First day I took delivery of my cheerished FL2 I wanted to putsome washer fluid. The deaers have put some but as I have carried a 5 liter flask for over 250 Km just wanted to fill up the odd 6 liter tank. So I raise the engine lid and probably impressed with the easy hydraulicraise system manage somehow to loosen up the washer tank lid so that it falls at the bottom of the right of the engine. As I have read that there are hot pipes in that area from the air conditioning, engine cooling, Xenon unit and other vital systems and as the space was sort of tight asked my wife to try to extract the lid as she has a smaller wrist. Of course I assured her that there were not hot pipese and no danger at all. She tried but did not succed (did not got a burn either) so had to find a stick and managed to recover the lid.
Today as th low washer fluid came up I managed again to loose the id so had to get a thin wire to recover the lid.
Am sort of annoyed as a sall piece of platic to secure the lid would have come handy. Will try to work out something to secure the lid as it seems to me that a few bit of shocks from off-roaing might loosen it.
Anyone else had this small problem
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Matei wrote:

As I have ead that there are hot pipes in that area from the air conditioning, engine cooling, Xenon unit and other vital systems and as the space was sort of tight asked my wife to try to extract the lid

Hoarrah, It's not just me then!! Thank you for making me feel so much better.

I have experienced the exact same problem. I flipped open the little Blue Cap which decided to catapolt itself into the air, past my left ear and then as gravity took over it fell back to earth down the crack (in the car)

There was no way on this earth I was going to recover it so it remains somewhere in the engine bay.

The good news it exists as a LR part and I obtained a replacement for the sum of £1.68!!

Never will it happen again as it is now secured with a small cable tie. looped through the hinge and then around the top of the washer bottle. (pic and fitting instructions available on request)

PA51 ELY wrote:

Hoarrah, It's not just me then!! Thank you for making me feel so much better.

I have experienced the exact same problem. I flipped open the little Blue Cap which decided to catapolt itself into the air, past my left ear and then as gravity took over it fell back to earth down the crack (in the car)

There was no way on this earth I was going to recover it so it remains somewhere in the engine bay.

The good news it exists as a LR part and I obtained a replacement for the sum of £1.68!!

Never will it happen again as it is now secured with a small cable tie. looped through the hinge and then around the top of the washer bottle. (pic and fitting instructions available on request)

Rquest please

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Got fed up trying to get the lid out of the area behind the pipes, so now use some cling film and a rubber band.
LR should do something about this.

Why are people having problems with this lid, mine has a small wee plastic strap on it so the lid can't be lost  ______________________
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No plastic strap on mine and now no lid.

UKdave104 wrote:

Why are people having problems with this lid, mine has a small wee plastic strap on it so the lid can't be lost

same here. our are obviously built on a special line in the factory for superior customers but somehow yours got diverted back to the normal line where they keep the grey paint  At work
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UKdave104 wrote:

Why are people having problems with this lid, mine has a small wee plastic strap on it so the lid can't be lost

Same here,

strange bit of LR cost cutting  Former Mod/Member, with the most post & Chicken George Arch nemesis

npinks wrote:

UKdave104 wrote:

Why are people having problems with this lid, mine has a small wee plastic strap on it so the lid can't be lost

Same here,

strange bit of LR cost cutting

Pictures of my slippery little cap with cable tie posted in my gallery.

The little swine is not going anywhere now.

Part No. if anyone interested is LR002266 or alternativly a trip to Charles Hurst Show room for a "look under the bonnet" (nudge nudge) (only joking Mr Sponsor)

PA51 ELY wrote:

Pictures of my slippery little cap with cable tie posted in my gallery.

The little swine is not going anywhere now.

Part No. if anyone interested is LR002266 or alternativly a trip to Charles Hurst Show room for a "look under the bonnet" (nudge nudge) (only joking Mr Sponsor)

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I have inspected my 'lid' and come to the conclusion that some people on the forum must have really fat clumsy fingers  At work
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Just you wait. Just when you are least expecting it, maybe today, maybe tomorrow but one day the little critter will flip up into the air and down the crack.

(And yes, I do have big fat fingers!!)

I wonder what we will talk about next. Maybe the dangers of loosing that little cap that fits over the 12v output!

Happy Motoring

PA51 ELY wrote:

Just you wait. Just when you are least expecting it, maybe today, maybe tomorrow but one day the little critter will flip up into the air and down the crack.

(And yes, I do have big fat fingers!!)

I wonder what we will talk about next. Maybe the dangers of loosing that little cap that fits over the 12v output!Happy Motoring

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