General Car Keys. a bit loose.

[Mike57]

Guys can you help.

My car keys are starting to get a bit awkward to open the door locks ! what could cause this ?

What if I used a bit of wd40 in the key holes !

I'm well and truly stumped

ps my car does not have a fob.

 

[fingers99]

Better by far than wd is graphite powder. Any decent locksmith will sell it.

 

[blu73]

pretty sure i seen graphite powder in maplins for a couple of quid.. If there is a maplins near you..

 

[homeward]

pretty sure i seen graphite powder in maplins for a couple of quid.. If there is a maplins near you..

This is the stuff.... They had some in my local store, last week; but it's out of stock online, I'm afraid....

 

[blu73]

aye thats exactly what i saw

 

[Mike57]

ok thanks guys, I'll get some the next time I'm in middlesbrough. (Maplins)

 

[dumbledore]

Will this staff work on locks that are sticky due to frost? I have a bit of problem with my driver side lock at the moment if temperature below 0. I suspect I have some humidity in the lock and freezes up.

 

[Ziggy122]

Will this staff work on locks that are sticky due to frost? I have a bit of problem with my driver side lock at the moment if temperature below 0. I suspect I have some humidity in the lock and freezes up.

+1 i'd like to know if it'd help me or not as i too have such issues

tbh tho a little bit of lock lubricant cant help anyway

Ziggy

 

[Mike57]

Till I get to Boro, at the mo I use a bit o wd40 that seems to work, but on a morning if the locks are frozen I squirt a bit o De-Icer in the key hole !

 

[varesecrazy]

Till I get to Boro, at the mo I use a bit o wd40 that seems to work, but on a morning if the locks are frozen I squirt a bit o De-Icer in the key hole !

the WD displaces the WATER, - that's what freezes,
then the graphite is a lubricant should not be as weather dependant then,

If it's also a bit finnicky in the ignition barrel then it's likely to be a worn key..,
Charlie

 

[vra]

ok thanks guys, I'll get some the next time I'm in middlesbrough. (Maplins)

any automotive locksmith will be able to help you mate... never had the same problem but i am pretty sure these experts will be able to do something.. i used this index when i had to get a spare key for my car.. if you call one of them and explain them the prob they will surely come and help.. hope it helps! cheers mate! http://www.carkeyadvice.com/united-kingdom-car-key-specialist-index

 

[Mike57]

Hi Guys, I have bought some of this Graphite Lock Lube ( see pic)

Now last night I went fishing & when I got back to the car the drivers lock would not open so I put the key in the pass side and all the locks opened BUT not the drivers side, So I entered the car through thr pass side and tried to open my door with the little stick that opens the door but that would not move ! totally "stuck"
Just tried this morn and the lock still wont open so I got in by the pass side again and had to use a pair of pliers to "PULL" that stick up !

Could it just be sticking with the cold

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[blu73]

if a bit of water has got in there yes thats totally possible. Try warming the lock up with a hair-dryer or something and try it with the key.