jwhitton Posted January 7, 2010 Share Posted January 7, 2010 Whats the consensus on frozen door locks? It was apparently -15DegC when I arrived at work this morning (my 300TDi doesnt have these fangle outside air temperature sensors but unlike Mondeo-man I got to work!) and the door lock / key hole / door button had frozen solid. Options available: 1. De-icer - doesnt seem to work too well 2. Hot water - temporary fix until it then freezes up again even worse 3. Wee Wee! 4. Leave unlocked - not advised Jon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bishbosh Posted January 7, 2010 Share Posted January 7, 2010 De ice by your preferred method , then spray some white grease into the lock. Work the mechanism a few times and add grease until you think you have enough. Clean off excess and away you go. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mmgemini Posted January 7, 2010 Share Posted January 7, 2010 Have a read of this... http://www.landroveraddict.com/smf/index.php?topic=382983.0 In the end I stuck some Velcro on above the drivers door handle. Made a piece of cloth with Velcro on to cover the lock with. It seems to work. That was after I sprayed inside the door and the outside of the lock with WD 40 Tonight I've left the fan heater plugged in but switched off so that I can switch the heater on from the garage if the locks are frozen. HTH Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adam001 Posted January 7, 2010 Share Posted January 7, 2010 I too am having this problem now. My 110 has 2 doors that cannot be opened from the outside and 1 that can't be used at all...but then they are 99% rust. I have covered the drivers door lock and button in grease and the lock mechanism, then pulled the door card away a bit and went crazy with WD and the door seal. Hopefully it will open in the morning....if not I'll crawl in from the boot haha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TimR Posted January 7, 2010 Share Posted January 7, 2010 Vaseline on the sides of the button and over the rubber door seals is something I do here where frozen doors and locks are common in winter. I also carry a lighter in my pocket, (though I don't smoke) to heat the key before putting in the lock for a few seconds before turning. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LR90 Posted January 7, 2010 Share Posted January 7, 2010 I can climb into mine under the canvas so the doors being frozen to the seals is inconvenient but not a stopper. Needing to put more fuel in and finding the filler cap frozen up was a bit of a blow though. In the end repeated application of heated key and deicer got it sorted. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mr_mcp Posted January 8, 2010 Share Posted January 8, 2010 Glad I wasn't the only one, I too had the same problem I found using a lighter to heat up the key works a treat, you'll hear a sizzle and hey presto the locks de-ice! Did this on Monday and the locks have been clear since, so it's worth doing thoroughly the first time. Cheers, mr_mcp Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bowie69 Posted January 8, 2010 Share Posted January 8, 2010 Locks have been fine here, but I have had the entire mechanism freeze up inside the door so turning the key just served to attempt to bend stuff! Eventually took the panel off the door, de-iced, WD-40'd and then white grease everywhere, this morning was no problem Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigbeast Posted January 8, 2010 Share Posted January 8, 2010 ive bent 2 keys already in these f*&kin frozen locks, one now after manipulation only just goes in the ignition barrel if only id have known about this grease trick before off to LR to get new keys not a happy chappy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pedro Posted January 8, 2010 Share Posted January 8, 2010 Hellfords sell lock de-icer (which i leave outside of the car!) it seems to work fine if left for 1-2 mins. Like the lighter trick though! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bishbosh Posted January 8, 2010 Share Posted January 8, 2010 Locks have been fine here, but I have had the entire mechanism freeze up inside the door so turning the key just served to attempt to bend stuff! Eventually took the panel off the door, de-iced, WD-40'd and then white grease everywhere, this morning was no problem You do know that your Range Rover has heated door locks don't you Pete.....? Just hold the handle out for 30 secs (or so, I forget - check the manual) and it de ices the locks. Oh, hang on, yours isn't a Vogue SE is it? Sorry, back under my rock........ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nas90 Posted January 8, 2010 Share Posted January 8, 2010 This topic was covered last winter and wd40 / oil / grease / others are not good for locks so I went and bought a can of graphite powder from my local lock shop Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jwhitton Posted January 9, 2010 Author Share Posted January 9, 2010 Hit mine with WD40 and it seemed to do the trick, lets see how long the remedy lasts. Jon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bowie69 Posted January 9, 2010 Share Posted January 9, 2010 You do know that your Range Rover has heated door locks don't you Pete.....? Just hold the handle out for 30 secs (or so, I forget - check the manual) and it de ices the locks. Oh, hang on, yours isn't a Vogue SE is it? Sorry, back under my rock........ It is a Vogue SE, how dare you!   I've had the door apart and there's no sign of heated door locks at all, or latch.... no wires except the central locking actuator -maybe this was standard in Canada, or on later vehicles (like the Bishtail) or just slightly better specced ones? Must say the heated screen is a godsend in this weather Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nas90 Posted January 9, 2010 Share Posted January 9, 2010 Hit mine with WD40 and it seemed to do the trick, lets see how long the remedy lasts. Jon oil and grease attracts dust and muck which apparently is not good for locks graphite powder is recommended Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vexedfoxy Posted January 10, 2010 Share Posted January 10, 2010 Having drowned my locks in WD40 and other lubricants for a previous issue with my door, I will be putting vaseline around the rubber seal today. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mmgemini Posted January 10, 2010 Share Posted January 10, 2010 Locks have been fine here, but I have had the entire mechanism freeze up inside the door so turning the key just served to attempt to bend stuff! Eventually took the panel off the door, de-iced, WD-40'd and then white grease everywhere, this morning was no problem That was my problem I couldn't even open the drivers door from the inside. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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