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  • mamzak
    E30 Modder
    • Mar 2010
    • 883

    #1

    Hood won't close

    I can't seem to get my hood to close. It was giving me grief a while ago and I just played with the cable a bit and after about 5 mins I managed to get it closed, but I've been fucking around with this one far too long. The little latch in the front won't stay down. If I press on it with a screwdriver it feels like it bottoms out but then just pops back up when I take the screwdriver off it. Anyone have a diagram or something on how to get at that little fucker?
    Originally posted by Dozyproductions
    All girls fuck but not all girls fuck around with combustion engines.
  • AndrewBird
    The Mad Scientist
    • Oct 2003
    • 11892

    #2
    Sounds like the hood cable is sticking and is constantly "opening" the hood. Or the mechanism needs to be lube. Or both.

    Pull your front grills and you can get to the catch. I'd pull it and the cable out and clean and lube them.

    Also make sure the handle in the car is returning all the back.

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    • Pocket Chant
      E30 Addict
      • Mar 2012
      • 403

      #3
      Yeah, this is a problem in my car. Make sure the hood latch in the car is pushed all the way back, then it should catch.
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      • mamzak
        E30 Modder
        • Mar 2010
        • 883

        #4
        Yeah I have fucked around with the latch in the car, but it doesn't seem to be doing anything. I lubed it the other day as well. Maybe something is broken in the latch itself. I'll yank the grills and see what I find. Anyone have a parts diagram?
        Originally posted by Dozyproductions
        All girls fuck but not all girls fuck around with combustion engines.

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        • devon.818
          Banned
          • Feb 2011
          • 2937

          #5
          wd40 the latch

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