I sprayed my latch and pin with WD-40 which makes it work easier. Haven't noticed any issues with mine.

Mike

 

I'm going to keep our latch and pin coated in white lithium grease once the warranty runs its course in 10 more days. Maybe that will help, but I have zero confidence right now that anything besides a metal latch pin is the answer....

 

You guys need to quit hogging up all the replacement parts for this issue. ;P
I just went to the dealership to have my second pin replaced and they said the parts are on back order. Hopefully Jaguar is working on a more permanent solution.


EDIT:

Well that didn’t take long. Two days later and the got me set up with a whole new latching assembly.

 

Yep, this thread has been dead for a while.

But Now!!! I too get to become part of the broken latch pin club. Hopefully my mechanic guy has a replacement part for when I send the car in for its periodic maintenance and screening appointment.

 

Ugh... Ours just broke today as well. My wife called after filling up with gas. Said she heard a snap and then it wouldn't latch.

 

Mine broke about 3 years ago so I went into my garage and found a piece of pretty thin sheet metal. Something that could be bent in a vice with a hammer or pliers without being heated or anything. I fabricated a replacement in about 15 minutes. It's worked like a charm for over 3 years. No more plastic crap to break!!

 

I ordered the part and I was thinking of reinforcing it with a bit of metal bracing. I figured it would keep from getting abnormal wear between the latch and the release since the touching parts would still be plastic and the weak point would be gone.

 

OK, so I had the fuel door pin break last week. Just decided "the hell with it" and added a couple of strips of velcro. Works great.

 

Glad to have found an answer to my snapped pin today! The answer does seem to be an aluminium pin.

Looking in the boot [trunk] and taking the lining out, I can't see a way of getting to the solenoid/ actuator from in there, so I am guessing that the plastic filler housing comes out, but how and was hoping that one of you guys would have the answer before I give up and have to take it to a garage?

Your advice would be greatly welcomed.

Walt

 

Might I suggest the use of small magnets inside glued on with something like epoxy to hold down the filler door after breakage? Fridge magnets, or the super-powerful neodymium ones as used in hard-drives for the swinging pick up arm might be ok. (Plenty scrappers around). If glued on suitably, should work perfectly; they are used on some shopping bags. To facilitate opening, glue a shallow knob on the door's outer surface.
Leedsman.

 

Keeping a dab of white lithium grease on the plastic pin certainly seems to be helping our current pin to function properly. Our S-Type is on its third fuel filler door latch assembly (all replaced prior to the factory warranty expiration in July 2009), and I hope the lithium grease will continue to do the trick for this nagging problem. I cover the pin with a fresh dab of grease every three or four months....

 

I ultimately went to a mechanic and had the whole assembly replaced (what a drag). They had to go through the trunk, disassemble to wall between the trunk and wheel well and push out the old, in with the new. But I was able to keep the assembly for future tinkering. Think I still have the full pin (in its parts) as well.

Might try to rig a metal version some day. Right now, I gingerly "limber up" the pin first before I slowed close the latch. Seems to have worked over the last 9 months.

Cheers

 

If the pin is breaking from closing, have someone press and hold the release button, then hold door flush against car in closed position and tell them to release switch.

Is it a hassle? Sure! But sounds better than boot disassembling and mechanism replacement til you can re-lube it. Curse Jag for deleting the release -lanyard from the boot with the 05 MY, otherwise, fueling would be a one-man job!

 

My fuel door latch has broken, too, despite being extra careful with an obviously weak plastic part. While I decide what to do about it, I want to buy a locking gas cap to secure the fuel filler from anyone who might want to tamper with it. Haven't been able to find one. Has anyone found a locking cap for the S-Type? Mine is a 2006 (out of warranty) 4.2.

 

Jon 89,
I'm new to the forum, but you caught my eye because of similar problems with the fuel door and your car is the same color combo as my 2006 S-Type. I, too, have spoken to Jaguar corporate about the problem, and this forum, and they were disinterested. They said that if the problem hadn't surfaced within the warranty period, it was my problem. The fact that it hadn't surfaced before was due to the care I took and lubrication I used, but it doesn't change the fact that it's a faulty design - using plastic for a part that receives frequent use. Is yours still working, and, if not, what was your solution?
Thanks,
gray06

 

Yes, ours is still working, but keep in mind that the entire assembly has been replaced twice on our particular car, meaning we're on our third one now. All replacements were handled by the local Jaguar dealer prior to the factory warranty expiring in July 2009. I keep a dab of white lithium grease on the plastic pin, and instructed my wife to be very careful opening and closing the fuel filler lid when she buys gas. No idea how long our current plastic pin will last. Warmer climates may help the plastic parts survive longer, but there's no question that this is a design flaw using weak plastic. The pin should have been metal....

 

Bumping an old thread with an ongoing problem!!!

Broke yet another fuel door actuator on my 05 R and cannot remember where I bought the replacement one online from. Who carries these besides the dealer. I remember getting one for a reasonable price last time I broke this.

 

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A few days ago my fuel door was stuck shut and wouldn't open when I was almost out of gas- So I pulled the wire cord in the trunk with the gas sign on it and it opened.. but never shut properly afterwards- is that typical?

I am going to go the velcro route until my next dealership visit. Where did you place the velcro strips? I put it on the inside edges and its not catching...

 

I am in need of that clip can you still get them?