Hood won't pop up

[griffer]

96 SE. The cable releases the hood but you have to use a screwdriver to lift it up so you can grab it. Do I have a defective hood latch or is there supposed to be a spring somewhere to push it up a little?

[KLZE Porsche]

96 SE. The cable releases the hood but you have to use a screwdriver to lift it up so you can grab it. Do I have a defective hood latch or is there supposed to be a spring somewhere to push it up a little?

Is it possible that it is binding somewhere? Have you checked for clearance all around? If there is plenty of clearance and if you hear a distinct pop when you pull the lever -then I would say yes on the latch. There is a spring in it which does pop it up enough to grab it -assuming there is no binding anywhere.

[griffer]

I'll check.

Thanks for the reply. It doesn't seem to bind anywhere as it lifts easily once you can grab it. Definitely no "pop" heard when you pull the release. Probably the spring. I'll either replace the springs or get a new latch.

[griffer]

Fixed!

Scraped the mechanism then brake cleanered it. Sprayed lube. Now she pops up like its supposed to.