Curley Cole, SASS #56849 Posted June 27, 2016 Share Posted June 27, 2016 OK, close yer eyes and tell me what side your gas cap is on... I have a pile of jeeps had a cj-5 in 1980 ans Grand Cherokees since 1995. They have alwas been on the driver side... then recently I just got a 2014 Jeep Cherokee..(no Grand..) and lo and behold cap is on the passenger side. in the Parade magazine in the sunday paper said that on most newer cars, they have a mark above the gas gauge indicating which side it is on. had to go out and check this out, and sure as heck it did. bte this little car is a tuffy!! My last GCs were both v8s with and had 212hp (i had the 4.7l engine. this little guy has a v6 and gets 272 hp, and runs a 9 speed tranny. I have gotten as hi as 39mpg...but still has lots of power if ya need it! now that I know how to find the gas cap, I am a happy camper.. curley Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marshal Mo Hare, SASS #45984 Posted June 27, 2016 Share Posted June 27, 2016 corolla driver's side rav driver's side Tacoma driver's side Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buffalo Douglas Posted June 27, 2016 Share Posted June 27, 2016 All of my vehicles have been driver side fill. The only exception was an 81 chevy pickup with dual saddle tanks. That one got some confused looks from younger people when I'd leave my wife standing at the pump as I drove around to fill the other side. I always thought that was a dumb design. Should've been a saddle tank and a tank from the k5 blazer with both fillers on the same side. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alpo Posted June 27, 2016 Share Posted June 27, 2016 I wonder why they quit putting them under the license plate? Didn't have to worry about which side, and being on the correct side of the pump island. It was in the middle - could be reached from either side. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marshal Mo Hare, SASS #45984 Posted June 27, 2016 Share Posted June 27, 2016 I wonder why they quit putting them under the license plate? Didn't have to worry about which side, and being on the correct side of the pump island. It was in the middle - could be reached from either side. rear end collisions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Assassin Posted June 27, 2016 Share Posted June 27, 2016 When did they stop putting them under the drivers side tail light? The symbol on the fuel gauges have been around for 10-15 years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subdeacon Joe Posted June 27, 2016 Share Posted June 27, 2016 Toyota Tundra - Drivers side. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sedalia Dave Posted June 27, 2016 Share Posted June 27, 2016 On 99% of cars that do not have an arrow on the fuel gauge, the location of the gauge tells you which side the cap is on. Gauge on the right side of the instrument panel the fuel cap is on the passenger side of the car. Gauge on the left the fill cap is on the drivers side of the car. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Calamity Kris Posted June 27, 2016 Share Posted June 27, 2016 On 99% of cars that do not have an arrow on the fuel gauge, the location of the gauge tells you which side the cap is on. Gauge on the right side of the instrument panel the fuel cap is on the passenger side of the car. Gauge on the left the fill cap is on the drivers side of the car. I guess I'm part of that 1% then. My 2004 Mazda has the fuel gauge on the passenger side, the fuel door on the drivers side and no mark anywhere indicating which side it's on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marshal Mo Hare, SASS #45984 Posted June 27, 2016 Share Posted June 27, 2016 some makers tried a little visual cue with the gas pump icon. It has a "filler" icon on the side of the pump corresponding to the side where the door is. I think this did not catch on and was discontinued. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marshal Mo Hare, SASS #45984 Posted June 27, 2016 Share Posted June 27, 2016 When did they stop putting them under the drivers side tail light? The symbol on the fuel gauges have been around for 10-15 years. Also rear end collisions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Utah Bob #35998 Posted June 27, 2016 Share Posted June 27, 2016 F250 - Drivers side Mazda - Driver's side Subaru Forester - Wrong side! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forty Rod SASS 3935 Posted June 27, 2016 Share Posted June 27, 2016 Mine on the left, Shawna's on the right. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Assassin Posted June 27, 2016 Share Posted June 27, 2016 I remember pumping gas into the flip open tail light of a 56 & 57 Chevy. Old T-Birds gas filler was under the Continental spare tire. I'm sure there were other strange places manufacturers placed gas fill tubes. My 65 Corvette was on the rear deck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abilene Slim SASS 81783 Posted June 27, 2016 Share Posted June 27, 2016 I wonder why they quit putting them under the license plate? Didn't have to worry about which side, and being on the correct side of the pump island. It was in the middle - could be reached from either side. As others have said, rear end collisions. I also found that when the tank was full, gas would slosh out the back on acceleration. After that, I stopped filling the tank completely. