# Gas Flap

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/gas-flap/50500>\
**Category:** Power/Fuel\
**Tags:** focus, ford, gasoline\
**Created:** [June 18, 2010, 1:23pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/gas-flap/50500 "2010-06-18T13:23:32Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
**Page:** 1

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**Author:** ![djohnson](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/0ea827/32.png) [@djohnson](https://community.cartalk.com/u/djohnson)\
**Post date:** [June 18, 2010, 1:23pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/gas-flap/50500/1 "2010-06-18T13:23:32Z")

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The silver flap that closes the fuel filler neck on my 2007 Ford Focus appears to have broken off and fell into the gas tank. What are the consequences? I have driven the car for two tank fills and have not encountered any problems. Will I need to be concerned in the future?

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**Author:** ![mcparadise](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/mcparadise/32/32_2.png) [@mcparadise](https://community.cartalk.com/u/mcparadise)\
**Post date:** [June 18, 2010, 1:27pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/gas-flap/50500/2 "2010-06-18T13:27:27Z")

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Assuming you’re not having trouble filling the tank I don’t think there will be any consequences. The little flap will lie harmlessly on the bottom of the tank.

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**Author:** ![Whitey](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/whitey/32/24680_2.png) [@Whitey](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Whitey)\
**Post date:** [June 18, 2010, 3:06pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/gas-flap/50500/3 "2010-06-18T15:06:22Z")

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Are sure the flap was ever there? I have recently seen cars that don’t have them.

If you aren’t sure whether or not it was there in the first place, take a look at another Focus to see if it has one.