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Fuel cap wont pop open
Posted: Sun Jan 15, 2023 10:55 am
by lukepcx
Just got back from the petrol station but had a little bit of a nightmare filling it up. I pressed the fuel button to pop the lid open but nothing happened. Cut a long story short I spent about 5 minutes fiddling with it until it finally popped and I was able to fill up.
Does anyone else have this issue? What can cause it and is there anything i can do to stop it happening again?
It seems to work completely fine now after I freed it, but now I'm worried that I'll be in the middle of nowhere the next time it sticks shut!
Re: Fuel cap wont pop open
Posted: Tue Jan 17, 2023 7:13 pm
by ChibaPhil
Not really an answer, but I had this happen on my bike and also saw a Japanese YouTuber describing the same issue on his PCX, so it seems to be a common problem. I asked my shop to look at it and they seemed familiar with the issue and fixed it quickly. I suspect it's something as simple as tightening the bolt on the hinge or similar, but I neglected to ask.
Re: Fuel cap wont pop open
Posted: Wed Jan 18, 2023 6:45 pm
by tatik
Put any card "ATM size" on it. Try it and thank me later
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Re: Fuel cap wont pop open
Posted: Wed Jan 25, 2023 4:45 pm
by you you
That does sound like an absolute nightmare. And sorted with an excruciating 5 mins of fiddling. Awful.
What options are open to you so that this absolute disaster doesn't happen again?
Re: Fuel cap wont pop open
Posted: Thu Feb 02, 2023 11:40 am
by motopaddy
Hi Common problem with 2022 , I insert a credit card under the flap and press the button , it pops open .
Re: Fuel cap wont pop open
Posted: Thu Feb 02, 2023 2:27 pm
by Mprime
I had the exact same issue on mine about a week ago. I was able to get it to pop open, but I haven't looked further into it.
Re: Fuel cap wont pop open
Posted: Sun Feb 12, 2023 8:29 pm
by big bear
havent had it happen to me yet on my pcx but it has happened on my x max never thought about sticking my credit card in there thanks for letting me know about that trick
Re: Fuel cap wont pop open
Posted: Fri Mar 03, 2023 9:42 am
by Mprime
Anyone know what the dealer fix is? I've had it happen a number of times now and it's pretty annoying.
Re: Fuel cap wont pop open
Posted: Fri Mar 03, 2023 10:44 am
by tjupille
I don't know how similar the new ones are to my 2013, but when that was sticking, a dab of silicone grease on the catch helped. The biggest impact was by poking the release switch HARD, not just pressing it lightly.
Re: Fuel cap wont pop open
Posted: Sun Mar 05, 2023 6:54 am
by sutbags
Mprime wrote: ↑Fri Mar 03, 2023 9:42 am
Anyone know what the dealer fix is? I've had it happen a number of times now and it's pretty annoying.
I took my PCX in for the first service a few weeks ago and mentioned the problem. The mechanic said that they file a bit of the plastic down on the catch and it fixes it, very common problem apparently.