We continue our series of articles on what can get stuck on your car. After discovering why your fuel flap or hood could get stuck, in this article we’ll take a look at why the key is stuck in your Bmw Serie 2 F23 ignition . Especially irritating, having a stuck ignition cylinder will prevent you from starting and therefore from employing your car. We will consequently do everything we can to help you remedy this problem as soon as possible. To achieve this, first, we will explain 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 F23 is stuck? And, at last, how to unblock the key stuck in your Bmw Serie 2 F23 ignition.
What’s the intent of my Bmw Serie 2 F23’s ignition lock?
The ignition lock of your Bmw Serie 2 F23 is a security component. Its aim is to protect your car from theft attempts. It is placed on the steering column of your car, invented in 1931 by Abram Neiman. Its aim is to prevent your Bmw Serie 2 F23 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 quite often make reference 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 F23 ignition?
Now it’s time to explain to you why the key is stuck in your Bmw Serie 2 F23 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 F23 that is blocked, do not think twice to read our article on this subject matter. A neiman is not a wearing part that you change repeatedly but time has an influence on it and it can happen that you have to change it due to normal wear and tear. Here are the different explanations of a ignition that locks on Bmw Serie 2 F23 :
- Regular wear and tear on the ignition barrel of your Bmw Serie 2 F23 : As we said over, over time, the components of the neiman can become seized up, or become packed with dust or small particles from the outside that will prevent it from working properly. In this case, you should feel complications inserting and turning the key before it locks completely.
- An element of the ignition of your Bmw Serie 2 F23 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 often include, the cylinder, the lock and the starter switch, if one of these parts is faulty, 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 F23: Finally, last opportunity, 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 broken the neiman of it.
How do I unlock the key stuck in my Bmw Serie 2 F23 ignition barrel?
We now move on to the solutions available to you for solving a key stuck in your Bmw Serie 2 F23 ignition . According to the origin of your problem the solutions will not be the same, find them below:
- Ignition barrel blocked due to a twisted key: If your key is twisted, it is obvious that your neiman will not unblock. Try gently 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 Bmw Serie 2 F23 is clogged due to impurities : Use a WD40 type degreaser and let it work for a few moments, it should unblock the neiman of your Bmw Serie 2 F23.
- If your key is stuck in your ignition due to a faulty element: If finally it is due to 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 expert who will also have to give you a new key to begin your Bmw Serie 2 F23.
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