We continue our series of content articles on what can get stuck on your motor vehicle. 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 Expert ignition . Particularly frustrating, having a stuck ignition cylinder will prevent you from starting and therefore from employing your motor vehicle. We will so do everything we can to help you solve this problem as soon as possible. To achieve 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 Expert is stuck? And, to finish, how to unblock the key stuck in your Peugeot Expert ignition.
What’s the purpose of my Peugeot Expert’s ignition lock?
The ignition lock of your Peugeot Expert is a secureness part. Its purpose is to protect your car from theft tries. It is positioned on the steering column of your motor vehicle, developed in 1931 by Abram Neiman. Its purpose is to prevent your Peugeot Expert from starting by blocking the steering and the steering lock if it does not identify your motor vehicle key. It is closely connected 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 Peugeot Expert ignition?
Now it’s time to describe to you why the key is stuck in your Peugeot Expert 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 Peugeot Expert that is blocked, do not hesitate to browse our content page on this matter. A neiman is not a wearing component that you replace regularly but time has an influence on it and it can appear that you have to replace it as a result of regular wear and tear. Here are the different explanations of a ignition that locks on Peugeot Expert :
- Normal wear and tear on the ignition barrel of your Peugeot Expert : As we said above, 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 issue inserting and turning the key before it locks completely.
- A component of the ignition of your Peugeot Expert 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 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 Expert: At last, last opportunity, and it’s more or less rational, 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 Expert ignition barrel?
We now proceed to the solutions available to you for dealing with a key stuck in your Peugeot Expert ignition . Depending to the origin of your problem the solutions will not be the same, find 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 carefully 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 Peugeot Expert 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 Peugeot Expert.
- 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 recommend you to go to a professional who will as well have to give you a new key to begin your Peugeot Expert.
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