Whether it’s to check your car’s fluid levels, change your oil, add windshield washer fluid, or swap your auto battery, it’s important to keep your engine unit in good conditions. Although, it can happen that the bonnet of your Citroen Saxo doesn’t want to open, in this instance, what can you do? This is specifically the problem we will answer in this article and assist you to get out of this frustrating position. To accomplish this, we are going to see what can be the triggers of a stuck bonnet on your Citroen Saxo and then what are the possibilities to solve this trouble.
Why is my bonnet stuck on my Citroen Saxo? What are the possibilities to open my bonnet?
As we revealed earlier, we will alternately see the explanations for a bonnet stuck on your Citroen Saxo, and what possibilities you can execute to get your bonnet open and repaired.
Broken Citroen Saxo bonnet opening cable
1st case scenario. You may not be able to open the bonnet of your Citroen Saxo resulting from the opening cable. Indeed, with wear and tear, or due to a malfunction, the cable that goes from your passenger compartment to your engine may crumble after a while or get stuck in the shell that protects it. Nevertheless this is quite infrequent on newer vehicles, it is not unimaginable that you could be the victim of this trouble, especially when there is excessive humidity in the area where you use your Citroen Saxo. If this is the case, there are few solutions available to you and going to your auto technician seems to be the simplest and most practical technique. You will have to take off the front grille of your Citroen Saxo 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 Citroen Saxo, remove it from the passenger compartment and engine compartment side and swap it.
How to open the bonnet of my Citroen Saxo, even if I have a twisted opening lever?
Second possibility which can provoke a bonnet stuck on Citroen Saxo. 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. With 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 solution 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 section of your lever and pull it with strength. This will open the locked hood of your Citroen Saxo. 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 Citroen Saxo
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Before last trigger of a bonnet stuck on Citroen Saxo, 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 Citroen Saxo to the opening locker. This cable might become loose after a while. To resolve this trouble completely, there is only one solution, replace the hood opening cable of your Citroen Saxo. 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 a friend or relative to help you. Position the person at the front of your Citroen Saxo 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 Citroen Saxo stuck
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Finally, the last circumstance is when the bonnet gets stuck when the passenger compartment handle is operated. In this case, to unlock the hood of your Citroen Saxo, position somebody at the front of your car. And whoever presses moderately on the bonnet of the Citroen Saxo, it will have the consequence of releasing some play so that the lock will be unlocked when you activate the interior handle.
To find more tips on the Citroen Saxo, take a look at the Citroen Saxo category.
