2001 Toyota Avalon Ignition Lock Cylinder Rebuild Remove Split Wafer Clean Camry Solara Lexus & More
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- Опубліковано 5 жов 2024
- My best attempt at making the most comprehensive video on youtube for opening, cleaning, lubricating, and rebuilding a 2001 Toyota Avalon Ignition Lock Cylinder and (most likely) many other years and various models of Toyota cars. Save $60. - $1,000. by rebuilding your own Ignition Cylinder Lock! Please know that I am an amateur... That being said... I was successful! If you are very careful and NOT RUSHED rebuilding the lock is not that difficult. some years of Toyota have the number 4 and number 7 wafers (tumblers) split in an attempt to increase the lock security. Problem is these wear out over time and can jamb your lock leaving you randomly stranded. If you remove these tumblers, your key still works and your car is still secure... just a bit less secure is all. but then again... when have you ever heard of a car thief picking a lock on an ignition??? If the lock is jammed in the car and you can not get it to release or move the key... then a nearly free DIY rebuild is (most likely) out of the question AND you will have to pay for a tow AND a new Ignition Cylinder Lock & remove or pay to have removed the old jammed lock! I realize that the video production is a bit shabby and I am a bit repetitive but... It is what it is. Bottom Line... you can benefit from my many hours of research simply by investing the time and watching this entire video. In the end... If you take on the project... you will not regret watching this! Please know that I am in no way, shape or form a locksmith so this video is for entertainment purposes only. Please DO NOT contact me asking any technical questions related to this video.
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Thanks Jo, I think that this will help me a lot. Thanks for not using distracting and annoying background music.
Can i say this... You just made my day... Cost me about $10 to fix my car... Just foe this video... I broke a second hand barrel to get the end part in the barrel as my part broke where it connected to the harness... This video saved me so much time and effort and money... Took me 4minutes to do the replacement... Thank you thank you thank you... Only had to watch 4minutes in...
You are VERY welcome! Glad I could help. Thanks for the kind words!
Well, mine have definitely jammed & was towed last night. It won't even turn to Accessory mode & the Tow truck driver lock the steering wheel. . .now, that won't release.
Doing myself is one thing. . .but I'm not sure how that drilling part will go. So, I'll just have to pray to get it fix.
But thank you for the video. . .Blessings to ya from our LORD & SAVIOUR.
Dude thank you so much! You did an amazing job explaining and showing what you’re doing and what not to do. I just bought same car with 130k runs really good. Except the ignition problem. Took me about a hour or two after watching a couple times and starts like a champ now
Happy it helped U out and I appreciate your gratefulness. You have an EXCELLENT model of Toyo. It should go 300K at least if U care for it well. If the car makes noise going over bumps or does not handle / ride well, research what are called "quick struts" for ur car. Kaybe are the best aftermarkets as Toyo uses them for their OEM supply. If you install yourself (not super hard) and get it aligned, the car should handle & drive "like new". :-)
Thanks man! It took awhile but it worked. You saved me a bunch of money! To get the rivets and pin out I used a dremel tool.
great work this is exactly what im soon to tackle. I thought at first it was too cold (_-12F) the ign refusing to turn all the way so it was unstartable but after heating with heat gun and LOTS of wiggling... it finaly turned enough. Although it soon after began to refuse to turn even when warm. So I did research ... t
Wow man mad respect! Going to fix my sticky ignition in my 4Runner and was trying to find some insight and your video had quite a bit of information other people seemed to leave out.
Thanks for the kind words!
Great JOB indeed this was so useful thank you my daughter's car is fixed....
Success! My 1998 Avalon ignition lock recondition worked just as this video. It’s better to make the old cylinder work (with the split wafers removed) since most replacement cylinders and their new keys will NOT provide the security chip required to start the engine. I had to drill out / murder both the first lock pin to slide out the cylinder and also the bezel pin shown in this video. Thanks for the help.
Your very welcome
great vid. just used to fix my 94 Celica, removing the 4 and 7 split pins in the lock. only difference was on the bezel needed to drill out all 3 pins as design is different with no access to get any kind of tool to lever them out.
great video. Thurough. I appreciate all the side notes you give.
Thanks for the kind words!
For not being a locksmith you did a pretty good job.
Thanks!
You're a hero. Thanks, man.
You're Very Welcome!
Wow! Your video inspired me. My toyota camry is lately engaging the ignition lock every single time now. It is extra difficult today, tried all day to turn on ignition, lubed it with white lithium and after 15 mins hitting the key it finally started. I’m thinking of taking out the ignition cylinder soon, i suspect that the wafers are jammed or worn out
Congratulations on being able to start your car and thank you for the compliment. At some point what you tried (and it worked) to get your car functioning... will no longer work. The question is, are you willing to be stranded wherever you find out that when it stops working permanently. You should strongly consider doing it much sooner rather than later as a result If you travel long distances much. If you're lazy, you can also just go and buy a replacement cylinder at the store, but then, you'll be forced to use a different set of keys for your doors and trunks as you do for your ignition. If you're cool with that, then that's your fastest solution and I think it cost you roughly $60 -100 for the cylinder. But I'm too cheap and DIY minded to do that. Good luck & please don't risk getting stranded!
