Might want to make sure after your next drive that it wasn't done that way on purpose; maybe the PO had a plugged vent and "fixed" it by using a leaking cap.
-Tim On Mon, Mar 28, 2011 at 8:07 PM, Curt Raymond <curtlud...@yahoo.com> wrote: > I've been noticing that my '84 190D doesn't do anything all that exciting in > the fuel mileage department, 34mpg is pretty normal. This concerned me as my > '85 did more like 38. I'd just about passed it off as auto vs manual (the > auto really wants overdrive) but tonight while filling up I realized the side > of the car was wet with fuel. Spent a minute fiddling with the cap and > realized it didn't really click into place like my other cars do. Its also > smaller than the cap on my other cars. In fact I think its an oil cap... I'd > always wondered if the caps were the same size. > > I got home and swapped the cap with the one on my '83 240D which is bigger in > the part you grip. This cap clicks into place and didn't leak on the 240D > back when I was driving it. In fact one time when the tank vent plugged I had > a heck of a time getting it off. > > We'll see... > > -Curt > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
