Locking Gas Cap

[CEngebretson]

I have one installed on my truck and it works great.

 

[LimitedGRR]

One word.... Paranoid.

I suspect those clamoring for a lock are first-time capless gas tank owners. I've been on car and truck forums probably since forums came about and I can't recall anyone from Fords, GMs or Dodge/Ram complaining about getting tanks messed with. All sorts of vandalism threads over the years but gas being contaminated from vandalism? Nope. Plenty of threads about contaminated gas from water in gas station fillups.
I love not having to screw around with gas caps. I've had capless gas tank vehicles since 2008 with no door locks. Well, I did have one on a Corvette but that was quickly disabled because the dumb solenoids would fail frequently enough. For years one or two sat outside 24/7.
Anyway.... Whatever let's you sleep at night.......

So it’s paranoia that most manufacturers have the filler door lock when the vehicle is locked? Why do they spend the extra cost and engineering effort to do it? 70.00 is peanuts to eliminate the risk of some jack hole ruining my truck when I’m not around to ruin his day.


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[LimitedGRR]

As luck would have it, it just showed up. Pretty straight forward install. In my case I did have to play with it a bit to slide over the cap. Could me my filler neck is off a tiny bit. However once on, it looks like it will do its job....


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[LimitedGRR]

I have one installed on my truck and it works great.
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Once installed does it still move around a tiny bit around the neck? When I tightened mine down I’m still able to rotate the cap, but can’t pull it off at least.


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[Jus Cruisin]

So it’s paranoia that most manufacturers have the filler door lock when the vehicle is locked? Why do they spend the extra cost and engineering effort to do it? 70.00 is peanuts to eliminate the risk of some jack hole ruining my truck when I’m not around to ruin his day.


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My 3 Mustangs since 2008 had no locks/no caps, none of my Rams or Dodges (including my Ram diesel 2500), my Jeep had no locks but a screw on cap(which was a pain). Literally millions of vehicles on the road with capless tanks without locks. Like I said..... You're being paranoid over the whole thing.

 

[mikeru82]

My 3 Mustangs since 2008 had no locks/no caps, none of my Rams or Dodges (including my Ram diesel 2500), my Jeep had no locks but a screw on cap(which was a pain). Literally millions of vehicles on the road with capless tanks without locks. Like I said..... You're being paranoid over the whole thing.

That's great for you. You've never had anyone mess with your vehicle. Does that mean you never lock your truck or your house either? Just because you've never had an issue doesn't discount the problems that other people have had. I never used to worry about someone messing with my vehicles either. It only took one time to change my mind. Like I said already...it has nothing to do with paranoia.

The great thing about this is we have the choice to add a locking gas cap, just like you have the option not to buy one. Works out for us all.

 

[Alejandro_Andretti]

I have one installed on my truck and it works great.
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This is the image I’ve been waiting for! Thank you I’ll be ordering one now

 

[LimitedGRR]

This is the image I’ve been waiting for! Thank you I’ll be ordering one now

In case you need confirmation....the raised circle on the black part sits in the filler neck opening and the red part slides around the lip on the cap and gets tightened Works great

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[Jus Cruisin]

That's great for you. You've never had anyone mess with your vehicle. Does that mean you never lock your truck or your house either? Just because you've never had an issue doesn't discount the problems that other people have had. I never used to worry about someone messing with my vehicles either. It only took one time to change my mind. Like I said already...it has nothing to do with paranoia.

The great thing about this is we have the choice to add a locking gas cap, just like you have the option not to buy one. Works out for us all.

Yes, I have had vehicles vandalized over my 54 years of ownership, from getting egged, to wheels stolen and things in my interior taken like toll tokens and a radar detector. So yes, I lock my house and vehicles to deter theft. I'm way more likely to get hit by lightning than someone putting something in my tank.

 

[CEngebretson]

Once installed does it still move around a tiny bit around the neck? When I tightened mine down I’m still able to rotate the cap, but can’t pull it off at least.


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Yes, once installed i can rotate the cap 30 degrees right and left but can’t pull the cap off.

 

[LimitedGRR]

Yes, once installed i can rotate the cap 30 degrees right and left but can’t pull the cap off.

Perfect Thanks for confirming!


