Fuel cap cord broke

casualsurfer · 10-25-2012, 08:44 PM

As I was getting gas today the rubber cord on the gas cap broke at the base of the cap (fatigue failure). Anyone know what the part number is for that? Thanks!

CarForHire · 10-25-2012, 08:48 PM

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Originally Posted by casualsurfer

As I was getting gas today the rubber cord on the gas cap broke at the base of the cap (fatigue failure). Anyone know what the part number is for that? Thanks!

I think part #7?

http://www.trademotion.com/parts/200...agramCallOut=3

EB9512 · 10-25-2012, 11:49 PM

I was told by my SA that there was no way to buy just a cord. I had to pop the $35.00 for a new cap and cord.

1QuikWS6 · 10-26-2012, 02:14 AM

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Originally Posted by CarForHire

I think part #7?

http://www.trademotion.com/parts/200...agramCallOut=3

No, that is not the gas cap tether - that part is the emergancy pull cable that runs from fuel door to inside of trunk to allow you to open fuel door if no power and/or fuel door latch damage.

Tether only comes as part of gas cap - must buy entire cap...

CJ421 · 10-26-2012, 08:10 AM

Are you under warranty? I'd imagine this would be covered. The cord broke twice on my Subaru and they replaced it no charge ...hard to imagine BMW wouldn't.

90rr · 10-26-2012, 09:10 AM

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Originally Posted by casualsurfer

As I was getting gas today the rubber cord on the gas cap broke at the base of the cap (fatigue failure). Anyone know what the part number is for that? Thanks!

Funny same happened to me yesterday

Ken07335i · 10-26-2012, 10:36 AM

Same thing happened to me Wednesday!

Ken07335i · 10-26-2012, 10:46 AM

Cap & tether are listed on Ebay @ $18.99 + 5.90 shipping.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/BMW-Gas-Fuel...74d9bf&vxp=mtr

BOBKUR · 10-26-2012, 11:26 AM

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Originally Posted by CJ421

Are you under warranty? I'd imagine this would be covered. The cord broke twice on my Subaru and they replaced it no charge ...hard to imagine BMW wouldn't.

Should be covered under smog warranty since it is part of the evaporator system.

bumere90 · 10-26-2012, 04:38 PM

had this happen to my E46 and E90 lol

A4Andre · 10-26-2012, 05:32 PM

Ordered one from turner motorsports a month ago. Better price than ebay i think.
http://www.turnermotorsport.com/p-2788-gas-cap-most-bmws-2000.aspx

EB9512 · 10-26-2012, 10:55 PM

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Originally Posted by CJ421

Are you under warranty? I'd imagine this would be covered. The cord broke twice on my Subaru and they replaced it no charge ...hard to imagine BMW wouldn't.

Could be my dealer but I was still under warranty and maintenance and still had to buy it......but then I think I pinched it so probably my issue to own.....

Efthreeoh · 10-27-2012, 05:21 AM

Seriously, what are you guys doing with the gas cap? I've filled my car up almost 600 times and my tether is good as new. Besides there's a holder built into the fuel door, why do you really need a tether in the first place?

CombatNinja · 10-27-2012, 07:23 AM

Mine broke also--right when I used my multitool to cut through the little bastard the first time I filled up. Consider yourself lucky and don't replace it.

Pappy · 10-27-2012, 11:49 AM

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Originally Posted by Efthreeoh

Seriously, what are you guys doing with the gas cap? I've filled my car up almost 600 times and my tether is good as new. Besides there's a holder built into the fuel door, why do you really need a tether in the first place?

Agreed, cars have been without this tether for years, so why be concerned?

tomtom11 · 10-27-2012, 12:02 PM

not sure if your car is under warranty but that happened to me and the dealer replaced or fixed it

northwest · 12-19-2018, 03:05 PM

Same thing happened to my 2015 X1. Both the dealership as well as BMW North America said it was not covered under the warranty. This is weird.

robthewrench · 12-19-2018, 03:06 PM

I got mine replaced under CPO a year or so ago. Guess my SA was being nice to me that day.

