Locking gas gap
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I compared I think 3 on Amazon the other day. I think to be on the safe side, while they all looked similar, I would stay with the Ford for exact fitment. I ran the Ford number thru Google and there was a Ford dealer that came back fairly cheap. I think all were under 20 boucks for my 13 F150, 13 Edge and Son's 14 Explorer.
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Trust me if you get a locking gas cap you will never lock it...... Made that mistake 37 yrs ago. Nothing but a hassle. Just another gadget to sell to people who have money burning a hole in their pocket and want to buy a inexpensive but useless doodad for their vehicle. How often might you have gas stolen in your lifetime? The average is zero. How much are they going to get....5 gal? What's that 20 bucks?
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Trust me if you get a locking gas cap you will never lock it...... Made that mistake 37 yrs ago. Nothing but a hassle. Just another gadget to sell to people who have money burning a hole in their pocket and want to buy a inexpensive but useless doodad for their vehicle. How often might you have gas stolen in your lifetime? The average is zero. How much are they going to get....5 gal? What's that 20 bucks?
I'd say if you have gas stolen more than once...... Then start worrying about it. Because you've got some POS targeting you specifically.
I'd say if you have gas stolen more than once...... Then start worrying about it. Because you've got some POS targeting you specifically.
Some dirt bag was stealing gas out of it so I bought a cap.
The kind I had you had to unlock it, when you pressed it on it locked by itself.
It lasted about 15 years before it wouldn't go on anymore.
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Due to the big hassle, I only use a locking cap on my 2011 Escape. The only reason I do that is because it has a capless system that likes to generate EVAP codes. Locking cap fixed all of that.
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If it was a very repeatable theft, I would have filled my tank with water or even gas with 20% diesel... burn his valves.
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