How to open the hood of a VAZ 2114 if the cable breaks?

How to open the hood of a VAZ 2108,2109,2113,2114,2115 if the cable is broken. Lada

Recently, I encountered a problem - the hood does not open, but how to open the hood of a Ford Focus 2 if, as it turned out, the lock cylinder was broken. I unscrewed the under-engine protection and opened the hood. Then, a friend of mine arrived in a VAZ 2108 with the same problem, and there were many such Lada owners with the same problem. Opening the hood of the VAZ 2109 is easier than on the 14th and 15th models, because they do not have plastic protection under the bumper. Using example 2114, I’ll show you how to open the hood of a car if the cable breaks.

Lada 2114

And so, the situation: the cable is broken, how to open the hood?

To do this, first of all you need to remove the protection. If your car has a massive crash guard, the front two “lugs” (or mounts) will be tightened by the two front crab bolts. (photo below).

How to remove and unscrew the engine protection on Lada 2114, 2115 models

If a standard protection is installed on the machine, then it needs to be removed by unscrewing several screws with an 8 key. As shown in the image below, there are four self-tapping screws from the front of the “TV”, two self-tapping screws in the middle of the protection itself (it consists of two parts), as well as several self-tapping screws securing the protection to the side members.

How to remove and unscrew the protection on a VAZ, Lada with your own hands

After that, you need to reach with your hand to the top panel of the “TV” and pull the cable fastening eye to the left (where, in fact, the cable pulls). N

How to open the hood if the cable breaks

How to open the hood of Lada 2114, 2115 yourself

In the photo below, the red arrow indicates where you need to pull the lever. No effort is required for the lock to unlock. If you pull the cable and the hood still does not open, then you need to simultaneously pull the tab to the left and prop the hood up with your fist. You can do it with one hand. It's even easier if one person handles the lock while the other pulls the hood up.

Replacing the hood cable on a VAZ, Lada 2109

If you are going to change the cable, then after you remove the old one and take the new one out of the car, you will first need to pull the cable to the front eye and insert it into place.

Replacing the hood lock cable on a VAZ 2114, Lada 2115

After this, install the neck of the cable into the second eye, pulling it in the opposite direction (see photo below).

DIY hood cable replacement

Replacing the hood lock cable with your own hands on a VAZ, Lada 2108

DIY car repair and maintenance

And so, the situation: the cable is broken, how to open the hood?

To do this, first of all you need to remove the protection. If your car has a massive crash guard, the front two “lugs” (or mounts) will be tightened by the two front crab bolts. (photo below).

After that, you need to reach with your hand to the top panel of the “TV” and pull the cable fastening eye to the left (where, in fact, the cable pulls). N

If you are going to change the cable, then after you remove the old one and take the new one out of the car, you will first need to pull the cable to the front eye and insert it into place.

After this, install the neck of the cable into the second eye, pulling it in the opposite direction (see photo below).

If the cable breaks in the engine compartment, you cannot do without an inspection hole

So, in order to answer how you can open the hood of a VAZ-2115 car with such a problem, let’s first take a closer look at this emergency situation.
So, the driver, who for some reason intends to gain access to the engine, habitually pulls the corresponding handle in the cabin. However, instead of a certain resistance and the characteristic sound of the lock opening, he is surprised to notice that there is none of this. The handle has free movement, and the lock does not respond to all manipulations with the usual opening. Solving this problem is actually not very difficult. If the break occurred directly inside the car, then in order to open the hood of the VAZ-2115, it will generally take literally a minute. We can consider ourselves lucky. The thing is that in order to open the hood, you just need to find the end of the broken cable and use pliers to pull it in the direction “towards you”. Half the battle is done - you will hear a characteristic sound, signaling that the lock has opened. This means you can move on to the next stage of troubleshooting. Open the hood and remove the end of the broken cable from the lock spring. After this, it remains to perform a few simple manipulations:

remove the loop located near the handle;
loosen the fastenings located in the engine compartment;
remove the broken cable.