PS, I'm not exactly sure but if you do happen to get permanently locked out of being able to start your car (if memory serves me correctly) you might actually have to be forced to drill that lock cylinder out. If that's the case, it's just one more reason to do it sooner rather than later to avoid that nightmare. I wish you only the best!
@@jotu2121thank you for your response! Yes I have already talked to a locksmith before going the white lithium grease route, he quoted me $400-500 to replace the cylinder and re-key the car so I dont have to use 2 keys. I dont have that money so i know i have to figure something out🤣 i think i can diy repairing the cylinder, or take the wafers that are getting jammed instead of replacing it altogether then use 2 keys
@@glggw3384 in that case, you should strongly consider executing what I showed in the video. If you only own one car, I would highly recommend (if you choose to do that) purchasing a new lock cylinder from an auto parts store that you're able to return. That way if you take the old cylinder out, and somehow mess it up, you got the security of knowing that you've got a fresh cylinder that you can put in, rather than being stranded without being able to start your car. If you're careful and follow my video, it really shouldn't be a problem as long as you don't get rushed. It's not that hard. The maid thing is be very careful not to lose the super small springs or wafers and make sure you take special care not to mess up the order of the wafers.
Great video man great video great job
What if you got a steering rack at a junk yard and you need to remove the ignition because they didn't give me a key.
My key broke off, I guess I'll have to try a drill. Wish me luck.
Great video man
Thanks for the kind words!
Key was lost, will this help
Thank you
VERY welcome.
Great video man!!! Thank you!
You said the most genius idea so you don't have to do all that extra stuff why wouldn't you just grind sand or file around the whole cylinder until its smooth than bam your done with pulling or altering any tumblers
this is a stupid idea, you should never file or grind down wafers (tumblers)
Can't you just file down some of the material on the split pins so that they don't protrude when the key is in? What does the locksmith do to fix this cylinder?
I have no idea. I showed you how to fix it my way. Not sure what else to tell you.
i am a locksmith. It is not a good idea to file the wafers down, replace them, but you can remove them. A locksmith would replace with new wafers and springs
So you don’t actually show the removal of the cyl?!?!
My key won’t turn from off to acc, am I screwed? Lol
Try moving your steering wheel while turning the key, this usually works.
Hello I had to replace the tumbler behind the ignition cylinder. I've reconnected everything but now my car wont recognize my key nor the fob. The key turns through all of the positions just fine. My dash needles are out of position as well. The temp needle is all the way to hot and the fuel needle is all the way to full and the rpm and speed needles are straight up. Any suggestions would be appreciated.
The last line of my video's description says... please don't contact me for any technical info. But good luck to you
@@jotu173 Gotcha
@@whuzup3 I believe the key needs to be programmed
@@dc_dial I'm not sure how it started working but after many attempts to program the key it finally corrected itself. It never gave the results that the key programming instructions said such as all the doors locking and unlocking on their own but hey it's working now so.
@@whuzup3 nicce, I’m gonna try to repair mine because when I try to turn the key it don’t turn from off to acc and you have to put the key in at an angle for it to fully turn and if I don’t take it out it turns on perfect from off to on. So I have to leave my key in my car, I lock all the doors and take the alarm fob. I’m honestly scared to do the repair/replacement
Everything went well except that the cylinder now thinks the key is still in the ignition even when I pull it out. Still hear the key bell when the door opens and the car won't lock.
Sorry that you're having issues. As I stated in the video notes, I don't provide technical support. That being said, worse comes to worse you can always just buy a new cylinder at an auto parts store. But you'll have to use a different set of keys that come with that cylinder. I'm not sure if that will or will not solve your car thinking the keys are in the ignition problem. That might be a switch or wiring or a connection of some type that is stuck somewhere or just not functioning.
@@jotu173 no sweat. I fixed it. The long lever on the top was stuck in the up position making the mechanism think the key was still in the ignition. I fixed it. Thanks for making the video, was way easier, took me about an hour and costed $0 as opposed to the $385 the locksmith was trying to charge me.
I have a 2000 Sienna and i can get the release pin to push in. Im not able to turn the key past acc at all. Any suggestions on how to get the release pin to release?
I wish you only the best of luck but please read the video Description. At the end it says "Please DO NOT contact me asking any technical questions related to this video."
Did you ever get the key turned to acc? I’m having the same issue I’m thinking about drilling out the pin to take out the cylinder
My 98 Avalon also could not turn past ACC. Drill out the pin and you’ll make progress.
Great video, thanks a lot!
Not sure why you didn't just copy and paste the Toyota Nation URL into the description though.
Here it is www.toyotanation.com/forum/103-camry-3rd-4th-gen-1992-1996-1997-2001-1st-gen-solara-1999-2003/261645-rebuilding-rekeying-toyota-lock-cylinder.html
Because I did not feel like it.
You cannot just pop out an old unit and put in a new unit your car will not start
You are wrong. You get a new set of IGNITION LOCK keys with the new lock set but have to keep your old keys to still be able to open the doors and trunk.
if your car is equipped with a transponder, you will need to program the new key.