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 check out why the key is stuck in your Renault Mascott ignition . Specially irritating, having a stuck ignition cylinder will prevent you from starting and consequently from using your motor vehicle. We will so 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 car is used for, then in a second time, why the ignition barrel of your Renault Mascott is stuck? And, finally, how to unblock the key stuck in your Renault Mascott ignition.
What’s the goal of my Renault Mascott’s ignition lock?
The ignition lock of your Renault Mascott 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, developed in 1931 by Abram Neiman. Its goal is to prevent your Renault Mascott from starting by blocking the steering and the steering lock if it does not recognize your motor vehicle 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 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 Mascott ignition?
Now it’s time to describe to you why the key is stuck in your Renault Mascott ignition cylinder . Now that we’ve defined what the ignition is, it’s time to identify why it’s stuck. If it is the steering wheel of your Renault Mascott that is blocked, do not think twice to have a look at our article 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 happen that you have to replace it because of normal wear and tear. On this website are the different explanations of a ignition that locks on Renault Mascott :
- Regular wear and tear on the ignition barrel of your Renault Mascott : As we stated over, with 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 experience problems inserting and turning the key before it locks totally.
- A component of the ignition of your Renault Mascott 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 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 Mascott: Finally, 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 components and thus damaged the neiman of it.
How do I unlock the key stuck in my Renault Mascott ignition barrel?
We now proceed to the solutions available to you for dealing with a key stuck in your Renault Mascott ignition . Depending to the origin of your problem the solutions will not be the same, locate 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 carefully 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 Mascott 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 Renault Mascott.
- 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 sadly have to replace the whole block (electronic switch, lock cylinder, neiman), we advise you to go to a expert who will also have to give you a new key to start your Renault Mascott.
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