Opening the water cap help needed

[Christine J-R]

I have tried every way to open the water cap on the van to no avail can anyone help please?I have an Auto-Trail thanks

 

[Ian Bosman]

I have tried every way to open the water cap on the van to no avail can anyone help please?I have an Auto-Trail thanks

does it use the ignition key like that on the fuel cap?

 

[Madcaravanner]

I have tried every way to open the water cap on the van to no avail can anyone help please?I have an Auto-Trail thanks

which type of cap is it ??? does it have a lock ?? does it just spin round a photo might help a bit

 

[Christine J-R]

All sorted guys we just had to give it a bit of welly thank you very much

 

[Emmit]

I am having a similar problem with my fuel cap which is very difficult to turn.

I have it in mind to create a 'Boss' with three bolts screwed into it to fit into the three 'teardrop' sunken parts
of the cap.

I have purchased three bolts of a suitable bolthead diameter which I intend to grind
into a round rather than hexagonal head. (I'll put a slot in the top to insert them into the Boss.)

On the other side of the Boss I intend to insert three smaller bolts, the heads of which will also
be rounded to fit the smaller end of the 'teardrop'
The Boss will be a lump of suitable timber approx 100mm dimeter with a depth again
of about 100mm. That will give me something to grip onto.

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[nicholsong]

All sorted guys we just had to give it a bit of welly thank you very much

If it was difficult to unlock before putting it back(maybe too late) or after put some graphite grease on the key and lock/unlock a few times.

If it was difficult to turn the whole cap, grease the flanges which engage with the fixed metal part, and when you try to open in future give a bit of forward pressure as you turn it.

Geoff

 

[PhilMary]

I'm thinking you both should check the spring inside the cap. Grey shouldn't be that tight you cannot open them.

 

[Christine J-R]

We discovered that the click we heard wasn't a sign that it was still locked - rather the opposite! so once we figured that out and a bit of a push it opened. we tried it a few times to make sure and am now confident we know what we are doing. When my husband goes away in it tomorrow for his first overnighter - well who knows what help he will need.