Elise MY10 fuel cap lock
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Just bought my first Elise today, the ride home was great but ended rather disappointingly with a fault.
I went to fill it up for the first time. I inserted the key into the cap turned and gained access easily. Filled up.
Now to put the cap back on... turned key and nothing, the cap can't lock no matter how hard I try to turn it, push it in, out, jiggle it, nothing... and I can't remove the key from the cap, so I'm stuck there rather embarrassed by the growing queue behind me.
So, I pull the key from the cap harder... key comes out, along with the barrel. The barrel is stuck to it, can't turn it or pull it free. My right hand is weak from being recently broken so I ask the attendant to try it for me and success. The barrel is handed over to me and all it constituents parts start to separate in my hand... I put some sellotape to hold the cap in the hole and go home. On the way there I go over some bumps and hear the cap fall off, so I do a u turn and go get it, as I come to a stop I ask a passer if he can hand it to me, in the mean time a car comes between us and clips the cap, making sure the scratches are deep...
So yeah this was my first day with it, I can only get better right?
I went to fill it up for the first time. I inserted the key into the cap turned and gained access easily. Filled up.
Now to put the cap back on... turned key and nothing, the cap can't lock no matter how hard I try to turn it, push it in, out, jiggle it, nothing... and I can't remove the key from the cap, so I'm stuck there rather embarrassed by the growing queue behind me.
So, I pull the key from the cap harder... key comes out, along with the barrel. The barrel is stuck to it, can't turn it or pull it free. My right hand is weak from being recently broken so I ask the attendant to try it for me and success. The barrel is handed over to me and all it constituents parts start to separate in my hand... I put some sellotape to hold the cap in the hole and go home. On the way there I go over some bumps and hear the cap fall off, so I do a u turn and go get it, as I come to a stop I ask a passer if he can hand it to me, in the mean time a car comes between us and clips the cap, making sure the scratches are deep...
So yeah this was my first day with it, I can only get better right?
This is quite common, it is due to the inners of the actual cap that are pretty weak. It happened on my Exige.
You can get a new Lotus cap without a lock from the dealer and then you put your own lock barrel in with the key and it locates in position. It then works as normal.
Cost of the cap is about £50 +VAT.
HTH, David
You can get a new Lotus cap without a lock from the dealer and then you put your own lock barrel in with the key and it locates in position. It then works as normal.
Cost of the cap is about £50 +VAT.
HTH, David
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