We continue our series of articles on what can get stuck on your car. After seeing why your fuel flap or hood could get stuck, today we’ll check out why the key is stuck in your Toyota Hilux ignition . Particularly annoying, having a stuck ignition cylinder will prevent you from starting and consequently from employing your car. We will so do everything we can to help you solve this problem as soon as possible. To get this done, first, we will show you to you what the ignition of your car is used for, then in a second time, why the ignition barrel of your Toyota Hilux is stuck? And, to conclude, how to unblock the key stuck in your Toyota Hilux ignition.
What’s the aim of my Toyota Hilux’s ignition lock?
The ignition lock of your Toyota Hilux is a secureness part. Its intent is to protect your car from theft tries. It is situated on the steering column of your car, created in 1931 by Abram Neiman. Its intent is to prevent your Toyota Hilux 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 quite 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 Toyota Hilux ignition?
Now it’s time to show you to you why the key is stuck in your Toyota Hilux 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 Toyota Hilux that is blocked, do not hesitate to browse our article on this matter. A neiman is not a wearing part that you change frequently but time has an influence on it and it can occur that you have to change it because of normal wear and tear. Here are the different explanations of a ignition that locks on Toyota Hilux :
- Regular wear and tear on the ignition barrel of your Toyota Hilux : As we said over, over 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 working properly. In this case, you should feel struggle inserting and turning the key before it locks completely.
- An element of the ignition of your Toyota Hilux 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 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 Toyota Hilux: Finally, last possibility, 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 damaged the neiman of it.
How do I unlock the key stuck in my Toyota Hilux ignition barrel?
We now proceed to the solutions available to you for handling a key stuck in your Toyota Hilux ignition . Depending to the origin of your problem the solutions will not be the same, 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 Toyota Hilux is clogged because of impurities : Use a WD40 type degreaser and let it work for a few moments, it should unblock the neiman of your Toyota Hilux.
- 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 expert who will as well have to give you a new key to begin your Toyota Hilux.
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Whenever you have any further questions about the Toyota Hilux, do not hesitate to consult our Toyota Hilux category.
