Locking fuel door / cap

[TN-Retiree]

Leave it to ford to design a cap-less gas tank and then sell a cap for it...

Now that's funny!

 

[Roert42]

Don’t most filler necks have a screen in them to keep stuff from getting into the gas tank?

 

[adsm08]

Don’t most filler necks have a screen in them to keep stuff from getting into the gas tank?

No.

 

[cbxer55]

Don’t most filler necks have a screen in them to keep stuff from getting into the gas tank?

Or to keep peeps from sticking a hose down there and siphoning out your gas. But with these new-fangled plastic tanks, all you need do is poke a hole in it and Voila, gas gone.

 

[adsm08]

Or to keep peeps from sticking a hose down there and siphoning out your gas. But with these new-fangled plastic tanks, all you need do is poke a hole in it and Voila, gas gone.

I did that to a metal tank last week.

To be fair, it was already in the shop to have the tank replaced because of the leak from the pin hole rusted through the bottom. I just made it bigger.

 

[RangerNumber3]

Wow... I don't think I could live somewhere where its illegal to play with my own hose.

I see what you did there!

 

[HenryMac]

This says nothing about our Rangers?

I agree that the door should lock, but there is this.
Locking Fuel Plug | The Official Site for Ford Accessories
Turn tampering away - enhance your peace of mind with this precision-fit fuel plug. Easy on and off at the twist of a key. For Use with Capless Fuel Filler System. . Compatible with Edge 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014 and Escape Hybrid 2010, 2011, 2012 and Escape 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012 and Expedition...

accessories.ford.com

Mokume reports in the post directly before yours that " it does not fit 5G Rangers"

 

[Sharky]

did anyone look at the fuel funnel that comes with the truck in case you run out of gas ?
I had asked the salesman about the tamper proof fuel filler, he said the filler tube is bent in a way
that you need that funnel & it is tamper proof....?
I find that hard to believe

 

[racsan]

my escape was supposed to have a funnel with it, it is missing but Ive been able to add gas with a 3/8 hose & boat primer bulb. havent tried to siphon gas from it. Ive thought about replacing the assembly so it has a real gas cap, seems stupid to not have one & just rely on the fuel door to act as a seal. I find it hard to believe ford felt the need to “tamper-proof” the fuel fill. Hardly a marketing incentive.