Fuel filler cap not locking
Posted: Fri Nov 01, 2019 3:30 pm
My bike has keyless ride and central locking.
The filler cap locks with the ignition on, unlocks when the ignition is switched off (to permit re-fuelling) then after 1 - 2 minutes locks again. It's a very clever system when it works.
My bike was in for a service at 35,000 miles and the tech said that it showed a fault, indicating that the filler cap was not locking. It's hardly the end of the world, because it closes and seals, but I suppose it should lock. I hadn't realised there was a fault because I'm not in the habit of checking that it has locked when I know it has clicked shut.
I now have to decide whether I want to replace the entire filler cap assembly to cure this fault or do I just live with it.
One day I will pluck up the courage to ask how much a new filler cap assembly will cost ..... :-X
The filler cap locks with the ignition on, unlocks when the ignition is switched off (to permit re-fuelling) then after 1 - 2 minutes locks again. It's a very clever system when it works.
My bike was in for a service at 35,000 miles and the tech said that it showed a fault, indicating that the filler cap was not locking. It's hardly the end of the world, because it closes and seals, but I suppose it should lock. I hadn't realised there was a fault because I'm not in the habit of checking that it has locked when I know it has clicked shut.
I now have to decide whether I want to replace the entire filler cap assembly to cure this fault or do I just live with it.
One day I will pluck up the courage to ask how much a new filler cap assembly will cost ..... :-X