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steel-eye Steve SASS #40674 Posted June 27, 2016 Share Posted June 27, 2016 Honda Element - Driver side Nissan Rogue - Passenger side Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Capt. R. Hugh Kidnme Posted June 27, 2016 Share Posted June 27, 2016 '08 Lincoln MKZ - driver's side '13 Toyota Tacoma - driver's side Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Major E A Sterner #12916 Posted June 27, 2016 Share Posted June 27, 2016 Magnum RT Drivers side 300C Drivers side Dakota Driver side Daughters Cobalt passenger side Proving once again Mopars are better than all other cars/Trucks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cliff Hanger #3720LR Posted June 27, 2016 Share Posted June 27, 2016 In the early 70s, having the fill pipe on the right, left and center cause a lot of confusion during the gas shortage. When everyone had to line up to get gas. It caused cars with fillers on opposite sides to meet head on when fighting for a pump. This also caused longer hoses on the pumps so you could park with the filler on the side away from the pump and still reach. Stations then made entry to the pumps all from one directions so you could drive tot he pump with the filler on the side closest tot he pump. After the gas shortage was over, it was back to fighting for pumps with head on meetings at the pumps. I would be for all filler pipes to be on the same side of all cars. Then cars at the stations would all be facing the same direction for the same pump line. But I also don't expect people that make regulations to be smart enough to design calm, smooth flow of cars at the pumps. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noah Cash Posted June 27, 2016 Share Posted June 27, 2016 '70 Chevelle, behind License plate, new gas cap, I can fill it up, just hope I never get rear-ended! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hardpan Curmudgeon SASS #8967 Posted June 27, 2016 Share Posted June 27, 2016 Our friends across the pond at Jaguar came up with the perfect solution back in the early '70's... One on each side! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chili Ron Posted June 27, 2016 Share Posted June 27, 2016 Howdy, I seem to remember some cars having the pump symbol with the hose and filler on the side of the symbol same as the filler on the dash. I cant remember owning a car that didn't have fill on the driver side. Colt SAA - passenger side. S&W - Driver side. Ruger Vaquero - passenger side Winchester 1892 - passenger side Best CR Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hardpan Curmudgeon SASS #8967 Posted June 27, 2016 Share Posted June 27, 2016 Why it is where it is... Reasons“The placement of the fuel door is mainly a factor of fuel tank design, location and underbody packaging,” Nissan’s Steve Yaeger wrote in an email. “With all of the structure and components located underneath the vehicle, (engineers) would quickly encounter restrictions in trying to route the filler tube to the same side on every vehicle.” If mechanisms such as a “big, honkin’ speaker” must be placed on the left side, engineers put the fuel door on the right, notes Schirmer. The bottom line: Fuel door position is not a random choice, but if engineers have a good reason to place fuel doors on the right, that’s where they go. If you can’t remember the location of your fuel door, don’t be ashamed to look at the little diamond-arrow on your fuel gauge … BEFORE you pull up to the pump. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimmy Reb, SASS #54804 Posted June 27, 2016 Share Posted June 27, 2016 GMC truck X2 - Drivers side 66 cornet - drivers side Yamaha FJR1300 - in the middle Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackwater 53393 Posted June 27, 2016 Share Posted June 27, 2016 All of my vehicles have been driver side fill. The only exception was an 81 chevy pickup with dual saddle tanks. That one got some confused looks from younger people when I'd leave my wife standing at the pump as I drove around to fill the other side. I always thought that was a dumb design. Should've been a saddle tank and a tank from the k5 blazer with both fillers on the same side. What it really shoulda' had was a crossover tube about an inch in diameter!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buffalo Douglas Posted June 27, 2016 Share Posted June 27, 2016 What it really shoulda' had was a crossover tube about an inch in diameter!! That would have worked too. But it would have been nice to have the extra capacity of the blazer tank as the primary which is why that would have gotten my vote. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Four-Eyed Buck,SASS #14795 Posted June 28, 2016 Share Posted June 28, 2016 2016 Soul- driver's side 2012 Soul- drivers side Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bad Hand Posted June 28, 2016 Share Posted June 28, 2016 It's been my experence with the GM products the filler is on the drivers side, on Fords on the passenger side. Never owned a Chrysler product. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rye Miles #13621 Posted June 29, 2016 Share Posted June 29, 2016 My 2013 Buick Encore is on the passenger side! PITA!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Russ T. Sites Posted June 30, 2016 Share Posted June 30, 2016 OK, close yer eyes and tell me what side your gas cap is on... I have a pile of jeeps had a cj-5 in 1980 ans Grand Cherokees since 1995. They have alwas been on the driver side... then recently I just got a 2014 Jeep Cherokee..(no Grand..) and lo and behold cap is on the passenger side. in the Parade magazine in the sunday paper said that on most newer cars, they have a mark above the gas gauge indicating which side it is on. had to go out and check this out, and sure as heck it did. bte this little car is a tuffy!! My last GCs were both v8s with and had 212hp (i had the 4.7l engine. this little guy has a v6 and gets 272 hp, and runs a 9 speed tranny. I have gotten as hi as 39mpg...but still has lots of power if ya need it! now that I know how to find the gas cap, I am a happy camper.. curley You got a gas cap?? On my 2014 f150 and my work van no gas cap , just a gas cap less filler Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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