Gas cap. Am I missing something?

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Gas cap. Am I missing something?

Postby SETI20 » Sun Jan 17, 2016 12:58 pm

This is almost too embarrassing to ask, but are you supposed to just fiddle and push on the gas cap to open it? (2007 LE)
I don't really see any mechanism to open. Or to lock, for that matter.


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Re: Gas cap. Am I missing something?

Postby eieio » Sun Jan 17, 2016 1:37 pm

SETI20 wrote:This is almost too embarrassing to ask, but are you supposed to just fiddle and push on the gas cap to open it? (2007 LE)
I don't really see any mechanism to open. Or to lock, for that matter.
the cap, or the hinged door that covers it?

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Postby smj999smj » Sun Jan 17, 2016 1:52 pm

The gas cap should unscrew from the filler neck. If you are referring to the door, on my 06 LE, it locks when you lock the doors and unlocks when you unlock the doors. I just push on the left side of the door and it swings open. IIRC, on my 2008 SE, it just pulls open.

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Postby SETI20 » Mon Jan 18, 2016 1:40 pm

I was referring to the gas door. I'll have to double check but I don' think it locks when I lock the car.

This is so weird. I've been driving since the 90's and never owned a car without a remote door opener before.

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Postby smj999smj » Mon Jan 18, 2016 1:46 pm

No remote opener...just push it open. If you have the locking mechanism, you'll see the white plastic latch to the right side of the gas cap when you open the lid. Hitting the "lock" and "unlock" buttons on your fob should cause the latching mechanism to activate.

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Postby eieio » Mon Jan 18, 2016 1:52 pm

SETI20 wrote:I was referring to the gas door. I'll have to double check but I don' think it locks when I lock the car.

This is so weird. I've been driving since the 90's and never owned a car without a remote door opener before.
both of my '05 R51 gas doors are locked when the doors are locked.
all years may not be the same, but your owners' manual should say how it's supposed to work on your '07 specifically.

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Postby FLiPMaRC » Thu Jan 21, 2016 9:48 am

eieio wrote:
SETI20 wrote:I was referring to the gas door. I'll have to double check but I don' think it locks when I lock the car.

This is so weird. I've been driving since the 90's and never owned a car without a remote door opener before.
both of my '05 R51 gas doors are locked when the doors are locked.
all years may not be the same, but your owners' manual should say how it's supposed to work on your '07 specifically.
My 2012 SV doesn't have a lock on the gas door.

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Postby smj999smj » Thu Jan 21, 2016 11:09 am

They removed the lock after the firs couple of years. I thought it started without the lock in 2008, but it could be 2007; I'm not sure. I do know my 2008 is without the lock.

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Postby SETI20 » Tue Feb 02, 2016 3:32 pm

I checked and my '08 doesn't have the lock either.
Nissan has an OEM gas cap with a lock. I'm getting that.

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Postby HoneyMonster256 » Tue Feb 02, 2016 5:57 pm

My 06 has the locking door mechanisim, I found out the other week lol. but the cap is not lockable.

Am I reading right? the 07 had 2 gas tanks?

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Postby smj999smj » Wed Feb 03, 2016 5:45 am

HoneyMonster256 wrote:My 06 has the locking door mechanisim, I found out the other week lol. but the cap is not lockable.

Am I reading right? the 07 had 2 gas tanks?
Just one tank.


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