Some concerns on our vehicles seem insignificant but can be annoying, such as a window that no longer goes down. Others, regardless if they are not severe, will restrict you from using your car in a ordinary way, such as having a flat tire or having the fuel cap of your Genesis G80 stuck. You will not any longer have the capacity to fill your tank and therefore sooner or later not be able to use your vehicle. It is precisely for this motive that we have written and published this document to help you find a rapid remedy 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 Genesis G80 is blocked, and secondly, how to unblock it.

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Why is the fuel cap on my Genesis G80 stuck?

So let’s start our document with the origins of your tank cap problem on Genesis G80. We will try to describe you the different causes of a blockage of this one.

Fuel tank cap with locker stuck on my Genesis G80

In the event your car is outfitted with a tank cap with lock you will be in the most tricky condition, because the locks of these caps can get gripped with time and prevent 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 Genesis G80.

Conventional fuel cap stuck on my Genesis G80

Second case, and the simplest, 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 concerns on this sort of cap, it is mostly only caused by 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 Genesis G80?

Second part of our document, we will try to give you the different solutions to get rid of your fuel cap stuck on your Genesis G80 and let you to put petrol in your car. If you encoutering a fuel trap blocked on your Genesis G80, do not hesitate to read our document on this subject to unlock it.

Use some anti-seize agent to unlock your fuel cap of your Genesis G80

First alternative and the one you should reflect on first. You have the option 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 hesitate to put some in quantity and wait a couple of minutes for it to take effect, and try again to open the fuel cap of your Genesis G80. If it does not function, replicate the process and let it operate for a longer time.

Use the duplicate key to unlock the fuel tank lock of your Genesis G80

As a second solution, you can try to use your spare key, which most frequently being much less utilized should more easily unlock the lock on the tank cap of your Genesis G80. This may seem obvious but occasionally it all comes down to small details. No matter the reason, if you have managed 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 Genesis G80

To conlude, last solution, you can try to play the key in the lock of the fuel cap of your Genesis G80 to facilitate the opening of it. Indeed, if the cylinder is a little seized up or broken, it will unlock more easily by moving the key in different axes simultaneously as you try to rotate it.

If perhaps you have any further questions about the Genesis G80, do not hesitate to consult our Genesis G80 category.