On Saturday, November 21, 2009 at 11:48:03 AM UTC-5, CWLee wrote:
> I just learned that the 2010 (and perhaps earlier) Ford
> Explorers, and other Ford models, have what Ford calls
> "Easy Fuel" capless fuel fillers. As near as I can
> tell, instead of unscrewing a cap, one inserts the gas
> pump nozzle into an opening which automatically moves
> aside for fueling, and immediately closes when the
> nozzle is withdrawn. So far, no problems.
> I also learned that one can buy a locking cover, to
> protect your gas tank from someone siphoning gas out.
> However, Ford says on one of its websites that it is
> almost impossible to siphon gas out, due to a second
> "one-way valve" on the tank where the filler attaches.
> That sounds OK to me too.
> Here is the potential problem I'm wondering if any of
> you have faced. The website also suggests that gas can
> be placed into your tank ONLY with a properly sized
> nozzle from a gas pump. Suppose you run out of gas,
> and need to add gas from a plastic 2- or 5-gallon gas
> can? Can one do it, or does that second "one-way
> valve" deep into the filler keep the gas from entering
> the tank?
> Has anyone here been successful in adding gas (other
> than at a gas station) to a Ford which is equipped with
> this relatively new device?
> Thanks.
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> CWLee
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> sacred
> cows. Believing we should hire for quality, not
> quotas, and
> promote for performance, not preferences.



Hey guys I have a Ford Fusion 2017 that has a capless gas tank. Are there locking gas caps for this model and or any other solutions to making my gas tank tamper proof?