Some trouble on our cars seem trivial but can be annoying, such as a window that no longer goes down. Others, regardless if they are not serious, will obstruct you from using your car in a ordinary way, such as having a flat tire or having the fuel cap of your Infiniti QX50 stuck. You will no longer be capable of fill your tank and therefore sooner or later not be able to use your car. It is precisely for this motive that we have written and published this content page to enable you find a quick solution 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 Infiniti QX50 is blocked, and then, how to unblock it.

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Why is the fuel cap on my Infiniti QX50 stuck?

So let’s commence our content page with the origins of your tank cap problem on Infiniti QX50. We will try to describe you the different triggers of a blockage of this one.

Fuel tank cap with locker stuck on my Infiniti QX50

In the event that your car is outfitted 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 prevent you from accessing the entry of your tank. It is also possible that the lock of your tank has twisted and no longer reacts to the key of your Infiniti QX50.

Conventional fuel cap stuck on my Infiniti QX50

Second case, and the least difficult, in the case of a classic tank cap that has no lock and is generally protected by a closed fuel door, if you have blocking trouble on this type of cap, it is often 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 Infiniti QX50?

Second part of our content page, we will try to give you the different solutions to get rid of your fuel cap stuck on your Infiniti QX50 and let you to put petrol in your car. If you are victim of a fuel trap blocked on your Infiniti QX50, do not think twice to have a look at our content page on this subject to unlock it.

Use some anti-seize agent to unlock your fuel cap of your Infiniti QX50

First alternative and the one you should consider first. You have the opportunity 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 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 Infiniti QX50. If it does not function, duplicate the process and let it operate longer.

Use the duplicate key to unlock the fuel tank lock of your Infiniti QX50

As a second solution, you can try to use your spare key, which often being much less utilized should more easily unlock the lock on the tank cap of your Infiniti QX50. 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 recommend 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 Infiniti QX50

To finish , last solution, you can try to play the key in the lock of the fuel cap of your Infiniti QX50 to facilitate the opening of it. In fact, if the cylinder is a little seized up or broken, it will unlock easier by moving the key in different axes at the same time as you try to rotate it.

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