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, in this article we’ll check out why the key is stuck in your Peugeot 208 ignition . Specially irritating, having a stuck ignition cylinder will prevent you from starting and consequently from utilising your motor vehicle. We will so do everything we can to help you resolve this issue as quickly as possible. To do this, first, we will show you to you what the ignition of your motor vehicle is used for, then in a second time, why the ignition barrel of your Peugeot 208 is stuck? And, finally, how to unblock the key stuck in your Peugeot 208 ignition.
What’s the intent of my Peugeot 208’s ignition lock?
The ignition lock of your Peugeot 208 is a secureness part. Its purpose is to secure your car from theft attempts. It is positioned on the steering column of your motor vehicle, developed in 1931 by Abram Neiman. Its purpose is to prevent your Peugeot 208 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 speak about blocked neiman we quite 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 Peugeot 208 ignition?
Now it’s time to show you to you why the key is stuck in your Peugeot 208 ignition cylinder . Now that we’ve explained what the ignition is, it’s time to find out why it’s stuck. If it is the steering wheel of your Peugeot 208 that is blocked, do not hesitate to browse our article on this subject. A neiman is not a wearing part that you replace regularly but time has an influence on it and it can appear that you have to replace it because of regular wear and tear. In this article are the different reasons of a ignition that locks on Peugeot 208 :
- Normal wear and tear on the ignition barrel of your Peugeot 208 : As we explained over, over time, the elements of the neiman can become seized up, or become filled with dust or small particles from the outside that will prevent it from working correctly. In this case, you should feel struggle inserting and turning the key before it locks totally.
- An element of the ignition of your Peugeot 208 that breaks down: In the same logic, an element of the neiman can fail. As we explained in introduction, when we speak 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 Peugeot 208: 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 Peugeot 208 ignition barrel?
We now proceed to the solutions available to you for solving a key stuck in your Peugeot 208 ignition . According to the source of your issue the solutions will not be the same, discover them down below:
- Ignition barrel blocked because of 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 208 is clogged because of impurities : Use a WD40 type degreaser and let it work for a couple of minutes, it should unblock the neiman of your Peugeot 208.
- If your key is stuck in your ignition because of a faulty element: If finally it is because 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 specialist who will as well have to give you a new key to begin your Peugeot 208.
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