Some complications on our automobiles seem unimportant but can be troublesome, such as a window that no longer goes down. Others, regardless if they are not serious, will restrict you from using your car in a ordinary way, such as having a flat tire or having the fuel cap of your Opel Insignia stuck. You will not anymore be able to fill your tank and therefore eventually not be able to use your car. It is precisely for this purpose that we have written this content page to enable you find a rapid answer to your fuel cap issue so that you can use your car normally. To accomplish this, we will first try to understand why the fuel cap of your Opel Insignia is blocked, and secondly, how to unblock it.

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Why is the fuel cap on my Opel Insignia stuck?

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

Fuel tank cap with locker stuck on my Opel Insignia

In the event your car is equipped with a tank cap with lock you will be in the most tricky 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 Opel Insignia.

Conventional fuel cap stuck on my Opel Insignia

Second case, and the easiest, 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 complications on this sort of cap, it is generally only related to a cap that has not been closed in the axis and the thread of the latter is as a consequence blocked.
<2>How do I unlock the fuel cap on my Opel Insignia?

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

Use some anti-seize agent to unlock your fuel cap of your Opel Insignia

First alternative and the one you should reflect on first. You have the option to unseal your stuck fuel cap, to do 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 again to open the fuel cap of your Opel Insignia. If it does not function, replicate the procedure and let it work longer.

Use the duplicate key to unlock the fuel tank lock of your Opel Insignia

As a second solution, you can try to use your spare key, which often being much less used should more easily unlock the lock on the tank cap of your Opel Insignia. This may seem obvious but sometimes it all comes down to small details. Whatever the 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 Opel Insignia

To conlude, last option, you can try to play the key in the lock of the fuel cap of your Opel Insignia to facilitate the opening of it. Indeed, if the cylinder is a little seized up or damaged, it will unlock with less effort by moving the key in different axes at the same time as you try to rotate it.

To find more tips on the Opel Insignia, take a look at the Opel Insignia category.