We continue our series of 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 Peugeot 309 ignition . Especially annoying, having a stuck ignition cylinder will prevent you from starting and consequently from using your car. We will consequently do everything we can to help you solve this problem as soon as possible. To do 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 Peugeot 309 is stuck? And, at last, how to unblock the key stuck in your Peugeot 309 ignition.
What’s the intent of my Peugeot 309’s ignition lock?
The ignition lock of your Peugeot 309 is a secureness part. Its intent is to protect your car from theft attempts. It is positioned on the steering column of your car, developed in 1931 by Abram Neiman. Its intent is to prevent your Peugeot 309 from starting by blocking the steering and the steering lock if it does not identify your car 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 quite 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 Peugeot 309 ignition?
Now it’s time to describe to you why the key is stuck in your Peugeot 309 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 Peugeot 309 that is blocked, do not hesitate to browse our content on this subject matter. A neiman is not a wearing part that you replace frequently but time has an influence on it and it can occur that you have to replace it as a result of regular wear and tear. In this article are the different explanations of a ignition that locks on Peugeot 309 :
- Normal wear and tear on the ignition barrel of your Peugeot 309 : As we stated above, over time, the components of the neiman can become seized up, or become packed with dust or small particles from the outside that will prevent it from functioning correctly. In such a case, you should experience complications inserting and turning the key before it locks totally.
- A component of the ignition of your Peugeot 309 that fails: In the same logic, an element of the neiman can fail. As we revealed 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 309: At last, 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 elements and thus broken the neiman of it.
How do I unlock the key stuck in my Peugeot 309 ignition barrel?
We now move on to the solutions available to you for handling a key stuck in your Peugeot 309 ignition . Depending to the origin of your problem the solutions will not be similar, find them down 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 duplicate of your key.
- Ignition cylinder If the neiman of your Peugeot 309 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 Peugeot 309.
- 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 regrettably have to replace the whole block (electronic switch, lock cylinder, neiman), we suggest you to go to a expert who will as well have to give you a new key to begin your Peugeot 309.
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