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TheColdWarKid

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Welllll..... she's a Florida truck. Yesterday, experiencing temps of less than 10 degrees for the first time on her life, she froze up.

The locks were frozen when I went to her. I put copious amounts of penetrating oil in all the locks, in anticipation of this. Apparently, it did no good.

Bow the ignition switch is still frozen, solid. Won't move, at all!

I need some help on this... if you please? Has anybody had thi
 
TheColdWarKid said:
Welllll..... she's a Florida truck. Yesterday, experiencing temps of less than 10 degrees for the first time on her life, she froze up.

The locks were frozen when I went to her. I put copious amounts of penetrating oil in all the locks, in anticipation of this. Apparently, it did no good.

Bow the ignition switch is still frozen, solid. Won't move, at all!

I need some help on this... if you please? Has anybody had thi
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Is the ignition stuck from the steering wheel lock? I get door locks freezing if they get water inside, but the ignition should have been fine.
 
Wheel lock was my first guess too. Without yanking on the wheel, pull it one side or the other as you try to GENTLY turn the ignition. Don't try to break your key off in it.

This has happened to me in other Toyota's (I own three right now and 12 over my life) in hot and warm climate.

Also, be mindful that putting penetrating oils into locks can hasten their demise. The oils stick and so dirt sticks to them too.
 
Proven said:
Wheel lock was my first guess too. Without yanking on the wheel, pull it one side or the other as you try to GENTLY turn the ignition. Don't try to break your key off in it.

This has happened to me in other Toyota's (I own three right now and 12 over my life) in hot and warm climate.

Also, be mindful that putting penetrating oils into locks can hasten their demise. The oils stick and so dirt sticks to them too.
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In this case the reason for putting penetrating oil into the locks is to displace, then remove the water that is making them freeze. WD-40 was developed for NASA to do exactly that. It is a poor penetrating oil, yet it has fantastic market share. Department of momentum, I suppose.
 
You didn’t say WD40 in your first post. I would have said penetrating oil gums up the locks with dirt too.

Dry graphite in a tube is the way to go. Anything frozen needs to get warm.
 
Must be one of them hurricane flood damage Florida trucks. No wet and frozen locks in our Chicagoland Toyota dealership :hmm:
 
You could always wave a lighter / hair dryer / whatever on your key.

Then let it sit in the tumbler 7-10sec & let it heat the keyway.

:meh: - common sense.
 
LINUS said:
You could always wave a lighter / hair dryer / whatever on your key.

Then let it sit in the tumbler 7-10sec & let it heat the keyway.

:meh: - common sense.
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That's the way it finally came free - I left a hair dryer in it laying on the gas pedal pointing up into the dash. Whatever it was finally thawed. Hoping not to repeat this fun experience...
 
TheColdWarKid said:
That's the way it finally came free - I left a hair dryer in it laying on the gas pedal pointing up into the dash. Whatever it was finally thawed. Hoping not to repeat this fun experience...
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......I meant the door, but hey :meh:

🤔

After seeing your threads on pg1 so far, I’d rename this one ‘Lohan’ - bytch has issues.

Sounds like FL wasn’t kind to your truck.
 
LINUS said:
......I meant the door, but hey :meh:

🤔

After seeing your threads on pg1 so far, I’d rename this one ‘Lohan’ - bytch has issues.

Sounds like FL wasn’t kind to your truck.
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The truck is beautiful. Some mild issues but few people would perceive them as such. I'm anal about my rides - they have to be near perfect lol
 
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