As you can see, there really is nothing complicated. A more complicated option is a cable break somewhere in the engine compartment. In this case, you are again faced with searching for an answer to the question: how can you open the hood of a VAZ-2115? If you want to fix a malfunction without damaging the car, then in this case you cannot do without an inspection hole. All necessary manipulations to fix the problem must be done from below the car. So, let's look at the sequence of actions.

How to open the hood on a VAZ 2114 and 2115 if the cable has come loose?

In practice, emergency situations often occur when the cord of the mechanism responsible for opening the hood breaks. The hood release cable is designed to allow this operation to be performed from inside the vehicle. Beginners often have a question about how to open the hood of a VAZ 2115 car if the cable has come off or is torn. In this case, many are interested in how to replace the hood cable.

There is nothing complicated in these procedures - any novice motorist can handle them, even if he is new to taking care of his car. But you will need information on how to approach this procedure, where to start and how to finish.

Opening the hood on a VAZ 2114

How to Open the Hood of a VAZ 2115 Video

Opening the hood of a VAZ-2114 if the cable has come loose (video inside)

So, let’s imagine a situation where a motorist decided for some reason to open the hood of a VAZ-2114, for example, to remove the battery or measure the oil level, and at the same time the cable for opening the engine compartment broke. A novice motorist will stand and scratch his “turnip” or other interesting places, but an experienced one will immediately know what to do.

Video about opening the hood when the cable comes off the lock

The video will tell you how to open the hood if the cable has come loose or is broken, and will also tell you about some of the subtleties and nuances of the process.

Causes of broken hood opening cable

General view of the hood cable

Before proceeding directly to the issue of opening the hood without a cable, it is worth considering the reasons why a break occurs:

Wear of the cable itself is a fairly common reason for cars of the 13-15 Lada series. Frequent opening of the hood leads to this effect.
Cable corrosion can also lead to weakening of the metal from which the product is made. As a result, breakage cannot be prevented.
The hood cable falls off . In this case, it is also necessary to open the engine compartment without using the cable.
Other reasons that served as a break in the hood opening cable.

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How to open the hood of a VAZ 2115 if the cable has come loose. Replacing the hood cable

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How to open the hood without a cable

The problem of the hood cable breaking was observed in the predecessor of the VAZ-2114, the legendary “nine”. Unlike its older brother, the “fourteenth” model has plastic protection, which was not present on the VAZ-2109. Therefore, the process becomes more complicated, but there is nothing scary or supernatural, everything is much simpler than it seems at first glance.

So, let's consider the sequence of actions aimed at opening the hood in the case when the cable breaks:

In order to open the hood you will have to crawl from below.
With the protection installed, you will have to unscrew the “crab” mounting bolts on the right and left. It is on them that the protection is attached.

Unscrew the crab bolts
Unscrew the fasteners and remove the crankcase protection
Pull the lever and open the hood
Now the hood is open, and you can begin to identify and eliminate the causes of the malfunction.

Alternative way

Place a piece of fabric to raise the edge of the hood. Car thieves use a special pillow

You can open the hood with a broken cable using a wire. It's just a matter of touch.

Learning to open the hood

First, let's look at what to do if the handle responsible for this operation dangles freely without encountering resistance, which means the cord has fallen out of place or has broken.

If the break occurs inside the car, you are in luck - just find the end of the cord, grab it with pliers and pull it towards you. After the hood opens, remove the end of the cord from the lock spring. Now you will need to remove the loop at the handle, loosen the fasteners that are located in the engine compartment, and remove the broken cable out.

If the break occurs in the engine compartment, you will have to work hard. The opening procedure in this case is as follows:

Place the car over the inspection hole and go down;
Remove the engine protection mounts - these are several self-tapping screws that can be unscrewed using a size 8 wrench;
Remove the engine protection - it blocks access to the engine compartment;

Remove the engine protection

Make sure the engine is cool and stick your hand into the space between the engine and the radiator;
Find the lock spring by touch and move it towards the battery;
Now you can open the hood and release the cord from the lock.

After you have solved the first problem, proceed to the second - replacing the cable, this is also not difficult.

