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Old 26 Jan 2004, 02:00 am
JM
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Default Re: Preventing ignition key wear

acctforjunk@yahoo.com (Im anonymous) wrote in message news:<bffabe31.0401251958.61c92db@posting.google.c om>...
> Ok, so I'm very anal and particular...What do you think about putting
> some sort of lubricant on the key to prevent wear from inserting and
> removing the ignition key repeatedly?
> I know it would take forever to wear one out....just a thought.


Pointless. The contact surfaces within the ignition switch (there are
a lot of connections being made) will be what wears out and leaves you
stranded. Had a switch wear out at 115,000 on an Integra. The key
looked just fine.

JM
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