There is nothing more annoying than key that no longer works . And everyone knows, locksmithing is an extremely expensive area. In particular for a vehicle, quite simply because if it is necessary to change a lock, you must do it for all the other doors of your Opel Olympia. So before getting a quote from a locksmith, let's see if there are not cheaper solutions by doing repairs on your own. For this, we will go around the most frequent concerns and what can be the possible solutions to this dysfunction.
The door lock on my Opel Olympia is completely locked
You manage to enter your key to the bottom of the lock of the Opel Olympia, however impossible to rotate . In this situation, a simple observation must be made. If this is what is happening on all of your locks, it is that the malfunction comes from the key, naturally. If on the other hand this is the case only on one door, it is of course the lock that gets stuck. So the first thing to do is insert WD40. This anti-seize is widely used in the automotive sector. Often it solves more concerns than you might think. It is also possible that a component has entered the lock and is blocking its proper functioning. In this situation, a locksmith can fix it for you. Ultimate solution, change your lock…
The key no longer fits completely in the door of the Opel Olympia
The malfunction could come from several factors. The first is that your key is bent. If this is the case, you will have trouble opening all the doors of this Opel Olympia. You can then try to straighten it gently. Also, it is possible that the lock is simply stupidly dirty. It will then be necessary to lubricate the lock or apply anti-seize like WD40. By dint of turning the key without forcing either, the door should open. It is almost impossible for a solid component to fit into the lock, unless someone has tried to force it.
The key turns in the lock, however the Opel Olympia does not open
One of the first things to do is to infiltrate another door and try to boot it from the inside. If there is nothing there too, then the lock of your Opel Olympia is indeed defective. You can try to introduce an anti-seize into the system, but honestly there is little likelihood that it will work. Unfortunately, you only have one solution, go to your locksmith.