Frozen Fuel filler cap

[cheekee]

I pulled up beside the petrol pump this evening and tried to unlock the fuel filler cap.

Disaster........Wouldnt budge.

Called my breakdown company to ask for help.

In the meantime I got a can of WD40 as I was at a supermarket and sprayed so inside the lock and waited....and waited....and waited.....

And to my relief as my fuel light was on....it finally loosened. Cancelled the breakdown company.

So just a reminder to eveyone as we are not used to such cold temperatures to check youre fuel filler caps !

[Thar]

Good old WD40! I have had a problem when the petrol cap hasn't been removed for a while. I spray it and put the key in and out a few times to get the oil in the mechanism...it works a treat!

[craigdmjv]

maybe you should use your car more thar

[Chushpie]

Had the same problem myself two weeks ago. I have a mini can of WD40 in my glove box but it didn't have any effect whatsoever! I had to drive off without filling up, luckily I never wait until it's empty.

Last night I masking taped a polythene bag over the filler cap hoping it would protect it so I could fill up this morning but after waking up to deep snow I'm going nowhere!

[craigdmjv]

this has made my parranoyed im going to have to caryy some round in the glove compartment coz i always leave it to the last minute lol not with me at the moment its in my uncles garage having auxirally belt changed coz its squealing at me lol

[Thar]

maybe you should use your car more thar

Maybe but I have two and it was my other car I had the problem with Wouldn't dream of taking the cc out in this weather!

[craigdmjv]

yeh its fun lol pic of me driving it today on my intro page

[aaronwillis]

Mine done that last year
Luckily I got some Luke warm water from garage and poured it over and it de iced it

[j13npo]

Mine did the same last week and i felt such an idiot! The very nice man in the gas station brought me out a cup of warm water to defrost it with. It was bloody cold stood there waiting.

[craigdmjv]

lol happend to me about 10 minutes ago lol but warmed it up using some water aswell from tescos toilets hahaha

[cheekee]

Found a possible solution here.

http://www.betterware.co.uk/productdeta ... uage=en-GB

[craigdmjv]

i doubt if that will work lol....

[cheekee]

My friend used on and it worked a treat.

A metal prong goes into the lock and heats up quickly.

Will let you know when I get mine and I need to use it lol.

[Pugtastic_Baby]

Its happened to me twice now over the past week or so, I just sprayed de icer into the lock bit and wiggled for a while, the key not me lol