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    Sticky Fuel Cap Cover

    Hi All,

    Went to refuel yesterday and it took half a dozen goes to get the flap that covers the fuel cap to open (MY13 D4). Anybody experienced that before?

    I re-locked the car to see if it just had glitched but that didn't make any difference. WD 40 hasn't helped either.

    Cheers.

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    Have a read of this thread, has a few good tips:

    http://www.aulro.com/afvb/d3-d4-rrs/...-not-open.html

    I had success with a few sprays of a circuit board cleaner when mine got sticky with Cape York dust and it's been good since then. I used this because I was worried about damage to the releasing switch but it sounds like silicon spray is just fine.

    But if yours is not excessively dirty/dusty there may be another issue.

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    Quote Originally Posted by LRD414 View Post
    Have a read of this thread, has a few good tips:

    http://www.aulro.com/afvb/d3-d4-rrs/...-not-open.html

    I had success with a few sprays of a circuit board cleaner when mine got sticky with Cape York dust and it's been good since then. I used this because I was worried about damage to the releasing switch but it sounds like silicon spray is just fine.

    But if yours is not excessively dirty/dusty there may be another issue.

    Scott
    Thanks mate,

    I'll see if I can find one of the products and give that a whirl.

    I was a bit concerned about squirting anything in there, not knowing the set-up internally.

    But sounds like it should be OK.

    Cheers.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Celtoid View Post
    I'll see if I can find one of the products and give that a whirl.
    I found Repco had a couple of good products, one for auto electrical cleaning and one specifically for cleaning MAF sensors. Plus silicon sprays etc.

    Scott
    D4 TDV6 MY14 with Llams, Tuffant Wheels, Traxide DBS, APT sliders & protection plates, Prospeed Winch Mount w/ Carbon 12K, Mitch Hitch & Drifta Drawers
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