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Petrol cap side vs Fuel gauge
« on: 11 March 2009, 00:39:23 »
Is it an urban myth that someone just mentioned again to me or not?

Does the petrol can nozzle printed on your fuel gauge point to which side your petrol cap is? Seems a bit ridiculous and I always wondered if this was a wind up. Not one to be gullible usually, but its got me wondering now... :)
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Re: Petrol cap side vs Fuel gauge
« Reply #1 on: 11 March 2009, 00:41:32 »
is too...

After extensive gossip with others, appears to be true....

Nozzle on the pump indicating which side the filler is on??
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Re: Petrol cap side vs Fuel gauge
« Reply #2 on: 11 March 2009, 00:42:51 »
NO!

it is a Myth proven wrong by Renault's & citroen /puglet are also the otherway round but  have the nozzle on the drivers side
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Re: Petrol cap side vs Fuel gauge
« Reply #3 on: 11 March 2009, 00:45:16 »
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NO!

it is a Myth proven wrong by Renault's & citroen /puglet are also the otherway round but  have the nozzle on the drivers side

Can't think about the symbol, will try to remember, bu fill cap is on passenger side. :)
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Re: Petrol cap side vs Fuel gauge
« Reply #4 on: 11 March 2009, 00:47:24 »
one of the local boy racers has a Noddy citroen c3 that has the flap on drivers side and nozzle totherside so me being me assumed all citroens are the same!
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Re: Petrol cap side vs Fuel gauge
« Reply #5 on: 11 March 2009, 00:49:37 »
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one of the local boy racers has a Noddy citroen c3 that has the flap on drivers side and nozzle totherside so me being me assumed all citroens are the same!

No, on the left :) C4 Picasso 7 seater thing ;)
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Re: Petrol cap side vs Fuel gauge
« Reply #6 on: 11 March 2009, 00:50:52 »
..... and discuss.....   ;D
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Re: Petrol cap side vs Fuel gauge
« Reply #7 on: 11 March 2009, 00:53:37 »
Well, I think the petrol / diesel fill on the left is best because...
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Re: Petrol cap side vs Fuel gauge
« Reply #8 on: 11 March 2009, 00:54:57 »
Haha quite, I've started something here haven't I..my guess is it may have been at some point..maybe on British cars only or something then?

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Re: Petrol cap side vs Fuel gauge
« Reply #9 on: 11 March 2009, 01:01:24 »
Nope not british cars ive just been a rite sado and found this ....

Rover 400 a car most of us have seen maybe even driven a bag of terrible s***e some may say but still Cap is on passengers side dashboard shows this
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Re: Petrol cap side vs Fuel gauge
« Reply #10 on: 11 March 2009, 01:46:21 »
Aww bugger. Thats pee'd on my chips! Well I'll sleep well now then!!

One for Mythbusters me thinks  ;D
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Re: Petrol cap side vs Fuel gauge
« Reply #11 on: 11 March 2009, 01:54:48 »
sorry to do that but i spent a year doing absolutly nothing at work except surf me and collegues used to find things like this out and then try proving to see if they were true  :y
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Re: Petrol cap side vs Fuel gauge
« Reply #12 on: 11 March 2009, 02:03:30 »
No worries, I always find answers with a search when people are wondering - I should have Googled it, but its more fun on here!

EDIT: oh yeah..sleep..that was it..  ;D
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Re: Petrol cap side vs Fuel gauge
« Reply #13 on: 11 March 2009, 10:01:42 »
some car manufacturers do print and arrow to denote what side of the car the cap/flap is on, i believe ford do this on the fiesta and escort/focus....

some other manufacturers do place the decal to denote what side the flap is on........
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Re: Petrol cap side vs Fuel gauge
« Reply #14 on: 11 March 2009, 15:50:20 »
not true
my mig has got the petrol cap on the drivers side and ann's honda has got the petrol cap on the passenger side

the fuel gauge on the dash is the same symbol

it's normal the opposite side to the exhaust outlet
and thats only true and single side exit exhaust
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just need to tax the tank now:)
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