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| # | Post Title | Result Info | Date | User | Forum |
| Beauty cover over engine | 35Relevance | 6 years ago | davessss | Submit Your Question HERE | |
| Can I remove and throw away the plastic Beauty cover over my engine (2017 Honda Accord V6). Do they perform any function??? | |||||
| The need for a "Beauty cover"? | 32Relevance | 5 years ago | Flash87 | Submit Your Question HERE | |
| Hi: The plastic cover on my 2011 2.5L Camry broke at the front attachment and is now not really secure over the engine. Do I really need this cover? I notice on this engine the spark plug coils are exposed etc. Is this cover used as a protective shield. Thank you. | |||||
| Answer to: Beauty cover over engine | 32Relevance | 6 years ago | MountainManJoe | Submit Your Question HERE | |
| it's just for Beauty as the name implies. The engine will run exactly the same without it. (except maybe a little more noise) | |||||
| Answer to: Do I really need an engine cover? | 31Relevance | 5 years ago | Justin Shepherd | Submit Your Question HERE | |
| Scotty calls them stupid Beauty covers for a reason. Haha. You don't need it. Other than Endless Money Pit, Stupid Beauty cover is probably his most famous moniker. | |||||
| Valve cover gasket replacement gone wrong | 32Relevance | 5 years ago | Galabonic | Submit Your Question HERE | |
| 2013 Mazda 3 I touring 152K miles I'm changing the valve cover gasket on a newly purchased used car. The pre inspection called for a valve cover gasket replacement. Things are going poorly even though everything I read says it is easy to do yourself. The problem I'm having is things are going wrong and I'm guessing now at what to do and made things worse. So I'm asking for help. 1. The gasket I ordered came and now that I have the valve cover off I can see the gasket is the wrong one. I ordered a new one but will take 3-7 days to arrive. What do I do to protect my engine? 2. The gasket didn't come off in the cover and is stuck on the engine but there is so much grime, oil and dirt, build up I'm afraid to pull it off in case the grime gets in the engine. I'm trying to clean around the gasket before I remove it but not sure what the best approach is. I'm afraid of getting grime and solvent in the engine. Can I clean it with motor oil? What is the best way to clean it? 3. Why is the gasket stuck on the engine? Every replacement I've seen it comes off with the cover. 4. I ripped out the variable valve timing solenoid because it was stuck on the cover with grime. Is it okay to buy the $40 one instead of the $200 one? 5. I can't figure out where the leak was. There is oil all over valve cover and caked with dirt, fur, and tiny feathers. The gasket looks fine. Could it be, I'm not solving the oil problem by changing the gasket? I really want to work on my cars myself if I can but having issues with an easy level task is discouraging. I'll keep plugging through this issue but it shakes my confidence at the moment. | |||||
| Why does Scotty remove engine covers | 32Relevance | 4 years ago | MBMan | Submit Your Question HERE | |
| ... no useful purpose, they were designed to quell the noise that modern injectors emit. Injectors are inherently noisy with an awful clackity sound. Every Beauty cover has sound proof insulation under it to help stop this noise from getting into the car and ultimately make the engine (and car) quieter. These cover do provide a useful service even if they do seem unnecessary. The argument that they hold excessive heat in the engine bay is as ludicrous as the closed hood holding the heat in as well. | |||||
| 2AR-FE Engine Oil and Gromment | 32Relevance | 5 years ago | Murphys Law | Submit Your Question HERE | |
| For the longest time I have been trying to remove the Beauty cover of the 2AR-FE Engine they are stuck in there good. Well I was able to remove it with force but broke the grommet in doing so. Upon removal of the Beauty cover saw that the top of the engine is saturated with dried up Oil, could be spills from Oil changes. 2 Questions: 1. Any idea where I can get the rubber grommet that hold the plastic cover and engine block, the sample grommet pic looks like that but that is the incorrect part. 2. What would be the best way to clean up those dried up oil o ... | |||||
