We continue our series of articles on what can get stuck on your car. 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 skoda octavia ignition . Specially frustrating, having a stuck ignition cylinder will prevent you from starting and therefore from utilising your car. We will therefore do everything we can to help you solve this issue 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 skoda octavia is stuck? And, at last, how to unblock the key stuck in your skoda octavia ignition.
What’s the purpose of my skoda octavia’s ignition lock?
The ignition lock of your skoda octavia is a security part. Its intent is to secure your car from theft tries. It is installed on the steering column of your car, invented in 1931 by Abram Neiman. Its intent is to prevent your skoda octavia from starting by blocking the steering and the steering lock if it does not recognize your car key. It is closely linked 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 often make reference to a key that does not turn or does not turn well in the cylinder of the lock of your car.
Why is the key stuck in your skoda octavia ignition?
Now it’s time to describe to you why the key is stuck in your skoda octavia ignition cylinder . Now that we’ve described what the ignition is, it’s time to find out why it’s stuck. If it is the steering wheel of your skoda octavia that is blocked, do not hesitate to consult our article on this matter. A neiman is not a wearing component that you replace repeatedly 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 reasons of a ignition that locks on skoda octavia :
- Normal wear and tear on the ignition barrel of your skoda octavia : As we explained 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 feel problems inserting and turning the key before it locks completely.
- An element of the ignition of your skoda octavia that fails: 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 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 skoda octavia: Finally, last opportunity, and it’s more or less obvious, if someone forced too much on the neiman in unlocking the steering wheel of your car before, he may have twisted internal elements and thus broken the neiman of it.
How do I unlock the key stuck in my skoda octavia ignition barrel?
We now move on to the solutions available to you for handling a key stuck in your skoda octavia ignition . According to the source of your issue 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 skoda octavia is clogged because of impurities : Use a WD40 type degreaser and let it work for a couple of minutes, it should unblock the neiman of your skoda octavia.
- If your key is stuck in your ignition because of a defective 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 recommend you to go to a expert who will also have to give you a new key to start your skoda octavia.
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Whenever you have any further questions about the skoda octavia, do not hesitate to consult our skoda octavia category.
