oh, there's one last-ditch thing that should fix it without the need to drill out the cylinder.
Take 5 gallons of gasoline, and slowly power it into the keyhole.. Don't worry, it'll all fit, and will help lubricate for the next step.
Then have a friend light the area by the keyhole with a match or lighter to gain a better view of the problem.
Evacuate to 20ft away, and enjoy the show.
How's it going? Need help? I'm not too far away..Have tools.
Flofocus,Aug 12 2005, 02:26 PM Wrote:I'm stuck in farm town Winchester :angry:
My key wont freakin turn.....it goes in, comes fine.....just turn :angry:
I'm lucky to find a hot spot here and post this frommy pocket pc.
Icalled the towing (FRA), they came....but wont tow the car because they say its to low :rolleyes:
Any suggestions?
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Crap... sounds like the (in)famous Focus dead key cylinder issue... only temp fix is a lot of jiggling of the key and banging of the steering column and depending on how far gone the cylinder is, it may be a case of too little too late...
Yeah reading the owners manual makes me pray to god that the Focus never dies on me to the point that it needs a tow... basically the '05 model says "Flatbed Only" :huh:
NefCanuck
So, how are things the day after?
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OT: yes that works too. What car do you have that is AWD?
Subarus never need tows anyway! THAT'S the beauty part! :lol:
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Audi 90 Quattro 20v
RIP
:( you got me all emotional now
2001 ZTS,Aug 13 2005, 10:44 AM Wrote:So, how are things the day after?
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Car is at Embrun ford being looked at.
I'm in Montreal for the next 2 weeks anyways. :rolleyes:
bluetoy,Aug 12 2005, 04:48 PM Wrote:How's it going? Need help? I'm not too far away..Have tools.
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Thanks for the offer Steve.
yep thats what happened to me.. ignition cylinder locked.. had to replace it.. ford did change the part though so it "shouldn't" do it again.. cross your fingers..
$386.00
Labour = 2.5 hours
Parts = $136.00
wow.. yeah theres a new part number the guy at ford said to me..
im happy i had my dad help me redo the cylidner inside and to reinstall it..
:o $$$$
BerinG,Aug 15 2005, 03:18 PM Wrote:wow.. yeah theres a new part number the guy at ford said to me..
im happy i had my dad help me redo the cylidner inside and to reinstall it..
:o $$$$
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Hold on a second....they said theres no way I could do this myself. :angry:
Something about they needed to drill out something :huh:
well yeah to remove it you basicly destroy the broken one.. but you need to replace it anyway.. so we just drilled through. I had found instructions on the net that said exacly where to drill and thats what we did.. then you have to redo the new cylinder to match your key but its like a small puzzle.. they were charging 25$ for that at a local locksmith
of course you can't nobody has drills besides ford ;)
That sux dude. My cylinder just went a few weeks ago. Super shitty when it happens.
I know its not a focus but this happened in my dads dodge and i just reefed on the steering wheel because i was mad and eventually after 20 minutes of this it turned over.. That's all i can reccomend.
install a set of switches instead of having to use a key, never have this problem again.. you even said it .. the more ford parts you remove the better the car is