Losing Diesel out of fuel cap

Ahh the old spilling fuel out of the filler trick.....

I've found in the past its due to the cap being left on the bowser....................


Sorry. Had 2..... i see it so often....

Hi Vlad

A mate has a 110 trayback and yes I have driven behind him in on rough roads and he has been losing fuel from the cap. I only saw it once when we had filled in Broome and were heading up to Cape Leveque. He probably wanted to make sure he go in as much as possible and between expansion and topping up went a bit far.

Nothing much to contribute but do you top it right up or stop when it clicks perhaps rounding up to the next litre?

I got him on the radio and said he was dropping fluid, we soon saw it was diesel out the cap. He said "that's Defender fuel economy for you, every now and then you have to stop and let some out"

Vlad,
if its the fuel cap and it is the old type not the large plastic screw type but the flat type and you need to replace it let me know as I have a brand new one sitting at home. Locking type with keys. Defender locking fuel cap part number RTC4740, may be for a V8 not sure.I ordered one from the UK and they sent me the wrong one and I cant be bothered freighting it back. You can have it if you need it, you might be able to help me out with something later. If it is the plastic large screw type then an Aunger LC91 should fit from Supercheap, it is what I have on my Fender now and at $14 compared to LR's $90 qote is a bargain. The only thing is they do not lock like the LR ones which keep twiting until it clicks and locks. The Aunger ones are turned until they click and the the key must be turned forward to lock.

Its the type which when the key is in it, it won;t come out unless the cap is locled. It has two tabls that slot into gaps in the filler neck end, and then twists to close. Tunring the key then locks the cap, allowing the key to be removed. It's a great system - can;t leave the cap behind as you can't start the car without the key. (This assumes you have both keys on the same key chain of course).

<span style="color:blue">hey....what are your seals like.......


arent you listening to me.......? </span> 8O

[quote=DEFENDERZOOK]<span style="color:blue">hey....what are your seals like.......

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Cheers

Simon

D_Zook: What seals ? When I look at the inside of the fuel cap I only see metal (ie on the face that would be up against the fuel filler neck). Is there supposed to be some sort of rubber ring or something in there ? Perhaps someone can look at theirs (older type not screw in type) and tell me.

I have no idea what other seals you might mean.

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Originally posted by VladTepes
D_Zook: What seals ? When I look at the inside of the fuel cap I only see metal (ie on the face that would be up against the fuel filler neck). Is there supposed to be some sort of rubber ring or something in there ? Perhaps someone can look at theirs (older type not screw in type) and tell me.

I have no idea what other seals you might mean.

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older type should have a rubber ring against the metal you can see, so it ends up being metal in cap to rubber to metal in filler.

So that is the fix.... Zook is on the ball once again...

Hmm - and I'll bet that rubber ring is not available seperately.

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Originally posted by VladTepes
Hmm - and I'll bet that rubber ring is not available seperately.

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make one from cutting an inner tube of a car or 4wd....
might have to make several layers to get the right thickness.