Hey,

Im a car noob, so heres my question.

My boyfriend put petrol in my car on Sunday, upon filling up again last night I discovered that he has neglected to put the cap back on the tank, had driven off and lost it.

I need a new one asap - does anyone have advice on how to tackle this - are they all the same or should I go through Holden? A dealer or parts provider? Or just a mechanic?

Thanks :)

Find one of the following: Super Cheap Autos / Repco / Autobarn.

Sounds more like your boyfriend is the car noob

What car? Can you open the flap up without a key or latch? Go steal someone elses.

If only there was some place where scrapped cars were stored that could be pilfered for parts

get a large rag and stuff it in there, perfect!

I use a Nescafe Blend 43 cap. Keeps the diesel in there nicely.

girls do that, not men
and yes, go see a wrecker or your manufacturers spare parts department

ie, if you have a nissan - go see metro nissan and ask for a petrol cap
if you have a holden, go see the holden dealership down the bottom of the valley across from the shell and ask for a petrol cap

most petrol stations will also sell generic fuel caps.....

most petrol stations will also sell generic fuel caps.....

Yeah tried that already, but looks like Supercheap is going to help me out.

girls do that, not men

Generalizations are always wrong.

I guess this can be the exception to the rule.

and yes, it is i who is the car noob.

PROTIP: noone actually pays for things at wreckers

Yeah - dont have the time to go exploring through a junkyard at this point.

use < and > instead of [ and ]

oh, and it is img src, not img.

get a large rag and stuff it in there, perfect!

Ha! I think it you say it, nice one spook! got a light?

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Thanks teq :)

did you go ask at the service station for your cap back? i did that once and they have a big box full of caps there, just pick one and hope it fits

^ Yeah it was the first thing I did - little indian dude wouldnt help me.

little indian dude

was it a united?

thats an oil cap btw scuzzy

what sort of car is it GP

No, it was a BP.

Its a 95 Holden Barina Swing (4 door hatch)

thats an oil cap btw scuzzy

What gave it away? The fact it has 'oil' printed on it on it, or that it adds "that desired sparkle and shine to your otherwise dull engine bay."

Personally I think you could also go for any number of these quality products:

http://kalecoauto.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=7&products_id=41

http://kalecoauto.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=7&products_id=33

http://kalecoauto.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=3&products_id=10

http://kalecoauto.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=3&products_id=18

wait, an oil cap?

Yeah, a 710 cap, haven't you ever heard of that type of OIL cap?

i've lost like 81324873215 billion fuel caps.

just call a dealer for your make of car, they sell em out of spare parts department for like $20 or so.

or you can probably get a cheaper one at super cheap bogan or something

heh, losing fuel caps.
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LPG wins again. Never lose a cap!

my car uses 710 Oil too!

I've been had

I did the same thing a few months ago, went to the wreckers, asked if they had any. The guy comes back a couple of seconds later, hands it to me and says have it.

Thanks guys,

Ive got one coming from Autocheap today hopefully :)

When did autobarn and supercheap merge?

today at 8:45am

aahaha

lol

Yeah bit distracted this morning - but you get what I mean.

Also - SUPERcheap.