I am trying to open the hood on my 740 turbo wagon and it wont budge. I pull the release lever, use my fingers to pop un the right side of the hood, it goes up, then i open the latch, it unhooks, but the left side of the hood will not go up! how can i remedy my problem? i need to know asap so i can sell it! haha, i have someone coming to look at it and i cant open the hood! not good at all! any help will be greatly appreciated!

I suggest you simply adjust the release lever under the dash. Had the exact same problem as you when I got my 760 last month. I adjusted the cable so it would pull more, now it works great.

Once open I noticed that the driver side latch on the cable appeared to have slightly slipped off from the cable, which is understandable after 17 years. Eventually I'm sure it will have to be replaced, but it seems to be holding great so far, and I'm under the hood almost daily, learning about my new aquisition.

Hope this helps!

I would adjust it. I just replaced a hood cable in a 88 740 wagon last week, and until then I had no idea there was an adjuster. :)
The one latch pulls against the other, so probably the cable is just stretched a little. IF one unlatches, it must still be attached. Get a flashlight, get under the dash, and see if you can adjust the little plastic threaded sleeve.


Good luck!
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Rob Bareiss, New London CT ::: '87 244DL/M47- 234K, '82 245T/M46-182K, '89 244DL/AW70- 212K Not too distant past: 86 244DL 215K, 87 244DL 239K, 88 744GLE 233K, 88 244GL 147K, 91 244 183K

Try having someone pull and hold the release in the car while you are pushing down on the hood above the sticking latch.

The cable is not releasing the second latch. Try tightening it using the adjuster nut just in front of the hood release lever in the cabin. If this does not work, then it has slipped off the second latch pull and you'll have to release it from below. See the FAQ.

i have been told that destructive entry through the light is the cure....but on a subtler thought if you can get it up THAT far can you remove the two clips holdign the grill and get the grill off, if so some aerosol lube sprayed i nte hgeneral direction of the hood sping damper might do it...

I like that...."destructive entry"! If you don't wat to use the big hammer approach,
1. Grab a long screw driver (1/4 or 5/16 X 12" are my weapons of choice)
2. Grab a flashlight
3. Raise the front of the car and can climb under
4. Using the flashlight, locate your sticky release from underneath. Finding it the first time from below may take a while. Everything looks different from this perspective.
5. Position the blade of your screwdriver between the point where the release spring is attached and the fixed piece of metal sticking up. Now give it a twist. If you had the magic spot, you will hear the familiar "pop" of the hood.

If it sounds like I have done this a few times, yes I have. If I had bothered to read any of the numerous posts about adjusting the tension of the release cable, this exercise would have been completely unnecessary. However, if my cable ever brakes....I'm ready.