aren't talking about the restrictor that prohibits you from putting leaded gas into it are you? Those are used anymore on some cars because there is no leaded gasoline sold anywhere in the US.

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gto2050 - The voice of absolutely no reason whatsoever!

 

I think we are talking about the little flap that opens when you put the nozzle in . I know I had mine when I first got my car, but now it is gone . I think it sticks in the open position. My other car did the same thing. I dont think it is much to worry about



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Maybe it's that freaking MTBE that they stick in our gas that melted the sucker...

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i posted that question several months ago. i know what your talking about....that little metal flap that pops back up ones you remove the gasoline nozel. i have one on my civic but not on the cl-p. when i asked this question the last time, several other cl owners, including owners of cl-s'....they confirmed that they did not have that flap either so i guess this is normal. i honestly don't think it fell into the gas tank! and if you will look at the hole where you put the gasoline nozel, you will find that there are no hinges to hold that metal flap.

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this topic answers a question i had in my mind too...i only see my car a few times during the year, and the last time i saw it, i filled the gas tank and it felt different taking the nozzle out...so i looked and didn't see the flap.

i thought it fell in, but i couldn't confirm whether i had one or not.

 

Coo COoL =D

 

I though I got the same problem,but after I went back to dealer to check other new cars,I found there is no such a metal piece in gas tank.

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The "flap " is no longer required and as such is redundant and no longer used.Jens

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okay that explains new cars, but where did mine go . I mean it was there and worked for a couple of months and now where is it ?? Really wierd. My maxima still has it and it works fine.


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