We continue our series of web content on what can get stuck on your car. After discovering why your fuel flap or hood could get stuck, today we’ll take a look at why the key is stuck in your Bmw Serie 2 F22 ignition . Specially irritating, having a stuck ignition cylinder will prevent you from starting and consequently from employing your car. We will therefore do everything we can to help you fix this issue as soon as possible. To achieve this, first, we will describe to you what the ignition of your car is used for, then in a second time, why the ignition barrel of your Bmw Serie 2 F22 is stuck? And, to conclude, how to unblock the key stuck in your Bmw Serie 2 F22 ignition.
What’s the goal of my Bmw Serie 2 F22’s ignition lock?
The ignition lock of your Bmw Serie 2 F22 is a secureness part. Its intent is to secure your car from theft tries. It is installed on the steering column of your car, created in 1931 by Abram Neiman. Its intent is to prevent your Bmw Serie 2 F22 from starting by blocking the steering and the steering lock if it does not identify your car 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 refer to a key that does not turn or does not turn well in the cylinder of the lock of your car.
Why is the key stuck in your Bmw Serie 2 F22 ignition?
Now it’s time to describe to you why the key is stuck in your Bmw Serie 2 F22 ignition cylinder . Now that we’ve defined what the ignition is, it’s time to identify why it’s stuck. If it is the steering wheel of your Bmw Serie 2 F22 that is blocked, do not hesitate to seek advice from our article on this subject matter. A neiman is not a wearing part that you change regularly but time has an influence on it and it can happen that you have to change it because of normal wear and tear. On this website are the different reasons of a ignition that locks on Bmw Serie 2 F22 :
- Normal wear and tear on the ignition barrel of your Bmw Serie 2 F22 : As we stated above, 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 working correctly. In this case, you should feel difficulty inserting and turning the key before it locks completely.
- An element of the ignition of your Bmw Serie 2 F22 that fails: In the same logic, an element of the neiman can fail. As we revealed 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 Bmw Serie 2 F22: Finally, last possibility, and it’s more or less obvious, if someone forced too much on the neiman in unlocking the steering wheel of your car before, he may have twisted internal components and thus damaged the neiman of it.
How do I unlock the key stuck in my Bmw Serie 2 F22 ignition barrel?
We now move on to the solutions available to you for dealing with a key stuck in your Bmw Serie 2 F22 ignition . According to the source of your issue the solutions will not be the same, find them down below:
- Ignition barrel blocked because of a twisted key: If your key is twisted, it is logical that your neiman will not unblock. Try carefully with a mallet to straighten your key, if you can’t do it, use the copy of your key.
- Ignition cylinder If the neiman of your Bmw Serie 2 F22 is clogged because of impurities : Use a WD40 type degreaser and let it work for a couple of minutes, it should unblock the neiman of your Bmw Serie 2 F22.
- If your key is stuck in your ignition because of a defective element: If finally it is because of an internal element that your ignition lock is no longer unblocked you will unfortunately have to change the whole block (electronic switch, lock cylinder, neiman), we suggest you to go to a specialist who will as well have to give you a new key to begin your Bmw Serie 2 F22.
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