Stant 10838 Fuel Cap
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Product Description
Replacing an old, leaky or missing gas cap will save as much as a gallon of gas every 15 days and can pay for itself in less than three months. Stant gas caps are OE style and meet or exceed all original equipment performance and safety standards. A gas/fuel cap performs three very important functions; safety of the vehicle's occupants, fuel economy and reduce emissions. Safety: Without a fuel cap, gasoline vapors will be present around your car at all times. Those vapors can be ignited by a random spark or flame and are very dangerous if you are involved in an accident or rollover. Fuel Economy: According to Sun Oil Company research, a vehicle with a missing or inoperative fuel cap will allow 176 pounds (22 gallons) of gasoline to evaporate over the period of one year. Emissions: Gasoline vapors emit hydrocarbons which dissolve the earth's ozone layer and cause smog.
Product Details
- Amazon Sales Rank: #596 in Automotive
- Brand: Stant
- Model: 10838
- Number of items: 1
- Dimensions: 3.10" h x 3.50" w x 3.80" l, .7 pounds
Features
- Replacing an old, leaky or missing gas cap can save as much as a gallon of gas every 15 days
- A new gas cap can pay for itself in less than three months.
- Original equipment performance and safety standards
- OEM quality construction and materials
- Original Equipment replacement fuel cap
Customer Reviews
Most helpful customer reviews
9 of 9 people found the following review helpful.
By M. Bacon
My check engine light came on a while ago, and when I got my oil changed they said it was because of some kind of pressure vacuum something or other. But the point is they said it's most likely the gas cap. I replaced it with this one, and the light is off now. What a great price for a check engine light solution! Oh, and even though it doesn't have a cord like the factory one did, I just drilled took the tether off the old one, and drilled a hole into the cap of about the same size. Go with as small a hole as you can so the cord will be on tighter. I think I used 5/32 on the drill, then took the 7/32 bit and gouged around the inside edge ever so slightly.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful.
By P. Parent
Shortly after getting my Jeep Liberty, the engine light went on & I ended up spending $100 for the service dept. to tell me that there was nothing wrong... but I should bring it back if it happened again. Well, it happened again & again. Luckily though, before I spent another dime, my father (also a Liberty owner) told me about the infamous gas cap trouble that causes the engine light to come on.
After weeks of making sure the cap was on properly, the light came on one time & would not go out again no matter what. I finally ordered the Stant gas cap after some online research & the engine light has now gone out & stayed off.
I can't believe that this is such a simple & cheap fix, and that Jeep service centers know about this and rip their customers off by neither replacing the cap, or telling the customers what is happening.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful.
By Sysadmin
My factory original gas cap for my 2009 Nissan Frontier had given out after only two years. After the service engine soon light came on, the dealer did a smoke test and found the problem was a leaky gas cap. I was told I could order the factory original for $60, I declined and checked both with Stant's website and with Amazon Automotive to see what gas cap was appropriate for my truck. The dealer had offered me an alternative $15 gas cap, with unknown quality and ship time. I opted to go with the Stant cap instead.
The only downside of this was that I had to wait and drive around for three weeks before the engine light cleared itself. If I had purchased though the dealership, I could have had the trouble light cleared right away, and been sure that the gas cap would work. However, I was patient and thankfully the engine light cleared itself on the third week after I replaced the cap.
The most important part of the fuel cap is the rubber seal. The sta nt cap appeared to have a better quality seal than the factory cap. As for durability, I havn't had it long enough to find out when it will fail.
