Omega Owners Forum

Please login or register.

Login with username, password and session length
Advanced search  

News:

Please check the Forum Guidelines at the top of the Newbie section

Pages: [1] 2  All   Go Down

Author Topic: bonnet not opening  (Read 2045 times)

0 Members and 1 Guest are viewing this topic.

Phil.d

  • Junior Member
  • **
  • Offline Offline
  • Gender: Male
  • lancashire
  • Posts: 51
    • View Profile
bonnet not opening
« on: 12 February 2009, 18:31:57 »
Got the car yesterday but the bonnet  wont release at all. the lever pulls up about 45 degrees with plenty of play and there is a click coming from the front.Any ideas on getting the bonnet open.
Thanks in advance.
Phil.
« Last Edit: 12 February 2009, 18:38:12 by floakey »
Logged

dbug

  • Omega Queen
  • *****
  • Offline Offline
  • Gender: Male
  • Northants
  • Posts: 14279
  • Dont knock Linux!
    • Jaguar XJ 5.0V8 Portfolio
    • View Profile
    • Dbug IT Services
Re: Gott
« Reply #1 on: 12 February 2009, 18:33:15 »
Get someone to push bonnet up and down whilst you pull lever.
Logged
1972 Ferrari Dino, 1967 Triumph TR4A, Mondeo 2.0TDCi Estate, Jaguar XJ 5.0V8 Portfolio

TheBoy

  • Administrator
  • *****
  • Offline Offline
  • Gender: Male
  • Brackley, Northants
  • Posts: 107162
  • I Like Lockdown
    • Whatever Starts
    • View Profile
Re: bonnet not opening
« Reply #2 on: 12 February 2009, 19:16:15 »
then adjust it ;D
Logged
Grumpy old man

willyboy

  • Omega Knight
  • *****
  • Offline Offline
  • Gender: Male
  • Leeds. West Yorks
  • Posts: 1269
  • Can Do !!
    • View Profile
Re: bonnet not opening
« Reply #3 on: 12 February 2009, 19:21:18 »
Used to have same problem but used a hammer wedged under bonnet release lever after pulling it up as far as it would go (if on your tod) then then just pressed down on bonnet & it should pop up :y

Then adjust it cable thats to be found on battery side at front under the plastic covers at front of engine compartment just 1 screw to undo & pull cable to take up slack then tighten screw up. :y
Logged

Phil.d

  • Junior Member
  • **
  • Offline Offline
  • Gender: Male
  • lancashire
  • Posts: 51
    • View Profile
Re: bonnet not opening
« Reply #4 on: 13 February 2009, 18:45:02 »
Well I got the nice rac man out to open the bonnet today and the problems seems to be the cable being stretched so its not fully pulling the latch back. I take it you can definately adjust the cable?
Logged

hotel21

  • Administrator
  • *****
  • Offline Offline
  • Gender: Male
  • The Kingdom of Fife
  • Posts: 13021
    • View Profile
Re: bonnet not opening
« Reply #5 on: 13 February 2009, 18:47:29 »
Yes.

Right side of slam panel - the panel the bonnet slams onto when shut - and you should see a rusty-ish screw and a clamp with what looks like the brake cable for a push bike coming out.  Slacken the screw then pull the entire cable back towards the right/windscreen a bit then retighten then try opening bonnet again....
Logged

stuyg

  • Newbie
  • *
  • Offline Offline
  • Gender: Male
  • beds
  • Posts: 29
    • 99 2.5
    • View Profile
Re: bonnet not opening
« Reply #6 on: 13 February 2009, 18:51:13 »
Then adjust it cable thats to be found on battery side at front under the plastic covers at front of engine compartment just 1 screw to undo & pull cable to take up slack then tighten screw up. :y[/quote]
as above remove the black covers that run along the slam panel you will then see the cable undoo the bolt and move the cable to the pass side untill tight tighten re fit job done  :y
Logged

stuyg

  • Newbie
  • *
  • Offline Offline
  • Gender: Male
  • beds
  • Posts: 29
    • 99 2.5
    • View Profile
Re: bonnet not opening
« Reply #7 on: 13 February 2009, 18:52:26 »
doh! too slow and i knew the answer ;D
Logged

Phil.d

  • Junior Member
  • **
  • Offline Offline
  • Gender: Male
  • lancashire
  • Posts: 51
    • View Profile
Re: bonnet not opening
« Reply #8 on: 13 February 2009, 20:16:14 »
That sounds easy enough to to, I'l give it a go on my days off. Why dont people look after things eh!.
Logged

Phil.d

  • Junior Member
  • **
  • Offline Offline
  • Gender: Male
  • lancashire
  • Posts: 51
    • View Profile
Re: bonnet not opening
« Reply #9 on: 16 February 2009, 19:19:51 »
looked at the nut and its pretty rusty. how easy is it to replace if the bolt if it snaps , it looks like it could break.
Logged

Phil.d

  • Junior Member
  • **
  • Offline Offline
  • Gender: Male
  • lancashire
  • Posts: 51
    • View Profile
Re: bonnet not opening
« Reply #10 on: 18 February 2009, 13:17:09 »
Well, adusted the cable and removed free play but still unable to the pop the bonnet.Can the plunger be adjusted at all , I vaguely remember years ago you could do on some cars.
Logged

DazC

  • Newbie
  • *
  • Offline Offline
  • Gender: Male
  • Rugby
  • Posts: 9
    • View Profile
Re: bonnet not opening
« Reply #11 on: 18 February 2009, 13:24:43 »
Mine did this the other week! I got the wife to pull the lever whilst I pushed on the bonnet. Once I'd got it open I covered the mechnism in copper grease and hey presto its been fine ever since!!! Sounds like you will need to adjust the cable first though, as others have said! :)
Logged

Phil.d

  • Junior Member
  • **
  • Offline Offline
  • Gender: Male
  • lancashire
  • Posts: 51
    • View Profile
Re: bonnet not opening
« Reply #12 on: 18 February 2009, 13:41:48 »
Yeah I.d put plenty of grease on when the rac came round and pulled the cable outer sleeve to the right which took up the slack but it still wont pop . I just thought there might be some more adjustments.
Logged

MutantCav

  • Omega Baron
  • *****
  • Offline Offline
  • Gender: Male
  • Gainsborough
  • Posts: 2716
  • Smoke me a kipper - I'll be back for Breakfast
    • View Profile
    • Free Giffgaff Sim With £5 Free Credit
Re: bonnet not opening
« Reply #13 on: 18 February 2009, 13:43:21 »
Have you tried getting someone to push down on the front centre of the bonnet while you pull the cable, just to check it pops that way??
Logged
http://giffgaff.com/orders/affiliate/tvpromo Get a free giffgaff sim running on O2 network
£5 free credit on first top-up
£5 gives you 60 mins, 300 texts & unltd calls and texts to anyone else on giffgaff

Phil.d

  • Junior Member
  • **
  • Offline Offline
  • Gender: Male
  • lancashire
  • Posts: 51
    • View Profile
Re: bonnet not opening
« Reply #14 on: 18 February 2009, 15:06:42 »
The way to do it is to get someone to pull the lever then thump or bang the front of the bonnet untill it opens but I cant keep doing that so I looking for a permanant solution really.
Logged
Pages: [1] 2  All   Go Up
« previous next »
 

Page created in 0.016 seconds with 17 queries.