Some concerns on our cars seem unimportant but can be annoying, such as a window that no longer goes down. Others, regardless if they are not dangerous, will prevent you from using your car in a ordinary way, such as having a flat tire or having the fuel cap of your Tesla Model Y stuck. You will no more have the ability 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 page to help you find a quick answer to your fuel cap problem so that you can use your car normally. To achieve this, we will first try to understand why the fuel cap of your Tesla Model Y is blocked, and secondly, how to unblock it.

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Why is the fuel cap on my Tesla Model Y stuck?

So let’s begin our content page with the origins of your tank cap problem on Tesla Model Y. We will try to describe you the different motives of a blockage of this one.

Fuel tank cap with locker stuck on my Tesla Model Y

If 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 stop you from accessing the access of your tank. It is also possible that the lock of your tank has twisted and no longer reacts to the key of your Tesla Model Y.

Conventional fuel cap stuck on my Tesla Model Y

Second cause, and the simplest, in the event of a classic tank cap that has no lock and is generally protected by a closed fuel door, if you have blocking concerns on this type 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 Tesla Model Y?

Second part of our content page, we will try to give you the different solutions to get rid of your fuel cap stuck on your Tesla Model Y and allow you to put petrol in your car. If you are victim of a fuel trap blocked on your Tesla Model Y, do not be reluctant to browse our content page on this subject to unlock it.

Use some anti-seize agent to unlock your fuel cap of your Tesla Model Y

First option and the one you should consider first. You have the opportunity 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 a couple of minutes for it to take effect, and try again to open the fuel cap of your Tesla Model Y. If it does not function, replicate the operation and let it operate longer.

Use the duplicate key to unlock the fuel tank lock of your Tesla Model Y

As a second option, you can try to use your spare key, which most of the time being much less utilized should more easily unlock the lock on the tank cap of your Tesla Model Y. This may seem obvious but sometimes it all comes down to small details. In any case, if you have managed to open your tank, we advise 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 Tesla Model Y

To finish , last solution, you can try to play the key in the lock of the fuel cap of your Tesla Model Y to facilitate the opening of it. In fact, if the cylinder is a little seized up or damaged, it will unlock quicker by moving the key in different axes simultaneously as you try to rotate it.

If you wish more guides on the Tesla Model Y, go to our Tesla Model Y category.