Whether it’s to check your car’s fluid levels, change your oil, add windshield washer fluid, or swap your auto battery, it’s necessary to keep your engine motor in good conditions. Nevertheless, it can happen that the bonnet of your Ford B-max doesn’t want to open, in cases like this, what can you do? This is specifically the problem we will answer today and help you get out of this annoying situation. To do so, we are going to discover what can be the triggers of a stuck bonnet on your Ford B-max and then what are the possibilities to remedy this problem.
Why is my bonnet stuck on my Ford B-max? What are the possibilities to open my bonnet?
As we described previously, we will alternately see the reasons for a bonnet stuck on your Ford B-max, and what possibilities are available to you to get your bonnet open and repaired.
Broken Ford B-max bonnet opening cable
1st case scenario. You may not be able to open the bonnet of your Ford B-max resulting from the opening cable. Indeed, with wear and tear, or because of a malfunction, the cable that goes from your passenger compartment to your bonnet may fall apart with time or get stuck in the shell that protects it. Although this is quite infrequent on newer automobiles, it is not unimaginable that you could be the victim of this problem, especially when there is excess humidity in the area where you use your Ford B-max. If this is the case, there are couple of choices available to you and going to your motor mechanic seems the simplest and most practical approach. You will have to take off the front grille of your Ford B-max 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 find the broken portion of the bonnet cable of your Ford B-max, remove it from the passenger compartment and engine compartment side and swap it.
How to open the bonnet of my Ford B-max, regardless if I have a twisted opening lever?
Second situation which can cause a bonnet stuck on Ford B-max. It is this time at the level of the secondary lever which is used to end the action of opening the cover of your car. After a while, this lever may break or twist, and thus prevent you from completing the opening of your engine compartment. You should still be able to unlock the bonnet from inside your car, but not fully open it. In this scenario, a remedy is to use multi-function clamps and in the gap between the bonnet and the grille, grab the rest of the lever or the untwisted section of your lever and pull it with force. This will open the locked bonnet of your Ford B-max. 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 Ford B-max
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Before last justification of a bonnet stuck on Ford B-max, you may encounter a cable that is starting to have some play. In fact, the bonnet opening system of your car is equipped with a cable that goes from the passenger compartment of your Ford B-max to the opening locker. This cable might become loose with time. To resolve this problem once and for all, there is only one solution, replace the hood opening cable of your Ford B-max. 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 someone to help you. Position the person at the front of your Ford B-max 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 garage.
Bonnet of my Ford B-max stuck
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Finally, the last case is when the bonnet gets stuck when the passenger compartment handle is operated. In such a case, to unlock the hood of your Ford B-max, position somebody at the front of your motor vehicle. And whoever presses moderately on the bonnet of the Ford B-max, it will have the consequence of releasing some play so that the lock will be unlocked when you activate the interior handle.
To discover more tips on the Ford B-max, take a look at the Ford B-max category.
