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polar_white
08-14-2007, 09:46 AM
This morning I had to fuel up my gas tank for the first time, got 555KM on my odo when the last bar started blinking :w00t: ALL was city driving and had AC on sometimes. NOT BAD! I ended up adding 37 litres, so got about 5 litres left in the tank, I guess that's about 60-70KM more on I can go with this last bar!

However the question is when I tried to close the gas cap, I could only hear one tiny little "click" and can no longer tighten it any further, in my previous two cars, civic and mazda3, I remembered I could tighten the cap with at least 3-5 clicks or more. I am wondering if this is NORMAL with our Yaris? Is your car doing the samething? I also noticed that on the cap it says "Tighten cap until 1 click", something like that, hrmm... maybe that's how it works?

sambo42xa
08-14-2007, 09:56 AM
One click. That's what my cap shows also, along with it stating it in the manual. :wink:

YarisTom73
08-14-2007, 10:34 AM
Yep, when all else fails READ THE DIRECTIONS :laugh:
(sorry, couldn't help myself)

ALY
08-14-2007, 10:38 AM
It says right on the gas cap (or inner door) to turn until 1 click.

sherryberry
08-14-2007, 10:43 AM
lol yup it's on there on the gas cap. if you hear a click, it's tight. stop turning :smile:

polar_white
08-14-2007, 11:05 AM
ahhh... I was thinking about the manual.... but was too late for work!! i guess this is normal then.... i will stop turning lolll

PS, i still feel the cap is not tight enough compare to my other cars, when i reverse the cap, it's like half spin before it gets loose!

YarisTom73
08-14-2007, 11:46 AM
Yeah, it's a weird feeling. I suppose it's more of that nifty Japanese ingenuity :wink: