Some complications on our automobiles seem insignificant but can be annoying, such as a window that no longer goes down. Others, even if they are not critical, will restrict you from using your car in a ordinary way, such as having a flat tire or having the fuel cap of your Lancia Ypsilon stuck. You will no longer have the ability to fill your tank and therefore sooner or later not be able to use your motor vehicle. It is precisely for this purpose that we have made this content page to help you find a rapid solution to your fuel cap trouble so that you can use your car normally. To get this done, we will first try to understand why the fuel cap of your Lancia Ypsilon is blocked, and secondly, how to unblock it.

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Why is the fuel cap on my Lancia Ypsilon stuck?

So let’s start our content page with the origins of your tank cap problem on Lancia Ypsilon. We will try to show you the different motives of a blockage of this one.

Fuel tank cap with locker stuck on my Lancia Ypsilon

In the event that your car is equipped with a tank cap with lock you will be in the most difficult scenario, 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 reacts to the key of your Lancia Ypsilon.

Conventional fuel cap stuck on my Lancia Ypsilon

Second cause, 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 complications on this type of cap, it is usually only related to a cap that has not been closed in the axis and the thread of the latter is as a result blocked.
<2>How do I unlock the fuel cap on my Lancia Ypsilon?

Second part of our content page, we will try to give you the different alternatives to get rid of your fuel cap stuck on your Lancia Ypsilon and allow you to put petrol in your car. If you are victim of a fuel trap blocked on your Lancia Ypsilon, do not hesitate to browse our content page on this subject to unlock it.

Use some anti-seize agent to unlock your fuel cap of your Lancia Ypsilon

First solution and the one you should reflect on first. You have the opportunity to unseal your stuck fuel cap, to accomplish this you will need to use a WD40 anti-seize type product to lubricate the barrel of your cap. Don’t hesitate 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 Lancia Ypsilon. If it does not function, duplicate the treatment and let it operate for a longer time.

Use the duplicate key to unlock the fuel tank lock of your Lancia Ypsilon

As a second solution, you can try to use your spare key, which most frequently being much less used should more easily unlock the lock on the tank cap of your Lancia Ypsilon. This may seem obvious but sometimes it all comes down to small details. Whatever the case, if you have been able to open your tank, we advise you to buy a new tank cap to avoid getting stuck in this situation again.

Shake the key while trying to open the tank of your Lancia Ypsilon

To conlude, last alternative, you can try to play the key in the lock of the fuel cap of your Lancia Ypsilon to facilitate the opening of it. Indeed, if the cylinder is a little seized up or destroyed, 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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