Since my old Cayenne is living outside in all weather conditions now for 2 years without any driving, a lot of things dont work like they have to. I replaced battery. Everything works. Problems left is the ususal wet floor problem which i need to solve. But there is a problem which keeps me away from driving. The hood doesnt close proper. I used a lot of wd 40. not really a progress. Sometimes its closing but when i am driving some meters its popping off. My guess is corrosion of the cable. Is it a DIY job? Can i get access to the cable from engine compartment or is it possible to see behind the wheel well liner? Any help is welcome

 

Did you ever get this job done? In the same boat and curious.

 

samesies.

I have not done it yet, but have peeked at the alldata procedure, and it is not intimidating...

alldata shows it is pretty straightforward, a 1.0 hour job for the books. Note it appears there are two sections for the main cable, and also an emergency release cable that runs to the wheel well on the passenger side.

The main cable middle connection is just forward of the steering fluid reservoir. The rear part of the cable goes from there through a rubber bung in the firewall, and down into the footwell. The front half appears pretty easy to extract. The connection on the hood release mechansim is just a ball and socket type thing.

Here is how to use the emergency release, if the main release fails...

 

I'm not seeing it as a procedure on AllData. Can you send to me, or direct me where it is on AllData?

 

AllData - search for "hood release"
- 551419 Removing and Installing Cable For Front Lid Lock
- 551019 Removing and Installing Release for Front Lid
- 551719 Removing and Installing Lower Part of Lock (Front)
... hope that helps!

 

For some reason I don't have that on mine. Frustrating!

 

Could you post? I cant get my hood shut. Level pull seems strange.