Some trouble on our automobiles seem trivial but can be annoying, such as a window that no longer goes down. Others, even if they are not serious, will block you from using your car in a normal way, such as having a flat tire or having the fuel cap of your Volkswagen Golf 6 stuck. You will not anymore have the ability to fill your tank and therefore sooner or later not be able to use your automobile. It is precisely for this purpose that we have written and published this content to enable you find a rapid answer to your fuel cap issue so that you can use your car normally. To do this, we will first try to understand why the fuel cap of your Volkswagen Golf 6 is blocked, and then, how to unblock it.
Why is the fuel cap on my Volkswagen Golf 6 stuck?
So let’s start our content with the origins of your tank cap problem on Volkswagen Golf 6. We will try to present you the different causes of a blockage of this one.
Fuel tank cap with locker stuck on my Volkswagen Golf 6
If your car is equipped with a tank cap with lock you will be in the most difficult scenario, because the locks of these caps can get gripped with time and stop you from accessing the entry 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 Golf 6.
Conventional fuel cap stuck on my Volkswagen Golf 6
Second cause, and the least difficult, in the case 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 generally only connected to 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 Golf 6?
Second part of our content, we will try to give you the different solutions to get rid of your fuel cap stuck on your Volkswagen Golf 6 and let you to put petrol in your car. If you are victim of a fuel trap blocked on your Volkswagen Golf 6, do not hesitate to have a look at our content on this subject to unlock it.
Use some anti-seize agent to unlock your fuel cap of your Volkswagen Golf 6
First solution and the one you should reflect on first. You have the possibility to unseal your stuck fuel cap, to get this done you will need to use a WD40 anti-seize type product to lubricate the barrel of your cap. Don’t hesitate to put some in quantity and wait several minutes for it to take effect, and try once again to open the fuel cap of your Volkswagen Golf 6. If it does not function, repeat the process and let it work for a longer period.
Use the duplicate key to unlock the fuel tank lock of your Volkswagen Golf 6
As a second solution, you can try to use your spare key, which most frequently being much less used should more easily unlock the lock on the tank cap of your Volkswagen Golf 6. This may seem evident but occasionally it all comes down to small details. No matter the reason, if you have managed to open your tank, we recommend 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 Golf 6
To conlude, last alternative, you can try to play the key in the lock of the fuel cap of your Volkswagen Golf 6 to facilitate the opening of it. In reality, if the cylinder is a little seized up or damaged, it will unlock with less effort by moving the key in different axes simultaneously as you try to rotate it.
If you wish more tutorials on the Volkswagen Golf 6, go to our Volkswagen Golf 6 category.
