# 2017 Dodge Grand Caravan - Worried about paint

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/2017-dodge-grand-caravan-worried-about-paint/133816>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** dodge\
**Created:** [February 2, 2019, 4:04pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2017-dodge-grand-caravan-worried-about-paint/133816 "2019-02-02T16:04:40Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![Frank38](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/a3d4f5/32.png) [@Frank38](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Frank38)\
**Post date:** [February 2, 2019, 4:04pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2017-dodge-grand-caravan-worried-about-paint/133816/1 "2019-02-02T16:04:40Z")

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When I fill up with gas I noticed there is water, salt and grime coming from the road and up to the gas cap, showed the dealer; and they don’t know. It is ruining my paint and possibly my engine if it gets inside the gas cap opening.

What should I do, obviously it is an inherit problem, a friend of mine has the same problem on a different year?

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**Author:** ![VOLVO-V70](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/8e8cbc/32.png) [@VOLVO-V70](https://community.cartalk.com/u/VOLVO-V70)\
**Post date:** [February 2, 2019, 4:06pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2017-dodge-grand-caravan-worried-about-paint/133816/2 "2019-02-02T16:06:59Z")

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Not really sure what you mean but the gas cap will keep stuff out of the tank.

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**Author:** ![Purebred](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/purebred/32/46796_2.png) [@Purebred](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Purebred)\
**Post date:** [February 2, 2019, 4:31pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2017-dodge-grand-caravan-worried-about-paint/133816/3 "2019-02-02T16:31:48Z")

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Washing and wax should protect your paint fairly well.