where can i get a locking gas cap for my 1999 camaro SS?

does GM make one?

 

Stant makes one, Kragen carries them. They have a book there to look up the one you need.

 

just called the local GM dealer and they claim GM does not recommend the use of locking gas caps ...

will those made by stant work without a problem? they carry them at the local discount auto

 

I'v had mine for almost two years now with no issues.

 

We don't got no stinkin Kragen here in FL!

 

I've got a GM one; just ask for the locking gas cap off a late model Monte Carlo, fits perfectly. Two years, no problems with it. BTW, take everything a dealership tells you with a grain of salt, they are often the last place you should be going for advice on your car.

 

Is'nt that the truth.

 

Why wouldn't GM recommend using them

 

There is a chance of them throwing a SES light for the evap system if they do not seal properly. This can also happen with stock caps when they start to wear. I had a locking cap on my 97 for 5 years without any problems and almost 3 yrs with my 02 without any problems.

 

Ahhh ic now

 

Tell me about it. I have a new favorite "stupidest thing a dealer has told me." I was talking to one about the SSR they had on the floor w/the hood open and everything. He proceeded to tell me that it had the same engine as the Corvette. I was like "really? The corvette has a Vortech engine in it huh?"

 

I've got another one, along the same lines. Bought my Firehawk used, and started to hear "clunking" noises from the rear end when turning at low speed. I have the Auburn rear, BTW. Took it into the dealership and inquired what lube belongs in the Auburn rear. "Auburn, whats that?" I explain. "Oh, you've put aftermarket parts in your car." I try to explan what a Firehawk is, and what SLP does to a new F-body to make one. Blank stares, no idea what the *&^% I'm talking about. "SLP, whats SLP?" "Whats a Firehawk?"

Bottom line, find yourself a good mechanic for the big stuff, and do as much of the small stuff yourself, and don't take your car anywhere near a dealer, once the warranty is up.