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Old 03-16-2011, 05:37 PM
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What do you guys have? Prob not a big deal, i havent had one since i bought the car, but I dont like someone being able to syphon or dump sugar in my tank (though i doubt anyone should ever get that pissed at me ). I looked online, and in some stores. Walmart sells a $10 one but it looks pretty ghetto and i dunno if the locks are even any good. So..what have you guys done?
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I have one but it was on the car when I bought it. Not sure what brand it is but I like it and it works well.
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At one time, I bought one at GM for one of my cars, I can't remember if it was for my Caprice or Camaro but it was pretty much the same as any aftermarket one I've come across, just more $! No probs with it, even when they do the cap vacuum test for emissions
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Yeah ill prob pick up the $10 el cheapo at walmart but wanted to see what everyone else has
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I think I got mine at Auto Zone.
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i live in the ghetto.....had to have 1
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I've heard they leak and can set a check light for EVAP system on newer vehicles.
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Originally Posted by sjsingle1
i live in the ghetto.....had to have 1
What zip code are you in?
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I had one on my truck because the night I bought the thing some low life POS tried to syphon from it. Got sick of having to unlock it every time I put gas in though so I took it off. Also, the lock froze up on me the first winter I had it, but you won't have that problem. Never froze again after I lubed it up. It's a 2001 Dakota, I didn't get any CEL's from running it, but I have heard of people having that problem.
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Got mine at Autozone for like $13. Three years and still locking fine. i occassionally spray a little WD-40 in it, just to make sure it wouldn't seize up for some reason.
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Done get the wal-mart one just in case. I would research what brand has the highest rating on not locking up .. Its a reeaal mother trucker when you can not put gas in your car
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WS6Store sell's one, but I'm not sure if it's made by GM.

http://www.ws6project.com/user_stor/...oducts_id=2747
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That one looks alot better than the walmart ****.
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I think by far Stant makes the best locking gas cap. I got a shitty Motormaster one from Canadian Tire up here, and id have to constantly fight to get the thing locked properly, rarely would catch and would sometimes cause a CEL light.

My suggestion is buy a Stant Cap, awesome cap that shouldn't give you any problems. I don't even need the key to lock the thing, unlike the cheaper ones. Just put on and twist, locked!
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I got one back in 05' when I got my 94...ending up losing the damn key(s)..good times
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I have had a few stants. Make sure to keep a spare key in the console or glovebox.It does suck to loose the key and spend 30 minutes trying to get it unlocked with a screwdiver at the gas station.
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Yeah the stants are the walmart ones im pretty sure. I dunno if they are ghetto or not, wont untill i use one, but just thought they looked kinda cheap and all. You guys find them alright though?

Yeah i was going to leave one in the consol one in the glove, just in case cause you pretty much never loose stuff in there.



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