Some concerns on our automobiles seem trivial but can be annoying, such as a window that no longer goes down. Others, even if they are not critical, will obstruct you from using your car in a ordinary way, such as having a flat tire or having the fuel cap of your Nissan Rogue stuck. You will not anymore be capable to fill your tank and therefore eventually not be able to use your motor vehicle. It is precisely for this motive that we have made this content to enable you find a rapid remedy 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 Nissan Rogue is blocked, and secondly, how to unblock it.

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Why is the fuel cap on my Nissan Rogue stuck?

So let’s begin our content with the origins of your tank cap problem on Nissan Rogue. We will try to describe you the different causes of a blockage of this one.

Fuel tank cap with locker stuck on my Nissan Rogue

In the event your car is equipped with a tank cap with lock you will be in the most delicate condition, because the locks of these caps can get gripped with time and prevent you from accessing 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 Nissan Rogue.

Conventional fuel cap stuck on my Nissan Rogue

Second reason, and the easiest, 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 concerns on this sort 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 as a result blocked.
<2>How do I unlock the fuel cap on my Nissan Rogue?

Second section of our content, we will try to give you the different alternatives to get rid of your fuel cap stuck on your Nissan Rogue and let you to put petrol in your car. If you suffering a fuel trap blocked on your Nissan Rogue, do not be reluctant to read our content on this subject to unlock it.

Use some anti-seize agent to unlock your fuel cap of your Nissan Rogue

First alternative and the one you should consider 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 again to open the fuel cap of your Nissan Rogue. If it does not function, duplicate the process and let it operate a bit longer.

Use the duplicate key to unlock the fuel tank lock of your Nissan Rogue

As a second option, you can try to use your spare key, which most frequently being much less employed should more easily unlock the lock on the tank cap of your Nissan Rogue. This may seem evident but in certain cases 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 Nissan Rogue

Finally, last method, you can try to play the key in the lock of the fuel cap of your Nissan Rogue to facilitate the opening of it. Indeed, if the cylinder is a little seized up or damaged, it will unlock easier by moving the key in different axes simultaneously as you try to rotate it.

If you want more tutorials on the Nissan Rogue, go to our Nissan Rogue category.