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 check out why the key is stuck in your Opel Adam ignition . Specially irritating, having a stuck ignition cylinder will prevent you from starting and consequently from using your motor vehicle. We will therefore do everything we can to help you solve 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 Opel Adam is stuck? And, at last, how to unblock the key stuck in your Opel Adam ignition.
What’s the goal of my Opel Adam’s ignition lock?
The ignition lock of your Opel Adam is a secureness component. Its purpose is to secure your car from theft tries. It is placed on the steering column of your motor vehicle, created in 1931 by Abram Neiman. Its purpose is to prevent your Opel Adam from starting by blocking the steering and the steering lock if it does not identify your motor vehicle 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 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 Opel Adam ignition?
Now it’s time to explain to you why the key is stuck in your Opel Adam ignition cylinder . Now that we’ve detailed what the ignition is, it’s time to find out why it’s stuck. If it is the steering wheel of your Opel Adam that is blocked, do not hesitate to consult our article on this subject matter. A neiman is not a wearing component that you replace frequently but time has an influence on it and it can happen that you have to replace it as a result of normal wear and tear. Here are the different reasons of a ignition that locks on Opel Adam :
- Normal wear and tear on the ignition barrel of your Opel Adam : As we explained 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 working correctly. In this case, you should feel complications inserting and turning the key before it locks totally.
- An element of the ignition of your Opel Adam that fails: In the same logic, an element of the neiman can fail. As we described in introduction, when we mention 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 Opel Adam: Finally, last possibility, and it’s more or less obvious, if someone forced too much on the neiman in unlocking the steering wheel of your motor vehicle before, he may have twisted internal elements and thus damaged the neiman of it.
How do I unlock the key stuck in my Opel Adam ignition barrel?
We now move on to the solutions available to you for handling a key stuck in your Opel Adam ignition . Depending to the source of your problem the solutions will not be the same, find 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 Opel Adam is clogged as a result of impurities : Use a WD40 type degreaser and let it work for a few minutes, it should unblock the neiman of your Opel Adam.
- 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 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 Opel Adam.
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