Some concerns on our vehicles seem trivial but can be bothersome, such as a window that no longer goes down. Others, even if they are not major, 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 Traveller stuck. You will not any longer be capable of 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 quick answer to your fuel cap issue so that you can use your car normally. To accomplish this, we will first try to understand why the fuel cap of your Peugeot Traveller is blocked, and then, how to unblock it.
Why is the fuel cap on my Peugeot Traveller stuck?
So let’s commence our content with the origins of your tank cap problem on Peugeot Traveller. We will try to present you the different motives of a blockage of this one.
Fuel tank cap with locker stuck on my Peugeot Traveller
In the event your car is outfitted with a tank cap with lock you will be in the most difficult scenario, because the locks of these caps can get gripped with time and restrict you from being able to access the entry of your tank. It is also possible that the lock of your tank has twisted and no longer reacts to the key of your Peugeot Traveller.
Conventional fuel cap stuck on my Peugeot Traveller
Second cause, and the least complicated, in the event of a classic tank cap that has no lock and is mostly protected by a closed fuel door, if you have blocking concerns on this kind of cap, it is often 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 Traveller?
Second part of our content, we will try to give you the different possibilities to get rid of your fuel cap stuck on your Peugeot Traveller and enable you to put petrol in your car. If you suffering a fuel trap blocked on your Peugeot Traveller, do not hesitate to read our content on this subject to unlock it.
Use some anti-seize agent to unlock your fuel cap of your Peugeot Traveller
First alternative and the one you should consider first. You have the option to unseal your stuck fuel cap, to do 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 again to open the fuel cap of your Peugeot Traveller. If it does not work, repeat the treatment and let it work a bit longer.
Use the duplicate key to unlock the fuel tank lock of your Peugeot Traveller
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 Traveller. This may seem evident but in certain cases it all comes down to small details. In any case, if you have been able to open your tank, we recommend you to buy a new tank cap to avoid getting stuck in this condition again.
Shake the key while trying to open the tank of your Peugeot Traveller
To finish , last solution, you can try to play the key in the lock of the fuel cap of your Peugeot Traveller to facilitate the opening of it. Indeed, if the cylinder is a little seized up or destroyed, it will unlock quicker by moving the key in different axes simultaneously as you try to rotate it.
If you wish more tutorials on the Peugeot Traveller, go to our Peugeot Traveller category.
