Was on my way to work in the ‘01 LX470, stopped for some starbs because I just had to have my pumpkin spice, and when I got back in I inserted my key, turned it, and felt a pop. Now the key turns freely inside the ignition cylinder. I feel catches kind of inbetween lock and acc, and then the main catch is right before start (where it broke). The steering wheel does the auto lift thing but no other dash lights come up.
I’m reading multiple things about what this could be, ignition lock cylinder, shaft, etc. My question is how can I best diagnosis what actually failed? For the full replacements I’ve seen the threads on how to do them but I’ve also heard about temporary fixes I’m pretty open to for the time being.
Secondarily I’m kind of thinking about just doing keyless start, if I were to go that route what would be the best kit? I see MPC has a remote start system for ‘98-‘02 land cruisers but my paranoia has me worried that may not work as a full replacement for my actual keyed ignition.
I’m reading multiple things about what this could be, ignition lock cylinder, shaft, etc. My question is how can I best diagnosis what actually failed? For the full replacements I’ve seen the threads on how to do them but I’ve also heard about temporary fixes I’m pretty open to for the time being.
Secondarily I’m kind of thinking about just doing keyless start, if I were to go that route what would be the best kit? I see MPC has a remote start system for ‘98-‘02 land cruisers but my paranoia has me worried that may not work as a full replacement for my actual keyed ignition.