How to open the hood

The first problem that arises for someone who cannot open the hood is that the handle is broken. It can dangle freely. If this is the case, then most likely the cord has fallen out of place. It is possible that it simply broke off. In such a situation, it is necessary to restore normal operation of the pen as soon as possible.

If a break occurs inside the car, you can breathe easy. This means that you need to find the very end of the cord as quickly as possible, and then grab the cord with pliers. When this is done, it should be pulled towards you. You can open the hood in a similar way.

When the hood is open, the cord should be removed directly from the lock spring. After this, you need to remove the loop that is located at the handle. Now it's time to release the fasteners located in the engine compartment. When this procedure is completed, you should remove the broken cable from the car.

If the breaks happened not in the cabin, but in the engine compartment, then the situation becomes significantly more complicated. In such a case, you will have to make a lot of efforts to restore the normal functioning of the car.

First you need to place the car directly above the inspection hole. After completing this operation, you should go down;
then you need to remove all the fasteners used to protect the engine. These include a small number of screws. Each of them can be unscrewed using an 8 key. This will require physical effort, but anyone can cope with this operation;
Now it’s the turn to dismantle the main engine protection. The fact is that it will not be possible to do without dismantling it. The protection of the power unit does not allow free access to the space located under the hood.

Why won't the hood open?

The hood of a car may not open for several reasons. For example, his lock may become damaged. In addition, due to mechanical damage, for example during an accident, the hood and engine compartment are deformed. This may also make it impossible to open.

If we talk about the most common reason for this phenomenon, it is a banal break in the metal cable that drives the hood locking mechanism. A cable can break for various reasons, the main ones being: wear, corrosion on the surface of the cable, or excessive force applied to it. In the case when the cable is broken, the owner of a VAZ car can open the hood on his own, as this is a relatively easy procedure. In all other cases, it is quite possible that you will have to involve professionals in the repair work.

If you're unlucky

A less good outcome is, unfortunately, more likely. If the hood on your VAZ-2114, VAZ-2115 or VAZ-2109 does not open and you cannot feel its edge from the passenger compartment, you will have to drive onto a pit or overpass. Some dismantling work will have to be done.

Unscrew the engine protection. It is secured with several bolts, and you will need a 10mm wrench. And then reach with your hand between the engine and the radiator towards the hood. The opening mechanism must be moved towards the driver's door. Ideally, someone should help you, because in normal conditions this mechanism will be more difficult to open. If someone or something presses down on the hood, you will be able to open it much easier.

After sliding the fastener, fold back the hood cover and fix it. If this is not done, it may well slam shut and you will have to crawl under the car again. As we wrote above, start repairs as soon as possible, so that you don’t have to do this procedure every time you need to check the oil due to a broken cable.

As practice shows, the hood opening cable on the VAZ-2115, VAZ-2114 and VAZ-2109 can break for a number of reasons, the main one of which is temperature changes. The steel wire used for it is very sensitive to kinks, and again it does not become stronger due to defrosting/freezing cycles.

To prevent a similar breakdown in the future, we recommend using a braided wire cable. In such conditions it shows itself to be stronger and more durable. And you will definitely stop having headaches about this if you choose the option of a cable with a casing. It will smooth out temperature changes and ensure uninterrupted operation.

After replacement, the hood will open and close with some effort for some time. This is a normal situation, it takes some time to “grind in” the parts and after a few weeks, opening the hood on the VAZ-2109, VAZ-2114 and VAZ-2115, as you will notice, will cease to be a problem.