Speedy_12139 · 12-21-2018, 05:44 PM

Your car did you a favor 🤣 one of these days. Imma cut mine off. I hate that little thing.

Never seem to think about it untill I'm at the pumps again.

golf4 · 12-23-2018, 08:55 AM

I repaired my broken tether with an electrical crimp connector, (aka 'butt connector') normally used for joining two pieces of electrical wire.

gamesfrager · 12-24-2018, 02:14 AM

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Originally Posted by golf4

I repaired my broken tether with an electrical crimp connector, (aka 'butt connector') normally used for joining two pieces of electrical wire.

Nice thinking. Which leads me to think that maybe heat shrinking tubing might work?
Insert a smaller diameter first followed by a larger one to give it strength.
Never tried heat shrinking tubes, so not sure how they hold up.

Or maybe use the tubing on the butt connector to cover it up and make it look a bit nicer.

Efthreeoh · 01-11-2020, 02:28 PM

Reviving an old thread....

So my tether broke a few months ago. The E46 I got in September also had a missing tether as well. I dug around and found just the gas cap tether on Amazon. I bought 2 ea. on Jan. 4th last week for $16 ea. The price just got jacked to $23 ea. (a new cap is $24.44 from Tischer + shipping).

So just throwing it out there for everyone:

https://www.amazon.com/Dodoro-Fuel-T...8774512&sr=8-3

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Ken07335i Private First Class 19 Rep 184 Posts Drives: 2013 335i Convert. 6 MT Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Charleston, SC iTrader: (1)	Cap & tether are listed on Ebay @ $18.99 + 5.90 shipping. http://www.ebay.com/itm/BMW-Gas-Fuel...74d9bf&vxp=mtr
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Efthreeoh General 17198 Rep 18,691 Posts Drives: The E90 + Z4 Coupe & Z3 R'ster Join Date: May 2012 Location: Virginia iTrader: (0)	Seriously, what are you guys doing with the gas cap? I've filled my car up almost 600 times and my tether is good as new. Besides there's a holder built into the fuel door, why do you really need a tether in the first place?
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CombatNinja Banned 46 Rep 1,556 Posts Drives: e91 328i, e90 328i, e90 335i Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: United States iTrader: (0)	Mine broke also--right when I used my multitool to cut through the little bastard the first time I filled up. Consider yourself lucky and don't replace it.
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robthewrench Captain 266 Rep 952 Posts Drives: 11 E90 335i Join Date: Aug 2014 Location: Columbus OH iTrader: (0)	I got mine replaced under CPO a year or so ago. Guess my SA was being nice to me that day. __________________ bone stock
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Speedy_12139 Private 31 Rep 92 Posts Drives: 2011 335i xDrive Join Date: Jul 2018 Location: Ontario, Canada iTrader: (0)	Your car did you a favor 🤣 one of these days. Imma cut mine off. I hate that little thing. Never seem to think about it untill I'm at the pumps again.
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golf4 New Member 0 Rep 12 Posts Drives: 2009 Jet Black 335i Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Atlanta iTrader: (0)	I repaired my broken tether with an electrical crimp connector, (aka 'butt connector') normally used for joining two pieces of electrical wire.
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Efthreeoh General 17198 Rep 18,691 Posts Drives: The E90 + Z4 Coupe & Z3 R'ster Join Date: May 2012 Location: Virginia iTrader: (0)	Reviving an old thread.... So my tether broke a few months ago. The E46 I got in September also had a missing tether as well. I dug around and found just the gas cap tether on Amazon. I bought 2 ea. on Jan. 4th last week for $16 ea. The price just got jacked to $23 ea. (a new cap is $24.44 from Tischer + shipping). So just throwing it out there for everyone: https://www.amazon.com/Dodoro-Fuel-T...8774512&sr=8-3 __________________ A manual transmission can be set to "comfort", "sport", and "track" modes simply by the technique and speed at which you shift it; it doesn't need "modes", modes are for manumatics that try to behave like a real 3-pedal manual transmission. If you can money-shift it, it's a manual transmission. "Yeah, but NO ONE puts an automatic trans shift knob on a manual transmission."
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