We continue our series of content articles on what can get stuck on your motor vehicle. After seeing why your fuel flap or hood could get stuck, today we’ll take a look at why the key is stuck in your Lincoln Continental ignition . Specially irritating, having a stuck ignition cylinder will prevent you from starting and therefore from utilising your motor vehicle. We will consequently do everything we can to help you solve this problem as soon as possible. To get this done, 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 Lincoln Continental is stuck? And, to conclude, how to unblock the key stuck in your Lincoln Continental ignition.
What’s the purpose of my Lincoln Continental’s ignition lock?
The ignition lock of your Lincoln Continental is a secureness feature. Its aim is to protect your car from theft attempts. It is situated on the steering column of your motor vehicle, developed in 1931 by Abram Neiman. Its aim is to prevent your Lincoln Continental 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 incorporate 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 motor vehicle.
Why is the key stuck in your Lincoln Continental ignition?
Now it’s time to describe to you why the key is stuck in your Lincoln Continental ignition cylinder . Now that we’ve explained what the ignition is, it’s time to identify why it’s stuck. If it is the steering wheel of your Lincoln Continental that is blocked, do not think twice to seek advice from our content page on this subject. 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 as a result of regular wear and tear. On this website are the different reasons of a ignition that locks on Lincoln Continental :
- Normal wear and tear on the ignition barrel of your Lincoln Continental : As we said above, over time, the components of the neiman can become seized up, or become filled with dust or small particles from the outside that will prevent it from functioning properly. In such a case, you should experience issue inserting and turning the key before it locks totally.
- A component of the ignition of your Lincoln Continental that breaks down: In the same logic, an element of the neiman can fail. As we described 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 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 Lincoln Continental: At last, last possibility, and it’s more or less rational, 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 broken the neiman of it.
How do I unlock the key stuck in my Lincoln Continental ignition barrel?
We now move on to the solutions available to you for handling a key stuck in your Lincoln Continental ignition . Depending to the source of your problem the solutions will not be similar, locate them below:
- Ignition barrel blocked as a result of a twisted key: If your key is twisted, it is logical 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 Lincoln Continental is clogged as a result of impurities : Use a WD40 type degreaser and let it work for a short while, it should unblock the neiman of your Lincoln Continental.
- 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 unfortunately have to change the whole block (electronic switch, lock cylinder, neiman), we advise you to go to a professional who will also have to give you a new key to begin your Lincoln Continental.
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