Still scratching my head ; why no cover on fuel fill??

[Ram4Sam]

I like that one a whole lot better than the wimpy one under the seat.......much bigger target to hit with the fuel can spout.

Also,I did make a cap per Joe's article in the mag, great fit....and for less than 3 bucks.

Sam

 

[ARedmon]

I'm sure that the RAM folks tested their capless system before they OK'd them. BUT, I still don't like looking into the filler tube and seeing grit, dirt, water droplets after being in a spray wash, etc. Maybe it's hard for any of that stuff to work its way down past the second flap, I dont' know. But why chance it? It would have been so simple and inexpensive (in mass production, especially) to make a cap for the fuel filler and alleviate all the worry about the fuel in our $69,000 (my cost) vehicles! I think this omission was a big mistake on RAM's part.

 

[JLandry]

I think Chrysler just wanted to make sure their truck buyers had something to complain about.

After all, there's really not much left to dislike with these trucks.

John L.

 

[RikDavis]

I capped mine. Kept having mental pictures of getting DEF down that opening or putting the DEF nozzle in the wrong hole

 

[Mawvelous]

Much ado over nothing

 

[Gonzo 1066]

I think Chrysler just wanted to make sure their truck buyers had something to complain about.

After all, there's really not much left to dislike with these trucks.

John L.

My feelings exactly.

 

[ARedmon]

Well, ... all of the fear and speculation about whether or not the dirt, sand, grit, water droplets, spilled DEF, etc can make its' way into the fuel tank could have been avoided if RAM had only produced a simple cap for the fuel filler. In mass, the cap probably would have been about $1 each. I mean, ... they had to have seen this hysteria coming, . duh?!? After owning my 2014 RAM HD for about 2 weeks, I saw dirt and grit down in the filler. Then, a few days later, I took it to a spray car wash to get the pollen off the truck. After spraying, I opened the hinged fuel/DEF access on the truck and saw water droplets in the fuel filler. The flimsy little rubber "seal" around that door is worthless. When closed, there's still a slight crack at the seal. The whole setup is poorly thought out, in my opinion. I went to Tractor Supply and found a polyethylene cap with close to the correct dimensions and modified it (with ShopTask Lathe) to be a slip fit into the fuel filler with a shoulder diameter just wider than the OD on the filler neck. I tethered it and anchored the tether at the same point as the DEF cap. Then I put a "DIESEL" sticker on the cap. Problem solved. So easy, even a RAM engineer could have (and SHOULD have) done it! LOL

 

[Ram4Sam]

If you want a cap with more bling, but a few dollars more..........

http://www.ebay.com/itm/221434377951

Turns out he is close to me, went and got one.........

Fits well, another option......

Sam

 

[ARedmon]

That plug does look nice Ram4Sam!