Locking diesel cap

805gregg · **Posted:** Mon Jul 02, 2007 9:05 pm

Anyone have a locking gas cap for their CRD liberty?

Goglio704 · **Posted:** Mon Jul 02, 2007 9:11 pm

Locking is easy to get from the dealer or elsewhere, but they are black and don't have provision for the tether.

Cowcatcher · **Posted:** Mon Jul 02, 2007 9:12 pm

No....I would love some Dip Sh*t to siphon diesel out of my oil burner and put it in their gasser!!!! It happened to my cousin once as a theft from his bulk tank. It didn't take too long for the sheriff to find them, just follow the smoke.

Goglio704 · **Posted:** Mon Jul 02, 2007 9:14 pm

I've always been more worried about something being put in for vandalism purposes.

805gregg · **Posted:** Mon Jul 02, 2007 9:43 pm

I went to the dealer they said there wasn't a part # for diesel cap and it may have a different pressure than gas.

robert46123 · **Posted:** Mon Jul 02, 2007 9:46 pm

Been running a locking cap from AutoZone since we've bought our's new 21,000 miles ago with no problem. Just tell them you need a locking cap for the 3.7 liter motor.

Sir Sam · **Posted:** Mon Jul 02, 2007 10:32 pm

robert46123 wrote:

Been running a locking cap from AutoZone since we've bought our's new 21,000 miles ago with no problem. Just tell them you need a locking cap for the 3.7 liter motor.

But then you gotta paint it green yourself.

Kniggit · **Posted:** Mon Jul 02, 2007 11:10 pm

805gregg wrote:

I went to the dealer they said there wasn't a part # for deisel cap and it may have a different pressure than gas.

lol yea, none

:-)r

K

Jeger · **Posted:** Tue Jul 03, 2007 5:32 am

Kniggit wrote:

805gregg wrote:

I went to the dealer they said there wasn't a part # for deisel cap and it may have a different pressure than gas.

lol yea, none

:-)r

K

Exactly, the tank is not pressurized....

jinstall · **Posted:** Tue Jul 03, 2007 5:36 am

Hmmm makes me wonder if the E-spec one has a locking cap or a locking cover like on a E28 BMW.

robert46123 · **Posted:** Tue Jul 03, 2007 12:25 pm

Sir Sam wrote:

robert46123 wrote:

Been running a locking cap from AutoZone since we've bought our's new 21,000 miles ago with no problem. Just tell them you need a locking cap for the 3.7 liter motor.

But then you gotta paint it green yourself.

I never really considered it...

kb61751 · **Posted:** Tue Jul 03, 2007 1:15 pm

I have used the Mopar locking cap for the gas Liberty, and drilled a hole for the teather. Works fine!

Sir Sam · **Posted:** Tue Jul 03, 2007 1:26 pm

robert46123 wrote:

Sir Sam wrote:

robert46123 wrote:

Been running a locking cap from AutoZone since we've bought our's new 21,000 miles ago with no problem. Just tell them you need a locking cap for the 3.7 liter motor.

But then you gotta paint it green yourself.

I never really considered it...

I just love that diesel green color.

Bovie · **Posted:** Tue Jul 03, 2007 1:32 pm

The mopar cap is great until the lock freezes up. I had a couple of hard times getting it off. So I went back to the green cap. Maybe it just needs some wd-40 but still why cant American car makes but a locking door on like (umm let me see) My 20 plus year old benz??????

chadhargis · **Posted:** Tue Jul 03, 2007 3:18 pm

Nothing pisses me off more than the darn fuel doors you have to pull the release to open. I guess for some folks who live in high crime areas, they are a good deterrent, but any 10 year old with a popsicle stick could get it off. Same goes with locking fuel caps. Give me a crow bar and I'll have that sucker off.

Locks keep honest people honest...other than that, they just frustrate their owners. LOL!

Sir Sam · **Posted:** Tue Jul 03, 2007 3:34 pm

chadhargis wrote:

Nothing pisses me off more than the darn fuel doors you have to pull the release to open. I guess for some folks who live in high crime areas, they are a good deterrent, but any 10 year old with a popsicle stick could get it off. Same goes with locking fuel caps. Give me a crow bar and I'll have that sucker off.

Locks keep honest people honest...other than that, they just frustrate their owners. LOL!

Exactly, samething with wheel locknuts, 5/8 socket, pound it over, unscrew.

For that matter you can simply buy the lock key set form napa.....keeps honest people honest.

Now there is something to be said to deterring crime, make yourself a less promising target and the person is more likely to move on.

skywarn · **Posted:** Thu Jul 05, 2007 10:29 am

you know, its a funny thing that this thread is here... it just happened to me yesterday at the lake. :shock:

Dropped the Bayliner in the water, parked the Jeep with 1/4 tank left, spent 6 hours on the lake and jump back in the jeep back it down the ramp then i hear the "DING!" I'm looking at my dash... and cannot believe that its my fuel light that just came on... i get the boat back out of the water and get the Jeep back on level ground... sure enough, I'm below "E" I some how get to the fuel station 2 miles up the road pulling a Bayliner.... i end up topping off with 20.2 gal of fuel.... I was really hoping to see a car broke down on the side of the road looking at the motor, as WVO smoke poured out the tail pipe... but no luck..... maybe they put it in a boat.... i don't know... id like to think that it was a gasser :lol:

chadhargis · **Posted:** Thu Jul 05, 2007 10:38 am

Yeah...something tells me you got your revenge. Heck, I'd be more than happy to pay for a tank of fuel just knowing that some dishonest schmuck just ruined their engine. LOL!!

jinstall · **Posted:** Thu Jul 05, 2007 11:13 am

skywarn wrote:

you know, its a funny thing that this thread is here... it just happened to me yesterday at the lake. :shock:

Dropped the Bayliner in the water, parked the Jeep with 1/4 tank left, spent 6 hours on the lake and jump back in the jeep back it down the ramp then i hear the "DING!" I'm looking at my dash... and cannot believe that its my fuel light that just came on... i get the boat back out of the water and get the Jeep back on level ground... sure enough, I'm below "E" I some how get to the fuel station 2 miles up the road pulling a Bayliner.... i end up topping off with 20.2 gal of fuel.... I was really hoping to see a car broke down on the side of the road looking at the motor, as WVO smoke poured out the tail pipe... but no luck..... maybe they put it in a boat.... i don't know... id like to think that it was a gasser :lol:

Did you see someone stuck on the lake maybe?

chadhargis · **Posted:** Thu Jul 05, 2007 12:50 pm

Or someone swimming to shore. LOL!

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