Some problems on our cars seem insignificant but can be annoying, such as a window that no longer goes down. Others, even if they are not critical, will block you from using your car in a ordinary way, such as having a flat tire or having the fuel cap of your Toyota Aygo stuck. You will no longer manage to fill your tank and therefore eventually not be able to use your car. It is precisely for this motive that we have written this document to enable you find a quick answer to your fuel cap problem so that you can use your car normally. To perform this, we will first try to understand why the fuel cap of your Toyota Aygo is blocked, and secondly, how to unblock it.
Why is the fuel cap on my Toyota Aygo stuck?
So let’s begin our document with the origins of your tank cap problem on Toyota Aygo. We will try to describe you the different motives of a blockage of this one.
Fuel tank cap with locker stuck on my Toyota Aygo
In the event your car is outfitted 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 prevent 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 Toyota Aygo.
Conventional fuel cap stuck on my Toyota Aygo
Second reason, and the least difficult, in the event that of a classic tank cap that has no lock and is normally protected by a closed fuel door, if you have blocking problems on this kind of cap, it is mostly only linked to a cap that has not been closed in the axis and the thread of the latter is as a consequence blocked.
<2>How do I unlock the fuel cap on my Toyota Aygo?
Second part of our document, we will try to give you the different solutions to get rid of your fuel cap stuck on your Toyota Aygo and enable you to put petrol in your car. If you are victim of a fuel trap blocked on your Toyota Aygo, do not be reluctant to have a look at our document on this subject to unlock it.
Use some anti-seize agent to unlock your fuel cap of your Toyota Aygo
First alternative and the one you should consider 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 again to open the fuel cap of your Toyota Aygo. If it does not function, replicate the operation and let it operate for a longer period.
Use the duplicate key to unlock the fuel tank lock of your Toyota Aygo
As a second option, you can try to use your spare key, which most frequently being much less utilized should more easily unlock the lock on the tank cap of your Toyota Aygo. This may seem evident but in certain cases it all comes down to small details. Whatever the case, if you have managed to open your tank, we advise you to buy a new tank cap to avoid getting stuck in this situation again.
Shake the key while trying to open the tank of your Toyota Aygo
To conlude, last alternative, you can try to play the key in the lock of the fuel cap of your Toyota Aygo to facilitate the opening of it. Indeed, if the cylinder is a little seized up or destroyed, it will unlock easier by moving the key in different axes simultaneously as you try to rotate it.
To find more tips on the Toyota Aygo, take a look at the Toyota Aygo category.
