Some concerns on our cars seem insignificant but can be annoying, such as a window that no longer goes down. Others, even if they are not severe, will obstruct you from using your car in a usual way, such as having a flat tire or having the fuel cap of your GMC Acadia stuck. You will not any longer be capable of fill your tank and therefore finally not be able to use your automobile. It is exactly for this motive that we have written this content page to help you find a rapid remedy to your fuel cap problem so that you can use your car normally. To get this done, we will first try to understand why the fuel cap of your GMC Acadia is blocked, and then, how to unblock it.
Why is the fuel cap on my GMC Acadia stuck?
So let’s start our content page with the origins of your tank cap problem on GMC Acadia. We will try to show you the different motives of a blockage of this one.
Fuel tank cap with locker stuck on my GMC Acadia
In the event that your car is equipped with a tank cap with lock you will be in the most delicate condition, 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 also possible that the lock of your tank has twisted and no longer responds to the key of your GMC Acadia.
Conventional fuel cap stuck on my GMC Acadia
Second reason, and the easiest, 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 concerns on this type of cap, it is usually only linked to a cap that has not been closed in the axis and the thread of the latter is as a result blocked.
<2>How do I unlock the fuel cap on my GMC Acadia?
Second section of our content page, we will try to give you the different possibilities to get rid of your fuel cap stuck on your GMC Acadia and enable you to put petrol in your car. If you encoutering a fuel trap blocked on your GMC Acadia, 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 GMC Acadia
First alternative and the one you should reflect on first. You have the opportunity 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 be reluctant to put some in quantity and wait a few momemts for it to take effect, and try once again to open the fuel cap of your GMC Acadia. If it does not work, repeat the operation and let it work for a longer period.
Use the duplicate key to unlock the fuel tank lock of your GMC Acadia
As a second solution, you can try to use your spare key, which traditionally being much less used should more easily unlock the lock on the tank cap of your GMC Acadia. This may seem evident but sometimes it all comes down to small details. In any case, if you have managed to open your tank, we encourage 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 GMC Acadia
To conlude, last solution, you can try to play the key in the lock of the fuel cap of your GMC Acadia to facilitate the opening of it. Indeed, if the cylinder is a little seized up or destroyed, it will unlock with less effort by moving the key in different axes simultaneously as you try to rotate it.
If you wish more guides on the GMC Acadia, go to our GMC Acadia category.