Ways to open the hood

In different situations, different methods are used to cope with the described malfunction. Among the most common cases are the following:

cable breakage directly next to the remote lock opening drive lever. In that case, it will be enough to grab its end sticking out in the cabin using ordinary pliers and pull it hard. In this case, it is necessary to pull on the cable itself, and not on its braid.
a cable breaks in the cabin when it is impossible to grab it with pliers. In this case, you will need bent wire. With its help, you can open the hood, for example, in order to change the oil, even when pliers do not help. To do this, you will need to bend a hook out of wire, insert it into the gap in the air duct or between the body and the hood, hook it onto the damaged cable and pull it until the hood lock opens.
The cable breaks far from the lock drive lever. In this case, you can try to perform the operation through the air duct. Here you will also need a hook bent from hard wire. It is inserted into the left air duct and a cable is hooked with it.
cable breakage directly in the area where the lock mechanism is installed. Typically, such a lock is installed in front of the hood, and therefore it is useless to pull on it. As a result, the engine compartment lock can only be opened from below, by driving the car into a pit. To do this, you need to pay attention to the crankcase protection by removing it. For this purpose, unscrew its fastenings and pull down the engine boot. Next, insert a long screwdriver into the hole next to the radiator and try to open the lock with it. If it is mounted next to the windshield, try using a loop bent from wire to hook the lock mechanism at the place where the cable is attached and pull it.

VAZ 2107 models

In the case when the engine compartment does not open on a VAZ 2020 car, this circumstance should not be a reason for panic. The fact is that the hood itself, the air intake cover and the place where the cable exits into the cabin are placed in an accessible manner. This circumstance allows you to open the hood of the VAZ 2107 yourself using one of the methods described above.

Difficulties can only arise if, for example, the air intakes here are equipped with decorative trims. In this case, you will have to first remove them and then try to open the hood. It is worth noting that due to the design features of the hinges, the hood of the VAZ 2107, even in good condition, opens poorly and therefore it is worth first making physical efforts, and then starting to open it.

VAZ 2109 models

It will be more difficult to open the hood of the VAZ 21099, since to do this you will have to crawl under the car. In addition, you will need to remove the crankcase protection, as well as the tin boot of the engine. This is done so that you can stick your hand to the radiator. After this, we feel for the torn cable and the ring to which it is attached. We press the lock and ask the assistant, who is on top, to press the hood from above, as well as in the direction of the driver’s seat. You can also hook the lock with a wire hook, but not everyone can do this.

VAZ 2110 models

In order to open the hood of a VAZ 2110 when the cable breaks, it is enough to use one of the methods already described for opening it. At the same time, there are some subtleties of opening it with your own hands. For example, some configurations of this model provide for the installation of an electric lock on the hood.

As a result, the car's battery may simply run out and the hood cannot be opened. To cope with this situation, it will be necessary to disassemble the light located above the passenger or driver’s seat, and also connect the “plus” and “minus” terminals from the battery of another car to its terminals. Next, you will need to start the car, and if there are no other faults, the lock will open.

Installing the cable

If the cable breaks, it will have to be replaced after opening the hood. For this:

in an auto parts store they select a new spare part, and from the available products it is worth choosing multi-strand cables as the most durable.
a hook is made from wire. The hook must be inserted into the hole under the hood release handle. They will need to hook a strong cord and pull it inside the cabin.
A new cable is tied to the cord and pulled into the cabin.
Next, the new spare part is connected to the hood opening handle and the mechanism for opening its lock.
The entire system assembly is checked for functionality.

conclusions

The design of VAZ cars has some outdated elements that have not been used on modern car models for a long time. These include the hood release cable. If it breaks, its cover will jam and the car owner will have to open the engine compartment. This procedure is relatively simple and can be done independently, although you will have to spend quite a lot of time. In order to prevent such an unpleasant situation from occurring, it is necessary to modernly replace the cable, and also try not to apply significant physical effort to it.

The hood cable on a VAZ 2114, 2115 has broken or fallen off - how to open it

Modern VAZ models are equipped with a special handle located in the vehicle interior, which is designed to open the hood from the driver's seat. But what to do if the cable, which is actually responsible for this operation, has come loose?

If the hood cable breaks, then the car owner, before starting repair work, needs to gain access to the required compartment of his vehicle.

Opening the hood if there are problems with the cable

There are two ways to open the hood of a VAZ 2114 or 2115. The first, when the car owner was incredibly lucky and the hood cable broke directly inside the vehicle:

Locate the end of the damaged product;
Grasp it with something convenient - most often in this case, ordinary pliers are used;
Pull the product towards you - this will allow you to open the hood and begin a full repair.

