Some problems on our automobiles seem unimportant but can be troublesome, such as a window that no longer goes down. Others, regardless if they are not severe, will restrict you from using your car in a ordinary way, such as having a flat tire or having the fuel cap of your Seat Ateca stuck. You will not any longer be capable to fill your tank and therefore eventually not be able to use your vehicle. It is precisely for this simple reason that we have written this article to enable you find a rapid answer to your fuel cap issue so that you can use your car normally. To achieve this, we will first try to understand why the fuel cap of your Seat Ateca is blocked, and secondly, how to unblock it.
Why is the fuel cap on my Seat Ateca stuck?
So let’s start our article with the origins of your tank cap problem on Seat Ateca. We will try to tell you the different motives of a blockage of this one.
Fuel tank cap with locker stuck on my Seat Ateca
If your car is equipped with a tank cap with lock you will be in the most difficult condition, because the locks of these caps can get gripped with time and restrict you from accessing the entry 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 Seat Ateca.
Conventional fuel cap stuck on my Seat Ateca
Second reason, and the easiest, 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 problems on this type of cap, it is often only caused by 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 Seat Ateca?
Second section of our article, we will try to give you the different possibilities to get rid of your fuel cap stuck on your Seat Ateca and let you to put petrol in your car. If you suffering a fuel trap blocked on your Seat Ateca, do not think twice to read our article on this subject to unlock it.
Use some anti-seize agent to unlock your fuel cap of your Seat Ateca
First alternative and the one you should consider first. You have the possibility 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 couple of minutes for it to take effect, and try again to open the fuel cap of your Seat Ateca. If it does not function, repeat the process and let it operate a bit longer.
Use the duplicate key to unlock the fuel tank lock of your Seat Ateca
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 Seat Ateca. This may seem evident but occasionally it all comes down to small details. Whatever the 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 Seat Ateca
To conlude, last solution, you can try to play the key in the lock of the fuel cap of your Seat Ateca 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.
To find more tips on the Seat Ateca, take a look at the Seat Ateca category.
