Some problems on our cars seem insignificant but can be bothersome, such as a window that no longer goes down. Others, regardless if they are not critical, will block you from using your car in a usual way, such as having a flat tire or having the fuel cap of your hyundai i20 stuck. You will no more be capable of fill your tank and therefore ultimately not be able to use your car. It is precisely for this simple reason that we have written and published this content page to enable you find a quick answer to your fuel cap issue so that you can use your car normally. To accomplish this, we will first try to understand why the fuel cap of your hyundai i20 is blocked, and secondly, how to unblock it.
Why is the fuel cap on my hyundai i20 stuck?
So let’s begin our content page with the origins of your tank cap problem on hyundai i20. We will try to describe you the different causes of a blockage of this one.
Fuel tank cap with locker stuck on my hyundai i20
In the event that your car is equipped with a tank cap with lock you will be in the most delicate scenario, because the locks of these caps can get gripped with time and restrict 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 hyundai i20.
Conventional fuel cap stuck on my hyundai i20
Second reason, and the least difficult, in the event of a classic tank cap that has no lock and is normally protected by a closed fuel door, if you have blocking problems on this type of cap, it is normally only connected 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 hyundai i20?
Second part of our content page, we will try to give you the different alternatives to get rid of your fuel cap stuck on your hyundai i20 and allow you to put petrol in your car. If you are victim of a fuel trap blocked on your hyundai i20, do not be reluctant to read our content page on this subject to unlock it.
Use some anti-seize agent to unlock your fuel cap of your hyundai i20
First solution and the one you should reflect on first. You have the option 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 hyundai i20. If it does not work, repeat the treatment and let it operate for a longer time.
Use the duplicate key to unlock the fuel tank lock of your hyundai i20
As a second solution, you can try to use your spare key, which often being much less employed should more easily unlock the lock on the tank cap of your hyundai i20. This may seem obvious but sometimes it all comes down to small details. In any case, if you have been able to open your tank, we recommend you to buy a new tank cap to avoid getting stuck in this circumstance again.
Shake the key while trying to open the tank of your hyundai i20
To conlude, last method, you can try to play the key in the lock of the fuel cap of your hyundai i20 to facilitate the opening of it. Indeed, if the cylinder is a little seized up or damaged, it will unlock with less effort by moving the key in different axes at the same time as you try to rotate it.
If you need more tutorials on the hyundai i20, go to our hyundai i20 category.
