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I have also now found a local locksmith who thinks he can fix the barrel, I await the quote.
With my baseball cap reversed & in grand theft auto mode I turned the car on with a screwdriver. It starts & it all works but the little red padlock keeps flashing. So I don't know what that does apart from a warm feeling.
With the key balanced on the immobiliser sensor & my trusty screwdriver the car starts & the pad lock goes away.
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Result  Probably quite handy you have the push button start.
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Thats me the slippery convict type  
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The locksmith came today & quoted £150 to repair it. I declined but he did tell me how he would do it starting with pliers on a blank key to turn the tumbler. I thought nothing ventured etc on the old lock so applied force to the key and hey ho it is free. I doused it in bike chain lube and stood it upright to allow drainage. A shed load of gunk came out. I suspect some grit had got in. ![[Linked Image]](https://tm-img.com/images/2024/03/26/20240326_154354.jpeg) It is all back together & working but I'll keep the spare to be safe.
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Hard to imagine so much crud coming out of an ignition lock!! 😯 ..... you need to stop carrying boiled-sweets and coal in your pockets! 🙂
Glad it's been a sucess, hopefully it will give many more years of service.
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Agreed great result John. The best fixes are when you are not expecting success.
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I think I'll swap locks to be safe though
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Bet that’s a relief. At least you’ll be quite good at exchanging locks now 👍
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