Hi,

I have a 1998 1.6 petrol Fiat Brava (the Four door one - or is it a Bravo? 
Never can remember which it is :-)) and a couple of times in recent months I 
have had trouble turning the key in the ignition.

The key appears to be stuck or 'sticky' much in the same way you can get 
trouble with turning a key in a Yale lock.

So, what can I do about this - is it as simple as getting some WD40 and 
squirting a small amount into the ignition or is this a bigger problem? I 
have been off work sick for several months and have hardly used my car so 
could this be a reason?

It is a tad frightening when this happens - usually is the case - when I am 
a long way from home :-)

Thanks for any advice or info,


J.

run a soft lead pencil up and down the key as it will not clog the lock like
WD40 does ( locksmiths use it all the time)


"John Smith"  wrote in message
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> Hi,
>
> I have a 1998 1.6 petrol Fiat Brava (the Four door one - or is it a Bravo?
> Never can remember which it is :-)) and a couple of times in recent months
I
> have had trouble turning the key in the ignition.
>
> The key appears to be stuck or 'sticky' much in the same way you can get
> trouble with turning a key in a Yale lock.
>
> So, what can I do about this - is it as simple as getting some WD40 and
> squirting a small amount into the ignition or is this a bigger problem? I
> have been off work sick for several months and have hardly used my car so
> could this be a reason?
>
> It is a tad frightening when this happens - usually is the case - when I
am
> a long way from home :-)
>
> Thanks for any advice or info,
>
>
> J.
>
>

On Thu, 01 Sep 2005 14:17:44 GMT, "John Smith"
 wrote:


>Hi,
>
>I have a 1998 1.6 petrol Fiat Brava (the Four door one - or is it a Bravo? 
>Never can remember which it is :-)) and a couple of times in recent months I 
>have had trouble turning the key in the ignition.
>
>The key appears to be stuck or 'sticky' much in the same way you can get 
>trouble with turning a key in a Yale lock.
>
>So, what can I do about this - is it as simple as getting some WD40 and 
>squirting a small amount into the ignition or is this a bigger problem? I 
>have been off work sick for several months and have hardly used my car so 
>could this be a reason?
>
>It is a tad frightening when this happens - usually is the case - when I am 
>a long way from home :-)


Is it the original key? Sometimes re-cut keys can cause this problem.

Don't use WD40 as ignition barrels switch fairly high currents. Any
oily contamination can catch fire.

sponix