I am sure Land Rover issued a service bulietin about not using metal valve caps with metal valve 56 TDV8 Vogue SE
9 Freelanders, 2x 2002 TD4ES, 2001 TD4, 2002 1.8GS, 2000 XEDI, 2x 2000 1.8ES, 2004 1.8 & 2000 1.8 GS (rolled)
91 Lotus Carlton (sold)
90 Lotus Elan (BRG)

If I hadn't read this post, if I hadn't drank a few glasses of wine, I would have left my metal dust caps alone, but NO I read the post got 3 off with pliers and broke one (but still got it off) new ones are on order - still metal - but will be applied with copper slip and hope that makes a difference  Geoff

well looks like i have saved one person then... V8 facelift Range Rover Autobiography 22" wheels.
1976 Harley Davidson Iron Head Sportster

I believe expensive ones have brass inserts so dont stick!



Craig

I have the ones with a built in led that flashes if the pressure drops . I put a smear of vasalene on the threads before I put them on....

I know this is an old thread but just an update one of the new metal ones stuck fast (got it off with molegrips) so now all the lot are plastic (about a quid on eBay) Geoff

Last time I was in my local tyre fitting centre, I asked the guys if they had any spare tyre valve caps and the guy said help yourself. They had a tray on the tyre removing machine and they unscrewed the caps and threw them in as they change valves when fitting new tyres. I got a handful of black and also silver grey which BMW typically use.
If you use a regular fitting place pick some up and throw them in the garage cupboard.

I have locking ones to deter the 'tyre extinguishers' but fitted them with silicone grease on the threads and never had a problem removing them. 2012 TDV8 Vogue (L322)

Spawn of the devil , having had to try (sometimes successfully and sometimes not on customers cars) I'd never use them on anything I own .

A smear of Vaseline works perfectly...