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Old Dec 6, 2020 | 01:38 PM
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Another problem...
Why does my stupid car keep telling me to check the gas cap?

There's no problem with it.
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Old Dec 6, 2020 | 01:55 PM
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seal on the cap could have failed, or another part of the evap system.
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Originally Posted by CastorTroy
seal on the cap could have failed, or another part of the evap system.
Wonderful.
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Old Dec 6, 2020 | 03:30 PM
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Just replace the gasket. That's all it took for mine.
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Originally Posted by bbirdwell
Just replace the gasket. That's all it took for mine.
I might replace the fuel cap.

Which gasket?
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gasket/seal for gas cap
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you can always just try turning the seal upside down
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you can always just try turning the seal upside down
That's what I did and it stopped.

This seems to imply that it's faulty fuel cap.
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