Some trouble 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 severe, will block you from using your car in a ordinary way, such as having a flat tire or having the fuel cap of your Peugeot 4007 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 precisely for this purpose that we have written and published this content to help you find a rapid remedy to your fuel cap trouble so that you can use your car normally. To achieve this, we will first try to understand why the fuel cap of your Peugeot 4007 is blocked, and secondly, how to unblock it.

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Why is the fuel cap on my Peugeot 4007 stuck?

So let’s start our content with the origins of your tank cap problem on Peugeot 4007. We will try to tell you the different causes of a blockage of this one.

Fuel tank cap with locker stuck on my Peugeot 4007

In case your car is equipped with a tank cap with lock you will be in the most tricky condition, because the locks of these caps can get gripped with time and restrict 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 4007.

Conventional fuel cap stuck on my Peugeot 4007

Second case, and the simplest, 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 trouble 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 4007?

Second section of our content, we will try to give you the different alternatives to get rid of your fuel cap stuck on your Peugeot 4007 and enable you to put petrol in your car. If you encoutering a fuel trap blocked on your Peugeot 4007, do not think twice to browse our content on this subject to unlock it.

Use some anti-seize agent to unlock your fuel cap of your Peugeot 4007

First option and the one you should consider first. You have the possibility to unseal your stuck fuel cap, to achieve this you will need to use a WD40 anti-seize type product to lubricate the barrel of your cap. Don’t hesitate 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 4007. If it does not work, replicate the operation and let it operate for a longer period.

Use the duplicate key to unlock the fuel tank lock of your Peugeot 4007

As a second solution, you can try to use your spare key, which most frequently being much less utilized should more easily unlock the lock on the tank cap of your Peugeot 4007. This may seem obvious but occasionally it all comes down to small details. No matter the reason, if you have managed to open your tank, we recommend 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 4007

Finally, last solution, you can try to play the key in the lock of the fuel cap of your Peugeot 4007 to facilitate the opening of it. In reality, 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.

To get more tips on the Peugeot 4007, take a look at the Peugeot 4007 category.