fuel filler cap - v8v

[strappon]

Happy friday all,

does anyone else have any problems screwing on the petrol cap? whenever i fill up, i can never screw on the cap so that it grips! eventually it catches, just a bit embarrassing at the petrol station sometimes!!

any tips? ta

[bogie]

no, never noticed TBH ...I thought it was going to be another "sticky flap" problem - a few people have had that, and usually its just a lube job

[Cipo]

Not had that problem, have had the cap fall off it's perch once whilst filling up, not good for the paintwork. It seems to be a tight fit, anyone know of any solutions for this?

[lady topaz]

I don't suffer from this. Fill up so often I must have got used to it.

[WantanewV12V]

I agree with the comment re the flap but no problems experienced with the filler cap itself. The post also fit perfectly to rest the cap whilst filling.

[sharky67]

I had a problem with my filler cap , kept spinning around, was embarrasing.. Had it replaced under warranty at the time...

[michael gould]

yes I had problem with my DB9 filler cap.....it fell apart but wasn't too difficult to put back together again

[Zod]

Maybe I'm dumb, but I've never found a perch for the filler cap on the DB9. I just have to rest it near the lip.

[sharky67]

Zod said:

Maybe I'm dumb, but I've never found a perch for the filler cap on the DB9. I just have to rest it near the lip.

There is no logical place to put the filler cap when filling up... Crap Design... Thats why the car is know in the industry as a "bd"... and we could take that literally , but we do love em...

[rick-derby-]

The cap fit into the flap on both the Vantage, DB9 DBS

the DB9



The V8 Vantage



In this picture you can see the peg and the hole the cap goes into

Edited by rick-derby- on Tuesday 8th December 12:17

[whoami]

sharky67 said:

Zod said:

Maybe I'm dumb, but I've never found a perch for the filler cap on the DB9. I just have to rest it near the lip.

There is no logical place to put the filler cap when filling up... Crap Design... Thats why the car is know in the industry as a "bd"... and we could take that literally , but we do love em...

[Cipo]

Thanks for the pics Rick. I may have to apply some grease or Vaseline to the peg as my cap is far from snug..........oooeeerrr!

[Minefield]

In my case the weight of the the cap resting on the peg causes the cap to close !.

[Zod]

rick-derby- said:

The cap fit into the flap on both the Vantage, DB9 DBS

the DB9



The V8 Vantage



In this picture you can see the peg and the hole the cap goes into

Edited by rick-derby- on Tuesday 8th December 12:17

Now I'm going to have to look for peg and hole. My nine month old son is quite good at this kind of thing.

[bogie]

lol ...I guess no-one bothers to read the manual that comes with the car

[rick-derby-]

bogie said:

lol ...I guess no-one bothers to read the manual that comes with the car

that's a good thing Mark, otherwise I would have nothing to do on the forums and would have to find a real social life outside the Aston Community,

[bogie]

rick-derby- said:

bogie said:

lol ...I guess no-one bothers to read the manual that comes with the car

that's a good thing Mark, otherwise I would have nothing to do on the forums and would have to find a real social life outside the Aston Community,

I must admit the battery disconnect/reset switch had me stumped for a while when I first tried to find it

[tomrobson]

I dropped mine the other day, the metal tie broke ages ago, and broke the plastic centre out of the aluminium. I can still use just the plastic, but keen to get a new one. There £200 or so, and I was wondering if the plastic came from a Ford or Volvo? From a 2006 V8 Vantage? Anybody know?

[BlackV8]

Check this link for cheap replacement ...

https://www.6speedonline.com/forums/aston-martin/4...

Cheers

[rovcallum]

^^^^
This must be a world record thread resurrection!