When you want to go on weekends, there is nothing more annoying than a blocked trunk. And everyone knows, the locksmith is something super expensive. Especially on a vehicle, because if it is necessary to change the lock of the trunk, you must do it on all the other doors of the Mitsubishi L300. So before we bring in a locksmith, let's find out if there aren't cheaper methods of doing repairs yourself. For this, we will take a tour of the most regular problems and what are the potential solutions to this concern.
The key no longer fits fully in the trunk lock of the Mitsubishi L300
The concern can come from various things. First is that your key is bent. In this case, you'd be hard pressed to open the doors of the Mitsubishi L300. You can then try to gently curl it. Otherwise, it is also possible that the lock is simply cluttered. In this case you must oil the lock or insert anti-seize such as WD40. By dint of turning the key without forcing either, the lock should eventually activate. It is practically impossible for a solid element to fit into the trunk lock, unless someone has tried to force it.
The key turns in the lock, however the trunk of the Mitsubishi L300 does not open
The first step is to infiltrate through a door and try to open the trunk from the inside. If there too nothing happens, then the lock of the Mitsubishi L300 is probably in bad condition. You can still put an anti-seize on the inside of the device, but unfortunately there is little chance that it will work. You unfortunately have only one solution, go see a locksmith.
The trunk lock of my Mitsubishi L300 is completely blocked
You manage to insert your key completely into the lock of the Mitsubishi L300, however impossible to rotate . In this situation, you must make a simple observation. If this is also the case on the doors, it is because the concern comes from the key, naturally. If on the other hand this is the case only on the trunk, it is of course the lock that blocks. In this situation, the first thing to do is to introduce WD40. This anti-seize is widely used in mechanics. In general it solves more problems than one can imagine. It is also possible that an element has entered the lock and is blocking its proper functioning. In this situation, only a locksmith can repair it. Last solution, change the lock…