Locking gas cap

I bought one of these cubby hole drawers and I keep one of my ignition keys in to so I don't have my keyring dangling from the ignition. This fits perfect in the cubby on the left side of the steering wheel. You have to take the rubber mat out though.


https://www.etsy.com/listing/116484...=sr_gallery-1-43&organic_search_click=1&pop=1

 

That's cool.

I can't keep my FOB key inside the cab otherwise my truck beeps at me...letting me know, "hey dummy, your FOB key is inside your cab". lol

Unless, I slide the actual key out of the FOB and put that in there. Hmmm, what purpose/benefit would that make for me? (Thinking out loud)

I only have the FOB key and my house key on the key ring...so it's not bulky in my pocket. Now, I will add the gas cap key...

 

Returned my gas cap that i bought from advance auto parts.

 

My locking gas cap and keys look like the one pictured in post #112. No CEL light in 6 years.

 

Yeah, i gave up looking for one. My orileys got the rounded key for their

$24 stant 10504 stant regular locking fuel cap, black

stant 10504. Dont know where to find one.

 

I tried 3 vendors:

Autozone
Advance Auto
Napa

All 3 of their 10504 versions were returned in the span of a month due to Check Engine Light (CEL) errors.

I ordered the Stant from O'reilly's website and have not had any CEL errors:

https://www.oreillyauto.com/detail/.../a/153546/automotive-truck-2021-toyota-tacoma

 

Just ordered one from O Reiley for instore pickup, we shall see.

 

That's what I did but it was not the cap pictured on the website...

 

Another Option: Rock Auto has

$15 MOTORAD MGC900 Fuel Tank Cap Fits Toyota Camry 83–23 Corolla 83–23 RAV4 00–23 Tacoma 99-23 HighLander 01-23 Tundra 00-23 Honda Accord 90–17 Civic 92–15 CR-V 97–16 4764917AA 52100239 4729473 17251F9926

MOTORAD MGC900

MotoRad purchased Stant

Running it 2 weeks, no problems

 

You know that the 3rd gens are siphon proof?
The fucks just drill holes now.

 

It's more so to prevent someone from pouring foreign fluid/substance and ruining the engine.

There's a story roaming around here about it.

 

Most lowlifes don’t know they’re siphon proof though. Someone tried to siphon mine about a year ago and when they didn’t get any gas, they smashed my factory gas cap (probably out of frustration) and they knocked my filler tube out of its collar (must have smacked down on it hard with their fist or something). No permanent damage, I was able to pop the filler tube back into place, but instead of replacing my cap with another OEM one, I got a locking cap to prevent anyone from even trying to siphon again. Yeah, he probably could have drilled the tank, but apparently he didn’t have a drill and a shallow bucket with him. I suspect a lot a thieves aren’t sure of the material of each car’s gas tank too, and may not want to risk drilling into a metal tank and blowing themselves up over a few gallons of gas. A locking cap also prevents someone from pouring stuff in your tank. Ya never know, shitheads are everywhere.

 

They know now. Media spreads it.

 

I think people forget that 99.9999999% of people don’t read tacomaworld… especially crackhead gas thieves.

 

The pc. of mind is worth the $10.00

 

This ain't the media. I'm talking about word-of-mouth. Do you have any idea how criminals work?
The crackheads stealing gas a very small percentage of others that are stealing it.

 

what store did you order from. My oriley had the rounded key, so if i buy online it would be the same one that i bought in my local store

 

I used the location in VA closest to my location...can't remember. There are no O'Reilly stores in DE.

 

I purchased a

$24 Stant 10504 Stant Regular Locking Fuel Cap, black

Stant 10504 directly from O'Reilly Auto Parts online, and the one I received has worked very well with no CELs in the month I've had it on my 2012 Toyota Tacoma Regular Cab 2.7L engine truck. I had tried another cap at AutoZone that you could just screw off even when it was supposed to be in the locked position. The Stant 10504 correctly unlocks/locks as follows.

To install and lock the cap:

1. screw the cap onto the tank by rotating it clockwise until you've heard at least three clicks
2. insert the key into the cap
3. turn the key fully clockwise to lock the cap
4. remove the key from the cap
5. at this time trying to unscrew the cap by rotating it counter-clockwise will just spin the cap (it will click) without it coming off

To unlock and remove the cap:

1. insert the key into the cap sitting on the tank
2. turn the key fully counter-clockwise to unlock the cap
3. remove the key from the cap
4. at this time you unscrew the cap by rotating it counter-clockwise until it comes off the tank

My cap did not have the embossed "S", but it did come with a plastic tether and five different size plastic screws to attach it to the car. See attached photos.

 

Also, my key is rectangular with a plastic top as shown below.