Engine cover: do you need to keep it on the engine?

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Jul 31, 2008 | 12:07 PM

#51

TeeFar

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Originally Posted by mysql

It looks way neater without it.

I think so too...

even tho I don't use the word "neat" lol!

Jul 31, 2008 | 12:11 PM

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rotten42

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Originally Posted by ys2003

Is a plastic engine cover necessary to be kept on the engine? When I need to add oil in the engine occasionally, it is inconvenient to take it off each time. If the cover is for an aesthetic purpose only, I would like to keep it at home.

yes...it needs to stay on. If you take it off, you will blow your engine. I know, I did it twice!

Jul 31, 2008 | 05:04 PM

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ken-x8

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Originally Posted by To be named later

And considering the oil only gets checked once every week or two, it doen't bother me to take two seconds to pop it off.

You don't even need to squander those two seconds. Search for the "Houdini dipstick maneuver" thread.

Ken

Aug 27, 2008 | 06:28 AM

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earlie023

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Originally Posted by rotten42

yes...it needs to stay on. If you take it off, you will blow your engine. I know, I did it twice!

word??? coz i can't use my engine cover now coz my strut bar is too big for the outlets... and i've been doin this for the last 4 mos. now... and can't see any difference in the car's performance.....