Where the gas cap goes! - Page 3

mort · 10-27-2006, 05:01 PM

Thanks for sharing. I haven't taken the time to read my Honda novel (owner's manual) yet so I've just let my thingy dangle in the wind. Now I can safely insert it in the slot.

fa1 · 10-27-2006, 10:19 PM

Man just got gas today and amazingly it works great

Joe's 8th · 11-14-2006, 02:35 AM

To all fellow idiots, I've had my EX Coupe for 6 months and 15,000 miles and didn't have a clue about the dang gas-cap holder. Maybe I'm a genius and it was just too simple and obvious for my complex mind. Yeah, that's it.

Paradox Lost · 11-15-2006, 05:05 AM

haha, I never bothered to take notice of it. Good post- should prove useful during my next visit to the gas station.

eugenekim.net · 11-15-2006, 05:32 AM

haha i thought everyone knew about it

_cargirl · 11-15-2006, 10:18 AM

I should try the next time I fill up my gas. I usually just let it dangle. Never bothered me.

Rook · 11-30-2006, 05:59 PM

I bought an '07 Civic LX in the beginning of November '06 and apparently Honda has caught wind that people don't know where to put the gas cap. They now have a sticker on the gas door that shows where to put the gas cap.

BTW, for those people who cannot get it to stay, make sure to line up the first slot on the gas cap with the little grooves in the gas door. Doing it any other way will have the gas cap falling out of the slots.

Civic4u · 11-30-2006, 06:00 PM

Geee! I'm too hurry to pump the gas. I never thought of hanging gas cap

8thgenuser · 11-30-2006, 07:26 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Rook

I bought an '07 Civic LX in the beginning of November '06 and apparently Honda has caught wind that people don't know where to put the gas cap. They now have a sticker on the gas door that shows where to put the gas cap.

BTW, for those people who cannot get it to stay, make sure to line up the first slot on the gas cap with the little grooves in the gas door. Doing it any other way will have the gas cap falling out of the slots.

Thanks for your first post on 8thCivic! Welcome!

How about providing a picture of that sticker for me? :)

SIpimpin13 · 12-01-2006, 11:25 AM

people seriously questioned where to put the gas cap?

Rook · 12-04-2006, 12:02 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 8thgenuser

Thanks for your first post on 8thCivic! Welcome!

How about providing a picture of that sticker for me? :)

Apparently, my memory is getting worse. I checked for the sticker and there isn't one. I swear I remember something being there near the gas cap, because I wouldn't have figured out the little thing on my own and I haven't cracked the manual except to determine what the stereo can do. I think there was a little paper tag on the gas tube or on the gas door. I would've definitely thrown that away.

slimjim8481 · 12-08-2006, 01:23 PM

my god people havnt is this your first car?

All of the hondas that i have owned have had somthing similar. I cant believe that there is 6 pages on this thread.

8thgenuser · 12-08-2006, 03:12 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by slimjim8481

my god people havnt is this your first car?

All of the hondas that i have owned have had somthing similar. I cant believe that there is 6 pages on this thread.

Actually, for many people, this IS their first car or their first Honda.

**ImTheVoiceOfGod** · 12-14-2006, 04:53 PM

It took me about a week to notice it. I have an '03 EX before I got the '06 Si and the cap holder was huge. I looked for it the first time I filled it up and didnt see it so I just said **** it. Then I was looking through the owners manual and saw it in there. Another reason people should read their manuals.

xxhaimbondxx · 12-15-2006, 08:28 PM

I have another tip where to put the cap. I don't know how it is in other states, but in New York, the tip in the handle of the pump is broken off, so that you can't automatically fill up the gas, you actually have to stand and hold the pump. What we do is insert the cap inside the handle and wait in the car till it fills up. So there you go, another tip where to put your impossible caps, although not as designed by the manufaturer, but still useful. If anyone doesn't get my explanation, I will gladly explain it in detail, draw a diagram perhaps.

IMTHEPUNISHER · 01-20-2007, 06:38 AM

I guess I sorta' had it "1/2-way figured out", 'cause until I saw this thread, I was hanging the gas cap by it's tether cord, using the little "slot". BWAHAHAHA!!

Thanx 8thgen.com!

Driving91LX · 01-20-2007, 07:49 AM

I noticed the holder right away but can understand why some didn't since it's unmarked. I didn't know my right armrest slid forward for about 6 months though! My Pilot has a short plastic string with a ball at the end that goes into a slot on the gas door. Took a couple of days to figure that one out.
Another thing about the gas cap is that the gas door freezes closed to where the button inside doesn't pop it open. What I do is just hit the door once or twice (like the Fonz) then push the button again.

IMTHEPUNISHER · 01-20-2007, 09:25 AM

japspecjohn · 01-29-2007, 04:23 PM

lol I never knew no more dangling my cap

spocheld · 01-29-2007, 04:27 PM

Ya, first time I filled it up I figured it out, not that complicated.

11-30-2006, 05:59 PM	#47 (permalink)
Rook Junior Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Lafayette, LA Posts: 28 David iTrader: 0 / 0%	Mine has a sticker I bought an '07 Civic LX in the beginning of November '06 and apparently Honda has caught wind that people don't know where to put the gas cap. They now have a sticker on the gas door that shows where to put the gas cap. BTW, for those people who cannot get it to stay, make sure to line up the first slot on the gas cap with the little grooves in the gas door. Doing it any other way will have the gas cap falling out of the slots.

