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, in this article we’ll take a look at why the key is stuck in your Mazda Mx5 ignition . Particularly annoying, having a stuck ignition cylinder will prevent you from starting and therefore from employing your car. We will so do everything we can to help you remedy this problem as soon as possible. To achieve this, first, we will show you to you what the ignition of your car is used for, then in a second time, why the ignition barrel of your Mazda Mx5 is stuck? And, at last, how to unblock the key stuck in your Mazda Mx5 ignition.
What’s the intent of my Mazda Mx5’s ignition lock?
The ignition lock of your Mazda Mx5 is a security component. Its aim is to protect your car from theft tries. It is placed on the steering column of your car, invented in 1931 by Abram Neiman. Its aim is to prevent your Mazda Mx5 from starting by blocking the steering and the steering lock if it does not recognize your car key. It is closely linked 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 car.
Why is the key stuck in your Mazda Mx5 ignition?
Now it’s time to show you to you why the key is stuck in your Mazda Mx5 ignition cylinder . Now that we’ve described what the ignition is, it’s time to find out why it’s stuck. If it is the steering wheel of your Mazda Mx5 that is blocked, do not think twice to consult our content on this matter. A neiman is not a wearing component that you change regularly but time has an influence on it and it can appear that you have to change it as a result of normal wear and tear. In this article are the different reasons of a ignition that locks on Mazda Mx5 :
- Normal wear and tear on the ignition barrel of your Mazda Mx5 : As we stated over, 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 working correctly. In such a case, you should experience complications inserting and turning the key before it locks entirely.
- An element of the ignition of your Mazda Mx5 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 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 Mazda Mx5: 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 Mazda Mx5 ignition barrel?
We now proceed to the solutions available to you for fixing a key stuck in your Mazda Mx5 ignition . Depending to the source of your problem the solutions will not be the same, discover 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 copy of your key.
- Ignition cylinder If the neiman of your Mazda Mx5 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 Mazda Mx5.
- 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 recommend you to go to a expert who will also have to give you a new key to start your Mazda Mx5.
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