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Chuckalicious



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It is indeed. I will hopefully report back with good news.

Post #238476 21st Oct 2014 10:06 am
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stevep999



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New cap fitted today, different coloured inside caping

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dorsetfreelander



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As there seems to be a variety of different caps/colours a photo of your new one would be interesting and perhaps a report in a few days on the hissing noise on cap removal.
Cheers

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mangching



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Looking for a Mantec sump guard and tank guard for Fl2 2014. Any one can give a helping hand?

Post #238731 23rd Oct 2014 4:34 pm
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Fitted yesterday, opened today.........no hiss. Will monitor Smile

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Chuckalicious



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Funky.

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Chuckalicious



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I should add mine hasn't arrived yet. Will post as soon as it does.

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D-Man



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stevep999 wrote:
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Fitted yesterday, opened today.........no hiss. Will monitor Smile

That's exactly what my replacement one looked like back in July and the problem hasn't returned since. 2011 SD4 HSE Auto
(Previously 2007 TD4 XS Manual)

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Chuckalicious



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I hope those are the ones Duckworths have!

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Chuckalicious



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Received mine today. Same as those above so clearly that's the new (and modified?) version.

Will post results once the car is back from MOT and has had a run.

Post #239391 29th Oct 2014 12:39 pm
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Chuckalicious



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I can confirm that after a 40 mile drive and the new cap fitted, it still sucked in a lot of air upon opening 😓

Post #239516 30th Oct 2014 12:34 pm
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D-Man



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Don't know what to suggest Sad
Replacement cap fixed mine. 2011 SD4 HSE Auto
(Previously 2007 TD4 XS Manual)

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Chuckalicious



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I'm really disappointed to be honest. Really cant be doing with worrying that there might be an underlying issue. Will get it checked when it is serviced next month I guess.

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D-Man



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If you've still got the old cap, how about drilling a small hole in it to use as a temporary measure? I suppose there's a non-zero probability the new cap has the same problem but you'd have to be really unlucky! 2011 SD4 HSE Auto
(Previously 2007 TD4 XS Manual)

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dorsetfreelander



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As we have two FL2s that do this I had a good look at one of ours and it's basically a pressure/vacuum release valve. I made up a little rig with various diameter tubing and insulation tape and found that if you suck hard enough it will "pop" and let air in. Unfortunately I don't have a vacuum gauge so I don't know how hard I was sucking. However the effective area of the cap is 2.4 sq ins (just measured it) I suppose that if the pressure in the tank was just a couple of psi down then it will take a force of 5lbs to remove it.

One strange thing though, yesterday I parked the car and took the cap off and got the hissing noise as the air entered the tank. This morning I removed the cap again (and the car hasn't moved or been started) and got the same effect. The local air pressure is virtually constant from my barometer so that only leaves temperature to explain a pressure change.

Sorry if this seems a bit nerdy but I was once a scientist.

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