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[rhys-89]

i bought a project mini i have all keys for my car plus i got all old keys cut so i have a key for the ignition a key for all doors and a key for petrol cap my petrol cap wont open and my drivers door and boot lid locks wont lock anyone able to shed some light on how to open my petrol cap ?

[Ipod]

if its a direct copy of the old key...try this.move the little flap to one side and spray with wd..new cut keys can be a bugger so work it very gently

[rhys-89]

if its a direct copy of the old key...try this.move the little flap to one side and spray with wd..new cut keys can be a bugger so work it very gently

i have tried wd a few times but the key doesnt seem to go in fully there is about 5 mill of the cut edge of the key still sticking out

[Ipod]

Thats all i can think of, without drilling the barrle....sorry

[rhys-89]

Thats all i can think of, without drilling the barrle....sorry

thanks anyway thought i might have to do that cheers

[mike.]

So you've had some new keys cut? So you have one set that works and the new set that doesn't? Unless I'm reading it wrong (lack of punctuation makes its harder)

If so just take the new keys back and get the place to do them again; I had some keys cut and they didn't work, turned out they're just been cut slightly wrong.

[Geehawk]

This is confusing (to me at least) You say you got new keys cut, but the petrol cap wont open. What about the old cap key? or if you dont have one how did you get a new one cut?
Or do the old ones work but the copies dont? in which case go back to where you got them cut.

[rhys-89]

So you've had some new keys cut? So you have one set that works and the new set that doesn't? Unless I'm reading it wrong (lack of punctuation makes its harder)

If so just take the new keys back and get the place to do them again; I had some keys cut and they didn't work, turned out they're just been cut slightly wrong.

my old keys dont open fuel cap, i only got new keys cut because my old ones look pretty weak so thought it would be better if i try a new key.

[captainjack15]

But what key opens the fuel cap in the first place? To get a copy you need the original!

[Milner08]

Well, any new keys will just be copy's of the old one. so if the old ones don't work, the new ones wont either.

TM

[rhys-89]

Well, any new keys will just be copy's of the old one. so if the old ones don't work, the new ones wont either.

TM

my fuel cap key (original) doesnt open the cap, but i didnt want to try it to much as the key looked really rusty and weak. so i got a new key cut to try in the lock. i have tried wd a few times but key seem to go in most of the way down the barrel then stops with about 5mm of key still sticking out.

[Milner08]

Do they look the same? Put then side by side, with the point lined up, do the teeth line up?

If so maybe theres something stuck in the lock? Or just get a screwdriver and force the cap off (Sorta like fuel thieves do) and replace it with a new one.

TM

[rhys-89]

Do they look the same? Put then side by side, with the point lined up, do the teeth line up?

If so maybe theres something stuck in the lock? Or just get a screwdriver and force the cap off (Sorta like fuel thieves do) and replace it with a new one.

TM

thanks for all your suggestions

[Ipod]

Do they look the same? Put then side by side, with the point lined up, do the teeth line up?

If so maybe theres something stuck in the lock? Or just get a screwdriver and force the cap off (Sorta like fuel thieves do) and replace it with a new one.

TM

That could twist the filler neck couldnt it ?

Surly better to drill the barrel, then use a driver ?

[taffy1967]

try lubricating the locks with graphite powder (the right stuff, but 3in1 oil will do in an emergency).

If the door locks won't lock, then it could be the latches have disengaged. Removal of the door trim panels will be necessary to gain access to the inner door components.