When you want to go on weekends, there is nothing more annoying than a blocked trunk. And everyone knows, the locksmith is something very expensive. Especially on an automobile, because if it is necessary to change the lock of the trunk, you must do it on all the other doors of the Opel Ascona. So before bringing in a locksmith, let's see if there are not less expensive procedures by carrying out repairs by yourself. For that, we will go around the most regular concerns and what will be the potential solutions to this problem.
The key no longer fits fully in the boot lock of the Opel Ascona
There may be several reasons for the problem. First is that your key is bent. In this case, you will have trouble opening the doors of the Opel Ascona. You should then try to straighten it gently. Otherwise, it is also likely that the lock is only congested. It will then be necessary to oil the lock or insert anti-seize like WD40. By dint of turning the key without forcing either, the lock should end up working. It is almost unlikely that a solid object will seep inside the lock of your trunk, unless someone tried to force it.
The key turns in the lock, however the boot of the Opel Ascona 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 Opel Ascona is certainly deteriorated. You can still insert an anti-seize inside the device, but unfortunately there is little chance that it will work. Unfortunately, you only have one solution, call a locksmith.
The trunk lock of my Opel Ascona is completely blocked
You can insert your key fully into the lock of the Opel Ascona, however impossible to rotate . In this situation, you must make a simple observation. If this is also the case for the doors, it is because the problem comes from the key, naturally. If, on the other hand, this is only the case for the trunk, it is of course the lock that gets stuck. In this case, the first step is to introduce WD40. This anti-seize is the most applied in mechanics. Often it solves more worries than you might think. It is also possible that an element has been inserted in the lock and blocks its operation. In this situation, a locksmith can help you. Last solution, change the lock…