Some complications on our cars seem unimportant but can be bothersome, such as a window that no longer goes down. Others, whether or not they are not critical, will obstruct you from using your car in a usual way, such as having a flat tire or having the fuel cap of your BMW X6 stuck. You will not anymore be capable of fill your tank and therefore finally not be able to use your motor vehicle. It is exactly for this motive that we have written this content page to enable you find a rapid solution to your fuel cap problem so that you can use your car normally. To achieve this, we will first try to understand why the fuel cap of your BMW X6 is blocked, and then, how to unblock it.

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Why is the fuel cap on my BMW X6 stuck?

So let’s commence our content page with the origins of your tank cap problem on BMW X6. We will try to show you the different triggers of a blockage of this one.

Fuel tank cap with locker stuck on my BMW X6

In the event 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 restrict you from accessing the access 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 X6.

Conventional fuel cap stuck on my BMW X6

Second cause, and the simplest, 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 complications on this sort of cap, it is mostly only related 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 X6?

Second section of our content page, we will try to give you the different alternatives to get rid of your fuel cap stuck on your BMW X6 and enable you to put petrol in your car. If you encoutering a fuel trap blocked on your BMW X6, 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 BMW X6

First alternative and the one you should consider first. You have the option to unseal your stuck fuel cap, to get this done you will need to use a WD40 anti-seize type product to lubricate the barrel of your cap. Don’t hesitate 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 X6. If it does not function, duplicate the treatment and let it operate for a longer time.

Use the duplicate key to unlock the fuel tank lock of your BMW X6

As a second alternative, you can try to use your spare key, which most of the time being much less used should more easily unlock the lock on the tank cap of your BMW X6. This may seem obvious but occasionally it all comes down to small details. In any case, if you have been able 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 X6

To conlude, last alternative, you can try to play the key in the lock of the fuel cap of your BMW X6 to facilitate the opening of it. In fact, if the cylinder is a little seized up or destroyed, it will unlock easier by moving the key in different axes at the same time as you try to rotate it.

To get more tips on the BMW X6, take a look at the BMW X6 category.