Some problems on our vehicles seem insignificant but can be annoying, such as a window that no longer goes down. Others, whether or not they are not critical, will obstruct you from using your car in a normal way, such as having a flat tire or having the fuel cap of your Lincoln MKC stuck. You will no longer have the capacity to fill your tank and therefore sooner or later not be able to use your car. It is exactly for this motive that we have written and published this content to help you find a quick remedy to your fuel cap problem so that you can use your car normally. To get this done, we will first try to understand why the fuel cap of your Lincoln MKC is blocked, and then, how to unblock it.

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Why is the fuel cap on my Lincoln MKC stuck?

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

Fuel tank cap with locker stuck on my Lincoln MKC

In case your car is equipped with a tank cap with lock you will be in the most delicate scenario, because the locks of these caps can get gripped with time and stop 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 reacts to the key of your Lincoln MKC.

Conventional fuel cap stuck on my Lincoln MKC

Second reason, and the least difficult, in the case 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 frequently 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 Lincoln MKC?

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

Use some anti-seize agent to unlock your fuel cap of your Lincoln MKC

First option 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 hesitate 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 Lincoln MKC. If it does not work, repeat the treatment and let it operate longer.

Use the duplicate key to unlock the fuel tank lock of your Lincoln MKC

As a second solution, you can try to use your spare key, which traditionally being much less used should more easily unlock the lock on the tank cap of your Lincoln MKC. This may seem evident but in some cases it all comes down to small details. In any case, if you have managed 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 Lincoln MKC

To finish , last method, you can try to play the key in the lock of the fuel cap of your Lincoln MKC to facilitate the opening of it. In reality, 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.

To discover more tips on the Lincoln MKC, take a look at the Lincoln MKC category.