How To Install Stant Tethered Fuel Cap

Howard Hortudy · Wednesday, December 15, 2021

Geez, I'm not gonna run outside and look but I just replaced my cap with a new OEM. As I remember, at the end of the tether you have a little plastic loop. If you look at the metal door flap which opens to access the gas filler pipe, near the top you should see a little metal protuberance or hook. The loop on your tether should fit snugly over this hook and you'll be good to go!

Last edited by Xfingers; 02-15-2017 at 06:27 AM. Reason: typo

2007 XC70, 206,000 miles
2002 V70XC, 130,000 miles, parts car
https://www.matthewsvolvosite.com/fo...ic.php?t=29892
This thread may help you if you have not figured it out already.
TomK

2006 xc70 Blue/tan 160,000 miles
2002 BMW 530i Sterling/Black 97,000 miles
2001 Mazda Millenia Sand Mica/Tan 190,000 miles
2003 VW Passat 1.8T 146,000 miles
Gene, you're talking about where the tether attaches to the cap itself? My tether broke recently so I replaced it with an OEM cap that had the tether attached. I guess your question still is if the tether can attach to your aftermarket cap?
On FCP's website, they show the tether going "around" the gas cap - https://www.fcpeuro.com/products/vol...eoIRoC2onw_wcB

2005 XC70 - 50/35 Tint, Yakima Rack
Thanks for the help guys and sorry for the delayed response. I had to leave town for a day getting supplies for work in my van.

Originally Posted by perkinscl

Gene, you're talking about where the tether attaches to the cap itself? My tether broke recently so I replaced it with an OEM cap that had the tether attached. I guess your question still is if the tether can attach to your aftermarket cap?

On FCP's website, they show the tether going "around" the gas cap - https://www.fcpeuro.com/products/vol...eoIRoC2onw_wcB

No actually, when I realized my cap was an aftermarket, I went with the Volvo cap with the tether already attached. But thanks for the link. My next FPC order will definitely include a spare!

Originally Posted by kutcht1

Bingo! I definitely need to look again, because I had considered the possibility that there was a hook on the door. I find it hard to imagine that I did not see that. I hope it's not broken off. As soon as I get dressed for the snowy weather, I'll go out and check again.
I appreciate the help.
I'm happy to say that thanks to you guys the problem is solved. The hook definitely was still there, I just didn't see it. My only real excuse is that the car had been parked tightly under some young-ish pine trees on my driveway and it's kind of dark in that little corner of the world. If I had thought to use a flashlight or wear my glasses I might have seen it.
We had most of a week of snowy weather, so I just left it parked in a safe place where no big branches couldn't fall on it. Paranoid right? No not really - it already happened once this December. Fortunately I have comp on my insurance so the repairs were covered.

Last edited by Gene-M; 02-16-2017 at 09:00 PM.
Now leave it alone.
Fragile hook, I snapped one off a couple of years ago with just a little tug

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