We continue our series of content articles on what can get stuck on your car. 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 Peugeot 108 ignition . Particularly irritating, having a stuck ignition cylinder will prevent you from starting and therefore from using your car. We will so do everything we can to help you remedy this problem as soon as possible. To do this, 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 Peugeot 108 is stuck? And, at last, how to unblock the key stuck in your Peugeot 108 ignition.
What’s the intent of my Peugeot 108’s ignition lock?
The ignition lock of your Peugeot 108 is a secureness feature. Its purpose is to secure your car from theft tries. It is placed on the steering column of your car, created in 1931 by Abram Neiman. Its purpose is to prevent your Peugeot 108 from starting by blocking the steering and the steering lock if it does not identify your car key. It is closely connected 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 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 car.
Why is the key stuck in your Peugeot 108 ignition?
Now it’s time to describe to you why the key is stuck in your Peugeot 108 ignition cylinder . Now that we’ve defined what the ignition is, it’s time to identify why it’s stuck. If it is the steering wheel of your Peugeot 108 that is blocked, do not think twice to have a look at our content page on this 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 due to normal wear and tear. On this website are the different explanations of a ignition that locks on Peugeot 108 :
- Regular wear and tear on the ignition barrel of your Peugeot 108 : As we said over, 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 entirely.
- An element of the ignition of your Peugeot 108 that fails: In the same logic, an element of the neiman can fail. As we described 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 Peugeot 108: Finally, last possibility, and it’s more or less logical, 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 Peugeot 108 ignition barrel?
We now move on to the solutions available to you for resolving a key stuck in your Peugeot 108 ignition . According to the source of your problem the solutions will not be the same, discover them down below:
- Ignition barrel blocked due to a twisted key: If your key is twisted, it is obvious that your neiman will not unblock. Try gently 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 Peugeot 108 is clogged due to impurities : Use a WD40 type degreaser and let it work for a short while, it should unblock the neiman of your Peugeot 108.
- If your key is stuck in your ignition due to a faulty element: If finally it is due to 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 recommend you to go to a specialist who will as well have to give you a new key to begin your Peugeot 108.
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