Gas cap retainer cord/disconnecting

[Cobalt650]

This is beneath the earth’s crust of important things to worry about-remain curious though The plastic line that is connected to the gas cap and then connects to the car to keep it from falling-I swear the bit on the end of the line is too small to stay in place. Actually, mine pops off every time I take the gas cap off and try to put it in the notch in the door when refueling. Clearly one of society’s greatest concerns! Anyone have a simple fix for that? Thank you

 

[BryanM68]

Don't have a fix, but mine does the same thing. I kinda laugh everytime and just shake my head.

 

[codemigs]

+1 same here

 

[nartmot]

If you take off the plastic trim from the inside of the door and give me some measurements, I will 3D print you a retaining clip.

Edit: Actually, I may be overthinking it. I bet you can easily make one out of some scrap HDPE like from a 1 gallon water jug. The clip would slide in between the nub and the plastic trim.

 

[JimLC25]

If you take off the plastic trim from the inside of the door and give me some measurements, I will 3D print you a retaining clip.

Edit: Actually, I may be overthinking it. I bet you can easily make one out of some scrap HDPE like from a 1 gallon water jug. The clip would slide in between the nub and the plastic trim.

Thanks for the help I will try it out

 

[nartmot]

This is roughly the shape I have in mind. The hole would be just big enough to fit around the neck of the nub and prevent it from pulling through the hole in the plastic trim.

 

[jclaffee]

I think the strap thing is a pain in the ass. So I pulled it off and just hang the cap in the hanger on the fuel filler door. What's the strap for anyway? I can perform a fuel fill-up without dropping or misplacing the cap.