Gas door broke? [Merged 3-11] fuel spring flap stuck

[Spidey]

Alright, I was pumping gas as usual, and when I was done I shut the gas door(apparently a little too hard) and it went in further than normal, but still locked and stuff. However, now when I use the lever in the car to open it, it doesn't open by itself, you have to have someone pushing on it while you pull the lever to get it to open. I haven't looked in there to try and find exactly what broke, but I was just seeing if this has happened to anyone else and what you did to fix it.

TIA,
Shannon

 

[jrivard00]

It has never happened to me, but it could be the catch or the metal spring that is bent.

 

[MyRidzPhucked]

Yeah, it happened to me when i borrowed my girlfriends tercel for the day, gassing it up, heard something hit the ground when i closed the door but thought nothing of it, about to drive away, use my better judjement and find the stupid little clip on the ground. Had to strech like a mo fo just to push the hatch open with my fingers while pulling the lever.

Its that stupid little clip, sounds broken to me. i think being bent would still make it kind of work, or jam even worse. either way, cheap fix.

 

[Lordpaxin]

thats how mine is,
just when i finish pumping gas, and close the lid, i press on the hinge side, and it opens back up alittle, so when i pull the lever, till pop open

 

[Spidey]

Yep it was the little clip thingy that pushes it open, was sitting inside there luckily.

 

[dsm4life]

The door dosnt pop open when i hit the lever. my question is i heard theres a spring that breaks. Is is a spring in the lever or in the tank door flap ? This is getting on my nevers

 

[Defiant]

There's a kind of "S" shaped piece of black spring steel clipped onto the door hinge that often takes leave of the vehicle. Junkyard.

 

[dsm4life]

where does the spring go , heres pic

 

[dsm4life]

damn these damn camera phones take some pretty awesome pics,

 

[Defiant]

Originally posted by dsm4life
damn these damn camera phones take some pretty awesome pics,

Enough light, I'll bet. Not like under a sheet.

I bet you could just find a spring at the hardware store that'd work as well.

 

[dsm4life]

nice thanks man i just ordered one. Having my girl hold the handle up while i had to open it is kind of getting old

 

[Defiant]

Originally posted by dsm4life
Having my girl hold the handle up while i had to open it is kind of getting old

What the hell, something wrong with the passenger door? The flap's on her side, it's her job.

 

[dsm4life]

Originally posted by Defiant
What the hell, something wrong with the passenger door? The flap's on her side, it's her job.

haha trueeee that. Ill have to try that next time.

 

[DCsGST]

I had the same thing happen to me, but the spring didn't break, I just bent the hell outta it and now it pops out almost halfway open every time I pull the lever.

 

[95Eclipsers]

nice thanks man i just ordered one. Having my girl hold the handle up while i had to open it is kind of getting old

couldent have said it better

 

[Defiant]

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