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castrolrob
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Posted: Mon Apr 28th, 2008 08:41 pm |
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failure would be retracting mechanism defective?
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Spongebob
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Posted: Wed Apr 23rd, 2008 11:17 pm |
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volksjim wrote: funny there is no failure for fuel cap missing???
Yes, I thought on first reading the last special notice that they'd fixed this but sadly it only applies to classes 1 and 2. The missing seal RFR is alright until you get a peugeot or similar with the seal on the filler neck not the cap. Anyone come across the new style renault megane yet with the push in filler cap that has a symbol along the lines of don't stick your fingers in here on it? Theres a floppy rubber seal like a wizards sleeve that is attached to the filler flap cover that I assume is meant to suffice for test purposes. I did try to ask on the refresher course about it but the guy didn't have a clue what I was on about, then again he he tried telling me you could fail the mondeos when the rear centre seatbelt is jammed in the retracted position but then failed to find an acceptable RFR for that as well.
Last edited on Wed Apr 23rd, 2008 11:23 pm by Spongebob
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castrolrob
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Posted: Wed Apr 23rd, 2008 07:51 am |
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queried them on my last refresher,as the man said push in type no no.screw thread acceptable as it provides a means of giving a positive seal.the fact that its useless apparently isnt our concern
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RFR
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Posted: Tue Apr 22nd, 2008 10:28 pm |
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There is a rfr for a missing seal  , I treat the temp caps with a "thumb screw" on an individual basis, if they meet the criteria then I pass & advise (temp cap fitted) if they do not then fail.
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volksjim
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Posted: Mon Apr 21st, 2008 11:40 pm |
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| funny there is no failure for fuel cap missing???
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Wesley
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Posted: Mon Apr 21st, 2008 09:49 pm |
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There are two types of temporary fuel caps, the older push in type, now not acceptable, and the newer type which has a black screw centre, which apparently is ok.
I personally think they are useless as do most of us, so the facility to advise is there.
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removalizer
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Posted: Mon Apr 21st, 2008 09:21 pm |
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According to the manual, fuel caps must be secured by a positive means, so how come in the list of advisories they are allowed to be fitted ?
Is everyone out there passing them as well ?
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