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, today we’ll take a look at why the key is stuck in your Porsche 911 ignition . Particularly annoying, having a stuck ignition cylinder will prevent you from starting and therefore from using your motor vehicle. We will therefore do everything we can to help you resolve 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 Porsche 911 is stuck? And, finally, how to unblock the key stuck in your Porsche 911 ignition.
What’s the intent of my Porsche 911’s ignition lock?
The ignition lock of your Porsche 911 is a security element. Its goal is to protect your car from theft tries. It is situated on the steering column of your motor vehicle, created in 1931 by Abram Neiman. Its goal is to prevent your Porsche 911 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 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 often make reference 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 Porsche 911 ignition?
Now it’s time to describe to you why the key is stuck in your Porsche 911 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 Porsche 911 that is blocked, do not hesitate to consult our content page on this subject. A neiman is not a wearing part that you change frequently but time has an influence on it and it can appear that you have to change it because of regular wear and tear. On this website are the different reasons of a ignition that locks on Porsche 911 :
- Normal wear and tear on the ignition barrel of your Porsche 911 : 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 effectively. In such a case, you should feel difficulty inserting and turning the key before it locks totally.
- A component of the ignition of your Porsche 911 that breaks down: In the same logic, an element of the neiman can fail. As we revealed 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 Porsche 911: 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 components and thus damaged the neiman of it.
How do I unlock the key stuck in my Porsche 911 ignition barrel?
We now move on to the solutions available to you for fixing a key stuck in your Porsche 911 ignition . According to the source of your problem the solutions will not be similar, discover them below:
- Ignition barrel blocked because 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 copy of your key.
- Ignition cylinder If the neiman of your Porsche 911 is clogged because of impurities : Use a WD40 type degreaser and let it work for a short while, it should unblock the neiman of your Porsche 911.
- 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 unfortunately have to change the whole block (electronic switch, lock cylinder, neiman), we advise you to go to a specialist who will as well have to give you a new key to start your Porsche 911.
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