Front Trunk Hood ?Spring??

New 996 owner here, still learning the car... Is there a hood spring that should push up the hood and inch or so when the front trunk is released? My support struts are brand new and hold up the hood just fine. But when I pull the release, I have to really dig my fingers into the corner by the headlight to get the hood up enough to unlatch it. I recall from earlier P cars that my front trunk �popped� up enough to easily unlatch it. This one doesn�t. I wonder if there�s an internal spring that has worn out, but I don�t see anything obvious without taking it all apart. Anyone have ideas? Thanks!

PS - Mine is a 2003 996

The hood latch spring has a little push on it, but, open your hood and look at the two rubber bumpers on the hood. Upper corners on the outside edge of the hood. They screw in and out, so screw them out a little bit. Adjusting them is a bit fiddly, but at just the right point they will provide the push up you need.

^^^ It's possible that the main latch isn't adjusted just quite right as well, so when it opens the hood doesn't "pop".,. My rear engine cover was like this, and it took me quite a few tries (adjustments) to get it to work properly again (including once where I had to loosen the motor mounts to remove pressure from the cover...). Eventually I got it right, and it works properly now... it sounds like your frunk cover/hood is acting similarly. Good luck

I did try adjusting the two black bumpers on the hood itself, but those just seemed to make it more difficult to close the trunk. What adjustment is there in the hood latch? The two bolts holding it in place are easy to reach. Maybe it�s simply time for a new latch with built in spring

My hood latch spring came off the post inside the hood latch. Pretty simple to get it back in place. Even a new hood latch is not really expensive. Before I fixed it, I left a little strip of canvas under the hood so I could pull up on it.

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If it's anything like the rear engine cover, the whole latch slides on the two bolts (elongated holes) - just loosen the bolts and move the latch down a 1/16th to an 1/8th of an inch and then give it a try.

I have a 99 with a cable-actuated frunk hood release. I have a relatively new frunk hood latch mechanism. Yes, it pops up a bit when I release the frunk hood latch from inside the car. And when I close it, I have to push pretty firmly on the Porsche crest emblem to close it.

I�ve decided I�m going to pull the latch assembly. Looks pretty easy to get into. I�ve read that the spring either comes off its mount and stops pushing up, or else it loses its tension and can be bent back into tension. It�s at least worth a shot before replacing the whole unit. Maybe a good weekend project!

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I think I paid $150 for the whole unit, even though parts of the unit were working fine. I did this on the basis of the fact that it was 20 years old and some other part of it - such as the lock - could fail later and it�s not worth the hassle/inconvenience of being unable to access the frunk contents. It�s not just the trunk area, it�s also the battery and other important items potentially including the spare, tools, etc.

Very least a new spring can be had for a buck or two. Welcome to the community; very cool to have new members that like to solve 996 problems.

If it�s possible to source only the spring, I haven�t been able to find it yet.

I had to go through this once with something completely unrelated and learned how to take spring measurements. I got lucky and my local hardware store (not big box,) had something very similar in stock and it worked. If you take the spring to the store with you they probably have a set of calipers you can borrow to measure the spring and see if there is one in stock. If nothing else the internet has it all! You'll probably pay more for shipping than for the spring, though..

I removed and fully opened and inspected the spring latch. The spring is held in by a fastener that is not serviceable. It looks like someone that is an ambitious DIY type could drill it out and make it happen. But that�s not this guy. A replacement part is in order. At least I had a chance to get a little more up close and personal with a part of the car I would not normally spend 2 seconds thinking about.

Wait until you have to deal with a door latch/lock mechanism or window regulator. Talk about up close and personal......

PSA - I replaced both the hood lock and the hood lock actuator with factory Porsche parts. I took a gamble and ordered a 997 hood lock for my 2003 996.2 because the images online looked identical. However, the 996 hood lock is about $250 and the 997 hood lock is about $100. After inspecting the hood lock that I pulled from my car and the new 997 unit, I could not find any difference whatsoever. It�s now installed and working perfectly. Save yourself $150 and get the 997 hood lock.

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Good to know, thx for sharing

Great find Kelly, thanks for sharing!