2000 Mitsubishi Eclipse Cable Broke Open Hood Tryed Flathead Underneath Did

2000 MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE
200,000 MILES
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my cable broke to open my hood and i tryed to open it with a flathead from underneath but did not know where to unlatch the hood canu help ,me my car broke down. and before that it would misfire upon acceration a day later it broke don stalled out restarted and was able to get off road and parked it and noticed oil was leaking from i think the oil pan,.so now i need to get under the hood immediately.thank you for your time

Mar 13, 2013 at 4:25 AM
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You would have to find the lever on the hood lock where the cable is attached to and pry it to unlock. It is not easily accessible and is blocked from view.
Mar 13, 2013 at 6:21 PM
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