Some complications on our cars seem trivial but can be frustrating, such as a window that no longer goes down. Others, regardless if they are not critical, will prevent you from using your car in a usual way, such as having a flat tire or having the fuel cap of your Jeep Wrangler stuck. You will no longer be capable of fill your tank and therefore eventually not be able to use your vehicle. It is exactly for this purpose that we have written and published this article to help you find a rapid solution to your fuel cap trouble so that you can use your car normally. To accomplish this, we will first try to understand why the fuel cap of your Jeep Wrangler is blocked, and secondly, how to unblock it.

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Why is the fuel cap on my Jeep Wrangler stuck?

So let’s begin our article with the origins of your tank cap problem on Jeep Wrangler. We will try to tell you the different motives of a blockage of this one.

Fuel tank cap with locker stuck on my Jeep Wrangler

In the event that your car is outfitted with a tank cap with lock you will be in the most tricky condition, because the locks of these caps can get gripped with time and stop you from accessing the entrance of your tank. It is also possible that the lock of your tank has twisted and no longer reacts to the key of your Jeep Wrangler.

Conventional fuel cap stuck on my Jeep Wrangler

Second case, and the least difficult, in the event of a classic tank cap that has no lock and is mostly protected by a closed fuel door, if you have blocking complications on this sort of cap, it is generally only connected to 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 Wrangler?

Second section of our article, we will try to give you the different solutions to get rid of your fuel cap stuck on your Jeep Wrangler and enable you to put petrol in your car. If you are victim of a fuel trap blocked on your Jeep Wrangler, do not be reluctant to consult our article on this subject to unlock it.

Use some anti-seize agent to unlock your fuel cap of your Jeep Wrangler

First solution and the one you should consider first. You have the opportunity to unseal your stuck fuel cap, to achieve 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 several minutes for it to take effect, and try once again to open the fuel cap of your Jeep Wrangler. If it does not work, duplicate the process and let it work for a longer period.

Use the duplicate key to unlock the fuel tank lock of your Jeep Wrangler

As a second solution, you can try to use your spare key, which most of the time being much less used should more easily unlock the lock on the tank cap of your Jeep Wrangler. This may seem obvious but sometimes it all comes down to small details. No matter the reason, if you have been able to open your tank, we suggest 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 Wrangler

To conlude, last method, you can try to play the key in the lock of the fuel cap of your Jeep Wrangler 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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