Some trouble on our automobiles seem trivial but can be bothersome, such as a window that no longer goes down. Others, whether or not they are not dangerous, will restrict you from using your car in a ordinary way, such as having a flat tire or having the fuel cap of your BMW i3 stuck. You will no more have the ability to fill your tank and therefore ultimately not be able to use your automobile. It is precisely for this simple reason that we have written and published this content page to help you find a rapid solution to your fuel cap problem so that you can use your car normally. To do this, we will first try to understand why the fuel cap of your BMW i3 is blocked, and then, how to unblock it.

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Why is the fuel cap on my BMW i3 stuck?

So let’s commence our content page with the origins of your tank cap problem on BMW i3. We will try to present you the different motives of a blockage of this one.

Fuel tank cap with locker stuck on my BMW i3

In the event your car is equipped with a tank cap with lock you will be in the most difficult condition, because the locks of these caps can get gripped with time and stop you from being able to access the entry of your tank. It is also possible that the lock of your tank has twisted and no longer responds to the key of your BMW i3.

Conventional fuel cap stuck on my BMW i3

Second cause, and the least difficult, in the case 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 sort of cap, it is mostly only connected to a cap that has not been closed in the axis and the thread of the latter is therefore blocked.
<2>How do I unlock the fuel cap on my BMW i3?

Second part of our content page, we will try to give you the different possibilities to get rid of your fuel cap stuck on your BMW i3 and allow you to put petrol in your car. If you suffering a fuel trap blocked on your BMW i3, do not think twice to read our content page on this subject to unlock it.

Use some anti-seize agent to unlock your fuel cap of your BMW i3

First alternative and the one you should reflect on first. You have the opportunity 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 a few minutes for it to take effect, and try once again to open the fuel cap of your BMW i3. If it does not function, duplicate the operation and let it work for a longer time.

Use the duplicate key to unlock the fuel tank lock of your BMW i3

As a second solution, 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 BMW i3. 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 scenario again.

Shake the key while trying to open the tank of your BMW i3

Finally, last option, you can try to play the key in the lock of the fuel cap of your BMW i3 to facilitate the opening of it. Indeed, if the cylinder is a little seized up or damaged, it will unlock more easily by moving the key in different axes at the same time as you try to rotate it.

If you want more tutorials on the BMW i3, go to our BMW i3 category.