Getting Charging Port Door to Open and Close Properly in Cold Weather?

[Marc S]

Any tips on getting the charging port door to close in the cold weather. It also takes a lot of attempts to open it as well. I’d prefer not to break it. Already have a roll of tape in the car just in case

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[AliRafiee]

 

[Marc S]

Every time?

 

[Jimrpa]

You get a dog to lick it?

 

[AliRafiee]

Every time?

As needed. But no more than 2 a day.

 

[dbsb3233]

This is just a tip in general, not cold weather, but I find it closes better when you push with both thumb and forefinger to apply equal pressure to each side of the stem. Pressing on just one spot off-center of the stem often doesn't work. It works better with equal pressure from each side to keep the door flat.

 

[Skip Towne]

I apply a squirt of silicone spray occasionally to:
1. flush any grit out
2. put up a moisture barrier to prevent freezing
3. to feel like I'm doing some maintenance, because nothing else to do

 

[Nikos]

Silicon spray or jell should do it. It works all the time at cold temps but with freezing rain would be another story.

 

[johnnycombo]

I had water in mine, heated it with a hair dryer, pushed in the mechanism with a tiny screw driver, blew the water out with air compressor (30 psi) and repeated. I had some Remington dry lube (teflon) that I sprayed into it and on the pin. I don’t like using liquid lubes on plastic.
Avoid rinsing the dirt from the power port, water will get in there, it could have been from a car wash also.

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[roamtheworld]

I had water in mine, heated it with a hair dryer, pushed in the mechanism with a tiny screw driver, blew the water out with air compressor (30 psi) and repeated. I had some Remington dry lube (teflon) that I sprayed into it and on the pin. I don’t like using liquid lubes on plastic.
Avoid rinsing the dirt from the power port, water will get in there, it could have been from a car wash also.

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Don't try to steal business away from all those Ford service departments trying to charge $100 for charge port cleaning services.

 

[johnnycombo]

Don't try to steal business away from all those Ford service departments trying to charge $100 for charge port cleaning services.

LOL, the statement I get from most Ford service is “We doughnut werk on them lectrik cars! “.

 

[snowdoggie]

Silicon lube/jelly and use thumb and finger on edge...
But now there seems to be a fluid leak underneath and it makes noises when I go in and out of it

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