Whether it’s to check your car’s fluid levels, change your oil, add windshield washer fluid, or change your auto battery, it’s necessary to keep your engine in good conditions. But, it can happen that the bonnet of your Bmw Serie 1 E82 doesn’t want to open, in this instance, what can you do? This is specifically the problem we will answer today and help you to get out of this irritating position. To do so, we are going to discover what can be the triggers of a stuck bonnet on your Bmw Serie 1 E82 and then what are the solutions to remedy this trouble.
Why is my bonnet stuck on my Bmw Serie 1 E82? What are the solutions to open my bonnet?
As we explained previously, we will alternately see the reasons for a bonnet stuck on your Bmw Serie 1 E82, and what solutions you can execute to get your bonnet open and repaired.
Broken Bmw Serie 1 E82 bonnet opening cable
First case situation. You may not be able to open the bonnet of your Bmw Serie 1 E82 as a consequence of the opening cable. In fact, with wear and tear, or as a result of a malfunction, the cable that goes from your passenger compartment to your bonnet may fall apart after a while or get stuck in the shell that protects it. Even though this is quite rare on newer cars, it is not inconceivable that you could be the victim of this trouble, especially when there is excessive humidity in the area where you use your Bmw Serie 1 E82. If this is the case, there are couple of solutions available to you and going to your mechanic seems to be the simplest and most practical approach. You will have to remove the front grille of your Bmw Serie 1 E82 to access 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 identify the broken part of the bonnet cable of your Bmw Serie 1 E82, take it off from the passenger compartment and engine compartment side and replace it.
How to open the bonnet of my Bmw Serie 1 E82, even if I have a twisted opening lever?
Second situation which can generate a bonnet stuck on Bmw Serie 1 E82. It is this time at the level of the secondary lever which is used to finish the action of opening the cover of your car. After some time, 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 scenario, 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 force. This will open the locked hood of your Bmw Serie 1 E82. Then if it is twisted, try to straighten it with your pliers. Or replace it with a new one.
Play in the cable to open the stuck bonnet of your Bmw Serie 1 E82
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Before last trigger of a bonnet stuck on Bmw Serie 1 E82, you may encounter 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 Bmw Serie 1 E82 to the opening locker. This cable may possibly become loose after a while. To fix this trouble completely, there is only one option, change the hood opening cable of your Bmw Serie 1 E82. However, you will need a one-off solution in order to be able to open the cover of your car, you will have to ask somebody to help you. Position the person at the front of your Bmw Serie 1 E82 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 work, 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 Bmw Serie 1 E82 stuck
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Finally, the last case is when the bonnet gets stuck when the passenger compartment handle is operated. In this case, to unlock the hood of your Bmw Serie 1 E82, position somebody at the front of your car. And whoever presses moderately on the bonnet of the Bmw Serie 1 E82, it will have the consequence of releasing some play so that the lock will be unlocked when you activate the interior handle.
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