1998 s70 hood wont unlatch on one side

[stephansvolvo]

i screwed on each bumper stop a screw with big head and now works everytime..

Take a pic and post please!

[MrAl]

Hi,

I see a lot of people have this problem, mine too.

Did anyone figure out a solution to open the hood just in case the cable breaks one day? I know we could buy a new cable to help this, but just in case it breaks it would be good to know how to open the hood without damaging anything.

Any ideas?

BTW i oiled the heck out of my latches and it helps, although not perfect yet. I also cleaned the catches.

[erikv11]

... Did anyone figure out a solution to open the hood just in case the cable breaks one day? ...

I have a bicycle brake cable on each latch, looped down so that I can reach it from under the car. If the cable ever brakes, I will be able to open the hood that way. I've only done this on one of my P80 cars though ...

It is pretty common for the cables to break but probably because it has still never happened to me, I am not eager to change the cable as a preventive maintenance item.

[jimmy57]

Don't forget to look at the hood around the area where latch piece attaches. When it cracks there the hood will not unlatch as a symptom.