Some problems on our cars seem trivial but can be troublesome, such as a window that no longer goes down. Others, even if they are not serious, will prevent you from using your car in a normal way, such as having a flat tire or having the fuel cap of your Volkswagen Polo 4 stuck. You will not anymore have the ability to fill your tank and therefore ultimately not be able to use your car. It is precisely for this purpose that we have written this content to help you find a rapid 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 Polo 4 is blocked, and then, how to unblock it.
Why is the fuel cap on my Volkswagen Polo 4 stuck?
So let’s start our content with the origins of your tank cap problem on Volkswagen Polo 4. We will try to describe you the different causes of a blockage of this one.
Fuel tank cap with locker stuck on my Volkswagen Polo 4
If your car is outfitted 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 prevent you from accessing the entry of your tank. It is also possible that the lock of your tank has twisted and no longer reacts to the key of your Volkswagen Polo 4.
Conventional fuel cap stuck on my Volkswagen Polo 4
Second reason, and the least complicated, in the event that of a classic tank cap that has no lock and is usually protected by a closed fuel door, if you have blocking problems on this sort of cap, it is often only caused by 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 Polo 4?
Second section of our content, we will try to give you the different solutions to get rid of your fuel cap stuck on your Volkswagen Polo 4 and let you to put petrol in your car. If you are victim of a fuel trap blocked on your Volkswagen Polo 4, do not be reluctant 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 Polo 4
First alternative and the one you should reflect on first. You have the opportunity to unseal your stuck fuel cap, to accomplish this 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 again to open the fuel cap of your Volkswagen Polo 4. If it does not function, repeat the treatment and let it operate a bit longer.
Use the duplicate key to unlock the fuel tank lock of your Volkswagen Polo 4
As a second option, you can try to use your spare key, which often being much less employed should more easily unlock the lock on the tank cap of your Volkswagen Polo 4. This may seem obvious but in certain cases it all comes down to small details. Whatever the case, if you have managed to open your tank, we suggest you to buy a new tank cap to avoid getting stuck in this scenario again.
Shake the key while trying to open the tank of your Volkswagen Polo 4
Finally, last alternative, you can try to play the key in the lock of the fuel cap of your Volkswagen Polo 4 to facilitate the opening of it. In reality, if the cylinder is a little seized up or broken, it will unlock quicker by moving the key in different axes at the same time as you try to rotate it.
If you want more tutorials on the Volkswagen Polo 4, go to our Volkswagen Polo 4 category.
