We continue our series of web content 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 check out why the key is stuck in your Renault Clio 3 ignition . Specially annoying, having a stuck ignition cylinder will prevent you from starting and consequently from employing your motor vehicle. We will so do everything we can to help you fix this issue as soon as possible. To achieve 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 Renault Clio 3 is stuck? And, finally, how to unblock the key stuck in your Renault Clio 3 ignition.
What’s the goal of my Renault Clio 3’s ignition lock?
The ignition lock of your Renault Clio 3 is a secureness element. Its goal is to protect your car from theft tries. It is placed on the steering column of your motor vehicle, created in 1931 by Abram Neiman. Its goal is to prevent your Renault Clio 3 from starting by blocking the steering and the steering lock if it does not recognize 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 speak about blocked neiman we generally 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 Renault Clio 3 ignition?
Now it’s time to explain to you why the key is stuck in your Renault Clio 3 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 Renault Clio 3 that is blocked, do not think twice to read our content page on this matter. A neiman is not a wearing component 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 normal wear and tear. On this website are the different explanations of a ignition that locks on Renault Clio 3 :
- Regular wear and tear on the ignition barrel of your Renault Clio 3 : As we stated above, with time, the components 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 struggle inserting and turning the key before it locks totally.
- A component of the ignition of your Renault Clio 3 that breaks down: In the same logic, an element of the neiman can fail. As we explained 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 Renault Clio 3: At last, last possibility, 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 Renault Clio 3 ignition barrel?
We now move on to the solutions available to you for handling a key stuck in your Renault Clio 3 ignition . According to the origin of your issue the solutions will not be the same, 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 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 Renault Clio 3 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 Renault Clio 3.
- 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 advise you to go to a specialist who will as well have to give you a new key to start your Renault Clio 3.
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