We continue our series of content articles 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 Land Rover Discovery ignition . Specially irritating, having a stuck ignition cylinder will prevent you from starting and consequently from utilising your car. We will so do everything we can to help you fix this problem as soon as possible. To get this done, 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 Land Rover Discovery is stuck? And, finally, how to unblock the key stuck in your Land Rover Discovery ignition.
What’s the purpose of my Land Rover Discovery’s ignition lock?
The ignition lock of your Land Rover Discovery is a security part. Its purpose is to protect your car from theft attempts. It is installed on the steering column of your car, developed in 1931 by Abram Neiman. Its purpose is to prevent your Land Rover Discovery from starting by blocking the steering and the steering lock if it does not recognize 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 speak 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 Land Rover Discovery ignition?
Now it’s time to describe to you why the key is stuck in your Land Rover Discovery ignition cylinder . Now that we’ve explained what the ignition is, it’s time to find out why it’s stuck. If it is the steering wheel of your Land Rover Discovery that is blocked, do not hesitate to read our content on this matter. A neiman is not a wearing component that you change frequently but time has an influence on it and it can occur that you have to change it as a result of regular wear and tear. In this article are the different explanations of a ignition that locks on Land Rover Discovery :
- Normal wear and tear on the ignition barrel of your Land Rover Discovery : As we explained earlier, over 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 correctly. In this case, you should experience struggle inserting and turning the key before it locks entirely.
- A component of the ignition of your Land Rover Discovery that fails: In the same logic, an element of the neiman can fail. As we revealed in introduction, when we speak about the neiman we tend to 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 Land Rover Discovery: Finally, last possibility, and it’s more or less rational, 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 Land Rover Discovery ignition barrel?
We now proceed to the solutions available to you for fixing a key stuck in your Land Rover Discovery ignition . According to the origin of your problem the solutions will not be similar, discover them down 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 Land Rover Discovery is clogged as a result of impurities : Use a WD40 type degreaser and let it work for a few moments, it should unblock the neiman of your Land Rover Discovery.
- If your key is stuck in your ignition as a result of a faulty element: If finally it is as a result of an internal element that your ignition lock is no longer unblocked you will sadly have to change the whole block (electronic switch, lock cylinder, neiman), we advise you to go to a expert who will also have to give you a new key to start your Land Rover Discovery.
.
.
If you need more tutorials on the Land Rover Discovery, go to our Land Rover Discovery category.
