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How to open the locked front hood latch

Model: Vauxhall Opel Various
Part: Checks and maintenance

In this video we can see how to open the locked front hood of a car. Here we are dealing with an Opel, but the system is certainly valid for any car. If we do not have another person who can help us - which would certainly be the best solution - we must get something of the right size, like a foldable umbrella, or a umbrella holder like the one in the video, which allows us to keep the hood lever in tension. In fact, this will allow us, by pressing somewhere on the hood, to release the lock and open the hood itself. In this case we can see that the gears were severely lacking in lubrication, so it was important to lubricate them abundantly with white lithium grease that we can find for example on Amazon with the code B0BWYZDD6Y at the price of 6.85 euros, free delivery for Prime customers.

Posted on 2 April 2025 by ScegliAuto

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