Locking Fuel Door\Cap to Keep High $$$ Gas Thieves Out!!

[TJSparky]

Has anyone found a locking cap\fuel door to keep gas thieves out? With gas prices going up we are seeing more scumbags trying to steal it. I know if someone wants it bad enough they will drill the tank or pry it off but didn't know if anything was out their to secure our "easy fill \ easy steal" setups.

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[Big Dog Daddy]

Has anyone found a locking cap\fuel door to keep gas thieves out? With gas prices going up we are seeing more scumbags trying to steal it. I know if someone wants it bad enough they will drill the tank or pry it off but didn't know if anything was out their to secure our "easy fill \ easy steal" setups.

I don't know if you've ever tried but it's absolutely impossible to siphon anything out of your tank due to the baffles in the tank where the filler neck enters. I tried when I needed gas for a generator during a hurricane last year!
The easiest why to steal gas is to punch a hole in the plastic tank under the truck and fill cans, real easy on lifted trucks. For protection from this I put a 1/4" aluminum skid plate under the tank end to end and rolled up on the sides it now protects the entire 36 gallon tank. Or a $162.00 of fuel at 4.50!

 

[Jus Cruisin]

The thieves just drill holes in the tanks now. Faster.
https://myeverettnews.com/2022/03/0...ling-holes-in-gas-tanks-instead-of-siphoning/

https://balleralert.com/profiles/blogs/car-owners-in-atlanta-say-thieves-stealing-gas/

 

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[DBL R]

The thieves just drill holes in the tanks now. Faster.
https://myeverettnews.com/2022/03/0...ling-holes-in-gas-tanks-instead-of-siphoning/

https://balleralert.com/profiles/blogs/car-owners-in-atlanta-say-thieves-stealing-gas/

Everett is having a lot of vehicle problems. The town counsel put on an event about a month ago where they had mechanic shops etch VIN information onto catalytic converters for free.

 

[Ed21]

Everett is having a lot of vehicle problems. The town counsel put on an event about a month ago where they had mechanic shops etch VIN information onto catalytic converters for free.

I think they would just grind them off.

 

[SumGuy]

Everett is having a lot of vehicle problems. The town counsel put on an event about a month ago where they had mechanic shops etch VIN information onto catalytic converters for free.

I think every state should pass a really simple clean bill.

in order to sell cats to scrap yards you need the title to the vehicle the cats came from, period. No exceptions.

 

[tony72cutlass's']

I thought new cars had a baffle that prevented this? I remember trying to siphon gas out of my 2014 to fill some lawn equipment and i had a hell of a time

 

[sbi]

I was pretty surprised, to say the least, to find out that the fuel door doesn't lock when the truck is locked, like in pretty much any other vehicle.

 

[sbi]

For protection from this I put a 1/4" aluminum skid plate under the tank end to end and rolled up on the sides it now protects the entire 36 gallon tank. Or a $162.00 of fuel at 4.50!

 

[LD50]

I think every state should pass a really simple clean bill.

in order to sell cats to scrap yards you need the title to the vehicle the cats came from, period. No exceptions.

A lot of them are no longer being sold to scrap yards. There have been enough stolen from certain vehicle models that they are essentially creating their own replacement market by selling them to disreputable repair shops, who use them to repair the vehicles they were stolen from. There is also a newly emerging trend where their contents are being used to produce drugs.

I agree with your point though, that there is more that could be done to make the market less appealing.

 

[Buyer2021]

Has anyone found a locking cap\fuel door to keep gas thieves out?

EDIT with apology - incompatible part cited in error

 

[DBL R]

I was pretty surprised, to say the least, to find out that the fuel door doesn't lock when the truck is locked, like in pretty much any other vehicle.

On my PB the fuel door is locked until the release button is pressed. The system is also pressurized and without hitting the pressure release button the inner valve is locked shut and siphoning isn’t possible. Not sure on only models.

 

[sbi]

On my PB the fuel door is locked until the release button is pressed. The system is also pressurized and without hitting the pressure release button the inner valve is locked shut and siphoning isn’t possible. Not sure on only models.

Which release button are you referring to? I can basically press on the fuel door and open it even when the car is locked, unlike other vehicles where this door is locked if the car is locked. I am referring of course to newer vehicles where there is no cap on the fuel tank, just the door (whatever this newer fueling system is called).

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