Some trouble on our cars seem insignificant but can be annoying, such as a window that no longer goes down. Others, whether or not they are not serious, will prevent you from using your car in a normal way, such as having a flat tire or having the fuel cap of your Peugeot 106 stuck. You will no more manage 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 article content to help you find a rapid 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 Peugeot 106 is blocked, and secondly, how to unblock it.
Why is the fuel cap on my Peugeot 106 stuck?
So let’s start our article content with the origins of your tank cap problem on Peugeot 106. We will try to present you the different motives of a blockage of this one.
Fuel tank cap with locker stuck on my Peugeot 106
If your car is outfitted with a tank cap with lock you will be in the most difficult 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 responds to the key of your Peugeot 106.
Conventional fuel cap stuck on my Peugeot 106
Second case, and the simplest, in the case of a classic tank cap that has no lock and is mostly protected by a closed fuel door, if you have blocking trouble on this kind of cap, it is frequently only connected to 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 Peugeot 106?
Second part of our article content, we will try to give you the different solutions to get rid of your fuel cap stuck on your Peugeot 106 and enable you to put petrol in your car. If you are victim of a fuel trap blocked on your Peugeot 106, do not be reluctant to have a look at our article content on this subject to unlock it.
Use some anti-seize agent to unlock your fuel cap of your Peugeot 106
First alternative and the one you should consider first. You have the possibility 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 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 Peugeot 106. If it does not work, replicate the operation and let it work for a longer time.
Use the duplicate key to unlock the fuel tank lock of your Peugeot 106
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 Peugeot 106. This may seem obvious but in certain cases it all comes down to small details. No matter the reason, if you have been able to open your tank, we suggest you to buy a new tank cap to avoid getting stuck in this scenario again.
Shake the key while trying to open the tank of your Peugeot 106
Finally, last method, you can try to play the key in the lock of the fuel cap of your Peugeot 106 to facilitate the opening of it. Indeed, if the cylinder is a little seized up or damaged, it will unlock quicker by moving the key in different axes at the same time as you try to rotate it.
To find more tips on the Peugeot 106, take a look at the Peugeot 106 category.
