# Filler flap restricting fuel

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/filler-flap-restricting-fuel/140674>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Created:** [May 20, 2019, 12:58pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/filler-flap-restricting-fuel/140674 "2019-05-20T12:58:57Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![SpudMuffin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ce73a5/32.png) [@SpudMuffin](https://community.cartalk.com/u/SpudMuffin)\
**Post date:** [May 20, 2019, 12:58pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/filler-flap-restricting-fuel/140674/1 "2019-05-20T12:58:57Z")

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I have a Buick Lucerne. The little flap door at the filler nozzle has come off. Now I have to fill my tank a pint at a time. It takes me 15 minutes to put 5 gallons of gas in. Any suggestions of how to get it out?

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**Author:** ![Mustangman](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/mustangman/32/44130_2.png) [@Mustangman](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Mustangman)\
**Post date:** [May 20, 2019, 1:07pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/filler-flap-restricting-fuel/140674/2 "2019-05-20T13:07:23Z")

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Remove the fuel filler neck. Either it will be in reach or it will fall into the gas tank.

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**Author:** ![SpudMuffin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ce73a5/32.png) [@SpudMuffin](https://community.cartalk.com/u/SpudMuffin)\
**Post date:** [May 20, 2019, 2:03pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/filler-flap-restricting-fuel/140674/3 "2019-05-20T14:03:29Z")

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Not sure how to do that on my car

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**Author:** ![Mustangman](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/mustangman/32/44130_2.png) [@Mustangman](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Mustangman)\
**Post date:** [May 20, 2019, 5:48pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/filler-flap-restricting-fuel/140674/4 "2019-05-20T17:48:58Z")

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Then maybe you should take it to a good independent repair shop and let them do it for you.

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**Author:** ![SpudMuffin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ce73a5/32.png) [@SpudMuffin](https://community.cartalk.com/u/SpudMuffin)\
**Post date:** [May 20, 2019, 5:57pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/filler-flap-restricting-fuel/140674/5 "2019-05-20T17:57:05Z")

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G nah, I’m too cheap for that I’ll just find a manual or something to figure it out dot-dot. Thanks