We continue our series of articles on what can get stuck on your motor vehicle. After seeing why your fuel flap or hood could get stuck, today we’ll check out why the key is stuck in your Alfa Romeo 147 ignition . Specially annoying, having a stuck ignition cylinder will prevent you from starting and therefore from using your motor vehicle. We will consequently do everything we can to help you remedy this problem as soon as possible. To achieve this, first, we will describe to you what the ignition of your motor vehicle is used for, then in a second time, why the ignition barrel of your Alfa Romeo 147 is stuck? And, to conclude, how to unblock the key stuck in your Alfa Romeo 147 ignition.
What’s the goal of my Alfa Romeo 147’s ignition lock?
The ignition lock of your Alfa Romeo 147 is a security part. Its intent is to protect your car from theft attempts. It is situated on the steering column of your motor vehicle, created in 1931 by Abram Neiman. Its intent is to prevent your Alfa Romeo 147 from starting by blocking the steering and the steering lock if it does not recognize your motor vehicle key. It is closely related to the starter switch which will integrate the key lock and an electric switch. There is a tendency to confuse the starter switch and the neiman, and when we talk about blocked neiman we often make reference to a key that does not turn or does not turn well in the cylinder of the lock of your motor vehicle.
Why is the key stuck in your Alfa Romeo 147 ignition?
Now it’s time to describe to you why the key is stuck in your Alfa Romeo 147 ignition cylinder . Now that we’ve defined what the ignition is, it’s time to find out why it’s stuck. If it is the steering wheel of your Alfa Romeo 147 that is blocked, do not hesitate to seek advice from our content page on this subject matter. A neiman is not a wearing component that you replace frequently but time has an influence on it and it can happen that you have to replace it as a result of normal wear and tear. Here are the different explanations of a ignition that locks on Alfa Romeo 147 :
- Regular wear and tear on the ignition barrel of your Alfa Romeo 147 : As we explained earlier, with time, the elements of the neiman can become seized up, or become loaded with dust or small particles from the outside that will prevent it from functioning effectively. In this case, you should feel difficulty inserting and turning the key before it locks entirely.
- An element of the ignition of your Alfa Romeo 147 that fails: In the same logic, an element of the neiman can fail. As we explained in introduction, when we talk about the neiman we tend to include, the cylinder, the lock and the starter switch, if one of these parts is defective, the neiman will not let the key turn in the cylinder of the lock
- Someone forced too much on the ignition barrel of your Alfa Romeo 147: Finally, last possibility, and it’s more or less logical, if someone forced too much on the neiman in unlocking the steering wheel of your motor vehicle before, he may have twisted internal components and thus damaged the neiman of it.
How do I unlock the key stuck in my Alfa Romeo 147 ignition barrel?
We now move on to the solutions available to you for solving a key stuck in your Alfa Romeo 147 ignition . Depending to the source of your problem the solutions will not be the same, find them below:
- Ignition barrel blocked as a result of a twisted key: If your key is twisted, it is obvious that your neiman will not unblock. Try softly with a mallet to straighten your key, if you can’t do it, use the duplicate of your key.
- Ignition cylinder If the neiman of your Alfa Romeo 147 is clogged as a result of impurities : Use a WD40 type degreaser and let it work for a couple of minutes, it should unblock the neiman of your Alfa Romeo 147.
- If your key is stuck in your ignition as a result of a defective element: If finally it is as a result of an internal element that your ignition lock is no longer unblocked you will regrettably have to replace the whole block (electronic switch, lock cylinder, neiman), we suggest you to go to a professional who will also have to give you a new key to begin your Alfa Romeo 147.
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