Petrol flap

[phatfiesta75]

Hi everyone just realised that when I lock my car I can still open the petrol flap.....is this normal? I have had two 75's previously but can't remember if the flap was locked when I locked the cars 🤔 somehow I think it should be locked when I lock the car!
Ste

[clf]

Originally Posted by phatfiesta75

Hi everyone just realised that when I lock my car I can still open the petrol flap.....is this normal? I have had two 75's previously but can't remember if the flap was locked when I locked the cars 🤔 somehow I think it should be locked when I lock the car!
Ste

Check to see if the black plastic clip is still in place, the one at the 3 oclock position (as you look at the inside of the flap). If it is missing, the one at the 12 oclock position should hopefully be present, this is the one that you can place the fuel cap whilst filling up. It is the same as the locking one, so it can be swapped over.

there is a thread HERE

You can verify the locking pin pops out correctly with the flap open, and lock the car.

[phatfiesta75]

Originally Posted by clf

Check to see if the black plastic clip is still in place, the one at the 3 oclock position (as you look at the inside of the flap). If it is missing, the one at the 12 oclock position should hopefully be present, this is the one that you can place the fuel cap whilst filling up. It is the same as the locking one, so it can be swapped over.

there is a thread HERE

You can verify the locking pin pops out correctly with the flap open, and lock the car.

Thanks clf, I'll have a look now. I'll let you know.
Kind regards Ste

[phatfiesta75]

Clf no movement from the lock 😔 both black pieces present too mate but no movement on the lock 🤔.
Kind regards Ste

[clf]

Originally Posted by phatfiesta75

Clf no movement from the lock 😔 both black pieces present too mate but no movement on the lock 🤔.
Kind regards Ste

In the link above there are a few suggestions if I recall on what to do next. I havent had experience of it, but if it was me I would pick a locking mech from a scrapped car and replace. But try lubricating it first.

[Rev Jules]

Hi You made me curious about this I had to go outside and look. Mine does not lock either, the pin goes in and out with the remote but won’t engage with the flap.

Rev

[cb750chris]

Are you locking your car with the remote, or the key in the key hole?
The petrol flap is wired up with the deadlocks, not the normal locks, so unless you use the remote t doesn't lock.
Chris

[phatfiesta75]

Originally Posted by cb750chris

Are you locking your car with the remote, or the key in the key hole?
The petrol flap is wired up with the deadlocks, not the normal locks, so unless you use the remote t doesn't lock.
Chris

Ahh right thanks Chris and everyone it all makes sense now 🙄 you see my remote doesn't work I have to open the car manually. I got the car this way in 2017, one key and the remote locking has never been functional I hear its expensive 😫 not to mention passenger lock doesn't work at all 😟.
Ste

[Rev Jules]

Originally Posted by cb750chris

Are you locking your car with the remote, or the key in the key hole?
The petrol flap is wired up with the deadlocks, not the normal locks, so unless you use the remote t doesn't lock.
Chris

Hi mate, using the remote only.

Rev

[clf]

Originally Posted by phatfiesta75

Ahh right thanks Chris and everyone it all makes sense now 🙄 you see my remote doesn't work I have to open the car manually. I got the car this way in 2017, one key and the remote locking has never been functional I hear its expensive 😫 not to mention passenger lock doesn't work at all 😟.
Ste

This happened to me when I first got the car. Turned out to be a fuse! When I disconnected the battery for 30 minutes, and reconnected it, it would work via the remote correctly. However, once I started the car and stopped it again, it wouldnt lock again with the remote. I believe it was fuse 36 (I found it on the dot org site, as discovered by Beinet)

I believe, in my case, the fuse blew because the BBUS (alarm sounder) was faulty it caused it to fail. It cannot do any harm to check it out. This I believe the fuse number refers to the facelift fusebox (which going by your profile image, looks like yours is).

I do recall though being at the fusebox, and finding the fuse was fine for what I was looking for at the time, so I pulled every fuse to check and found one that was blown. I cannot recall if it was for this problem or another problem, so if fuse 36 is OK, have a look at the other fuses to check.