Some trouble on our cars seem trivial but can be annoying, such as a window that no longer goes down. Others, whether or not 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 Suzuki Swift stuck. You will no longer have the capacity to fill your tank and therefore ultimately not be able to use your automobile. It is exactly for this simple reason that we have made this content to help you find a rapid remedy to your fuel cap problem so that you can use your car normally. To accomplish this, we will first try to understand why the fuel cap of your Suzuki Swift is blocked, and secondly, how to unblock it.
Why is the fuel cap on my Suzuki Swift stuck?
So let’s start our content with the origins of your tank cap problem on Suzuki Swift. We will try to describe you the different triggers of a blockage of this one.
Fuel tank cap with locker stuck on my Suzuki Swift
In the event that your car is equipped with a tank cap with lock you will be in the most tricky situation, 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 Suzuki Swift.
Conventional fuel cap stuck on my Suzuki Swift
Second case, and the most basic, in the event of a classic tank cap that has no lock and is normally protected by a closed fuel door, if you have blocking trouble on this sort of cap, it is mostly 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 Suzuki Swift?
Second part of our content, we will try to give you the different solutions to get rid of your fuel cap stuck on your Suzuki Swift and enable you to put petrol in your car. If you encoutering a fuel trap blocked on your Suzuki Swift, 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 Suzuki Swift
First option and the one you should reflect on 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 be reluctant to put some in quantity and wait a few minutes for it to take effect, and try once again to open the fuel cap of your Suzuki Swift. If it does not work, repeat the treatment and let it operate for a longer time.
Use the duplicate key to unlock the fuel tank lock of your Suzuki Swift
As a second option, you can try to use your spare key, which normally being much less utilized should more easily unlock the lock on the tank cap of your Suzuki Swift. This may seem evident but in some cases 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 scenario again.
Shake the key while trying to open the tank of your Suzuki Swift
To conlude, last solution, you can try to play the key in the lock of the fuel cap of your Suzuki Swift to facilitate the opening of it. In fact, 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 Suzuki Swift, go to our Suzuki Swift category.
