Some problems on our vehicles seem insignificant but can be troublesome, such as a window that no longer goes down. Others, regardless if they are not severe, will prevent you from using your car in a normal way, such as having a flat tire or having the fuel cap of your Citroen Grand C4 Picasso stuck. You will no more manage to fill your tank and therefore sooner or later not be able to use your vehicle. It is precisely for this reason that we have made this content to enable you find a quick answer 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 Citroen Grand C4 Picasso is blocked, and secondly, how to unblock it.
Why is the fuel cap on my Citroen Grand C4 Picasso stuck?
So let’s commence our content with the origins of your tank cap problem on Citroen Grand C4 Picasso. We will try to describe you the different causes of a blockage of this one.
Fuel tank cap with locker stuck on my Citroen Grand C4 Picasso
If 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 prevent you from being able to access the access 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 Citroen Grand C4 Picasso.
Conventional fuel cap stuck on my Citroen Grand C4 Picasso
Second reason, and the least difficult, 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 problems 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 as a consequence blocked.
<2>How do I unlock the fuel cap on my Citroen Grand C4 Picasso?
Second section of our content, we will try to give you the different solutions to get rid of your fuel cap stuck on your Citroen Grand C4 Picasso and allow you to put petrol in your car. If you suffering a fuel trap blocked on your Citroen Grand C4 Picasso, do not think twice to have a look at our content on this subject to unlock it.
Use some anti-seize agent to unlock your fuel cap of your Citroen Grand C4 Picasso
First option and the one you should reflect on first. You have the possibility to unseal your stuck fuel cap, to perform this 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 few minutes for it to take effect, and try again to open the fuel cap of your Citroen Grand C4 Picasso. If it does not function, repeat the operation and let it operate a bit longer.
Use the duplicate key to unlock the fuel tank lock of your Citroen Grand C4 Picasso
As a second option, 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 Citroen Grand C4 Picasso. 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 advise 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 Citroen Grand C4 Picasso
To finish , last option, you can try to play the key in the lock of the fuel cap of your Citroen Grand C4 Picasso to facilitate the opening of it. In reality, if the cylinder is a little seized up or broken, it will unlock quicker by moving the key in different axes at the same time as you try to rotate it.
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