wheb
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Hi all. First of all thanks to everyone that makes this site such a great resource, using old threads I have the door trim off and am looking at the parts involved.
The issue: quite a while back every now and then my central locking wouldn't open/close the driver's door (all other work perfectly). I said "oh well screw it" and simply started using my key in those times. It didn't take long before the key was my only real option and the central actually working on the drivers door was quite a rare thing.
Yesterday the key began to not even work and I had to get in and out the passenger side. Anyway this morning I start barrelling in some wd40 and hey presto, the lock seems to be back to perfect, unlocking beautifully, even the central was locking/unlocking smoothly.
After some tests it stopped working again so after a lot of time messing around it finally unlocked again and I took this opportunity to get the door trim off. I hit the barrel with WD40 from the inside and when it is working it seems to roll and slide fine. However when it gets caught/stuck in lock position, it just won't do that final quarter turn. I get all the clicking from the fuses/dash (sorry not super literate with the terminology), it actually even feels as though the car itself is randomly disabling the lock, is this possible?
So would love to get people's thoughts.
1. Do I just need a new lock? Will this fix the key and central issues I'm having? Is this easy to do yourself (I have changed my ignition barrel before, is this similar)?
2. Is there a chance that the cars electronics are not allowing proper function of the lock?
I just find it very strange that central died for ages, then came back to life today for a little bit.
The issue: quite a while back every now and then my central locking wouldn't open/close the driver's door (all other work perfectly). I said "oh well screw it" and simply started using my key in those times. It didn't take long before the key was my only real option and the central actually working on the drivers door was quite a rare thing.
Yesterday the key began to not even work and I had to get in and out the passenger side. Anyway this morning I start barrelling in some wd40 and hey presto, the lock seems to be back to perfect, unlocking beautifully, even the central was locking/unlocking smoothly.
After some tests it stopped working again so after a lot of time messing around it finally unlocked again and I took this opportunity to get the door trim off. I hit the barrel with WD40 from the inside and when it is working it seems to roll and slide fine. However when it gets caught/stuck in lock position, it just won't do that final quarter turn. I get all the clicking from the fuses/dash (sorry not super literate with the terminology), it actually even feels as though the car itself is randomly disabling the lock, is this possible?
So would love to get people's thoughts.
1. Do I just need a new lock? Will this fix the key and central issues I'm having? Is this easy to do yourself (I have changed my ignition barrel before, is this similar)?
2. Is there a chance that the cars electronics are not allowing proper function of the lock?
I just find it very strange that central died for ages, then came back to life today for a little bit.