Some complications on our automobiles seem trivial but can be annoying, such as a window that no longer goes down. Others, regardless if they are not critical, will obstruct you from using your car in a usual way, such as having a flat tire or having the fuel cap of your Peugeot 107 stuck. You will no more manage to fill your tank and therefore finally not be able to use your automobile. It is exactly for this reason that we have written and published this content page to enable you find a quick answer to your fuel cap issue so that you can use your car normally. To perform this, we will first try to understand why the fuel cap of your Peugeot 107 is blocked, and secondly, how to unblock it.

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Why is the fuel cap on my Peugeot 107 stuck?

So let’s commence our content page with the origins of your tank cap problem on Peugeot 107. We will try to tell you the different causes of a blockage of this one.

Fuel tank cap with locker stuck on my Peugeot 107

If your car is outfitted 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 prevent you from accessing the access of your tank. It is as well possible that the lock of your tank has twisted and no longer responds to the key of your Peugeot 107.

Conventional fuel cap stuck on my Peugeot 107

Second reason, and the most simple, 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 therefore blocked.
<2>How do I unlock the fuel cap on my Peugeot 107?

Second part of our content page, we will try to give you the different solutions to get rid of your fuel cap stuck on your Peugeot 107 and allow you to put petrol in your car. If you encoutering a fuel trap blocked on your Peugeot 107, do not think twice 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 Peugeot 107

First option and the one you should reflect on first. You have the opportunity 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 a few minutes for it to take effect, and try once again to open the fuel cap of your Peugeot 107. If it does not work, repeat the procedure and let it operate for a longer time.

Use the duplicate key to unlock the fuel tank lock of your Peugeot 107

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 Peugeot 107. This may seem evident but sometimes 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 scenario again.

Shake the key while trying to open the tank of your Peugeot 107

To conlude, last option, you can try to play the key in the lock of the fuel cap of your Peugeot 107 to facilitate the opening of it. Indeed, 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.

Whenever you have any further questions about the Peugeot 107, do not hesitate to consult our Peugeot 107 category.