AndyW
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| posted on 3/12/12 at 01:51 PM |
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fuel cap IVA proof???
Hi guys
Any one any experience of this fuel cap RMD link
As with most things now that Im near the end of the build I want to keep costs down and save for the test.
Would this cap be ok?? I mean its easy enough to make a teather just wondered about the external projections and other considerations
Thanks
A
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Matt_C
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| posted on 3/12/12 at 01:58 PM |
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No at the stage of IVA yet myself but I got a similar filler from car builder solutions which says IVA ok, but that is all I have to go on. The link
below seems to be yours which also says IVA ok.
http://www.cbsonline.co.uk/product/Budget_94mm_Locking_Aero_Fuel_Cap_Assembly_Satin_Aluminium_AERO694
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renetom
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| posted on 3/12/12 at 02:46 PM |
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cap
Hi
That fine for IVA, BUT , & there's always one.
You will need an unleaded insert for it & make sure its tethered.
If you have not done it yet, don't put it in the back panel but on the top.
You'l save yourself a lot of agro at the pumps.
Good luck
René
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Charlie_Zetec
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| posted on 3/12/12 at 03:30 PM |
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Why put it on the top and not the back panel? I think it looks smarter on the rear, and then you don't run the risk of spiling petrol onto the
top panel and possibly into the cockpit....
And is the unleaded insert compulsory for IVA?
Artificial intelligence is no match for natural stupidity!
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adithorp
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| posted on 3/12/12 at 03:31 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by renetom
Hi
That fine for IVA, BUT , & there's always one.
You will need an unleaded insert for it & make sure its tethered.
If you have not done it yet, don't put it in the back panel but on the top.
You'l save yourself a lot of agro at the pumps.
Good luck
René
Is the unleaded insert still required? I thought it wasn't in the IVA anymore.
As said, teather it. It's open to interretation in the manual so just doit to be on the safe side... and you'll never leave it behind at
the pumps.
"A witty saying proves nothing" Voltaire
http://jpsc.org.uk/forum/
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renetom
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| posted on 3/12/12 at 04:33 PM |
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Cap
Hi
Pretty sure it still needs to be tethered.
As for the insert , we had to have it in Dec 2011 , he looked for it!
With regards to filler positioning , the reason I said top was that my
son had a Westfield with the cap at the back & was always
complaining about filling it up , stop start, stop start.
If your not sure about anything regarding IVA
Get in touch via email : approvals@vosa.gov.uk
They are very helpful.
We pestered the life out of them & they always came back with
a polite reply.
René
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Davegtst
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| posted on 3/12/12 at 04:55 PM |
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It looks exactly the same as my one but mine is black. You will need a teather but thats easy to do. Mine passed ok without the unleaded restricter
a few months ago but these testers seem to be very inconsistant.
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rdodger
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| posted on 3/12/12 at 06:29 PM |
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I got one of these
Not exactly Locost but has everything you need. Mine is black 
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40inches
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| posted on 3/12/12 at 06:35 PM |
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The insert was deleted from the IVA test.
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big_wasa
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| posted on 3/12/12 at 07:00 PM |
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Yep I have what looks like the same filler and there all made by Newton.
oh yeh water rail is in the post. 
On a budget, maybe 
eBay Item
[Edited on 3/12/12 by big_wasa]
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Acc8braman
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| posted on 3/12/12 at 07:05 PM |
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Hmm, not sure about tethering, the cap must either be tethered to the vehicle or be of a lockable type where the key can only be removed when the cap
is locked or an automatically opening and closing, non-removable fuel filler cap
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adithorp
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| posted on 3/12/12 at 07:54 PM |
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On those caps they can be turned to the closed position and the key removed without it being fitted to the filler neck. As a result it needs to be
tethered.
"A witty saying proves nothing" Voltaire
http://jpsc.org.uk/forum/
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Acc8braman
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| posted on 3/12/12 at 08:02 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by adithorp
On those caps they can be turned to the closed position and the key removed without it being fitted to the filler neck. As a result it needs to be
tethered.
But you wont be able to put it back in the the filler neck
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stevegough
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| posted on 3/12/12 at 09:11 PM |
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You don't need the cap tethered for IVA if the key stays in when the cap is removed (regardless of whether you can remove the key by locking
it).
You no longer need to have an unleaded restrictor.
Luego Locost C20XE.
Build start: October 6th 2008.
IVA passed Jan 28th 2011.
First drive Feb 10th 2011.
First show: Stoneleigh 1st/2nd May 2011.
'Used up' first engine may 3rd 2011!
Back on the road with 2nd engine may 24th
First PASA mad drive 26/7/11
Sold to Mike in Methyr Tydvil 19/03/14
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umgrybab
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| posted on 3/12/12 at 09:35 PM |
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I think they have removed the unleaded fuel restrictor from the IVA, I couldn't find it from the October 2012 one. It used to say you needed one
if your vehicle was unleaded and newer than 1990 or something to that effect.
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iank
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| posted on 3/12/12 at 09:54 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by umgrybab
I think they have removed the unleaded fuel restrictor from the IVA, I couldn't find it from the October 2012 one. It used to say you needed one
if your vehicle was unleaded and newer than 1990 or something to that effect.
They did, based on not being able to buy leaded petrol (from normal fuel stations) for over 10 years, IIRC it was finally banned in 2000(ish) but most
stations had stopped selling it well before that.
Might still be worth having if you're the kind of person who might put diesel in absent mindedly 
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Never argue with an idiot. They drag you down to their level, then beat you with experience.
Anonymous
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micksalt
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| posted on 6/4/16 at 10:09 AM |
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Cheers guys, you've just saved me £21.60 with this thread.
Mick
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