Key would not come out of ignition
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With no humidity and 65F, this morning was just perfect for a windows-down romp on some back roads.
Anyway, I went to shut off the car in the garage and there was noticeable resistance when turning the key to the left and was hard to remove the key from the ignition. Can a lubricant be used inside the ignition tumbler or is this an early sign of failure?
Hope everyone enjoys a ride over this weekend!
Anyway, I went to shut off the car in the garage and there was noticeable resistance when turning the key to the left and was hard to remove the key from the ignition. Can a lubricant be used inside the ignition tumbler or is this an early sign of failure?
Hope everyone enjoys a ride over this weekend!
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Search for ignition switch failure and you will find mucho info. Very common failure. Easy DIY fix that will cost you $12.50 at NAPA for the part. Took me all of 19 minutes to swap out. Some will say you must be a contortionist to perform this repair, but I'm 50 yrs old and 250 pounds, so it ain't that bad. You'll need a small Phillips head screwdriver, but just the tip (like what you would load into an electric drill). Also, you don't need to remove the left side of the dash, like it says in some of the DIY guides, just disconnect the air duct above the clutch & brake pedals and you can get to the switch without removing anything else.
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Although no hint of mine ever sticking, I have sprayed a little WD40 on the key shaft and into the key hole in an effort to prevent the key from sticking and the tumblers or whatever to run smoothly. That was about 6 months ago and still working smoothly. It wouldn't harm for you to at least try that method first.
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Although no hint of mine ever sticking, I have sprayed a little WD40 on the key shaft and into the key hole in an effort to prevent the key from sticking and the tumblers or whatever to run smoothly. That was about 6 months ago and still working smoothly. It wouldn't harm for you to at least try that method first.
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We need a special section for Hurdi. Maybe "Hurdi's Hunches" where you can post "creative" solutions to known issues.
White smoke at start up? Shove some bananas in the tailpipes to keep it from coming out. Sensitive electrical component acting up? Spray some WD-40 in there! Leaves in your radiator? Head to Home Depot and get some chain link fence cut to size!
White smoke at start up? Shove some bananas in the tailpipes to keep it from coming out. Sensitive electrical component acting up? Spray some WD-40 in there! Leaves in your radiator? Head to Home Depot and get some chain link fence cut to size!
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Hurdi always comes through with good advice ![Smilie](https://rennlist.com/forums/images/smilies/smile.gif)
Whether it be WD40 or duct tape, both will fix all issues including pending IMS failures and permanent fixes to RMS leaks!!
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Whether it be WD40 or duct tape, both will fix all issues including pending IMS failures and permanent fixes to RMS leaks!!
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Check out this thread -- my posts have a link to the correct part (at least for a 2002) and some DIY instructions.
https://rennlist.com/forums/996-foru...on-switch.html
https://rennlist.com/forums/996-foru...on-switch.html
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We need a special section for Hurdi. Maybe "Hurdi's Hunches" where you can post "creative" solutions to known issues.
White smoke at start up? Shove some bananas in the tailpipes to keep it from coming out. Sensitive electrical component acting up? Spray some WD-40 in there! Leaves in your radiator? Head to Home Depot and get some chain link fence cut to size!
White smoke at start up? Shove some bananas in the tailpipes to keep it from coming out. Sensitive electrical component acting up? Spray some WD-40 in there! Leaves in your radiator? Head to Home Depot and get some chain link fence cut to size!
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Check out this thread -- my posts have a link to the correct part (at least for a 2002) and some DIY instructions.
https://rennlist.com/forums/996-foru...on-switch.html
https://rennlist.com/forums/996-foru...on-switch.html
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