We continue our series of content articles on what can get stuck on your motor vehicle. After discovering why your fuel flap or hood could get stuck, today we’ll take a look at why the key is stuck in your Toyota Land Cruiser Serie 120 ignition . Specially annoying, having a stuck ignition cylinder will prevent you from starting and therefore from utilising your motor vehicle. We will therefore do everything we can to help you solve this issue as quickly as possible. To get this done, 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 Toyota Land Cruiser Serie 120 is stuck? And, finally, how to unblock the key stuck in your Toyota Land Cruiser Serie 120 ignition.
What’s the purpose of my Toyota Land Cruiser Serie 120’s ignition lock?
The ignition lock of your Toyota Land Cruiser Serie 120 is a secureness component. Its goal is to protect your car from theft attempts. It is installed on the steering column of your motor vehicle, invented in 1931 by Abram Neiman. Its goal is to prevent your Toyota Land Cruiser Serie 120 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 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 Toyota Land Cruiser Serie 120 ignition?
Now it’s time to describe to you why the key is stuck in your Toyota Land Cruiser Serie 120 ignition cylinder . Now that we’ve defined what the ignition is, it’s time to find out why it’s stuck. If it is the steering wheel of your Toyota Land Cruiser Serie 120 that is blocked, do not think twice to browse our content page on this subject. A neiman is not a wearing part that you replace frequently but time has an influence on it and it can occur that you have to replace it because of normal wear and tear. Here are the different reasons of a ignition that locks on Toyota Land Cruiser Serie 120 :
- Regular wear and tear on the ignition barrel of your Toyota Land Cruiser Serie 120 : As we said over, over time, the elements of the neiman can become seized up, or become packed with dust or small particles from the outside that will prevent it from functioning correctly. In such a case, you should feel problems inserting and turning the key before it locks completely.
- A component of the ignition of your Toyota Land Cruiser Serie 120 that fails: In the same logic, an element of the neiman can fail. As we explained in introduction, when we mention the neiman we often 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 Toyota Land Cruiser Serie 120: Finally, last opportunity, and it’s more or less logical, 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 Toyota Land Cruiser Serie 120 ignition barrel?
We now move on to the solutions available to you for dealing with a key stuck in your Toyota Land Cruiser Serie 120 ignition . According to the source of your issue the solutions will not be the same, find 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 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 Toyota Land Cruiser Serie 120 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 Toyota Land Cruiser Serie 120.
- 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 advise you to go to a professional who will as well have to give you a new key to begin your Toyota Land Cruiser Serie 120.
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