Some problems on our vehicles seem insignificant but can be frustrating, such as a window that no longer goes down. Others, even if they are not severe, will prevent you from using your car in a usual way, such as having a flat tire or having the fuel cap of your Volkswagen Up! stuck. You will no more be able to fill your tank and therefore ultimately not be able to use your car. It is precisely for this purpose that we have written and published this content to help you find a quick answer to your fuel cap problem so that you can use your car normally. To do this, we will first try to understand why the fuel cap of your Volkswagen Up! is blocked, and then, how to unblock it.
Why is the fuel cap on my Volkswagen Up! stuck?
So let’s start our content with the origins of your tank cap problem on Volkswagen Up!. We will try to show you the different motives of a blockage of this one.
Fuel tank cap with locker stuck on my Volkswagen Up!
If your car is equipped with a tank cap with lock you will be in the most delicate condition, because the locks of these caps can get gripped with time and restrict you from being able to access the entrance of your tank. It is also possible that the lock of your tank has twisted and no longer responds to the key of your Volkswagen Up!.
Conventional fuel cap stuck on my Volkswagen Up!
Second reason, and the least difficult, 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 usually only linked 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 Up!?
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 Up! and let you to put petrol in your car. If you encoutering a fuel trap blocked on your Volkswagen Up!, do not be reluctant to consult our content on this subject to unlock it.
Use some anti-seize agent to unlock your fuel cap of your Volkswagen Up!
First solution and the one you should consider first. You have the option 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 once again to open the fuel cap of your Volkswagen Up!. If it does not function, duplicate the treatment and let it work a bit longer.
Use the duplicate key to unlock the fuel tank lock of your Volkswagen Up!
As a second solution, you can try to use your spare key, which normally being much less employed should more easily unlock the lock on the tank cap of your Volkswagen Up!. This may seem obvious but in certain cases it all comes down to small details. No matter the reason, 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 Up!
To finish , last solution, you can try to play the key in the lock of the fuel cap of your Volkswagen Up! to facilitate the opening of it. In reality, if the cylinder is a little seized up or destroyed, it will unlock more easily by moving the key in different axes simultaneously as you try to rotate it.
To find more tips on the Volkswagen Up!, take a look at the Volkswagen Up! category.
