best locking petrol cap?

Post by **wibble_puppy** » Thu Oct 02, 2008 8:59 pm

ello

any recommendations for the best place to get a locking petrol cap?

I wanna chrome/stainless one

the one which was already on the van was chrome but was so rusted inside that it more or less fell apart when subjected to my rigorous cleaning regime

wibble

Post by **mike.perry** » Thu Oct 02, 2008 9:17 pm

There are plenty of s/steel locking petrol caps available and they all seem to do the job for which they were intended. Any supplier in Minor Matters should be able to help you.

Post by **wibble_puppy** » Thu Oct 02, 2008 9:37 pm

My usual suppliers only seem to be stocking black plastic ones (that's if they are in stock at all)

Post by **aupickup** » Thu Oct 02, 2008 9:44 pm

ebay, they all ways come up on there

Post by **wibble_puppy** » Thu Oct 02, 2008 10:01 pm

thanks, au

how do i make sure i get the right size?

Post by **Sidney'61** » Thu Oct 02, 2008 10:02 pm

When you do get one make sure it's the type with a built in breather hole. I was stuck by the roadside for about an hour at night trying to work out why the car wouldn't go, simply because there was an airlock after the locking cap didn't have a breather!

Post by **wibble_puppy** » Thu Oct 02, 2008 10:09 pm

ah! thanks v much for that tip, sidney'61

Post by **simmitc** » Fri Oct 03, 2008 3:35 am

If you're going to use the van daily in winter then also look for a cap with a cover over the keyhole to keep the rain out. This stops the lock freezing solid when it (a) rains and (b) there's a frost. One feels awfully stupid working on a frozen petrol cap wuth de-icer for ten minutes on a petrol station forecourt.

Post by **wibble_puppy** » Fri Oct 03, 2008 11:14 am

thanks, simmitc - another v useful tip!

Post by **Dru** » Thu Apr 30, 2009 8:04 pm

Right, after finding the filler cap dangling on its chain this morning I decided it was time to fit a locking cap.

Questions questions...

Would a locking cap locate onto the same fitting that a non-locking cap goes onto, or do I need to get a complete cap/pipe fitting assembly?

There are plenty available on the Interweb suitable for Minis, and this one

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/AUSTIN-A30-A40-A6 ... 1|294%3A50

...which appears to be suitable for lots and lots of cars but fails to mention Morrises.

Do you suppose that these would be suitable?

Post by **mike.perry** » Thu Apr 30, 2009 9:19 pm

There is normally a collar which fits onto the filler pipe for the cap to lock on to.
Any Morris Minor parts supplier should be able to supply a locking petrol cap

Post by **alainmoran** » Thu Apr 30, 2009 9:33 pm

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Morris-Minor-Orig ... 1|294%3A50

Fight amongst yourselves for who gets it

Post by **PSL184** » Thu Apr 30, 2009 10:10 pm

Don't fight too hard for it - That seller lists them regularly and they are only £22 from Tom Roy's....

Post by **Dru** » Fri May 01, 2009 4:37 am

Thanks, I hadn't heard of Tom Roy. Though he only seems to list a black locking filler cap, as do the other online dealers I've checked out. I'll try phoning.

Post by **PSL184** » Fri May 01, 2009 6:33 pm

He had chrome ones at the Birmingham Rally last Sunday

Post by **Dru** » Sat May 02, 2009 5:35 am

..and has seventeen, sorry sixteen, on the shelf at the shop. I just ordered one. Apparently someone found a box of them in Malta. As you do, you know.

What larks! Thank you for the suggestion

Post by **icemanste** » Tue May 05, 2009 7:45 pm

Is there any of these still left and how can i get 1

Ta

Steve

Post by **LouiseM** » Tue May 05, 2009 7:49 pm

Contact Tom Roy:

http://www.tomroy.co.uk/

Post by **icemanste** » Tue May 05, 2009 7:59 pm

Thank you on to it now you can just turn mine and it comes off ha

Ta

Steve