Couple of days ago, I was getting ready to pump gas when I noticed that the little cover on the gas tank that moves in when u insert the nozzle, was gone. I'm pretty sure I knocked it in one time while inserting the nozzle. My question is, should I worry about it? I wouldn't think it would damage anything, but I'm not sure.

 

gas will evaporate... (not like the entire tank... but like just a little) stop by the dealer see if they can give you a replacement under warranty since it miscellaneiously disappeared

 

It's not going to evaporate any faster than it would if the flap were there. You've still got a gas cap right?

The little flap is to minimize the amount of gas vapor that leaks out while you're at the gas station. No big deal. And no, it won't break anything sitting on the bottom of your gas tank.

 

Funny that you mention it - because I just noticed mine was gone for the first time last week. Not sure how long it's been gone, but it used to be there.

I'm debating on taking it to the dealer and making them fish the piece out of my tank. It may not hurt anything, but it's not supposed to be there anyways.

Plus - why else did I get a warranty?

(The dealer will probably tell me that my CAI is to blame for creating such a need for extra fuel that it ripped the flap off)

 

its totally gone or it just slid down the pipe under the car??? Im going to see if mine is missing now.

 

how in the hell would it fall in ur gas tank dude... unless one of the times you refueled you pushed it in... you forget there is a flap that prevents the very thing from occuring...

it probably was stolen by the full service guy

 

oh shit I thought that we were talking about the pipe gasket at the end. LMAO.....the service guy stole it!!!!

 

I never seen that flap since I got the car...

 

remove ur gas gap... see if you see a black hole... you wont there is a flap there...

 

There isn't in my car

And no... I'm not taking a picture of my hole and putting it on the internet.

 

I do see a black hole and no flap at all...I even shine a flashlight through it...

 

ok imma take a picture of my gas tank in a few and show you guys that the little plastic thing cannot go into ur tank...

 

OK.. I'm confused. I guess I'm not sure what plastic piece you guys are talking about. Without me taking a picture (which I will do later) - When you take the gas cap off - there is the metal filler tube. In the center of the filler tube - there are 2 holes. The top one is about the size of a pencil eraser. This is for fumes and to release pressure (I think). The other hole at the bottom is the one that you put the nozzle into to fill your car.

This bottom fill hole is supposed to have a metal flap (almost looks aluminum? guessing it would have to be non corrosive). The flap looks like it is somehow installed from the underside of the "filler tube" end. Because the flap is larger than the hole - and gets pushed down into the filler tube when you insert nozzle. When you remove the nozzle - it is spring loaded and hinges back to cover the hole. I'm sure this is to keep dust and birdshit / sticks and stuff out of your gastank when you do not actually have the gascap on.

Am I making all this up, or do our cars not have that flap in the first place?

 

wait... i have a canadian car.... and for me.... I've actually never seen a flap on the entrance of the gas tank since day one....

i have an accord which has it.. but not on my TL... btw.. itz an 06

 

The metal flap is the one I'm talking about. I have an 05' TL and it used to have it, but now it's gone. That's why I was wondering what happened to it, but the only thing I can think of is that it broke off when I stuck the nozzle in there and fell in. I really don't want it floating around in there, but if it will cause no damage, I really won't mind. I guess as long as my gas cap is good,huh?

 

Right - I got where you're coming from Houston. I'm in the same boat trying to find out what happened.

Other's on here are talking about a plastic piece "that could not possibly have fallen in". I have no idea what they are talking about. Do they think I'm trying to say my gascap fell into the hole? Are they talking about the gas cap dangly-thing? They are confusing me.

Plus a couple of people have said they don't have theirs either. Could this perhaps be something that we don't even have, and I just now picked up on it 2 years later? I didn't think so - although I do drive a winter beater and just started to drive the TL again.

One way or another - Imma figure this out

 

Pictures of my hole
guess I imagined the flap

 

See? Told you there was no flap. I even digged to find where the spring can be, but I doubt there is any. Maybe the older generation have it...Anyone else seen this flap? No confirmation of this flap yet...

 

wheeeww....... scared me... lol =) GOOD PIC =)

 

thats an uhhhhhhh nice hole you got there

 

I gots no flap in my '04.

 

wow I had to check, Apparently TLs do not have the flap lol.

 

hhahahaahah, too funny of a thread.

TL's never had that flap, mine never did...you were probably thinking of another car lmao

 

yea never had it either

 

Damn.. I wen through all that trouble to type up an informational speach about my little flap just to get


Myabe that will be my next mod...lol I'll transplant the flap from my 91 blazer to the TL. I'll get it all polished up so I have a really shiny flap covering my hole.

(I wonder why we don't have it - or why they have been using it for the last 20+ years?)

 

 

maybe they somehow included it on the gas cap itself

 

Its there! its just clear

 

sorry fellas. Now u c y u shouldn't smoke . It was my CL I was thinking about. I guess I got used to seeing the clip on my CL that my TL looked funny when I looked at it.