Charging flap frozen

[speedytweedy]

With the recent cold weather I have been unable to charge my MG4 due to not being able to open the flap to get to the charge port where it has frozen.

Has anyone else had this problem and have a fix to stop it from freezing?

I am unable to put the car into shelter or a garage overnight.

 

[MarkSponge]

Have you tried warm water? Usually works for me when I want other things unfrozen.

 

[the briggie]

Bit of silicon spray works for me..light grease also helps

 

[MoDolph]

I just kept hitting it until it opened

 

[MuzGB1970]

In Canada they use a thin coating of Vaseline around door seals, petrol caps etc.

 

[speedytweedy]

Thanks all, going to try the silicone or Vaseline idea as warm water did not work this morning.

 

[siteguru]

Just so you know - this isn't something unique to the MG4, nor even to EVs.

Frozen flaps

Fuel flaps that is. That time of year again & I'm wondering if any experienced folk here have a fix for this situation (that doesn't involve owning a house with a garage).

forums.moneysavingexpert.com

 

[the briggie]

True, it happens to Eskimos as well❄...sorry it says fuel flaps

 

[awbugritt]

Try a hair drier.

 

[siteguru]

Try a hair drier.

Plug it in using your V2L adaptor .... Oh .. wait ......

 

[MG4onOrder]

Kia EV6 owners were reporting this morning that their door handles had frozen closed so they couldn't get in their cars. I'm not disappointed that the MG4 has real handles!

 

[Kithmo]

Wee on it.
That's what we used to do on frozen door locks back in the day when we came out of the pub.

 

[the briggie]

hello, hello sunny boy and what do you think you are doing?
Blah blah blah car lock
Peeing on the locks?
Blah blah frees them making it easier to open
Good one, tell that to the magistrate in the morning sonny boy..he likes your type of drunken fellow peeing on cars...come along now

 

[awbugritt]

Wee on it.
That's what we used to do on frozen door locks back in the day when we came out of the pub.

You're lucky you didn't freeze yourself to the lock!

 

[bowfer]

Kia EV6 owners were reporting this morning that their door handles had frozen closed so they couldn't get in their cars. I'm not disappointed that the MG4 has real handles!

Our Evoque has hidden motorised handles.
Impressively, some horrible Scottish winters have failed to beat them.
There are YouTube videos of the handles breaking through serious ice.

 

[Splodgie]

I had the opposite problem . I had my charging port connected overnight for a scheduled charge with the flap open. Whilst it all worked well there was a lot of sleet and snow followed by a deep freeze. when i uncoupled the charger there was so much ice around the edges the flap would not close. I used my hands to melt the ice enough for it to be pushed off the car. Ten minutes later i found the real reason for a heated steering wheel. mmmmm toasty.

 

[davz]

Under no circumstances use vaseline it will destroy the rubber seals, petroleum and rubber are not a good mix!
You should only use silicone grease on rubber, you can buy it at your local plumbers merchant

 

[Kithmo]

hello, hello sunny boy and what do you think you are doing?
Blah blah blah car lock
Peeing on the locks?
Blah blah frees them making it easier to open
Good one, tell that to the magistrate in the morning sonny boy..he likes your type of drunken fellow peeing on cars...come along now

Never saw a copper out on a cold frosty night back then.

 

[siteguru]

I thought my charging flap was frozen when I got home last night ... then realised I'd locked the doors.

 

[memg4]

I had this problem this morning when I attempted to open the flap to charge the car up for the first time, tried luke warm water, but to no avail, phoned the garage up, they where mystified as well !!! eventually AA came out, they tried warm water as well, and it did finally open, it was lumps of ice on rubber seal inside the flap, it's working fine now, find out tomorrow morning.