What is this for...?

[davidpidge]

This was always in the fuel filler neck and made it impossible to fill up at a petrol station. I had to put fuel into a jerry can then pour it in. Just pulled it out after a bit of a battle.

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What was it for?

[geoberni]

Looks very much like a home made 'Anti-Syphon' device to discourage fuel theft; I'm assuming the car hasn't got a Locking Fuel Cap, or perhaps this bendy wire predated a PO buying a locking cap

I would say the original intent was that the pump nozzle would fit past the straight bit (on the top) but a syphon pipe couldn't get past the increasingly small coils.

[ManyMinors]

Maybe to stop people putting a tube in to syphon fuel out possibly?

[ManyMinors]

Haha. Same thought!

[geoberni]

Haha. Same thought!

I just did a quick web search and found images of a similar looking thing on Amazon.com $20 for Two, The Gas Bandit Blocker.....
https://www.amazon.com/Stanco-GBB-01-Ga ... B00N0ONLY0

[davidpidge]

I did think that as it didn't used to have a locking cap but as you can just pull it out seems a bit pointless! If someone is happy to steal your fuel they'll be alright pulling a bit of wire out!