Some problems on our vehicles seem unimportant but can be frustrating, such as a window that no longer goes down. Others, regardless if they are not serious, will block you from using your car in a normal way, such as having a flat tire or having the fuel cap of your Jeep Cherokee stuck. You will no more have the capacity to fill your tank and therefore ultimately not be able to use your vehicle. It is exactly for this motive that we have made this content to help you find a rapid solution to your fuel cap trouble so that you can use your car normally. To perform this, we will first try to understand why the fuel cap of your Jeep Cherokee is blocked, and secondly, how to unblock it.
Why is the fuel cap on my Jeep Cherokee stuck?
So let’s begin our content with the origins of your tank cap problem on Jeep Cherokee. We will try to tell you the different triggers of a blockage of this one.
Fuel tank cap with locker stuck on my Jeep Cherokee
In the event your car is outfitted 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 stop you from being able to access the entry of your tank. It is also possible that the lock of your tank has twisted and no longer responds to the key of your Jeep Cherokee.
Conventional fuel cap stuck on my Jeep Cherokee
Second reason, and the most simple, in the event that 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 kind of cap, it is generally only caused by 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 Jeep Cherokee?
Second section of our content, we will try to give you the different solutions to get rid of your fuel cap stuck on your Jeep Cherokee and enable you to put petrol in your car. If you encoutering a fuel trap blocked on your Jeep Cherokee, do not hesitate 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 Jeep Cherokee
First solution and the one you should consider first. You have the possibility 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 Jeep Cherokee. 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 Jeep Cherokee
As a second solution, you can try to use your spare key, which most frequently being much less employed should more easily unlock the lock on the tank cap of your Jeep Cherokee. 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 Jeep Cherokee
Finally, last alternative, you can try to play the key in the lock of the fuel cap of your Jeep Cherokee 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 at the same time as you try to rotate it.
If you wish more tutorials on the Jeep Cherokee, go to our Jeep Cherokee category.
