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I went to check my oil today and pulled on the inside latch and nothing....No tension at all so I am assuming that the cord is stretched or something.
Now the hood won't open and I would really like to check my fluids.
I tried fiddling around with a screwdriver but it looks like the plastic grille part extends to cover the latching mechansim and you can't get at the latch...
Can anyone help me out to try and get the hood to open?

Thank you