I went ahead and purchased one:

http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b5...x/DSC01664.jpg
I'll test it out as well :happydance:

sweetness! drove the z three times today to and from work and no CEL :tup:

I need this.

yes you do...

j/k

it seems to be fine...need to do more testing...i.e.fill ups

I was about ready to buy a couple for my cars, but then I saw the NASCAR logo. Forget it.

For those of you that like stuff to magically show up at your door (like me) Amazon has it.

Just ordered two (+1 for the wife's xterra).

Nice find. Thanks!

:shakes head:

It wouldn't be hard to remove it. :shakes head::shakes head::shakes head::shakes head::shakes head::shakes head::shakes head::shakes head:

WOW what did i start lol. That company should pay me for giving them so much business lol.

i like it, but dont like it at the same time.
i like the though of the hands free gas cap, but i wash the gas fill area when i wash my car and i dont like the thought of water spraying into the tank.
besides the cap doesn't hang on the side of the car like some ppl say, there's a little hook on the door to hang the cap.

its all your fault noodles!!! look what youve done :shakes head:


:tup:

Well it's been like 3 days so far.

No CEL light, and no driving issues. Just filled up with 93 premium octane today and I had no problems. Drove about 40 miles to pick up my short shift kit from Fedex.

I think it's safe to say that gas cap won't cause any issues and is worth it for the convenience alone. :tup:

^^ :iagree:

i havent had any CEL issues either, still havent filled up yet, and probably wont till next week, but sofar so good :tup:

I hope you guy's have better luck with this than I did. I installed one on my Evo a while back and got al CEL a few days later. I gave it more time, and still another CEL. And also if it rained and I stopped to get gas there was always a little "pool" of water and as soon as I put the nozzle in: down the water went into the tank:mad:.

So a few weeks ago I just tried it in my CR-V thinking it was maybe just the car. But nope....same exact issues. And it only took a day to trigger a CEL. If you look at the spring on the trap door, it seems fairly easy to open with your finger in addition to the opening being fairly deep where water always "pools" after rain, wash. I don't trust it and will never use it on my Z!!!!!!!!!

(P.S. Same model number for both cars 41004)

^^^strange...i have had no issues and its rained twice and ive also washed it once since installed...

How much does it cost? Thanks

It's been raining on and off all week here in Georgia.

My car is not garaged or kept indoors; I don't have a car cover either. Zero issues, easy fill up at the pump.

I'm pretty sure there is a thread where someone sprayed the gas tank cover on purpose while doing a car wash just to prove that water doesn't build up inside and it funnels out. (AK370Z?)

I wasn't referring to how the cars are kept, more the fact that when you drive in the rain and pull in to gas up there was always a small amount of water built up against the flap and would go into the tank when the gas nozzle opens it. Not to mention the constant CEL's with two different vehicles.
Obviously the water from rain or wash would evaporate depending on when you fill up. Just my experience. Hopefully you guys won't have any issues like I have.

Just put one on....We'll see.....

Just got mine...thanks for letting us all know!

:tiphat:

filled up yesterday before lunch...sofar its good, no CEL :tup:

This may be dumb question,but how in the hell woould water get in there unless you drove around with the gas door open. Think about it, the angle that the door is at ? unless the water travaled up the insisde of the door then fell in the cap opening??? not going to happen.
Now if by some freak of nature that water did get into it wouldn't you see it when the gas door was open before inserting nozzle?:shakes head:

And besides, a 1/2 teaspoon of water puddled above the flap isn't going to have any impact at all when mixed with 19 gallons of gas...

The Water concern is silly..

Those people concerned about water aren't getting the FACT that the install and care directions indicate not to spray water DIRECTLY AT THE gas cap. The key word for those folks is "".

DIRECTLY - In a direct line, way, or manner; straight to.

Who would do that anyway?:confused:

you'd be surprised. someone will prolly do it just and post something saying water got in the tank during a fill after a car wash.

You're probably right..There are some guys here who arent exactly rocket scientists...;)

So I looked this up on Amazon and it says not for use in California?

"Does not work with all gas hoses, not for use in CA, OR, WA"

Anyone know why this is the case? Are our nozzles too big or something (hehehe I said nozzle)?

^^i took this from their help page...

"Note: Not recommended with vapor hooded nozzles. On hooded nozzles you may need to hold the nozzle in position to refuel properly or remove the cap and refuel without using the InStant Fill cap.

Note: If you are having difficulty, you may remove the cap and refuel without using the InStant cap.



Warning: Do not spray this cap directly with a stream of water. This may allow water to enter the fuel system.

Questions? 1-800-822-3121."

didnt say anything about state usage...i would call the 1-800 number and ask them...


Stant

Doesn't like the "Hooded" vapor recovery style of Nozzle..

Info from the instruction sheet here: Stant

Ok yeah its our lame vapor hooded nozzles. This state sucks ***. I hate it so much. +1 for you.

Update please :tiphat:

Mines worked fine for 3 weeks or so...No CEL or problems at all..

Thank you. Will obtain for the Z & G :tup:

Anyone tracked their gas mileage with these? I'm curious to see if there is any reduction due to the slim chance of evaporation.

no issues to report as of yet, no CELs and no water build up given a normal washing at the house...

another good thing, it has been raining everday the past week and no water build up from the rain either...

i dont believe there is any, why i say that is because if there was evap then I would get CELs...

I can see that point, I just can't believe something with a spring can create a tight enough seal to allow for no evap.

ford is using this type of gas fill on some their 2009 and up vehicles...

On fords? Last I remember, their fuel doors don't lock. Hoping they changed that for these :icon17:

the hybrid i drove had a door like ours...locks when driving (autolock at 15 mph) or cars locked...