1988 Maxima-hood release no longer pop hood up..

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lowpost99
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Joined: Thu Dec 09, 2010 12:54 pm
Car: 88' Nissan Maxima V6 3.0L 58K mi. previous owner was ma dukes, she's all mine now, and is still in pretty good mechanical shape.
Location: Powder Springs, GA

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I just got this car about 8 weeks ago, and just now like 2 weeks ago began to have to have someone pull up on the hood while I pull the release inside the car in order to open the hood. It was working fine just a few weeks ago, but I've been working on this car a good bit, opening/closing the hood. How can I fix this so that it works correctly again?


MaximA32

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Get some penetrating oil (WD-40) on the latch mechinism itself. It should work its way in and help out with the issue.


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