went to change spark plugs...broke hood lach from inside..HELP PLEASE

[b4a6]

so i pulled my hood release from inside and it just made a pop noise and broke the cable i'm guessing.
anyone know how i can get it open and change the cable? any DIYs? i searched and only found ones for the outside latch

thanks everyone

[gtsingh91]

have a friend push down on the hood and you try to get a grip on the cable from inside the car and pull hard..it should budge but if not you gotta go from underneath and get a loooong screw driver and try to unhook the latch. goodluck

[n7plus1]

so did the cable snap or did the release latch break?

[b4a6]

the cable snapped..the release latch isnt pulling anything when i pull it
anyone know a DIY? or is it really simple to do?..i dont know much about cars and dont want to mess anything up

[rbj325]

If you take off the belly pan and reach your arm up you should be able to work the latch mechanism with your hand or a screwdriver. I've done this before as well.

[b4a6]

just looked at the latch inside and wire is still hooked up to it..does this still mean the cable broke from the latch inside or that it broke some where else down the line?

[wolfdog]

I'm not sure if this will help you but here's a picture of the hood release from inside the engine bay facing out. The area circled in red is a plastic holder/cover that hides the other end of the cable. When you pull the hood release, this is the latch connection. There is a DIY around somewhere that uses a screwdriver to release the hood from outside the front BUT I would try reaching up under the car and seeing what you can do to release it.

[b4a6]

will try in the morning..thanks a lot everyone

[absolutegtr]

The best thing for you to do is to remove the front grll. And use a short 10mm wrench and slowly unscrew the 3 acorn nots that hold on the latch.

Took me like 15 minutes, since its slow, tedious wrenching

[b4a6]

will the grill just come off if i pull on it?

[Carlitos]

The best thing for you to do is to remove the front grll. And use a short 10mm wrench and slowly unscrew the 3 acorn nots that hold on the latch.

Took me like 15 minutes, since its slow, tedious wrenching

best solution for this problem...

my hood latch has some history in giving me problems and I always solve it with a short 10mm wrench, a beer and a cigarette and just accept that I'm not going anywhere for the next 20minutes.



PS: this is my first post I think in the last couple of months

[Carlitos]

^^^^
mine does

[b4a6]

alright ill give that a try...so there are just three nuts on the latch?