Bonnet Won't Close?

[Marc.]

Hello all. I hate this sub-forum, as I only visit whenever I have an issue, which seems to be often as of late

So, I ran out of screen wash this morning. I got home from work, and have just gone out to refill it. I popped the bonnet, and noticed that the lever seemed odd. Filled some screen wash, got excited and changed my coolant too.

Went to close the bonnet, but it won't fully close? I've sprayed some WD-40 over the spring, but it still won't close properly? I need to drive it in the morning, so naturally I'm panicking a bit now?

Do I rape the spring with a full trade can of WD-40? How can I close it? The spring is a touch rusty, so I assume I can get Renault to change that over, but not before tomorrow morning at 6am when I leave for work!

 

[Marc.]

UPDATE:

So half a large can of WD-40 makes no difference, and now there's a fist sized dent in the front of the bonnet. I may or may not have cracked my near-side foglight in a rage too

 

[The Russian.]

Flol.

Job well done then.

 

[Marc.]

Yep. f**k this stupid car, I despise it!

 

[JP83]

Not something in the hole where the bonnet catch drops into is there Marc?

Does it line up as well when it's closed?

 

[Marc.]

Not something in the hole where the bonnet catch drops into is there Marc?

Does it line up as well when it's closed?

Nope, hole is clear, and it all lines up. For now, I might smash it out of line soon!

 

[JP83]

Nope, hole is clear, and it all lines up. For now, I might smash it out of line soon!

A quick Google shows a few latches not working because of lack of lubrication. They say take the latch off, plenty of wd-40/ grease.

 

[burtt]

I put some copper grease around the hole, pulled the latch a few times and its sorted (for now).

 

[Sash]

It's jammed in the open position. Grab a screwdriver and have a poke about (there's probably s technical term for that) to see if it will release.
Once it's shut don't open it again until you can replace the catch!

 

[coleman]

Maybe be a silly question but have you tried pulling the bonnet latch and pushing it back into the closed position?

 

[Gus]

like said check you havent left any tools obstructing the closure of the bonnet. use a screw driver to push the latch above the grill to the right, where the bonnet pin goes into, wiggle it and lubricate it.

 

[Marc.]

Cheers guys, will have a look. There's nothing obstructing it, but the way the whole thing is operating, I'd say @Sash is right, and it's jammed open. Once I'm back from work later I'll have a look (it's dark now!).

 

[Daniel]

It's stuck open mate, just Pull and push the catch inside the car lots and lots of times whilst someone sprays ub40 on the mechanism.

 

[TheEvilGiraffe]

Lols @ the @Scrooge rage.

Use white grease to actually lubricate it for more than 5 minutes...

If it's never been recalled, call Renault and tell them it's borked.

 

[Marc.]

It's stuck open mate, just Pull and push the catch inside the car lots and lots of times whilst someone sprays ub40 on the mechanism.

Cool, will give that a go when I get home, providing the Mrs is back - she had to take the train to go clothes shopping as I stole her car this morning

Lols @ the @Scrooge rage.

Use white grease to actually lubricate it for more than 5 minutes...

If it's never been recalled, call Renault and tell them it's borked.

It's been recalled, I know that. I might give them a call anyway though, to see if they'll do it again, as I won't want to open it again!

 

[Marc.]

@Daniel

Now I have Red, Red Wine in my head

 

[Scrooge]

Wd40 won't be any good. Clean and degrease the while lot thoroughly.

Then lather the fucker in actual grease and work it back and forth until it is correctly lubed dude.

 

[TheEvilGiraffe]

Wd40 won't be any good. Clean and degrease the while lot thoroughly.

Then lather the fucker in actual grease and work it back and forth until it is correctly lubed dude.

Not WD 40 .. UB40.

Daniel says to use UB40....

 

[Scrooge]

Rat in Mi bonnet, what am I gonna do?

 

[Marc.]

Wd40 won't be any good. Clean and degrease the while lot thoroughly.

Then lather the fucker in actual grease and work it back and forth until it is correctly lubed dude.

Shite, I'll have to get some grease from somewhere!

 

[TheEvilGiraffe]

There's a decent motor factors in Kingston Town where you could find some.....

 

[Marc.]

That took me longer than it should've

 

[Stay Puft]

I had the exact opposite, wouldn't open. I got some mole grips on the catch and opened then closed it for about an hour over and over with lots of lubrication and it was fixed.

 

[JP83]

Then lather the fucker in actual grease and work it back and forth until it is correctly lubed dude.

Oh my...

 

[Marc.]

Oh my...

It aroused me too.

 

[Marc.]

Turns out @Daniel was right, got it sorted yesterday by doing what he said to do.

I've given the whole thing a clean and re-grease too, I'm off work next week so will get it replaced at Renault if I can. Cheers guys!

 

[TheEvilGiraffe]

UB40 ?

Well I never...

 

[Sash]

Turns out @Sash was right, got it sorted yesterday by doing what she said to do.

I've given the whole thing a clean and re-grease too, I'm off work next week so will get it replaced at Renault if I can. Cheers guys!

Ahem.... 😌

 

[Marc.]

Ahem.... 😌

Sorry Sash, it was also you - thank you!

 

[Daniel]

Turns out @Daniel was right, got it sorted yesterday by doing what he said to do.

I've given the whole thing a clean and re-grease too, I'm off work next week so will get it replaced at Renault if I can. Cheers guys!

Don't doubt me boy...