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 take a look at why the key is stuck in your Peugeot Partner 2 ignition . Particularly irritating, having a stuck ignition cylinder will prevent you from starting and consequently from employing your motor vehicle. We will therefore do everything we can to help you resolve this issue as soon as possible. To do this, first, we will explain to you what the ignition of your motor vehicle is used for, then in a second time, why the ignition barrel of your Peugeot Partner 2 is stuck? And, at last, how to unblock the key stuck in your Peugeot Partner 2 ignition.
What’s the aim of my Peugeot Partner 2’s ignition lock?
The ignition lock of your Peugeot Partner 2 is a security element. Its goal is to secure your car from theft attempts. It is positioned on the steering column of your motor vehicle, created in 1931 by Abram Neiman. Its goal is to prevent your Peugeot Partner 2 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 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 motor vehicle.
Why is the key stuck in your Peugeot Partner 2 ignition?
Now it’s time to explain to you why the key is stuck in your Peugeot Partner 2 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 Partner 2 that is blocked, do not think twice to browse our article on this subject. A neiman is not a wearing part that you replace repeatedly 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 explanations of a ignition that locks on Peugeot Partner 2 :
- Regular wear and tear on the ignition barrel of your Peugeot Partner 2 : As we said over, with time, the elements of the neiman can become seized up, or become loaded with dust or small particles from the outside that will prevent it from functioning properly. In such a case, you should experience difficulty inserting and turning the key before it locks entirely.
- An element of the ignition of your Peugeot Partner 2 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 defective, 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 Partner 2: 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 motor vehicle before, he may have twisted internal components and thus damaged the neiman of it.
How do I unlock the key stuck in my Peugeot Partner 2 ignition barrel?
We now proceed to the solutions available to you for handling a key stuck in your Peugeot Partner 2 ignition . Depending to the origin of your issue the solutions will not be similar, locate 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 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 Partner 2 is clogged as a result of impurities : Use a WD40 type degreaser and let it work for a couple of minutes, it should unblock the neiman of your Peugeot Partner 2.
- If your key is stuck in your ignition as a result of a defective 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 specialist who will also have to give you a new key to start your Peugeot Partner 2.
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