Some problems on our vehicles seem insignificant but can be frustrating, such as a window that no longer goes down. Others, whether or not they are not major, will prevent you from using your car in a usual way, such as having a flat tire or having the fuel cap of your Peugeot 306 stuck. You will not any longer be capable to fill your tank and therefore sooner or later not be able to use your car. It is exactly for this simple reason that we have written and published this article to enable you find a quick 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 Peugeot 306 is blocked, and secondly, how to unblock it.
Why is the fuel cap on my Peugeot 306 stuck?
So let’s begin our article with the origins of your tank cap problem on Peugeot 306. We will try to tell you the different causes of a blockage of this one.
Fuel tank cap with locker stuck on my Peugeot 306
In the event that your car is outfitted 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 entrance 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 306.
Conventional fuel cap stuck on my Peugeot 306
Second reason, and the least difficult, in the case of a classic tank cap that has no lock and is usually protected by a closed fuel door, if you have blocking problems on this sort of cap, it is usually only connected to 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 Peugeot 306?
Second section of our article, we will try to give you the different solutions to get rid of your fuel cap stuck on your Peugeot 306 and allow you to put petrol in your car. If you suffering a fuel trap blocked on your Peugeot 306, do not be reluctant to have a look at our article on this subject to unlock it.
Use some anti-seize agent to unlock your fuel cap of your Peugeot 306
First solution and the one you should reflect on 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 a couple of minutes for it to take effect, and try once again to open the fuel cap of your Peugeot 306. If it does not function, replicate the process and let it work for a longer time.
Use the duplicate key to unlock the fuel tank lock of your Peugeot 306
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 306. This may seem evident but in certain cases it all comes down to small details. No matter the reason, 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 306
To conlude, last option, you can try to play the key in the lock of the fuel cap of your Peugeot 306 to facilitate the opening of it. In reality, if the cylinder is a little seized up or broken, it will unlock more easily by moving the key in different axes at the same time as you try to rotate it.
If you have any additional questions about the Peugeot 306, do not hesitate to consult our Peugeot 306 category.
