Some problems on our cars seem trivial but can be troublesome, such as a window that no longer goes down. Others, whether or not they are not severe, will obstruct you from using your car in a normal way, such as having a flat tire or having the fuel cap of your BMW X5 stuck. You will not anymore be able to fill your tank and therefore finally not be able to use your automobile. It is precisely for this simple reason that we have written this article to help you find a rapid remedy 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 X5 is blocked, and then, how to unblock it.
Why is the fuel cap on my BMW X5 stuck?
So let’s begin our article with the origins of your tank cap problem on BMW X5. We will try to describe you the different motives of a blockage of this one.
Fuel tank cap with locker stuck on my BMW X5
In case your car is equipped 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 restrict you from accessing the entry of your tank. It is as well possible that the lock of your tank has twisted and no longer reacts to the key of your BMW X5.
Conventional fuel cap stuck on my BMW X5
Second cause, and the most basic, in the case of a classic tank cap that has no lock and is mostly protected by a closed fuel door, if you have blocking problems on this type of cap, it is frequently only connected to 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 BMW X5?
Second section of our article, we will try to give you the different possibilities to get rid of your fuel cap stuck on your BMW X5 and enable you to put petrol in your car. If you are victim of a fuel trap blocked on your BMW X5, do not hesitate to consult our article on this subject to unlock it.
Use some anti-seize agent to unlock your fuel cap of your BMW X5
First alternative and the one you should reflect on first. You have the opportunity to unseal your stuck fuel cap, to accomplish 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 couple of minutes for it to take effect, and try once again to open the fuel cap of your BMW X5. If it does not function, replicate the procedure and let it operate longer.
Use the duplicate key to unlock the fuel tank lock of your BMW X5
As a second option, you can try to use your spare key, which most frequently being much less used should more easily unlock the lock on the tank cap of your BMW X5. This may seem evident but in some cases it all comes down to small details. Whatever the case, if you have managed to open your tank, we suggest you to buy a new tank cap to avoid getting stuck in this condition again.
Shake the key while trying to open the tank of your BMW X5
To finish , last option, you can try to play the key in the lock of the fuel cap of your BMW X5 to facilitate the opening of it. In fact, 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.
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