Pull the hood release lever near the parking brake on the bottom of the driver's side dash. Push the lever under the hood up and push up on the hood.
how to open hood with a broken cable on a 1994 ford explorer
actually I broke the hood release latch on my 1991 Plymouth voyager, and I can't get the hood open, what can I do?
Open the hood. Look at the engine, and find the large black tube going to the Fuel Injector throttle body. Work your way back from that and you will find the filter inside a housing.
remove the 4 screws that hold the grill in place... remove the front grill...you now have access to the hood release mechanism, the hood can then be opened by prying the notch with a screwdriver. After that you can replace/repair whatever's needed
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Pull the hood release on the inside of the car drivers side on the far left.
Go through the gril with a pair of needle nose pliers and a flat head screw driver, pry over the lever and get the needle nose pliers to pull on the cable
driver side left foot area there is a hood leveler, you pull it if it will not open your cable may be damage.
Open the hood the fuel filter is right in front of the valve cover and it is clear.
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The initial hood release is in the glovebox. just pull it and the hood will pop-up an inch or two. You'll find a secondry release under the hood. Sometimes the first attempt to open the hood fails. You may have to "play with it" for awhile!
Open the hood and look see.