We continue our series of articles on what can get stuck on your motor vehicle. 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 Lincoln MKS ignition . Specially irritating, having a stuck ignition cylinder will prevent you from starting and consequently from using your motor vehicle. We will so do everything we can to help you remedy this problem as quickly 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 Lincoln MKS is stuck? And, finally, how to unblock the key stuck in your Lincoln MKS ignition.
What’s the purpose of my Lincoln MKS’s ignition lock?
The ignition lock of your Lincoln MKS is a secureness part. Its goal is to protect your car from theft tries. It is situated on the steering column of your motor vehicle, developed in 1931 by Abram Neiman. Its goal is to prevent your Lincoln MKS from starting by blocking the steering and the steering lock if it does not recognize your motor vehicle key. It is closely linked 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 generally 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 MKS ignition?
Now it’s time to describe to you why the key is stuck in your Lincoln MKS ignition cylinder . Now that we’ve described what the ignition is, it’s time to identify why it’s stuck. If it is the steering wheel of your Lincoln MKS that is blocked, do not think twice to consult our content page on this matter. A neiman is not a wearing component that you replace repeatedly but time has an influence on it and it can happen that you have to replace it because of normal wear and tear. In this article are the different reasons of a ignition that locks on Lincoln MKS :
- Normal wear and tear on the ignition barrel of your Lincoln MKS : As we stated above, with time, the elements of the neiman can become seized up, or become packed with dust or small particles from the outside that will prevent it from functioning effectively. In such a case, you should experience complications inserting and turning the key before it locks completely.
- An element of the ignition of your Lincoln MKS that breaks down: In the same logic, an element of the neiman can fail. As we described in introduction, when we mention 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 Lincoln MKS: 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 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 Lincoln MKS ignition barrel?
We now proceed to the solutions available to you for resolving a key stuck in your Lincoln MKS ignition . Depending to the origin of your problem the solutions will not be the same, discover them 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 duplicate of your key.
- Ignition cylinder If the neiman of your Lincoln MKS is clogged because of impurities : Use a WD40 type degreaser and let it work for a few moments, it should unblock the neiman of your Lincoln MKS.
- 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 regrettably have to replace the whole block (electronic switch, lock cylinder, neiman), we suggest you to go to a professional who will as well have to give you a new key to begin your Lincoln MKS.
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