Some problems on our cars seem trivial but can be frustrating, such as a window that no longer goes down. Others, whether or not they are not dangerous, will block you from using your car in a ordinary way, such as having a flat tire or having the fuel cap of your Volkswagen Amarok stuck. You will no more have the ability to fill your tank and therefore sooner or later not be able to use your automobile. It is exactly for this reason that we have written and published this article to help you find a quick remedy 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 Volkswagen Amarok is blocked, and then, how to unblock it.
Why is the fuel cap on my Volkswagen Amarok stuck?
So let’s begin our article with the origins of your tank cap problem on Volkswagen Amarok. We will try to tell you the different causes of a blockage of this one.
Fuel tank cap with locker stuck on my Volkswagen Amarok
If your car is outfitted with a tank cap with lock you will be in the most delicate situation, because the locks of these caps can get gripped with time and prevent you from accessing the entrance of your tank. It is as well possible that the lock of your tank has twisted and no longer reacts to the key of your Volkswagen Amarok.
Conventional fuel cap stuck on my Volkswagen Amarok
Second cause, and the easiest, in the event that 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 sort of cap, it is mostly only connected 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 Volkswagen Amarok?
Second part of our article, we will try to give you the different possibilities to get rid of your fuel cap stuck on your Volkswagen Amarok and enable you to put petrol in your car. If you are victim of a fuel trap blocked on your Volkswagen Amarok, do not think twice to browse our article on this subject to unlock it.
Use some anti-seize agent to unlock your fuel cap of your Volkswagen Amarok
First alternative and the one you should reflect on first. You have the opportunity 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 couple of minutes for it to take effect, and try once again to open the fuel cap of your Volkswagen Amarok. If it does not function, duplicate the procedure and let it operate longer.
Use the duplicate key to unlock the fuel tank lock of your Volkswagen Amarok
As a second alternative, you can try to use your spare key, which often being much less used should more easily unlock the lock on the tank cap of your Volkswagen Amarok. This may seem evident but sometimes it all comes down to small details. In any case, if you have managed to open your tank, we encourage 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 Volkswagen Amarok
Finally, last method, you can try to play the key in the lock of the fuel cap of your Volkswagen Amarok to facilitate the opening of it. Indeed, if the cylinder is a little seized up or broken, it will unlock easier by moving the key in different axes simultaneously as you try to rotate it.
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