VW Fuel Cap - Dansk 211201551

Product Information

A fuel tank cap, or gas cap, is a component that seals the opening of the vehicle’s fuel tank to prevent fuel vapors from escaping and to maintain the pressure within the fuel system. It plays a role in preventing fuel contamination, maintaining emissions control, and ensuring fuel efficiency.

• Check Engine Light: One of the most common signs of a faulty or loose fuel tank cap is the Check Engine Light illuminating. Common fault codes are P0455 and P0457 with verbiage highlighting the evaporative emissions system.
• Evaporative Emission Control (EVAP) System Issues: A faulty gas cap can disrupt the vehicle’s evaporative emissions control system, leading to performance issues in the system, triggering error codes, and potentially resulting in emissions test failures.
• Fuel Smell Around or in the Vehicle: If the fuel tank cap is not sealing properly or is damaged, fuel vapors may escape, causing a noticeable gasoline smell around the vehicle, especially near the fuel filler area.

About Dansk

Based in Viborg, Denmark, JP Group a/s has been a 100% family-owned company since the founding in 1975. Today JP Group is one of the world’s leading companies on the aftermarket - producing and selling high-quality spare parts and accessories for European and Asian cars to customers all over the world. Our product range covers more than 25,000 item numbers which all follow OE quality standards. Moreover, we are one of the preferred suppliers and manufacturer of exclusive spare parts and accessories for classic cars from VAG and Porsche.

Main focus is always towards future development and to be as close to our customers as possible. We constantly monitor the European vehicle fleet to ensure that our product range match both now and tomorrow.