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10-27-2006, 05:01 PM	#41 (permalink)
mort Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Orange County, CA Age: 29 Posts: 10,754 iTrader: 2 / 100%	Thanks for sharing. I haven't taken the time to read my Honda novel (owner's manual) yet so I've just let my thingy dangle in the wind. Now I can safely insert it in the slot.

10-27-2006, 10:19 PM	#42 (permalink)
fa1 Senior Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: SF, CA Age: 19 Posts: 2,464 FA Squad Member #17 iTrader: 1 / 100%	Man just got gas today and amazingly it works great

11-14-2006, 02:35 AM	#43 (permalink)
Joe's 8th Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 46 iTrader: 0 / 0%	To all fellow idiots, I've had my EX Coupe for 6 months and 15,000 miles and didn't have a clue about the dang gas-cap holder. Maybe I'm a genius and it was just too simple and obvious for my complex mind. Yeah, that's it.

11-15-2006, 05:05 AM	#44 (permalink)
Paradox Lost Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Bay Area Age: 25 Posts: 334 Rami iTrader: 0 / 0%	haha, I never bothered to take notice of it. Good post- should prove useful during my next visit to the gas station.

11-15-2006, 05:32 AM	#45 (permalink)
eugenekim.net Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: huntington beach, ca Age: 21 Posts: 1,813 captain obvious iTrader: 0 / 0%	haha i thought everyone knew about it

11-15-2006, 10:18 AM	#46 (permalink)
_cargirl Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Straight up MIA, TX. Age: 23 Posts: 703 iTrader: 0 / 0%	I should try the next time I fill up my gas. I usually just let it dangle. Never bothered me.

11-30-2006, 06:00 PM	#48 (permalink)
Civic4u Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Humble, TX Posts: 6,670 iTrader: 7 / 100%	Geee! I'm too hurry to pump the gas. I never thought of hanging gas cap

12-01-2006, 11:25 AM	#50 (permalink)
SIpimpin13 Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Yorkville, IL Posts: 1,265 iTrader: 0 / 0%	people seriously questioned where to put the gas cap?

12-08-2006, 01:23 PM	#52 (permalink)
slimjim8481 Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Jax, FL Posts: 61 James iTrader: 4 / 100%	my god people havnt is this your first car? All of the hondas that i have owned have had somthing similar. I cant believe that there is 6 pages on this thread.

12-14-2006, 04:53 PM	#54 (permalink)
ImTheVoiceOfGod Soup-R-Charged! Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: SoCal Age: 27 Posts: 29,962 Corsport Fanboi iTrader: 18 / 100%	It took me about a week to notice it. I have an '03 EX before I got the '06 Si and the cap holder was huge. I looked for it the first time I filled it up and didnt see it so I just said **** it. Then I was looking through the owners manual and saw it in there. Another reason people should read their manuals.

12-15-2006, 08:28 PM	#55 (permalink)
xxhaimbondxx Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Brooklyn=>Albany, NY Posts: 704 iTrader: 0 / 0%	I have another tip where to put the cap. I don't know how it is in other states, but in New York, the tip in the handle of the pump is broken off, so that you can't automatically fill up the gas, you actually have to stand and hold the pump. What we do is insert the cap inside the handle and wait in the car till it fills up. So there you go, another tip where to put your impossible caps, although not as designed by the manufaturer, but still useful. If anyone doesn't get my explanation, I will gladly explain it in detail, draw a diagram perhaps.

01-20-2007, 06:38 AM	#56 (permalink)
IMTHEPUNISHER Senior Member Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: "Lazy" Muncie, IN Posts: 276 iTrader: 0 / 0%	I guess I sorta' had it "1/2-way figured out", 'cause until I saw this thread, I was hanging the gas cap by it's tether cord, using the little "slot". BWAHAHAHA!! Thanx 8thgen.com!

01-20-2007, 07:49 AM	#57 (permalink)
Driving91LX Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Temple, TX Age: 39 Posts: 1,032 iTrader: 0 / 0%	I noticed the holder right away but can understand why some didn't since it's unmarked. I didn't know my right armrest slid forward for about 6 months though! My Pilot has a short plastic string with a ball at the end that goes into a slot on the gas door. Took a couple of days to figure that one out. Another thing about the gas cap is that the gas door freezes closed to where the button inside doesn't pop it open. What I do is just hit the door once or twice (like the Fonz) then push the button again.

01-20-2007, 09:25 AM	#58 (permalink)
IMTHEPUNISHER Senior Member Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: "Lazy" Muncie, IN Posts: 276 iTrader: 0 / 0%

01-29-2007, 04:23 PM	#59 (permalink)
japspecjohn Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Poughkeepsie NY Age: 26 Posts: 718 John iTrader: 3 / 100%	lol I never knew no more dangling my cap

01-29-2007, 04:27 PM	#60 (permalink)
spocheld Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Fresno, CA Age: 25 Posts: 1,460 Jeff iTrader: 2 / 100%	Ya, first time I filled it up I figured it out, not that complicated.