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Thread: Need to Replace Locking Fuel Cap for 2011 Puma

  1. 5th August 2014, 12:37 PM #11
    HardCharger
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    Hi All!

    I thought that I'd update this little adventure with recent events. So I finally get the replacement cap from LR Parts from the UK about 2 weeks ago and it fits right in and locks as normal. Last weekend, I had to tank up for a long trip and proceeded to unlock the cap and turn and turn and turn and turn... It wouldn't come off! After some pulling while turning, the gall durned thing came off but left the threaded part inside the filler neck! Fortunately, it came out easily enough by hand and proceeded to fill up. While filling I had to put the darned thing back together again and did so hoping I had the parts back in their proper order.

    Well, I'm about to tank up again soon and thought I'd see if I'd resolved the issue, well, I unlocked then turned and turned and turned and turned. DOH! No joy, it looks like I'll have to strong arm it again. Shot an email to LR Parts and they will replace it for free and send it with my next order as I was gonna get some parts from them anyways.

    I'm thinking, should I just the more expensive Mudstuff UK one and hopefully have no more woes with it?

    For the meantime, I'm contemplating giving the Deefer some rest and drive around in the H*L** for now. What y'all think?

    Thanks.
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  2. 9th August 2014, 04:04 PM #12
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    Hi All!

    Just to update all y'all, since I couldn't stand the idea of using a defective fuel filler cap & for convenience and sanity's sake, I went ahead and bought the one for the TD5 that was offered me before. It's a Britpart so I guess when the other one arrives from the UK, at least I have a spare just in case. But so far, the new cap works a treat! *Knock on Wood!*

    I took a look at the plastic the defective one came in and it's from Allmakes. Hmm... Are their parts dodgy or was it just the luck of the draw? The reason I ask is that I'll be getting a filter kit (to zero my service intervals) from one of the local guys and it's from Allmakes. I do plan on changing them out every 10,000 KMs so there's that.

    The Britpart cap feels more natural than the previous Allmakes one which was a bit "tight" and didn't really feel right when you were turning it. I guess Chops was onto something with his post?
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  3. 9th August 2014, 07:20 PM #13
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    Yeah the area for water to leak , is through the area the key inserts: hence the need for defendor caps.


    I go with the non locking ones. Supercheap sell them and I also got one from UK genuine LR
    ( don't ask why I keep needing to replace them..)
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