Engine plastic cover removal ok?
08-17-2009, 09:12 AM
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Engine plastic cover removal ok?
Is it ok if i remove the engine plastic cover ? it's bugging me to take it off every time im checking or refilling the oil .? and if it's just there for the looks? i dont know that's why im asking you guys?
does it have some sort of purpose? like leading water away or making the engine warm up faster?
thanks up front
NB: i linket a pictuere of the cover im talking about if there should be any doubt's
does it have some sort of purpose? like leading water away or making the engine warm up faster?
thanks up front
NB: i linket a pictuere of the cover im talking about if there should be any doubt's
08-17-2009, 09:28 AM
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A lot of people take their's off with no problem..
I like the look of them and I believe they act as a heat shield to help keep your hood from getting too hot and maybe baking the paint.
I like the look of them and I believe they act as a heat shield to help keep your hood from getting too hot and maybe baking the paint.
08-17-2009, 11:12 AM
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You don't need to take the cover off to check the oil. Search for Nubo's excellent "Houdini dipstick maneuver" post.
If you take it off, save it to put back on the car when you sell it.
Ken
If you take it off, save it to put back on the car when you sell it.
Ken
08-17-2009, 01:41 PM
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Ya my engine had to be replaced yesterday and the tech said it was because of the cover being removed, something about magnetic fields in it or something???
ps.. I'm just playing with you like others have said it has no real purpose except to look good.
ps.. I'm just playing with you like others have said it has no real purpose except to look good.
! thanks for the ones that was serious.. =)
08-19-2009, 05:22 PM
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cosmetic to hide the unpealing look of the engine to the average eye of most people...
as for Hidef1080 saying it might slowly burn the paint off the hood from the inside out, that sounds logical.
as for getting annoying from taking it off...it literaly takes 1 whole second. visversa, maybe a few times a month? lol
as for Hidef1080 saying it might slowly burn the paint off the hood from the inside out, that sounds logical.
as for getting annoying from taking it off...it literaly takes 1 whole second. visversa, maybe a few times a month? lol
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