Bonnet Wont Shut

[TorchVVTi]

2001 avensis estate, help my bonnet wont catch properly and there is loads of slack in the release cable?

when i drop the bonnet it just bounces back up :(

[cmia]

get someone to pull the cable on the inside

if u can hear movment of cable on the bonnet catch, then take apart and oil

[Druid Boy]

Yep a good squirt of WD40 should sort that out. Have a poke about at the bits that move on the part where the catch goes in. Once you have figured out what is meant to move give it a flipping good squirt of oil and clean out the crud to free off the mechanism.

[TorchVVTi]

cheers guys will give that a shot tomorrow :)

[cmia]

the cable normally sits behind the bonnet latch.

so u will have to take it apart, ie unbolt it and then oil it

[TorchVVTi]

yeah got it sorted today :)

the latching mechanism was sticking open, so plenty of wd40 and its all free :)

[harrypotter:)]

yeah got it sorted today :)

the latching mechanism was sticking open, so plenty of wd40 and its all free :)

[harrypotter:)]

Had the same problem with mine when i had it a job lot of grease and also when i pulled the release flap i used to manualy push it back up that helped a lot, wd40 will only tempory fix problem grease lasts longer, or did with me