Gas Cap Frozen Shut!

korea2vermont · 01-10-2009, 10:00 AM

My '08 Forester's gas tank lid is frozen shut, so I can't refill my tank. Anyone know how to remedy this? Thanks!

JeffLee · 01-10-2009, 10:02 AM

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Originally Posted by korea2vermont

My '08 Forester's gas tank lid is frozen shut, so I can't refill my tank. Anyone know how to remedy this? Thanks!

that's happened to me before, just twist it really hard.

joe r · 01-10-2009, 10:17 AM

Get some hot water & pour it over the cap realy slow.

joe r

korea2vermont · 01-10-2009, 10:19 AM

I mean the door that covers the cap. I can't even get to it to twist it!

joe r · 01-10-2009, 10:20 AM

Pour the hot water over the furl door slow so that it will melt the ice if there is some in there.Also a few post's down from yours another FOrester owner is having the same issue.

joe r

Dan · 01-10-2009, 10:29 AM

Frozen fuel door

JeffLee · 01-10-2009, 10:36 AM

o, that happened to me too.

Just punch it a few times..

do i sound too red-necky?

vicali · 01-10-2009, 12:14 PM

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Originally Posted by JeffLee

do i sound too red-necky?

well it's less red-necky than shooting it..

that has happened to me as well, I tapped

it loose.
I found that if you have the cap closed right the plastic attach cord thing will push against the door, gives it a little more spring in the winter.. if you will.

korea2vermont · 01-10-2009, 12:57 PM

Banging on it a few times solved the problem. Hopefully I don't dent my car, and hopefully this isn't a recurring problem. Thanks for the tips.

Suzy Subaru · 01-10-2009, 12:59 PM

Get a torch and.........

SuperRu · 01-10-2009, 01:04 PM

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Originally Posted by Suzy Subaru

Get a torch and.........

You are too funny.

Just like the guy who was cleaning cobwebs from the eaves of his house with a torch.

How Not To Clean Cobwebs From Ones Eaves : The Real Estate Bloggers

gumby1996 · 01-10-2009, 01:35 PM

I hate to say I used my house key when this happened to me a couple of weeks ago. No scratches and I was able to fill up!

CabinDude · 01-10-2009, 05:12 PM

If you're at home, just use a hair dryer. The hood on my Sentra used to freeze shut all the time.

Geezer · 01-11-2009, 08:52 AM

I always carry a small squirt bottle of Methyl Hydrate for emergencies like this. A squirt around the lid and a one minute wait should be all that is required.

Geezer

chubbs · 01-11-2009, 09:07 AM

This use to happen to me on a weekly basis when i was living in burlington, VT. I would go to the station, pull the gas tank lever, go to pump and notice it was frozen shut...It was always the bottom part of it that would freeze shut. So like mentioned above, I would take my car keys and scrape out the ice but unfortunately I have a few scratches from it.

01-10-2009, 10:00 AM	#1 (permalink)
korea2vermont Join Date: May 2008 Location: Seoul/Vermont Posts: 8 Gallery: 0 iTrader: 0 / 0%	Gas Cap Frozen Shut! My '08 Forester's gas tank lid is frozen shut, so I can't refill my tank. Anyone know how to remedy this? Thanks!

01-10-2009, 10:17 AM	#3 (permalink)
joe r Pleiads' biggest leghumper Contributing Member Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: Wenatchee,Wa 98801 Posts: 7,865 Gallery: 0 iTrader: 39 / 100%	Get some hot water & pour it over the cap realy slow. joe r __________________ 04 FXT manual Platinum Silver = Mine. 04 FXT auto Sierra Gold = Hers.

01-10-2009, 10:20 AM	#5 (permalink)
joe r Pleiads' biggest leghumper Contributing Member Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: Wenatchee,Wa 98801 Posts: 7,865 Gallery: 0 iTrader: 39 / 100%	Pour the hot water over the furl door slow so that it will melt the ice if there is some in there.Also a few post's down from yours another FOrester owner is having the same issue. joe r __________________ 04 FXT manual Platinum Silver = Mine. 04 FXT auto Sierra Gold = Hers.

01-10-2009, 10:29 AM	#6 (permalink)
Dan Contributing Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: La Crosse area, Wisconsin Posts: 4,523 Gallery: 0 iTrader: 0 / 0%	Frozen fuel door __________________ SHIFT_to_Subaru '04 XT, 5spd

01-10-2009, 10:36 AM	#7 (permalink)
JeffLee Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Black Creek, BC. Posts: 1,023 Gallery: 0 iTrader: 0 / 0%	o, that happened to me too. Just punch it a few times.. do i sound too red-necky? __________________ O3 XS MT Go Canucks Go!

01-10-2009, 10:19 AM	#4 (permalink)
korea2vermont Join Date: May 2008 Location: Seoul/Vermont Posts: 8 Gallery: 0 iTrader: 0 / 0%	I mean the door that covers the cap. I can't even get to it to twist it!

01-10-2009, 12:57 PM	#9 (permalink)
korea2vermont Join Date: May 2008 Location: Seoul/Vermont Posts: 8 Gallery: 0 iTrader: 0 / 0%	Banging on it a few times solved the problem. Hopefully I don't dent my car, and hopefully this isn't a recurring problem. Thanks for the tips.

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Suzy Subaru Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Sudbury, Ontario Canada Posts: 117 Gallery: 0 iTrader: 0 / 0%	Get a torch and.........

01-10-2009, 01:35 PM	#12 (permalink)
gumby1996 Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: CT Posts: 32 Gallery: 0 iTrader: 0 / 0%	I hate to say I used my house key when this happened to me a couple of weeks ago. No scratches and I was able to fill up! __________________ Older but wiser, I think.....

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CabinDude Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Fairbanks, AK Posts: 172 Gallery: 0 iTrader: 0 / 0%	If you're at home, just use a hair dryer. The hood on my Sentra used to freeze shut all the time. __________________ 2008 Forester 2.5X 5MT

01-11-2009, 08:52 AM	#14 (permalink)
Geezer Join Date: May 2008 Location: Milton, Ontario, Canada Posts: 416 Gallery: 2 iTrader: 0 / 0%	I always carry a small squirt bottle of Methyl Hydrate for emergencies like this. A squirt around the lid and a one minute wait should be all that is required. Geezer __________________ Griff (The Geezer) Drives a 2009 Forester XS Ltd.

01-11-2009, 09:07 AM	#15 (permalink)
chubbs Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 7 Gallery: 0 iTrader: 0 / 0%	This use to happen to me on a weekly basis when i was living in burlington, VT. I would go to the station, pull the gas tank lever, go to pump and notice it was frozen shut...It was always the bottom part of it that would freeze shut. So like mentioned above, I would take my car keys and scrape out the ice but unfortunately I have a few scratches from it.

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