Some complications on our cars seem trivial but can be troublesome, 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 usual way, such as having a flat tire or having the fuel cap of your Volkswagen CC stuck. You will not any longer have the ability to fill your tank and therefore ultimately not be able to use your motor vehicle. It is exactly for this purpose that we have written and published this article to help you find a quick solution to your fuel cap trouble so that you can use your car normally. To perform this, we will first try to understand why the fuel cap of your Volkswagen CC is blocked, and secondly, how to unblock it.
Why is the fuel cap on my Volkswagen CC stuck?
So let’s start our article with the origins of your tank cap problem on Volkswagen CC. We will try to describe you the different motives of a blockage of this one.
Fuel tank cap with locker stuck on my Volkswagen CC
If your car is equipped with a tank cap with lock you will be in the most difficult situation, because the locks of these caps can get gripped with time and stop you from being able to access 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 Volkswagen CC.
Conventional fuel cap stuck on my Volkswagen CC
Second case, and the most simple, 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 complications on this sort of cap, it is generally 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 Volkswagen CC?
Second part of our article, we will try to give you the different alternatives to get rid of your fuel cap stuck on your Volkswagen CC and enable you to put petrol in your car. If you are victim of a fuel trap blocked on your Volkswagen CC, 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 CC
First solution and the one you should consider first. You have the option to unseal your stuck fuel cap, to perform 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 momemts for it to take effect, and try once again to open the fuel cap of your Volkswagen CC. If it does not function, repeat the procedure and let it work for a longer time.
Use the duplicate key to unlock the fuel tank lock of your Volkswagen CC
As a second solution, you can try to use your spare key, which most of the time being much less used should more easily unlock the lock on the tank cap of your Volkswagen CC. This may seem obvious but in certain cases it all comes down to small details. In any case, if you have been able 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 Volkswagen CC
To conlude, last method, you can try to play the key in the lock of the fuel cap of your Volkswagen CC to facilitate the opening of it. In fact, if the cylinder is a little seized up or broken, it will unlock with less effort by moving the key in different axes at the same time as you try to rotate it.
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