Neil F

...about the little metal bracket on the back of the petrol filler flap that you screw your petrol cap onto while filling up?
I only realised the other day and wondered if all Subarus had them and if I was being really thick by not noticing it in the first place!

I would hereby like to put myself forward for the "most useless piece of information" award.

Neil.

snowcrash

(my99) mine has it... but i agree it is most useless and gets in the way when filling up - as i find i have to tilt the gun to that side to get it to fill up without clicking all the time...

Andrewza

Had one on my MY00, preferred it over the plastic 'string' that ties the cap to the flap on my MY02 STi UK, leaves the cap dangling against the paintwork

Jen

I like mine Saves me dropping it on the ground and looking stupid

...I also have to hold the gun thing with the handle at about eight o'clock to acutally be able ot fill up

Andrewza

There does seem to be a certain art to putting petrol in, never had to hold pump at funny angles on other cars, seems to be dependant on the pump as well

STi wanna Subaru

iTrader: (1)

Rotate pump 90 degrees and use the cap to wedge to handle up until full. Remember to keep an eye on it

stephen30

Yep I noticed it too. Great idea. People do look at me funnily when I turn the pump sideways to get the fuel in. What a nightmare if you have to pull up to a pump on the wrong side of the car.

Steve

ScoobyGrannyDriver

I have problems getting petrol into my Scoob sometimes too. First time I did it the pump nozzle clicked off so many times that the pump shut itself down twice.

The only other car I've had problems getting petrol into was a Ford Ka. That did a smilar thing and needed the fuel nozzle at an angle to prevent it continually clicking off.

SGD

ChrisB

Tank lid screwed into the flap and pump at 8 or 9 o'clock. All works fine

gareth60

I agree with Andrew about the petrol cap on the UKsti. It just dangles down on the paintwork.

simo

The fuel cap its self is great wedged under the pump lever to hold the fuel on (the good old days when the pump nozzles worked like this) Be careful that the autostop works thou

cheers simon

ScoobyJawa

Yeah - about 7 or 8 o'clock needed to get the juice in mine too

mutant_matt

Andrew,Why not drape the "string" and cap over the bracket on the rear side of the flap - that's what I do and the cap then goes nowhere near the paintwork....

Matt

Tiggs

or cut the string and put the cap on the roof.

Andrewza

Perhaps, either would work, I'm sure to find out soon anyhow. For a car that uses so much petrol you'd think they'd make it as easy as possible to put in

Gridlock Mikey

Do you lot still use your petrol cap I spend so much time at the pumps, i threw mine away It just got in the way

Mikey

[Edited by Gridlock Mikey - 7/16/2002 5:18:37 PM]

RB5SCOTT

Tiggs, Same as

I've got it down to an art now, tip NF in, stick the nozzle in then wedge the handle with the cap, then i've got free hands to clean out my NF measuring cup

Brendan Hughes

LOL @ Mikey!

Worst I had was a hired Punto - I pivoted the nozzle slowly through 360 degrees almost, still wouldn't fill at more than 1 teaspoon per second. Asked the guy at the garage if his nozzle wasn't blocked.