Honda parts bin to the rescue

"interstate366, now In The Industry" (interstate366) 01/31/2018 at 11:57 • Filed to: Oops, Traveling with Two Sheds

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On my way home from Charlotte last night, at about 1:30 AM, I stopped for gas and made an embarrassing mistake. The fuel cap for the TSX is supposed to have a plastic tether to keep it with the fuel door, but mine was cut for some reason by a previous owner. I always set the cap where the windshield and trunk meet. Well, last night, I forgot to put the cap back on. I didn’t get a warning message until, oh, 50 miles later. (Fortunately, it’s just a message that says “tighten fuel cap” and not an actual CEL like older Hondas.) I pull off at the next exit and, sure enough, no fuel cap. I got home and looked up the part number, and the cap is the same as 2008-2017 Accords and some Civics, so instead of driving to the other side of Richmond to the Acura dealer I could just go to the Honda dealer near my house. (Local junkyards don’t have cars that are 10 years old or less, so that was out.) When I woke up this morning I called them to see if they had it in stock. I said it was for a 2009 Accord 4-door with a 4-cylinder and a manual.

Pictured: a 2009 Accord sedan with a 4-cylinder. But not a manual, because Japan.

They had it in stock, so I went and bought it. Saw some new Accords, which look quite decent with the black grille but not so much with the chrome one. The warning message is gone and I’m going back to bed.

E90M3 > interstate366, now In The Industry 01/31/2018 at 12:21

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You couldn’t have just walked around the parking lot, found another Honda and borrowed his gas cap?

SnapUndersteer, Italian Spiderman > E90M3 01/31/2018 at 12:23

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New Hondas have capless filler systems

Rico > SnapUndersteer, Italian Spiderman 01/31/2018 at 12:26

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Did they realize their owners kept leaving the caps between the windshield and the trunk?

interstate366, now In The Industry > SnapUndersteer, Italian Spiderman 01/31/2018 at 12:28

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And if the older Accords are like mine, they have the fuel door lock with the car doors.

interstate366, now In The Industry > E90M3 01/31/2018 at 12:28

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I like not being banned.

Wacko > Rico 01/31/2018 at 12:29

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E90M3 > interstate366, now In The Industry 01/31/2018 at 12:30

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But you’re just borrowing it for a little.

(I hope my overtone of sarcasm is apparent)

Rico > Wacko 01/31/2018 at 12:35

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Lol all in good fun. I’m glad OP got this resolved quickly and easily.

BlueMazda2 - Blesses the rains down in Africa, Purveyor of BMW Individual Arctic Metallic, Merci Twingo > interstate366, now In The Industry 01/31/2018 at 12:57

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I read your new username and I laughed pretty loudly in the line at Starbucks.

Is the aurora borealis is in your kitchen?

Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies > interstate366, now In The Industry 01/31/2018 at 13:02

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My 4Runner has a cap off of a Volvo 240. It’s the only part of that car that isn’t a tin can now.

interstate366, now In The Industry > BlueMazda2 - Blesses the rains down in Africa, Purveyor of BMW Individual Arctic Metallic, Merci Twingo 01/31/2018 at 13:25

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Takuro Spirit > interstate366, now In The Industry 01/31/2018 at 13:34

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One of the tricks I use as a Parts Guy is to obtain Acura, Lexus, Infiniti, etc part number and call the more plentiful (and usually CHEAPER) Honda, Toyota, Nissan etc dealer. A lot of times they use the same part number, or can get it, and its easier to deal with them versus the highline places that only have a few stores in the area.

One time I ordered Isuzu Rodeo parts from my Honda guy, and he got mad at me for not giving him a Honda VIN... I was like “Where ELSE am I gonna call??”

Wacko > Rico 01/31/2018 at 13:36

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i don’t think anybody took it as mean. I hope not.

Rico > Wacko 01/31/2018 at 13:45

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True! But it can be tough to convey context and tone online sometimes.

Wacko > Rico 01/31/2018 at 13:46

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that’s why I add :) or ;)

even then sometimes it doesn’t work

interstate366, now In The Industry > Takuro Spirit 01/31/2018 at 13:54

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Yeah, I’ve done that before. I think it was maybe a dollar difference if I’d gone to the Acura dealer, but 30 miles each direction vs. 3 to Honda was a much bigger factor. And there are two other Honda dealers in between.