I went to pop my hood and put more washer fluid int today…hood wouldn’t pop. It was by no means freezing out…probably in the high 30’s low 40’s. After pulling the release (just a plastic handle that pulls a metal cord and pops the latch) about 10 times it still hadn’t popped. so I pulled up on the hood and it popped…finally.
got home and tried again, same problem…I can see this developing into a serious “messy windshield” problem when it starts to snow again…
spray your hood latch with some PB blaster rust penatrant and work the latch a few times it will go away, if you find your self alone and in need to open your sticking hood, open your door put on hand on the hood release and work it back and forth and with your left hand hit the hood (almost like you punching it*) and the hood will usually pop open.
*don’t be stupid and punch you hood near the center because you might dent it if your a tough guy like me :pimp: hit it on twords the side where its reinforced and your golden.
I would clean it with an aerosol solvent like brake parts cleaner to remove gunk buildup then spray it liberally with penetrating oil. That will definitely fix the problem. I would also coat it w/ some white Lithium grease or something similar that would give lasting corrosion prevention
You can’t take one step from the 3 that I mentioned, you have to do all of them, in order. A light coat of white lithium grease will prevent future corrosion. Of course you shouldn’t apply it heavily or repeatedly as it will cause build-up
