Intense Posted April 12, 2015 Share Posted April 12, 2015 Hi guys and girls, recently bought a 2005 mondeo estate and its come with a problem. I've read about issues with the bonnet locking and unlocking, but mine is more basic The bonnet catch won't lock shut. So basically it secures on the first catch (which releases when you turn the key right) but the locking bit which should stay when you turn left doesn't stay locked. Bit worrying watching the bonnet bouncing up and down! Hope it's a simple fix, it looks like a right birch to get the mechanism out. Dan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pragmatix Posted April 12, 2015 Share Posted April 12, 2015 Check that the the part of the catch that is on the bonnet is secure, I spent hours trying to sort this turned out dead simple to fix with an extra washer, somehow the latch had started to move about Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Intense Posted April 12, 2015 Author Share Posted April 12, 2015 Thanks but it's definitely the lock itself, I shut it with a screwdriver and it didn't lock in place. Dan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RyanMitcham Posted April 12, 2015 Share Posted April 12, 2015 I would recommend that you take it off of the car, take it to bits and apply liberal amounts of grease in the appropriate places! That should solve the problem! When taking apart, be careful of springs flying off! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Intense Posted April 12, 2015 Author Share Posted April 12, 2015 Yeah I feared that would be the best bet. From what I've read it's near impossible to remove as the bolt heads are purposefully sheared for security. Dan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RyanMitcham Posted April 12, 2015 Share Posted April 12, 2015 Really?! When i took it off on my jag x type, and also on a focus st, it was just normal bolts! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pragmatix Posted April 12, 2015 Share Posted April 12, 2015 Just normal bolts Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Intense Posted April 12, 2015 Author Share Posted April 12, 2015 Nope, not on the mk3 estate anyway Dan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pragmatix Posted April 12, 2015 Share Posted April 12, 2015 They where on my mk3 estate Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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