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Unable to open Bonnet due to BONNET LOCK LOCKED SOLID SOLVED

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YOUR RESEARCHUnable to open Bonnet due to BONNET LOCK LOCKED SOLID SOLVED

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Use plus gas) and the re greased and oiled

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CAUSE: Seems to be it just needed to be sprayed with a cleaner (I used Plus Gas) and the re greased and oiled

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Unable to open Bonnet due to BONNET LOCK LOCKED SOLID SOLVED
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Repair job - hopefully the existing screws will

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Suggestion · Original poster

THIS WILL PULL OUT BUT BREAK THE TWO HOLES UNDER THE BONNET - It is an easy repair job - Hopefully the Existing screws will tighten it down

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Unable to open Bonnet due to BONNET LOCK LOCKED SOLID SOLVED
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Leading evidence: 'Use plus gas) and the re greased and oiled' (no explicit attributable resolution; this is a reported action or suggestion). Across 1 matching discussions, The most frequently discussed action is 'Repair job - hopefully the existing screws will' (1 discussions). For that action, 0 discussions report a resolution and 0 report an unsuccessful attempt. No action has an explicit, attributable resolution report under the current rules. These are forum reports and suggestions, not a confirmed diagnosis.

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Repair job - hopefully the existing screws will

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Suggestion · Original poster

THIS WILL PULL OUT BUT BREAK THE TWO HOLES UNDER THE BONNET - It is an easy repair job - Hopefully the Existing screws will tighten it down

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Unable to open Bonnet due to BONNET LOCK LOCKED SOLID SOLVED

Use plus gas) and the re greased and oiled hopefully

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No successful repair reported for this finding.

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Suggestion · Original poster

CAUSE: Seems to be it just needed to be sprayed with a cleaner (I used Plus Gas) and the re greased and oiled Hopefully that will cure the problem

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Unable to open Bonnet due to BONNET LOCK LOCKED SOLID SOLVED

Use two people pull the sides of the pu

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Suggestion · Original poster

Using two people pull the sides of the PU from behind the wheel arch and TUG the centre underneath the bonnet

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Unable to open Bonnet due to BONNET LOCK LOCKED SOLID SOLVED
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Repair job - hopefully the existing screws will

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Suggestion · Original poster

THIS WILL PULL OUT BUT BREAK THE TWO HOLES UNDER THE BONNET - It is an easy repair job - Hopefully the Existing screws will tighten it down

Original post Read captured discussion
Unable to open Bonnet due to BONNET LOCK LOCKED SOLID SOLVED

Use plus gas) and the re greased and oiled

No successful repair reported for this finding.

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Performed · outcome unconfirmed · Original poster

CAUSE: Seems to be it just needed to be sprayed with a cleaner (I used Plus Gas) and the re greased and oiled

Original post Read captured discussion
Unable to open Bonnet due to BONNET LOCK LOCKED SOLID SOLVED

Use plus gas) and the re greased and oiled hopefully

No successful repair reported for this finding.

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Reported fixes
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Discussions
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Suggestion · Original poster

CAUSE: Seems to be it just needed to be sprayed with a cleaner (I used Plus Gas) and the re greased and oiled Hopefully that will cure the problem

Original post Read captured discussion
Unable to open Bonnet due to BONNET LOCK LOCKED SOLID SOLVED

Use two people pull the sides of the pu

No successful repair reported for this finding.

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Reported fixes
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Unsuccessful attempts
1
Discussions
Read evidence and context
Discussions that contain suggestions
1

0 original-poster resolution reports. Counts can overlap; they are not unique people or a success rate.

0 discussions have direct query context; 0 report a fix in that context. Other evidence may inherit the discussion’s subject.

Suggestion · Original poster

Using two people pull the sides of the PU from behind the wheel arch and TUG the centre underneath the bonnet

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Unable to open Bonnet due to BONNET LOCK LOCKED SOLID SOLVED
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POST 1 / ORIGINAL POSTEROriginal post

Interesting one here. My bonnet would not open. (986 but same on 996) NOT a Bonnet release problem as I could hear the solenoid working Got behind the Outside(Right) Wheel arch and tried pulling the wire release - nothing The catch had obviously locked So I removed the screws that I could remove the front PU 1 UP behind the inner front wheel arch (Turn the wheel unclip 3 Pullout Clips and gently unclip the arch cover from behind the arch) 1 Behind the Front repeater indicator) 1 at the bottom of the arch underneath Then 5 screws holding under the PU underneath Now the nasty bit. Using two people pull the sides of the PU from behind the wheel arch and TUG the centre underneath the bonnet THIS WILL PULL OUT BUT BREAK THE TWO HOLES UNDER THE BONNET - It is an easy repair job - Hopefully the Existing screws will tighten it down REmove the 5 10mm nuts to remove the front section covering the upper part just below the bonnet There are two 10mm nuts holding the BONNET catch remove these and the bonnet will release When you put it back together again remember that it might have miss aligned the short plastic trim pieces under the Headlights CAUSE: Seems to be it just needed to be sprayed with a cleaner (I used Plus Gas) and the re greased and oiled Hopefully that will cure the problem

POST 3 / ORIGINAL POSTEROriginal post

CAUSE: Seems to be it just needed to be sprayed with a cleaner (I used Plus Gas) and the re greased and oiled Hopefully that will cure the problem

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