French noob explains how to fix your Butane zippo lighter correctly. It should light up every single time when fixed.

TLDR in Text version:
1) check the spark from the igniter happens near the gas out, else, bend it a bit towards it until that happens. You can see the spark by just clicking the button so check until its there. It won't light up well until that's done and it tends to come a bit far off from factory (QA issues probably)

2) turn the insert upside down and let a bit of air out - not all the air! The gas is liquid so this ensure the air is at the top and you just need to remove air. Put some gas back in. Remove air. Put gas again, repeat a few times. Compressed gas (liquid) should start coming out, you'll see it looks white isntead of translucent. That means you have no more air. If you keep topping it up eventually you should just get liquid gas pourring out and evaporating (see video)

3) wait for the lighter to be back to room temperature, cold butane will not light up. Because the gs is in a plastic insert behind the metal casing, its hard to warm it up quickly. A BIC lighter in comparison works just the same but is made of plastic, so heats up seconds after you pick it up so that it works fairly well even when it's pretty cold out.

4) Recheck, your zippo butane should light up every single time with zero failure. Just like a BIC.

Hope this helps.

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