Some trouble on our vehicles seem trivial but can be troublesome, such as a window that no longer goes down. Others, whether or not they are not severe, will block you from using your car in a ordinary way, such as having a flat tire or having the fuel cap of your Volvo Xc40 stuck. You will not any longer be able 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 this article content to enable you find a quick solution to your fuel cap trouble so that you can use your car normally. To achieve this, we will first try to understand why the fuel cap of your Volvo Xc40 is blocked, and then, how to unblock it.
Why is the fuel cap on my Volvo Xc40 stuck?
So let’s start our article content with the origins of your tank cap problem on Volvo Xc40. We will try to tell you the different causes of a blockage of this one.
Fuel tank cap with locker stuck on my Volvo Xc40
In case your car is equipped with a tank cap with lock you will be in the most tricky 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 Volvo Xc40.
Conventional fuel cap stuck on my Volvo Xc40
Second reason, and the simplest, 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 trouble on this sort of cap, it is normally only related 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 Volvo Xc40?
Second section of our article content, we will try to give you the different solutions to get rid of your fuel cap stuck on your Volvo Xc40 and let you to put petrol in your car. If you suffering a fuel trap blocked on your Volvo Xc40, do not hesitate to have a look at our article content on this subject to unlock it.
Use some anti-seize agent to unlock your fuel cap of your Volvo Xc40
First option and the one you should reflect on first. You have the opportunity 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 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 Volvo Xc40. If it does not work, replicate the treatment and let it operate for a longer period.
Use the duplicate key to unlock the fuel tank lock of your Volvo Xc40
As a second alternative, you can try to use your spare key, which most frequently being much less employed should more easily unlock the lock on the tank cap of your Volvo Xc40. 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 situation again.
Shake the key while trying to open the tank of your Volvo Xc40
To finish , last solution, you can try to play the key in the lock of the fuel cap of your Volvo Xc40 to facilitate the opening of it. In reality, 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.
If you wish more tutorials on the Volvo Xc40, go to our Volvo Xc40 category.