The second option is much more complicated - the hood cable broke, but the location of the damage turned out to be inaccessible to the car enthusiast. In this case, to open the engine compartment on a VAZ 2114 or on another model from the same manufacturer - VAZ 2115, you will need to perform a more difficult procedure:

Move the vehicle to the vehicle inspection pit.
Using the key to “Eight”, dismantle the protection of the power unit, which will allow a person to have somewhat limited access to the desired compartment of his car.
Before continuing work, it is recommended to check the temperature of the engine - if it is hot, you can easily get burns if the unit comes into contact with your hand.
After this, you need to put your hand into the space between the car’s radiator and its power unit, feel for the special spring of the locking mechanism and move it in the direction of the car’s batteries.

If everything is done correctly, the car hood should open easily. Unfortunately, sometimes in the procedure described above a person experiences certain difficulties and cannot carry out his plans. In this case, you can do something a little differently, however, this will require physical destruction of the radiator grille, which will allow easy access to the locking mechanism. Naturally, a deliberately broken product will have to be purchased and installed again.

How to open the hood with a broken cable on VAZ models

Owning a car requires some knowledge. And we are not talking about driving techniques or traffic rules. In any case, minor breakdowns and malfunctions are inevitable, which it would be good to be able to fix on the spot, so as not to spend money on a tow truck and service. Such skills will save you not only finances, but also time and nerves.

Sometimes it happens that the hood on a 2115, 2114 or 2109, and on other cars from the Volzhsky Automobile Plant, does not open or close. This is a very unpleasant breakdown, and it is not immediately clear what to do in this case. As a rule, this is caused by the fact that the lock drive cable that connects it to the opening handle has broken. Do not rush to go to the mechanics at the service station. You can easily fix this damage yourself; you only need a minimum of tools and a hole. Well, or an overpass. And then in a non-optimistic case.

Replacement procedure

So, it was possible to open the hood on a VAZ 2114 or VAZ 2115. Now you can do the actual repairs:

First, go to the store and pick up the product you need to replace. Multi-core cables are more expensive than their single-core counterparts, but they are also more durable - it is recommended to take this point into account when choosing.
Find the end of the torn product, which belongs to the interior part, and tie a cord to it. Remove the handle and pull the resulting system towards you - the cords will be pulled into the interior.
Repeat the procedure in reverse order - tie a new cable to the cord from the interior and pull it into the engine compartment of the vehicle.
Now you can connect the new product with the handle and the locking mechanism.

All that remains is to check the functionality of the new system, first of all, for the reliability of the connection, and you can continue to operate the car.

Sources:

https://arbi-idirisov.ru/kak-otkryt-kapot-vaz-2114/ https://ladaautos.ru/vaz-2115/kak-samostoyatelno-otkryt-kapot-vaz-2115.html https://okuzove .ru/poleznye-stati/vaz-2115-sletel-trosik-kak-otkryt-kapot.html https://infokuzov.ru/kuzov/otkryt-kapot-na-vaz https://avtooverview.ru/ekspluataciya/porvalsya -ili-sletel-trosik-kapota-na-vaz-2114-2115-kak-otkryt/

Replacing the cable

After the hood lid has been successfully opened, you need to install a new mechanism cable. To do this you need:

Buy a new cable. In the store you can find two versions of its design: single-core and stranded. We recommend using the second option, as it has increased strength, service life and reliability.
Next you will need a cord, which should be tied to the end of the cable in the hood.
From the interior side, pull the old cable and insert the cord into the interior. At the same time, replace the O-ring in the body through which the hood mechanism element passes.
Similarly, tie a new cable to the cord and pull it out into the engine compartment.
Attach it to the lock and to the handle in the interior.
Be sure to check that the mechanism is working properly.

Video on the topic:

Thus, you have become acquainted with quick and simple instructions on how to open the hood of a VAZ 2114 and are probably convinced that there is nothing complicated about it. Good luck on the roads and don't break down.

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