Some complications on our vehicles seem unimportant but can be bothersome, such as a window that no longer goes down. Others, regardless if they are not major, will obstruct you from using your car in a normal way, such as having a flat tire or having the fuel cap of your Volvo S60 stuck. You will not any longer have the ability to fill your tank and therefore eventually not be able to use your motor vehicle. It is exactly for this simple reason that we have written and published this content to enable you find a rapid answer to your fuel cap trouble so that you can use your car normally. To do this, we will first try to understand why the fuel cap of your Volvo S60 is blocked, and secondly, how to unblock it.
Why is the fuel cap on my Volvo S60 stuck?
So let’s start our content with the origins of your tank cap problem on Volvo S60. We will try to present you the different triggers of a blockage of this one.
Fuel tank cap with locker stuck on my Volvo S60
In the event that your car is outfitted with a tank cap with lock you will be in the most difficult condition, because the locks of these caps can get gripped with time and restrict you from accessing the entrance of your tank. It is also possible that the lock of your tank has twisted and no longer reacts to the key of your Volvo S60.
Conventional fuel cap stuck on my Volvo S60
Second cause, and the most basic, in the case 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 kind of cap, it is normally only connected to a cap that has not been closed in the axis and the thread of the latter is as a result blocked.
<2>How do I unlock the fuel cap on my Volvo S60?
Second section of our content, we will try to give you the different alternatives to get rid of your fuel cap stuck on your Volvo S60 and allow you to put petrol in your car. If you encoutering a fuel trap blocked on your Volvo S60, do not hesitate to read our content on this subject to unlock it.
Use some anti-seize agent to unlock your fuel cap of your Volvo S60
First solution and the one you should consider first. You have the opportunity to unseal your stuck fuel cap, to do 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 again to open the fuel cap of your Volvo S60. If it does not work, replicate the process and let it work a bit longer.
Use the duplicate key to unlock the fuel tank lock of your Volvo S60
As a second alternative, 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 Volvo S60. This may seem evident but in certain cases it all comes down to small details. In any case, if you have been able 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 Volvo S60
Finally, last solution, you can try to play the key in the lock of the fuel cap of your Volvo S60 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 simultaneously as you try to rotate it.
If you wish more tutorials on the Volvo S60, go to our Volvo S60 category.
