Hood will not lock on 2002 Volvo S40

Instructions

1. • 1 Open the engine hood by pulling the hood release latch located on the lower kick panel on the driver's side of the Volvo S40. Lift the hood up and prop it on the hood prop.
     
   • 2 Locate the steering shaft that extends from the firewall to lower suspension located inside the engine compartment, by the front right wheel. Halfway down the shaft, you will locate the power steering pump. The pump is a black container that bolts to the driver's side of the engine block. On the top, you will find a cap that says "Power Steering Fluid."
     
   • 3 Look to the left of the cap. Bolted to the power steering pump is the thermostat temperature sensor. The sensor has a black round cap and a black wire extending out of the top.
     

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the second catch is a safety catch. reach in with your hand and move it to the side.

Find a lever near the hood latch and push or pull it to release the hook. Then open the hood.

There is a black rubber stopper corkscrew on each side of the radiator support directly above the headlights, make sure they are not spun up too high. Try spinning them down a turn or two and make sure you use enough force to actually latch the hood. Drop it from about 2 feet up if necessary. It is safer to drop the hood than to gently close it and press down. Pressing down can cause dents.

SOUND LIKE YOUR HOOD LATCH IS STUCK IN THE RELEASE POSITION. YOU CAN DO TWO THINGS. REPLACE YOUR HOOD LATCH OR PUSH THE LATCH BACK INTO POSITION MANUALLY EVERYTIME YOU OPEN YOUR HOOD. IT'S EASY. FIRST CHECK YOUR HOOD RELEASE LEVER (DRIVER SIDE KICK PANEL)AND MAKE SURE IT'S MOVING FREELY. IF LEVER IS OK,GO TO YOUR HOOD LATCH. LOOK TO THE RIGHT OF THE LATCH (LOOK DOWN FROM THE TOP VIEW)AND YOU'LL SEE A SMALL METAL BAR WITH A SPRING PULLING DOWN ON IT(MIGHT NEED FLASH LIGHT TO SEE BAR AND SPRING). TAKE A FLATHEAD SCREWDRIVER AND PUSH DOWN ON THE METAL BAR WHERE SPRING CONNECT. THE BAR SURE MOVE ABOUT 1/4 INCH DOWN. CLOSE YOU HOOD AND YOU'RE DONE. YOU JUST HAVE TO PUSH THE BAR DOWN EVERYTIME YOU OPEN IT.

Hello! Tell me Is the hood open or closed? Do you have a spare door key?
If the doors are locked, the hood is closed, your key will not unlock the doors, and neither will your spare...Your going to need a locksmith...

Send a comment with a full description as to what happened and I'll attempt a fix...........Guru...........saailer


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won`t the coolent tube pull out

Ok, this is a bad motor and you will have to replace this failed motor. this will fix the issue.

there should be a cable coming from the driver headlamp area and going acroos to the front center of the hood. where the latch is. spray penetrating oil on the latch at the front center of the hood.

here's a typical latch for a ford.


Item Part Number Description 1 383207-S Clip (2 Req'd) 2 16916 Hood Latch Control Handle and Cable 3 16700 Hood Latch 4 N802850-S55 Screw and Washer Assy (2 Req'd) 5 387514-S2 Screw 6 — Existing Locator Pin (2 Req'd) A — Tighten to 9-14 Nm (44-70 Lb-In) B — Tighten to 2-3 Nm (18-27 Lb-In)

THE CABLE HAS STRETHED OR AN HOOD CABLE NEEDS ADJUSTMENT OR HAVE AN ASSISTANT PUSH DOWN THE HOOD AND PULL UP LATCH AND SHOULD BE OK