Some concerns on our cars seem insignificant but can be bothersome, such as a window that no longer goes down. Others, even if they are not major, will restrict you from using your car in a usual way, such as having a flat tire or having the fuel cap of your Mazda 6 stuck. You will no more have the capacity to fill your tank and therefore eventually not be able to use your automobile. It is exactly for this motive that we have written and published this content page to help you find a quick solution to your fuel cap problem so that you can use your car normally. To do this, we will first try to understand why the fuel cap of your Mazda 6 is blocked, and secondly, how to unblock it.

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Why is the fuel cap on my Mazda 6 stuck?

So let’s begin our content page with the origins of your tank cap problem on Mazda 6. We will try to present you the different motives of a blockage of this one.

Fuel tank cap with locker stuck on my Mazda 6

If 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 being able to access the access of your tank. It is also possible that the lock of your tank has twisted and no longer reacts to the key of your Mazda 6.

Conventional fuel cap stuck on my Mazda 6

Second case, and the simplest, in the event that of a classic tank cap that has no lock and is normally protected by a closed fuel door, if you have blocking concerns on this sort of cap, it is mostly only linked to a cap that has not been closed in the axis and the thread of the latter is consequently blocked.
<2>How do I unlock the fuel cap on my Mazda 6?

Second section of our content page, we will try to give you the different solutions to get rid of your fuel cap stuck on your Mazda 6 and enable you to put petrol in your car. If you suffering a fuel trap blocked on your Mazda 6, do not be reluctant to have a look at our content page on this subject to unlock it.

Use some anti-seize agent to unlock your fuel cap of your Mazda 6

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 several minutes for it to take effect, and try once again to open the fuel cap of your Mazda 6. If it does not function, repeat the operation and let it work for a longer period.

Use the duplicate key to unlock the fuel tank lock of your Mazda 6

As a second solution, you can try to use your spare key, which often being much less utilized should more easily unlock the lock on the tank cap of your Mazda 6. This may seem obvious but occasionally it all comes down to small details. Whatever the case, if you have managed to open your tank, we recommend 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 Mazda 6

Finally, last solution, you can try to play the key in the lock of the fuel cap of your Mazda 6 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 at the same time as you try to rotate it.

If you want more tutorials on the Mazda 6, go to our Mazda 6 category.