You can lose your keys at any time, but what if you are away from home and you can’t go for a spare kit? The answer is simple - try to start the car in other ways. But automakers deliberately remove all wiring away to make it difficult to access. The steering column is equipped with devices that ensure the safety of the car - to start it without the presence of a key is almost impossible. However, if you look at the cars that were produced before the mid-90s, you can see that they did not apply such security measures. Knowing the small tricks, you can start the engine without a key.

Please note that when working with the wiring of the car should be careful not to peremknut power wires. At best, the fuses will blow, at worst - the insulation layer of the wires will melt. Carefully look at the color marking, try to follow all the instructions and recommendations. And you can start the engine in several ways, which are listed below. Some will be effective, but on the verge of vandalism, and some will help preserve the integrity of most devices.

Content

• 1 Starting method by connecting ignition lock wires
• 2 Method of drilling lock pins
• 3 How to apply voltage to the shield?
• 4 Recommendations

Starting method by connecting ignition lock wires

Before you start the car by connecting the wires, it is a good idea to familiarize yourself with the concept of wiring specifically for your car

Do not try to start a car of others with such methods, as this is a criminal offense. Even your car should not start if the documents were left at home. The way this is ideal for most domestic and foreign cars that were produced before the second half of the 90s. Those that were released later are equipped with a variety of locking mechanisms that make starting the motor impossible. In fact, you are hacking a car. As a result, an alarm can be triggered.

Например, Honda Civic начала 2000-х, оснащенная охранной системой, при попытке взлома попросту блокирует цепи, питающие стартер. Завести двигатель вряд ли получится, если нет брелока автосигнализации. Если же имеется брелок, то можно перевести автомобильную сигнализацию в сервисный режим Valet, при котором вся охрана отключается. Но если нет такой возможности, то необходимо действовать куда более «варварскими» методами. Перед тем how to start the car without a key, необходимо разобрать щиток, прикрывающий рулевую колонку. Обычно он изготовлен из пластика и имеет две половинки. Прикрывает он не только колонку, но и несколько жгутов электропроводки, идущей к органам управления и замку зажигания.

Before you get to the wires that go to the ignition lock, you need to remove the cover from the steering column

Remove the plastic panels from the steering column to provide access to the wiring going to the ignition switch. The halves are fastened either with crosshead screwdriver head bolts or hidden caps. For old cars it will be much easier to plug a screwdriver into the ignition lock and then turn it over. So you destroy the pins and you can easily turn the lock and start the engine. But if you decide not to destroy the lock, look for a cable harness.

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In the space under the wheel there are, as a rule, three bundles:

1. Wires going to the control buttons for turning on the lights, cruise control, etc.
2. Wires going to the controls of the wiper and washer, heated seats.
3. The wires leading to the ignition system, battery, starter, are usually located at the top.

Immediately you should ignore the first two harnesses, you will need to use wires that are in the third bundle to start. The battery is powered by the battery, and then, when the key is turned, voltage is applied to the circuit, which includes both the dashboard and the ignition, and most of the electricity consumers. And when you turn the ignition key until it stops, the power is applied to the starter winding. It is advisable to look at the schematic diagram to find out which wire goes to the battery and which wire goes to the starter.

Having broken the locking pins, you can insert a screwdriver into the lock and use it instead of the key

Usually, the wire from the battery is red, yellow is the circuit that feeds the starter, and the ignition system is brown. But on some cars, colors can be used by others, which is why you should be prepared in advance for losing your keys, knowing which wires are in your car. So, now you need to arm yourself with a stationery knife and strip a small piece of wire that comes from the battery. When carrying out work, try not to allow short circuits of wires to the case, as this can even cause a fire.

Now twist the wire from the battery to the one that supplies power to the ignition system. The result will not take long - all the lights on the instrument panel will begin to glow, as if you cranked the key. Now it remains the case for small - to apply voltage to the starter winding to start the engine. To do this, strip the wire that supplies voltage to the starter Turn on the neutral and squeeze the clutch, then connect the bare wire to the one that comes from the battery. When the engine starts, open these wires, the starter should not be permanently connected to the power supply. It is rather simple to stop the engine - just open the wire from the battery with the one that supplies voltage to the ignition system.

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But bad luck - the engine works, and the steering wheel is locked. Such primitive anti-theft devices are available on all cars. But such means against the hijackers were not credible, because they can be broken with one sharp and strong blow. For example, in the classic of VAZ, the lock falls apart into small pieces, if you simply roll the wheel with your hands. At eights and nines, of course, the lock is more powerful, you have to kick on the steering wheel with your feet, sitting in the passenger seat. Failing this procedure, you risk getting into an accident or riding in a circle if there is free space.

Before you start the movement will have to break the regular steering lock mechanism

Method of drilling lock pins

If for any reason the first method does not suit you, consider how to start the car without a key by breaking the locking pins. To do this you need a drill and a drill. It is necessary to locate the drill in the hole of the castle at from its top. The essence of the method is that you break all the pins that prevent you from starting the engine without a key. Drilling the lock must be performed on the key length. And once it may not be enough, you will have to repeat the procedure so that all the fragments of the lock, including springs and pins, unlock the larva. When the work is done, you can put the drill aside, arm yourself with a screwdriver and try to turn the lock contact group.

A screwdriver is inserted into the bot like a key. The only difference is that it will be sufficient to insert a screwdriver a third or half the length, then turn it. The first position - turn on the ignition, the second will start the starter and engine. When you started the car in this way, do not forget to enter the store and buy a new lock with a set of keys, since the security of your car with a broken larva is at risk, any hooligan will be able to hijack it.

How to apply voltage to the shield?

But you can use the third launch method, which is also trustworthy. Under the hood, you can find an ignition coil (from it goes the armor wire to the distributor). On V8 engines, the entire ignition system is usually located in the rear, in six-cylinder engines, either in the left front or in the middle. And in four-cylinder engines the location of the coil in the right side of the engine compartment. Look for the red wire that is connected to the coil. It will need to be powered by a regular battery.

The coil must be powered directly from the car battery

Recommendations

When you start the car in such ways, be careful, because you can cause irreparable damage to it. Just try not to lose the keys to avoid such situations. If you still decide, then after you shut down the engine, do not apply voltage to the ignition system (do not leave the wires connected). Either the battery is discharged, or the elements of the system will burn. You should not even try to start cars with built-in chips in the ignition or immobilizer. The control unit without the presence of a key-label simply will not work, and it is rather difficult to circumvent such a cunning system, even with literature and schemes on specific vehicle systems.