When you want to go on vacation, there is nothing more unpleasant than an inaccessible safe. And everyone knows, the locksmith is something super expensive. All the more on a vehicle, because if it is necessary to change the lock of the trunk, you must do it on each of the other doors of the Citroen Zx. So before bringing in a locksmith, we will see if there are not cheaper methods of doing repairs yourself. For this, we will take a tour of the most usual problems and what are the potential solutions to this problem.
The key no longer fits fully in the lock of the Citroen Zx trunk
The problem can come from several things. The first is that your key is bent. If this is the case, you will struggle to open the doors of the Citroen Zx. You will then have to try to gently curve it. Otherwise, it is also possible that the lock is simply congested. In this case it will be necessary to grease the lock or insert anti-seize such as WD40. By dint of turning your key without forcing either, the lock must end up activating. It is practically improbable that a resistant element is introduced inside the lock of your trunk, unless an individual tried to force it.
The key turns in the lock, but the trunk of the Citroen Zx does not open
The first thing to do is to enter through a door and try to open the trunk from the inside. If there too nothing happens, then the lock of your Citroen Zx is undoubtedly deteriorated. You can still put an anti-seize drug inside the system, but honestly there is little likelihood that it will work. You unfortunately have only one solution, call your locksmith.
The lock on the trunk of my Citroen Zx is completely blocked
You can enter your key entirely in the Citroen Zx lock, but impossible to rotate . In this case, you need to do very simple control. If this is also the case for doors, it is because the problem comes from the key, naturally. If however this is only the case for the trunk, it is obviously the lock that gets stuck. Therefore, the first step is to add WD40. This anti-seize is widely used in mechanics. Generally it solves more problems than one can imagine. It is also possible that an element has entered the lock and is blocking its operation. In this case, a locksmith can fix it for you. If none of this works, you will need to change your lock…