Whether it’s to check your car’s fluid levels, do the service, add windshield washer fluid, or replace your auto battery, it’s necessary to maintain your engine unit in good conditions. Although, it can happen that the bonnet of your Alfa Romeo 159 doesn’t want to open, in this case, what can you do? This is precisely the concern we will answer today and help you get out of this annoying position. To do so, we are going to discover what can be the triggers of a stuck bonnet on your Alfa Romeo 159 and then what are the possibilities to remedy this trouble.
Why is my bonnet stuck on my Alfa Romeo 159? What are the possibilities to open my bonnet?
As we described previously, we will alternately see the reasons for a bonnet stuck on your Alfa Romeo 159, and what possibilities are available to you to get your bonnet open and repaired.
Broken Alfa Romeo 159 bonnet opening cable
1st case scenario. You may not be able to open the bonnet of your Alfa Romeo 159 due to the opening cable. Indeed, with wear and tear, or as a result of a failure, the cable that goes from your passenger compartment to your engine may fall apart with time or get stuck in the shell that protects it. Even though this is quite unusual on newer vehicles, it is not impossible that you could be the victim of this trouble, especially when there is excess humidity in the location where you use your Alfa Romeo 159. If this is the case, there are few possibilities existing to you and going to your auto technician appears to be the easiest and most practical approach. You will have to take off the front grille of your Alfa Romeo 159 to gain access to the lock on your stuck bonnet. Using a large flat screwdriver you will be able to open your car’s bonnet lock by exerting a force on the lock to release it from the spring. Once open, you can try to find the broken portion of the bonnet cable of your Alfa Romeo 159, get rid of it from the passenger compartment and engine compartment side and swap it.
How to open the bonnet of my Alfa Romeo 159, regardless if I have a twisted opening lever?
Second possibility which can cause a bonnet stuck on Alfa Romeo 159. It is this time at the level of the secondary lever which is used to complete the action of opening the cover of your car. As time passes, this lever may break or twist, and thus prevent you from completing the opening of your engine compartment. You should still be able to open the bonnet from inside your car, but not fully open it. In this situation, a treatment is to use multi-function clamps and in the gap between the hood and the grille, grab the rest of the lever or the untwisted part of your lever and pull it with strength. This will open the locked hood of your Alfa Romeo 159. Then if it is twisted, try to straighten it with your pliers. Or swap it with a new one.
Play in the cable to open the stuck bonnet of your Alfa Romeo 159
.
Before last trigger of a bonnet stuck on Alfa Romeo 159, you may be victim of a cable that is starting to have some play. Indeed, the bonnet opening mechanism of your car is equipped with a cable that goes from the passenger compartment of your Alfa Romeo 159 to the opening locker. This cable might become loose with time. To fix this trouble permanently, there is only one option, change the hood opening cable of your Alfa Romeo 159. However, you will need a one-off solution in order to be able to open the cover of your car, you will have to request somebody to help you. Position the person at the front of your Alfa Romeo 159 who holds the lever down as if they wanted to finish opening the bonnet. And position yourself in the passenger compartment to pull the hood release handle on your car. If this doesn’t function, you can always try to do as in the case of a broken cable with a pair of clamps. Otherwise go to your mechanic.
Bonnet of my Alfa Romeo 159 stuck
.
Finally, the last situation is when the bonnet gets stuck when the passenger compartment handle is operated. In this instance, to unlock the hood of your Alfa Romeo 159, position somebody at the front of your car. And whoever presses moderately on the bonnet of the Alfa Romeo 159, it will have the consequence of releasing some play so that the lock will be unlocked when you activate the interior handle.
If perhaps you have any further questions about the Alfa Romeo 159, do not hesitate to consult our Alfa Romeo 159 category.
