Whether it’s to check your car’s fluid levels, change your oil, add windshield washer fluid, or change your car battery, it’s important to keep your engine in good conditions. Nevertheless, it can occurs that the bonnet of your Mitsubishi Space star 2 doesn’t want to open, in this case, what can you do? This is exactly the question we will answer in this article and help you to get out of this annoying situation. To do so, we are going to see what can be the triggers of a stuck bonnet on your Mitsubishi Space star 2 and then what are the possibilities to cure this problem.

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Why is my bonnet stuck on my Mitsubishi Space star 2? What are the possibilities to open my bonnet?

As we revealed previously, we will alternately see the reasons for a bonnet stuck on your Mitsubishi Space star 2, and what possibilities are available to you to get your bonnet open and repaired.

Broken Mitsubishi Space star 2 bonnet opening cable

1st case situation. You may not be able to open the bonnet of your Mitsubishi Space star 2 because of the opening cable. In fact, with wear and tear, or as a result of a failure, the cable that goes from your passenger compartment to your bonnet may fall apart as time passes 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 problem, specifically when there is excessive humidity in the area where you use your Mitsubishi Space star 2. If this is the case, there are couple of possibilities existing to you and going to your auto mechanic appears to be the simplest and most practical method. You will have to take out the front grille of your Mitsubishi Space star 2 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 locate the broken portion of the bonnet cable of your Mitsubishi Space star 2, get rid of it from the passenger compartment and engine compartment side and replace it.

How to open the bonnet of my Mitsubishi Space star 2, even if I have a twisted opening lever?

Second situation which can generate a bonnet stuck on Mitsubishi Space star 2. It is this time at the level of the secondary lever which is used to complete the procedure 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 remedy 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 portion of your lever and pull it with force. This will open the locked hood of your Mitsubishi Space star 2. 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 Mitsubishi Space star 2

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Before last trigger of a bonnet stuck on Mitsubishi Space star 2, you may encounter a cable that is starting to have some play. In truth, the bonnet opening system of your car is equipped with a cable that goes from the passenger compartment of your Mitsubishi Space star 2 to the opening locker. This cable may possibly become loose as time passes. To fix this problem permanently, there is only one solution, change the hood opening cable of your Mitsubishi Space star 2. 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 Mitsubishi Space star 2 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 Mitsubishi Space star 2 stuck

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Finally, the last case is when the bonnet gets stuck when the passenger compartment handle is operated. In this instance, to unlock the hood of your Mitsubishi Space star 2, position someone at the front of your car. And whoever presses moderately on the bonnet of the Mitsubishi Space star 2, 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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