etxp85

hey,

when i bought my car back in november my boot lock worked fine and the key worked. few months on and the boot wont open with the key, just the lever in the cockpit works now.

The key will go in and out fine but it wont turn, anybody got any ideas what could be wrong with it or has anybody had this problem as well?

If the lock is foooked is it possible to get a lock of subaru that will suit my original key or am i gonna have to have 2 different keys

thanks

360ste

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Does the boot release by the drivers seat work? If so open the boot and spray some WD40 in and put the key in and GENTLY rock the key side to side to work the WD40 in.

etxp85

yea the release works, have tried the wd40 in there and it didnt do much, might try it again 2moro night.

Shaun

Forget WD40, as if it does free it up and will only go again..... pop down your local garage and ask them to use a grease gun and pump some grease in to the lock. It will push the water out and should get the lock working again. Quite a common problem on the older key/lock type petrol caps on cars, and this was the remedy.

I had this happen on an Escort Cossie once and had to smash the cap off..... I was informed of the method above afterwards! lol

etxp85

its not the filler cap, its the boot lock! i cant see how pumping it full of grease wud help to be honest, it will just cover the key in grease everytime and make a mess in my pocket, not really practical.
but thanks for the suggestion

WRX_SWRT

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why not just use the boot pull then?

and wd will get it going eventually

D1CCY

Might just be the boot shuts tight and puts enough pressure on the lock to make it hard to turn the key, my 03 STi was like this. Try pressing down on the top of boot lid to release the pressure as you use the key.

Abx

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The above is a top idea, does the key turn when the boot is in the open position?

daviee

Mine is exactly the same. It wont work with boot open either, I put in half a tin of WD40 and a good bit of Duck oil, still no joy. I am taking it to the stealers 3 weeks before end of warranty for a MOT got a few thing that I want fixed.

The Trooper 1815

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You can adjust the loop that the hook locks into.

Shaun

You totally misuderstand what I am saying. I appreciate YOURS is not the filler cap, but the same principal applies assuming your barrel has seized.

Dealers (decent ones) will peform this operation at each service anyhow.

More_Boost

Glad I had look at this thread,my 03 Sti is the same,I thought the previous owner may have swapped the boot lid and spoiler for some reason,but I will try these tips,cheers fella's.

etxp85

the lock doesnt open when the boot is open either.

sorry lad, didnt mean to sound ungrateful.

will have to give this a go, other than that its a new lock.

will subaru be able to give me a lock identical to the one on the car so i dont have to have 2 keys???

maydew

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you aint knocked the lever on the latch itself have u, lookin at the latch there is a small metal lever on the right i think try moving this up or down as that stops the key from been used.

D1CCY

Sounds like a lock barrel prob then.

daviee

that lever stops the internal boot release to operate, does it not ?

my06 ppp silver

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STOP- HOLD EVERYTHING!!!!!!!!!

i had this problem about 2 months ago, exactly the same. no movement whatsoever of the key in the lock. its the teeth in the lock are basically out of sync. dont ask me how but the same happened with mine. i take it it was a little iffy first, continued to work then stopped altogether?
i considered taking lock off and getting someone to recondition it as there is a place not far from me that does this, BUT, there is a much simpler and cheaper option.
just order a new lock and key for the boot direct from subaru. this means you will have another key just for your boot but it only costs about £15!!!!! with 2 keys as well.

my06 ppp silver

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sure does mate

jh1

i had this problem a few years back, was relying on the in car boot release then one day i pulled the release and the car mat held it up all day which stretched the cable so i couldn,t get in at. took it to subaru dealer and it was fixed in 5 minutes both the cable adjusted and the lock.

More_Boost

I had a go with that today,the lock still did not work and nor did the release lever by the seat, I had to get in the boot via the gap in the back seat to release the boot,doh !

etxp85

i actually noticed that on the tunnel run on sunday that you used a different key to open your boot and meant to ask you about it.

i will probably have to do what you done, but i was trying to avoid getting the second key but i might have no choice.

could subaru not give me a lock that will fit my key? or would that cost a fortune?

s70rjw

iTrader: (2)

I have freed a seized lock with washing up liquid in the past.A locksmith suggested it to me and it worked. Soak the key in Fairy (or whatever the missus uses) submerge in in the lock several times, the same way as suggested with WD40.

my06 ppp silver

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yes it would cost a fortune, what they would have to do would be change ALL the locks then program the key in to your immobiliser as well. thats what subaru told me anyway! i am sure they said around £500 cant really remember tbh, i think the trauma caused me to block it out

etxp85

i would block that price out aswell..

think i will try the wd40 or a bit of grease in there or something cause i havent really tried that hard.
if that dont work its a knew lock for me 1

H2o-uk

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I might get some WD40 into mine now before mine seizes up

Stu1300

Hi I've got the same sort of problem was opening the boot from the inside, but now neither the key or the latch inside will work

rob84

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What I tend to do with these, is remove the lock assy from the boot and drop it in a tub of boiling hot water, partly most of the crap in there is road salt & corrosion which can eassily be dissolved with hot water.

this will free some of it off then what you do is spray it with wd40 or any good penetrating oil and work the key in and out, Take note of the mechanisms bobbing up and down, if they dont move then use a small pin or seal pick and gently push them and keep working the key in and out. Eventually it will become free then grease it with the likes of wurth HHS2000 its like a sticky grease once set

Stu1300

Thanks rob It might sound daft sorry if it does but how do I get the lock assy from the boot when I can't open it

r33gts2009

iTrader: (2)

There's also a lock inside the boot an can be opened buy climbing in through the center section of the back seats , an turning the metal bit on the lock,
Take a tourch an someone to help pull you back out .

rob84

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The only way is in through the back seats mate, unless your good at getting through the ski hatch you'll need to unbolt the bottom bench then remove the top bench and the backing panel and climb in and trigger the linkage from inside