Some trouble on our vehicles seem insignificant but can be annoying, such as a window that no longer goes down. Others, whether or not they are not major, will restrict you from using your car in a ordinary way, such as having a flat tire or having the fuel cap of your GMC Terrain stuck. You will not any longer be capable to fill your tank and therefore ultimately not be able to use your car. It is exactly for this simple reason that we have written this content page to help you find a rapid answer to your fuel cap trouble so that you can use your car normally. To achieve this, we will first try to understand why the fuel cap of your GMC Terrain is blocked, and then, how to unblock it.
Why is the fuel cap on my GMC Terrain stuck?
So let’s start our content page with the origins of your tank cap problem on GMC Terrain. We will try to present you the different motives of a blockage of this one.
Fuel tank cap with locker stuck on my GMC Terrain
In case your car is outfitted with a tank cap with lock you will be in the most tricky situation, because the locks of these caps can get gripped with time and stop you from accessing the entrance of your tank. It is as well possible that the lock of your tank has twisted and no longer responds to the key of your GMC Terrain.
Conventional fuel cap stuck on my GMC Terrain
Second cause, and the least complicated, in the event of a classic tank cap that has no lock and is normally protected by a closed fuel door, if you have blocking trouble on this kind of cap, it is usually only caused by a cap that has not been closed in the axis and the thread of the latter is as a consequence blocked.
<2>How do I unlock the fuel cap on my GMC Terrain?
Second section of our content page, we will try to give you the different possibilities to get rid of your fuel cap stuck on your GMC Terrain and enable you to put petrol in your car. If you are victim of a fuel trap blocked on your GMC Terrain, do not hesitate to browse our content page on this subject to unlock it.
Use some anti-seize agent to unlock your fuel cap of your GMC Terrain
First option and the one you should reflect on first. You have the possibility to unseal your stuck fuel cap, to do this you will need to use a WD40 anti-seize type product to lubricate the barrel of your cap. Don’t be reluctant to put some in quantity and wait several minutes for it to take effect, and try once again to open the fuel cap of your GMC Terrain. If it does not work, duplicate the treatment and let it operate longer.
Use the duplicate key to unlock the fuel tank lock of your GMC Terrain
As a second alternative, you can try to use your spare key, which most frequently being much less employed should more easily unlock the lock on the tank cap of your GMC Terrain. This may seem evident but in certain cases it all comes down to small details. No matter the reason, if you have been able to open your tank, we encourage you to buy a new tank cap to avoid getting stuck in this situation again.
Shake the key while trying to open the tank of your GMC Terrain
Finally, last option, you can try to play the key in the lock of the fuel cap of your GMC Terrain to facilitate the opening of it. In reality, if the cylinder is a little seized up or destroyed, it will unlock easier by moving the key in different axes simultaneously as you try to rotate it.
If you need more guides on the GMC Terrain, go to our GMC Terrain category.