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[HSKR R/T]

Yes, I have had vehicles vandalized over my 54 years of ownership, from getting egged, to wheels stolen and things in my interior taken like toll tokens and a radar detector. So yes, I lock my house and vehicles to deter theft. I'm way more likely to get hit by lightning than someone putting something in my tank.

Well, that and its a myth about sugar in the gas tank causing issue. At the worst it will just clog your fuel filter.

 

[PostPremium]

Yes, I have had vehicles vandalized over my 54 years of ownership, from getting egged, to wheels stolen and things in my interior taken like toll tokens and a radar detector. So yes, I lock my house and vehicles to deter theft. I'm way more likely to get hit by lightning than someone putting something in my tank.

Do you take precautions not to get struck by lightning even though the chances of it happening are astronomically low? Same with OP...

 

[RAM Patriot]

Here is the instructions that come with the locking dust cap.


It will definitely deter anyone from putting anything in your tank or taking anything out.

 

[Sherran]

Here is the instructions that come with the locking dust cap.
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It will definitely deter anyone from putting anything in your tank or taking anything out.
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Nice! I've never had my vehicles vandalized *knock on wood* but I'm going to pick one up anyway because what's $60 compared to ease of mind?

 

[LaxDfns15]

Not meaning to dash anyone's hopes of this preventing people from doing stuff/stealing gas, but it looks like anyone with a pair of needle nose pliers or vice grips can get this off. Is that just a screw with a divot that tightens and loosens to allow the red piece to slide off the lip?

 

[LimitedGRR]

Not meaning to dash anyone's hopes of this preventing people from doing stuff/stealing gas, but it looks like anyone with a pair of needle nose pliers or vice grips can get this off. Is that just a screw with a divot that tightens and loosens to allow the red piece to slide off the lip?

It’s a unique screw that does not have any flat sides. It’s an offset circle indent and the key creates leverage to turn it. True, any thief walking around with a set of pliers can get in but the odds of a thief having tools with him might be slim. This is probably designed to keep the punk kid from putting something into your tank or siphoning off gas.

A locking gas filler door would be easier to break than this cap.



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[Bluesurf]

Awesome just ordered one.

 

[brian42]

Not meaning to dash anyone's hopes of this preventing people from doing stuff/stealing gas, but it looks like anyone with a pair of needle nose pliers or vice grips can get this off. Is that just a screw with a divot that tightens and loosens to allow the red piece to slide off the lip?

It's a deterrent. Nothing is foolproof.

Does an alarm stop a criminal? Nope, but it will deter most of them from trying as there are easier marks out there.

The harder it is for a would-be thief/vandalizer the more likely they are to pass on your vehicle and move onto one that's easier and less effort.

My last truck was a Ford F-250. Takes 20 seconds to take a tailgate and about a minute to drop the spare tire. I didn't know this for the first couple of years I had the truck. Did I ever get them stolen? Nope. Did I do something when I found out to make sure they didn't get stolen in the future? Yep. Would they have been stolen if I didn't do anything? Who knows, but I didn't have to worry about either of them walking away. That was money well spent in my book...just like this is.

Just my .02

 

[LaxDfns15]

It's a deterrent. Nothing is foolproof.

Does an alarm stop a criminal? Nope, but it will deter most of them from trying as there are easier marks out there.

The harder it is for a would-be thief/vandalizer the more likely they are to pass on your vehicle and move onto one that's easier and less effort.

My last truck was a Ford F-250. Takes 20 seconds to take a tailgate and about a minute to drop the spare tire. I didn't know this for the first couple of years I had the truck. Did I ever get them stolen? Nope. Did I do something when I found out to make sure they didn't get stolen in the future? Yep. Would they have been stolen if I didn't do anything? Who knows, but I didn't have to worry about either of them walking away. That was money well spent in my book...just like this is.

Just my .02

Not bashing people for getting one, by any means. I've used locking caps before when gas prices went through the roof and people were stealing. In almost all cases this will deter someone from messing with it. Just saying for $60 I'd at least expect a proper key/lock and not a screw. My point is that I could 3D print one of these for a few hours of CAD modeling, $3 in plastic, and a $0.50 bolt for the same level of security.

It's a lot easier to carry a pair of pliers in your pocket than it is a tailgate. There's a reason thieves don't steal 65" TV's from houses.