Some complications on our automobiles seem trivial but can be troublesome, such as a window that no longer goes down. Others, whether or not they are not major, will prevent you from using your car in a normal way, such as having a flat tire or having the fuel cap of your Acura ILX stuck. You will not anymore be able to fill your tank and therefore finally not be able to use your car. It is precisely for this purpose that we have written this document to enable you find a rapid answer to your fuel cap problem so that you can use your car normally. To accomplish this, we will first try to understand why the fuel cap of your Acura ILX is blocked, and secondly, how to unblock it.
Why is the fuel cap on my Acura ILX stuck?
So let’s commence our document with the origins of your tank cap problem on Acura ILX. We will try to show you the different triggers of a blockage of this one.
Fuel tank cap with locker stuck on my Acura ILX
In the event that your car is outfitted with a tank cap with lock you will be in the most delicate scenario, because the locks of these caps can get gripped with time and stop you from accessing the access of your tank. It is also possible that the lock of your tank has twisted and no longer responds to the key of your Acura ILX.
Conventional fuel cap stuck on my Acura ILX
Second cause, and the most basic, in the event of a classic tank cap that has no lock and is mostly protected by a closed fuel door, if you have blocking complications on this type of cap, it is usually only linked to a cap that has not been closed in the axis and the thread of the latter is as a result blocked.
<2>How do I unlock the fuel cap on my Acura ILX?
Second section of our document, we will try to give you the different alternatives to get rid of your fuel cap stuck on your Acura ILX and enable you to put petrol in your car. If you suffering a fuel trap blocked on your Acura ILX, do not think twice to consult our document on this subject to unlock it.
Use some anti-seize agent to unlock your fuel cap of your Acura ILX
First solution and the one you should consider first. You have the possibility to unseal your stuck fuel cap, to achieve 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 a few minutes for it to take effect, and try again to open the fuel cap of your Acura ILX. If it does not work, duplicate the process and let it work a bit longer.
Use the duplicate key to unlock the fuel tank lock of your Acura ILX
As a second option, you can try to use your spare key, which traditionally being much less used should more easily unlock the lock on the tank cap of your Acura ILX. This may seem evident but in certain cases it all comes down to small details. Whatever the case, if you have managed 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 Acura ILX
To conlude, last solution, you can try to play the key in the lock of the fuel cap of your Acura ILX to facilitate the opening of it. In reality, if the cylinder is a little seized up or damaged, it will unlock quicker by moving the key in different axes simultaneously as you try to rotate it.
Whenever you have any further questions about the Acura ILX, do not hesitate to consult our Acura ILX category.
