Technical Fuel cap tether

[Ralf S.]

Here might be a new one.

Rasputin (2013 1.2 Pop) has a tether on the fuel cap, so that if it falls off the little hook on the filler flap, it doesn't fall onto the floor.

The strap is rubber and yours has probably also rotted and fallen off... but it's there.

The strap seems to be attached to the fuel cap via a rigid plastic ring that fits into a groove in the filler cap.
Because it's rigid plastic, it can't be "stretched" over the cap.. so to remove the old one/fit a new one the cap must have to come apart somehow, so that the ring and tether can be removed.

But I can't see a way to pull the filler cap apart. Has anyone done it, and if so, how?


Ralf S.

 

[Piccolo Nero e Bella]

Here might be a new one.

Rasputin (2013 1.2 Pop) has a tether on the fuel cap, so that if it falls off the little hook on the filler flap, it doesn't fall onto the floor.

The strap is rubber and yours has probably also rotted and fallen off... but it's there.

The strap seems to be attached to the fuel cap via a rigid plastic ring that fits into a groove in the filler cap.
Because it's rigid plastic, it can't be "stretched" over the cap.. so to remove the old one/fit a new one the cap must have to come apart somehow, so that the ring and tether can be removed.

But I can't see a way to pull the filler cap apart. Has anyone done it, and if so, how?


Ralf S.

Just done it! The ring is snapped over the cap from the top. Use a small screwdriver to lever it out a little where the tether is connected, then you can push it up and off. I've just refitted it easily.

 

[Piccolo Nero e Bella]

Actually you don't even need the screwdriver. Just put your thumb under the thicker part and force it upward!