My 98 Z3 has a hood release not working properly

My 98 Z3 has a hood release not working properly The hood release when pulled will not open the hood latch. I know it has the safety catch up under the hood, but it won’t work unless I pull up on the release handle inside continuously while someone else releases it outside. I tried WD-40 on the latch. Do you think I need to replace the whole cable or is there some adjustment I could make?