Broken Fuel Cap

Im hoping that somebody will be able to help me...I went out in my landy this morning to put some fuel in it, to find the locking fuel cap was partially prised off and the plastic top came off in my hand whilst trying to unlock it leaving the locking piece in situ. I am unable to remove this piece...i can only think that some scumbag has been trying to steal the diesel unsuccessfully..Im not a happy fella this morning.

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BelowH2o said:

Im hoping that somebody will be able to help me...I went out in my landy this morning to put some fuel in it, to find the locking fuel cap was partially prised off and the plastic top came off in my hand whilst trying to unlock it leaving the locking piece in situ. I am unable to remove this piece...i can only think that some scumbag has been trying to steal the diesel unsuccessfully..Im not a happy fella this morning.

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You should be able to unlock the 'insides' as normal and change to the newly purchased replacement you have sourced ...

It might help to post your problem in the relevant landie section : series/defender/disco/freelander..............

Many thanks, i am new to Landrovers so i was unsure...I appreciate your help.

Lol erm what land rover? Cap like this?

Sorry yes it is a landrover 90 county TD5,the cap is exactly like that one.. I didnt realise that it just unscrewed once the top was broken off.. Just have to get a replacement now. I didnt post this in the 90 section as i just thought of it as a locking fuel cap and not relevent to the model..my mistake in hindesight i probably should have. Thanks for the help.

BelowH2o said:

Sorry yes it is a landrover 90 county TD5,the cap is exactly like that one.. I didnt realise that it just unscrewed once the top was broken off.. Just have to get a replacement now. I didnt post this in the 90 section as i just thought of it as a locking fuel cap and not relevent to the model..my mistake in hindesight i probably should have. Thanks for the help.

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any retard that knows landys wouldnt bother with the cap to steal fuel in my opinion.

I have an interesting case with my '99 TD5 Defender locking diesel cap...

I can literally "prise" the black plastic cap off with my hands (whether it's locked or not) revealing the lock barrel (a red plastic tube) which itself can be easily lifted out of the white ratchet gear - and then the bottom half of the fuel cap can be loosened by hand to open the filler tube.

I can, in essence, remove my fuel cap by hand without the key (allbeit into three pieces - which I can then also re-assemble without much fuss).


This can't be standard Landy practise can it?! :confused2: Do I need to buy a new locking fuel cap (twenty quid?) or am I missing a securing screw (or a bit of no-more-nails) to stop this top half being popped off?


I don't wanna firmly attach the black plastic cap to the lock barrel or the bottom half, because if I do it would be in a state of perminent unlock, which is just about worse than it is at the moment.

I would discover this as I went all in for a full tank