When you want to go on weekends, there is nothing more unpleasant than an inaccessible safe. And everyone knows, locksmithing is an extremely expensive area. Especially on a car, because if it is necessary to change the lock of the trunk, you will have to do it on all the other doors of the Opel Senator. So before bringing in a locksmith, let's see if there are not less expensive procedures by carrying out repairs yourself. For this, we will go around the most usual concerns and what will be the potential solutions to this dysfunction.problem-lock-trunk-Opel-Senator

The key no longer fits fully in the boot lock of the Opel Senator

The malfunction can result from several things. First, is that your key is curved. In this case, you will have difficulty opening the doors of your Opel Senator. You should then try to gently bend it. Otherwise, it is also conceivable that the lock is just dirty. In this case, you need to oil the lock or insert anti-seize like WD40. By dint of playing your key without forcing too much, the lock must end up working. It is almost impossible for a resistant element to get into the trunk lock, unless someone has tried to force it.

The key turns in the lock, however the boot of the Opel Senator 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 Opel Senator is probably damaged. You can still insert an anti-seize inside the mechanism, but honestly there is little likelihood that it will work. Unfortunately, that leaves you with a unique solution: go see a locksmith.

The lock on the trunk of my Opel Senator is completely blocked

You manage to insert your key fully into the lock of the Opel Senator, however impossible to rotate . In this case, you will have to make a simple observation. If this is also the case for the doors, it is because the malfunction must come from the key, naturally. If however this is not the case only for the trunk, it is obviously the lock that blocks. So the first thing to do is put on WD40. This anti-seize is widely used in the automotive sector. Often it solves more worries than one can imagine. It is also possible that an element has been inserted in the lock and prevents its proper functioning. In this case, only a locksmith will be able to help you. Last solution, replace your lock…