The increased fuel prices are forcing car owners to take measures to ensure the safety of the contents of gas tanks. One of the options that allows intruders to block access to the car's fuel tank is to install a cap equipped with a locking device on the filler neck, which sometimes, at the most inopportune moment, cannot be opened.
It is necessary
- - electric drill,
- - a nail.
Instructions
Step 1
Nowadays there are probably no more cars left whose fuel tank is open for "wide access" to all comers. It is unlikely that anyone dares to argue that if the car's gas tank is securely locked, then there is much less reason for the owner to worry about the integrity of the fuel. And nerve cells, according to experts, are not restored.
Step 2
In any auto shop on sale there is a whole range of similar plugs with a lock, they differ only in cost, reflecting the quality of workmanship.
Step 3
In driving practice, there are cases when the lid with a locking mechanism suddenly stops opening, scrolling around the neck of the tank "idle". At first glance, the situation is really difficult. Especially if the car still smells like factory paint. After all, the cover needs to be removed. But as?
Step 4
But you should not despair when such a situation arises. It is enough to realize that this device, designed for screwing on the neck and closing the fuel tank, by its design consists of two parts. When you fix one of them to the other (when the lock is open), they become a single whole. When the lock is locked, the latches on the upper part of the lid cease to hold the lower one. As a result, they become detached parts, and the upper part rotates freely on the neck.
Step 5
Therefore, in order to unscrew the gas tank cap with a faulty lock, it is necessary to somehow fix the lower half of the plug from the upper one.
Step 6
To achieve the set task, we take an electric drill with a drill in our hands and make a through hole in the top of the cover, the diameter of which is from 4 to 6 mm. And we insert a nail there, which will help to easily remove the faulty cap from the fuel tank.
