Some complications on our vehicles seem unimportant but can be bothersome, such as a window that no longer goes down. Others, even if they are not severe, will restrict you from using your car in a normal way, such as having a flat tire or having the fuel cap of your Jeep Compass stuck. You will not any longer manage to fill your tank and therefore ultimately not be able to use your motor vehicle. It is precisely for this simple reason that we have written this content to enable you find a quick solution to your fuel cap issue so that you can use your car normally. To perform this, we will first try to understand why the fuel cap of your Jeep Compass is blocked, and then, how to unblock it.
Why is the fuel cap on my Jeep Compass stuck?
So let’s start our content with the origins of your tank cap problem on Jeep Compass. We will try to show you the different triggers of a blockage of this one.
Fuel tank cap with locker stuck on my Jeep Compass
If your car is equipped with a tank cap with lock you will be in the most delicate situation, 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 responds to the key of your Jeep Compass.
Conventional fuel cap stuck on my Jeep Compass
Second reason, and the simplest, in the event that of a classic tank cap that has no lock and is usually protected by a closed fuel door, if you have blocking complications on this kind of cap, it is often only connected 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 Jeep Compass?
Second part of our content, we will try to give you the different solutions to get rid of your fuel cap stuck on your Jeep Compass and enable you to put petrol in your car. If you encoutering a fuel trap blocked on your Jeep Compass, do not be reluctant to browse our content on this subject to unlock it.
Use some anti-seize agent to unlock your fuel cap of your Jeep Compass
First solution and the one you should reflect on first. You have the possibility 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 minutes for it to take effect, and try once again to open the fuel cap of your Jeep Compass. If it does not work, duplicate the process and let it operate for a longer time.
Use the duplicate key to unlock the fuel tank lock of your Jeep Compass
As a second solution, you can try to use your spare key, which often being much less used should more easily unlock the lock on the tank cap of your Jeep Compass. This may seem obvious but in some cases it all comes down to small details. Whatever the case, if you have been able to open your tank, we suggest 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 Jeep Compass
To conlude, last solution, you can try to play the key in the lock of the fuel cap of your Jeep Compass to facilitate the opening of it. Indeed, if the cylinder is a little seized up or damaged, it will unlock more easily by moving the key in different axes simultaneously as you try to rotate it.
To discover more tips on the Jeep Compass, take a look at the Jeep Compass category.
