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Omega Help Area => Omega Electrical and Audio Help => Topic started by: Crazydad on 22 August 2007, 17:49:17

Title: Ignition problems
Post by: Crazydad on 22 August 2007, 17:49:17

A friend of mine drives a 1997 2,0 16v  and has asked me for help (now thats a joke for a start)

but as i have been bragging at work about this Forum he asked ;D ;D ;D

Anyway here goes:

He can`t allways get the key into the ignition, describes it as if the steering lock was on and you have`nt turned the wheel.

When he does get the key in he can turn the Ignition on(all lights on in the dash) but it won`t allways start.

any ideas :o :o

i said it must be the lock can`t think of any other problem it could be

Title: Re: Ignition problems
Post by: markey mark on 23 August 2007, 17:34:12

sounds like barrel on its way out bud !! try squirting wd40 down were the key goes in and working key in and out to free off !!  :y

Title: Re: Ignition problems
Post by: Crazydad on 23 August 2007, 19:18:22

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sounds like barrel on its way out bud !! try squirting wd40 down were the key goes in and working key in and out to free off !!  :y

Thanks for the answer mark try it out tomorrow :y :y

i suppose sooner or later a new barrel  :-/

Title: Re: Ignition problems
Post by: Marks DTM Calib on 24 August 2007, 14:03:30

Or....remove the barrel, carefuly (they ar pwered by spings so you need to be careful) remove the key whilst retaining the tumblers.....clean the tumblers on a very fine piece of wet and dry....clean the barrel and then re-fit.

Put the key in the barrel and use a fine file to re-shape the tumblers.....job done!