# 2006 Honda Accord - Fuel cap

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/2006-honda-accord-fuel-cap/127525>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** honda\
**Created:** [October 25, 2018, 4:39pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2006-honda-accord-fuel-cap/127525 "2018-10-25T16:39:21Z")\
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**Author:** ![mohammedabdul](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/34f0e0/32.png) [@mohammedabdul](https://community.cartalk.com/u/mohammedabdul)\
**Post date:** [October 25, 2018, 4:39pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2006-honda-accord-fuel-cap/127525/1 "2018-10-25T16:39:22Z")

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my honda accord 200k keeps signifying cover fuel cap at the dash board, what does this mean

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**Author:** ![Tester](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/tester/32/15976_2.png) [@Tester](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Tester)\
**Post date:** [October 25, 2018, 5:35pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2006-honda-accord-fuel-cap/127525/2 "2018-10-25T17:35:51Z")

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It means there may be a leak at the fuel cap.

Try tightening the fuel cap to see if that turns off the light.

If that doesn’t work, try applying a small amount of petroleum jelly to the seal on the cap and reinstall it to see if the light turns off. If it does, replace the fuel cap.

Tester