2013 Ford Focus ST Long-Term Road Test

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edited September 2014 in Ford

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  • throwbackthrowback Member Posts: 445
    I thought this was a gimmick when I bought my 2012 Focus. Now when I have to fill up the wife's car I'm annoyed I have to remove the gas cap! Once you get used to capless, it's hard to go back.
  • ddougyyddougyy Member Posts: 7
    It is a neat feature. However, Jersey drivers may experience it becoming annoying, or at least I did. Almost everytime I brought my '12 Mustang to the pump, I would be informed that my gas cap was missing. Got sick of explaining. It made it even worse that I fill up at the same station, from the same guy, 95% of the time.
  • greenponygreenpony Member Posts: 531
    You could always move to one of the 48 other states where you're able to pump your own, ddougyy.
  • stovt001_stovt001_ Member Posts: 799
    I recall the Mustang had issues with this, stranding a driver on the way to Vegas IIRC due to fuel fill-up issues. I assume that issue hasn't resurfaced?
  • robs249_robs249_ Member Posts: 42
    @ddougyy That's like when Chevy introduced the flush fuel door on the 07 Tahoe that appeared like you had to unlock from the inside, meanwhile you just had to push on it for it to pop open. At any full service gas station we were asked to unlock the fue
  • gslippygslippy Member Posts: 514
    How does this design keep dirt out of the fuel tank? It seems like airborne dirt could easily collect inside the filler, and simply get washed into the tank upon filling.
  • baggs32baggs32 Member Posts: 3,229
    "How does this design keep dirt out of the fuel tank? It seems like airborne dirt could easily collect inside the filler, and simply get washed into the tank upon filling."

    The door has a rubber gasket on it to prevent anything from getting in there while the door is closed. If you are one of those goofballs that drives around with the fuel door open then you probably would risk something getting in there.
  • greenponygreenpony Member Posts: 531
    stovt001, I thought the Mustang's issues were related to a faulty fuel pump that transfers fuel from one half of the tank to the other. The car reacted as designed, alerting the driver that fuel range was low (since the car "knew" it couldn't get fuel out of half of the tank). The driver decided that he/she knew better, decided to chance it, and got stranded. So, problem not related to the capless filling system, but rather to the combination of a faulty pump, a split tank design, and a driver who thought he/she knew better.
  • zippy75zippy75 Member Posts: 1
    Mine pops open every time I go through a car wash. Fortunately, it happens during the dry cycle, when a blast of pressurized air pushes the spring-loaded door open. I expect I might get some water in my gas if it happened earlier.
  • heimhankheimhank Member Posts: 1
    My focus was used when I got it and did not come with one. How can I purchase one? What's the part called?
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