Hi
I have an M Reg 1.9 Xantia TD.
Fuel light came on as normal this morning -just been to petrol station over road from work (20 miles from home) and was about to fill up when..... fuel cap is stuck - I mean I can't open the flap on the bodywork!!!
God knows why? I have changed one of the front doors but they are not lockable (fuel flap) anyway so why would that affect it?
I cannot get home on the fuel i have left, as it came on half way to work this morning -any ideas (serious ones!)
If i have to force it off will it do much damage?
Very Very desperate here[V]
Fuel Flap stuck -helllp!
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Maybe it is gunged up with mud or road salt has caused rust and siezed it. If you can get anything behind it then scrape the muck out. If it will open part way then try a kettle full of hot water poured over the hinge then penetrating oil (WD40 or suchlike) followed by working the flap back and forth until it frees up. DO NOT PANIC! Try and get something between the flap and the bodywork and lever gently. It won't be the end of the world if you break it but it is always nicer to mend rather than mangle your way out of a problem
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If the Central locking is the problem, You should be able to remove some trim in the back of the car and work the lock by hand. The designers will have allowed for this but they will know where the release motor is sited. I'll hazard a guess that if a couple of dozen twists of the key don't work (always worth a try) then you'll be removing the boot trim which shouldn't be too difficult.
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