Some problems on our cars seem trivial but can be annoying, such as a window that no longer goes down. Others, regardless if they are not dangerous, will block you from using your car in a normal way, such as having a flat tire or having the fuel cap of your Kia Carens stuck. You will not any longer manage to fill your tank and therefore ultimately not be able to use your car. It is precisely for this simple reason that we have made this document to enable you find a rapid remedy to your fuel cap issue so that you can use your car normally. To achieve this, we will first try to understand why the fuel cap of your Kia Carens is blocked, and secondly, how to unblock it.
Why is the fuel cap on my Kia Carens stuck?
So let’s commence our document with the origins of your tank cap problem on Kia Carens. We will try to show you the different causes of a blockage of this one.
Fuel tank cap with locker stuck on my Kia Carens
In the event that your car is equipped with a tank cap with lock you will be in the most tricky situation, because the locks of these caps can get gripped with time and prevent 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 Kia Carens.
Conventional fuel cap stuck on my Kia Carens
Second case, and the most simple, in the event of a classic tank cap that has no lock and is generally protected by a closed fuel door, if you have blocking problems on this type of cap, it is normally only caused by 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 Kia Carens?
Second section of our document, we will try to give you the different solutions to get rid of your fuel cap stuck on your Kia Carens and enable you to put petrol in your car. If you suffering a fuel trap blocked on your Kia Carens, do not be reluctant to browse our document on this subject to unlock it.
Use some anti-seize agent to unlock your fuel cap of your Kia Carens
First solution and the one you should reflect on first. You have the possibility to unseal your stuck fuel cap, to perform 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 Kia Carens. If it does not function, duplicate the process and let it work a bit longer.
Use the duplicate key to unlock the fuel tank lock of your Kia Carens
As a second solution, you can try to use your spare key, which most of the time being much less employed should more easily unlock the lock on the tank cap of your Kia Carens. This may seem obvious but in certain cases it all comes down to small details. No matter the reason, if you have managed to open your tank, we encourage 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 Kia Carens
Finally, last option, you can try to play the key in the lock of the fuel cap of your Kia Carens to facilitate the opening of it. In reality, if the cylinder is a little seized up or destroyed, it will unlock easier by moving the key in different axes simultaneously as you try to rotate it.
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