Some trouble on our cars seem unimportant but can be annoying, such as a window that no longer goes down. Others, even if they are not dangerous, 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 806 stuck. You will no longer have the capacity to fill your tank and therefore sooner or later not be able to use your automobile. It is exactly for this purpose that we have written this article to enable you find a quick remedy 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 806 is blocked, and secondly, how to unblock it.
Why is the fuel cap on my Peugeot 806 stuck?
So let’s commence our article with the origins of your tank cap problem on Peugeot 806. We will try to present you the different causes of a blockage of this one.
Fuel tank cap with locker stuck on my Peugeot 806
In case your car is outfitted with a tank cap with lock you will be in the most delicate condition, because the locks of these caps can get gripped with time and restrict 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 806.
Conventional fuel cap stuck on my Peugeot 806
Second cause, and the most simple, 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 frequently only caused by 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 806?
Second section of our article, we will try to give you the different alternatives to get rid of your fuel cap stuck on your Peugeot 806 and enable you to put petrol in your car. If you are victim of a fuel trap blocked on your Peugeot 806, 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 806
First alternative and the one you should consider first. You have the possibility to unseal your stuck fuel cap, to perform 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 Peugeot 806. If it does not function, duplicate the process and let it work for a longer period.
Use the duplicate key to unlock the fuel tank lock of your Peugeot 806
As a second alternative, you can try to use your spare key, which traditionally being much less used should more easily unlock the lock on the tank cap of your Peugeot 806. This may seem evident but sometimes it all comes down to small details. Whatever the case, 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 806
To finish , last method, you can try to play the key in the lock of the fuel cap of your Peugeot 806 to facilitate the opening of it. In reality, if the cylinder is a little seized up or broken, it will unlock quicker by moving the key in different axes simultaneously as you try to rotate it.
To find more tips on the Peugeot 806, take a look at the Peugeot 806 category.
