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Old 08-26-2009   #1 (permalink)
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Default Gas cap light came on
Ok I am trying to figure out what was wrong with my gas cap the light came on a couple days ago then I went and got a new locking gas cap and put it on. Then today the light is off i looked at the seal of the old one and the new one and they look the same not worn or anything..... what could have been wrong with the stock one I had on the car??
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simple evap system leak. Meaning the old gas cap leaked. You wont be able to tell just by looking at the cap.
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oh ok.. should it have went bad that fast?? the car is only a couple years old.
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oh ok.. should it have went bad that fast?? the car is only a couple years old.
Yes, I had the same problem after a couple years. I had to have the cap replaced.
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Normally I would say no, it shouldn't go bad that fast. But you never know, you may have had a faulty cap to begin with. Try tightening the cap, if that doesn't work replace it and you should be fine, Mike. SCT Tuner.
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My cap always seems loose but guess it isn't. The gas cap warning popped up once during a long-ish road trip. It was indeed loose that time - vibration I guess. Tightened it and haven't had it happen again. However, it took a couple of weeks before the warning cleared and I was beginning to think the cap was really bad. Wasn't. Could've cleared the warning by disconnecting the battery but I was curious how long it hang around (I didn't think it was REALLY bad).
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I hate this dumb gas caps in the new cars. it was so much easier when they were just screwed in
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I hate this dumb gas caps in the new cars. it was so much easier when they were just screwed in

+1 on that man I didn't get what was going on when I seen the light. I just ended up looking in the owners manual and figured it out and too the guy about disconnecting the battery I did that after I replaced it and it still was on for about 2 more days then it went off and has stayed off since
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