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No more sticky fuel cap anxiety at the petrol station
Posted: 14 Aug 2016, 11:29
by silverbullet
An easy fix for any tight fuel fIller that threatens to snap your ignition key off:
A few drops of light silicone oil (same stuff used to ease wind or constipation in infants) into the lock and also the sliding/rotating part of the cap will let it work smoothly.
It wont dissolve or wash off, it also makes any faded cap look like new again!
Re: No more sticky fuel cap anxiety at the petrol station
Posted: 14 Aug 2016, 19:13
by syncroandy
Your not seriously saying people feed silicone to their babies ?
Re: No more sticky fuel cap anxiety at the petrol station
Posted: 14 Aug 2016, 19:32
by ELVIS
syncroandy wrote:Your not seriously saying people feed silicone to their babies ?
You'd be suprised what one can use. I find domestos is great for getting Tomato Sauce stains off Gabriel's chin
Re: No more sticky fuel cap anxiety at the petrol station
Posted: 14 Aug 2016, 20:42
by silverbullet
Dimethicone is the pharmaceutical name iirc. Silicone oil is biologically inert, its basically administered orally as an in-system bowel lubricant... our first born got through a lot of it, he was a nightmare for trapped wind.
Re: No more sticky fuel cap anxiety at the petrol station
Posted: 15 Aug 2016, 05:22
by itchyfeet
Almost never remove my petrol cap when I fill up
Re: No more sticky fuel cap anxiety at the petrol station
Posted: 15 Aug 2016, 09:21
by what2do
My petrol cap has half a key inside it - was like that when I bought it!