| Under carriage cover and engine cover | 31Relevance | 3 years ago | Ren_Mazda6 | Submit Your Question HERE | |
| Hi guys, 2011 Mazda6. Like to remove the under carriage cover and the engine cover in the engine bay. Read that the engine cover serves to cool critical parts under the engine? Doesn't sound right to me. Read that the under carriage cover serves to protect sensors from debris. May reduce road noise in the cabin and gas economy. Removing it like older cars used to be will just make it easier for me to change the transmission fluid. The drain plug is cover the reason why I can't do it anymore, the older car I was. Could cut a flap but it could be messy. Do car manufactures do this so we need to take it to them for service? Renzo | |||||
| 2007 Lexus ES350 replaced Valve Cover Gasket, silicon dropped into chain cover area | 31Relevance | 5 years ago | jwstasi | Submit Your Question HERE | |
| Hi Scotty. I appreciate your military service, and the great service which you provide us all w/car mechanics. I just replaced a valve cover gasket on 07 Lexus ES350, for front head, and all seemed to go pretty well, except a piece of silicon which was part of the bead which was from the sealing of the timing chain cover, to the engine, fell into the chain cover area, and could not see it or remove it, so is likely in cover area, and/or oil pan. Should I be concerned, and do you think the oil filter will capture it? I thought of just draining the oil, but not sure if the silicon piece had dropped into pan, or if it could be trapped on chain, further down into the chain cover. Thanks in advance for your time, and appreciate all that you do for us, r/Jeff | |||||
| Answer to: Beauty Covers | 29Relevance | 4 years ago | Chuck Tobias | Submit Your Question HERE | |
| I've never owned a car with an engine "beauty cover" and have not experienced any "awful clackity sound" in them. For that matter I have not noticed anything like that when riding in newer cars that lack such engine covers, such as Subarus. As far as I can see they serve no useful purpose and if I ever own a car new enough to be equipped with one of those ridiculous things I would not hesitate to toss it out. | |||||
| Answer to: Stupid Beauty Covers | 29Relevance | 5 years ago | Kaizen | Submit Your Question HERE | |
| My BMW mechanic tossed his Beauty cover for his X5, FWIW. When I had my X5, I just kept mine on. | |||||
| Answer to: Beauty covers for engines | 29Relevance | 5 years ago | Whatchamacallit | Submit Your Question HERE | |
| You can leave it off if you want. See below: | |||||
| Beauty covers for engines | 29Relevance | 5 years ago | Kapp | Submit Your Question HERE | |
| Is there any reason to put the “stupid” Beauty cover back on the engine. Does it do anything other than be a pain to take on and off during maintenance? | |||||
| Engine beauty cover and hood liner | 29Relevance | 4 years ago | sa180199 | Submit Your Question HERE | |
| Hi scotty, i have a question, about the engine cover with the emblem of the car, in my case its 2016 mazda 3, and about hood liner i noticed the under side of the engine cover has a foamy material, almost spongy, what is it made for? is it safe to remove? and will removing it make the engine sound more distinct? same question goes about the hood liner, does it serve any purpuse? can i remove it for saving weight and hearing the engine's sound more? | |||||
| Missing screw for fusebox cover | 29Relevance | 2 years ago | Sapporo Boy | Submit Your Question HERE | |
| My household's 2004 Mazda B2300 is missing a screw or whatever that's related to the fuse box cover kick panel. I tried using a screw of the kind seen in this eBay listing, but it didn't work out. Um, is a screw actually supposed to go in the hole? For the record, the Mazda B2300 in question has an automatic transmission. Last I checked, it had either 90,199 miles or 90,999 miles on the odometer. I do admit that the fuse box kick cover kick panel is currently off, but I have a feeling that neither this panel nor this other panel is quite the right one for my household's B2300. Yes, the 2004 Mazda B2300 is essentially a Ford Ranger. To see relevant photos I took, check out this link: | |||||