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1. I’d like to see my engine ;-). How does one remove the engine cover, just lift it straight off? This will not fire off any codes, I hope.
2. What is the correct wheel nut torque?
The engine cover is just a friction fit over 4 lugs on the top of the supercharger cover. Pull it straight up and it will come off easily.
The correct torque for the wheel lug nuts is 92 ft/lbs if you are using a torque wrench graduated in ft/lbs, or 125 Nm if graduated in that method of measurement.
FYI - the engine really isn't much to look at. I was disappointed when I pulled off my cover. I believe unhinged had his intake manifold polished, which helped, but it still is a design with no regard to aesthetics. It's a far cry from the beautiful old DOHC straight six.
I wouldn't go as far as to call it ugly though. With the cover off and the supercharger standing proud I think it looks both mechanical and genuine. I can't abide a bunch of wires, hoses, and clamps on top of the motor. Frankly, high end Italians aside, the American's are killing it in this area.
1. I’d like to see my engine ;-). How does one remove the engine cover, just lift it straight off? This will not fire off any codes, I hope.
2. What is the correct wheel nut torque?
I can save you some time...Here is my R with WMI with cover removed (permanently!). Nothing much to look at...Mine does have the spray nozzles for the WMI and a Mina Intake...
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Engine cover removed
And...A step further with the intake lid removed too!
Definitely not worth removing for "Looks". It is for cooling. Jaguar even removed the OEM cover for SVRs that have a modest 25 bhp bump. The cover just retains all of the heat, so it is worth removing for better airflow/cooling. Even the newer engine covers are smaller and have many more openings than older ones...Again, to dissipate heat.
I have toyed with the idea of using a fine tooth jigsaw blade to cut out the panels on my engine cover along the lines in the photo below. And then maybe painting the cover red with some appropriate paint for the plastic material. It would let out some of the heat. But then again what would show under the cut outs isn't all that interesting. And I imagine to replace that engine cover would not be cheap if I messed it up or decided I didn't like it. It might have looked good if Jaguar had done it and maybe put some kind of mesh inserts in the cut outs.
Last edited by Dwight Frye; Mar 2, 2022 at 09:57 AM.
Folks,
Here are 3 pics of the F-Type P300 turbo 4-cylinder top cover, top cover removed and secondary cover removed. Indeed, the top cover is simply held with 4 nylon ball-n-socket fasteners.
It is certainly not as glorious looking as a detailed XK straight 6, or a classic V-12, but that's okay. I feel better now that I can see more of the mill, and am getting familiar with my new Jaguar. Top cover, 4-cylinder second cover, in place third cover, in place
I absolutely love my 2016 F Type R, but Jaguar dropped the ball when they designed the overall look under the hood compared to so many other manufacturers.
The supercharged Corvette and Hemi engines from Chrysler are examples.
The pictures of 3 covers over the 4 cylinder version looks even less attractive than the V6 and V8.
I also own an S2000 and the engine looks beautiful when you open up the hood.
While I totally appreciate the amount of horsepower generated by the supercharger and the lack of constant tuning and maintenance afforded by modern fuel injection systems, it sure would be glorious to open the hood and see eight Webers with velocity stacks wouldn't it ?
Fabricating a glass window in the hood only to display the engine cover is an odd choice in my opinion.
I must be the only one who thinks the AJ engine is decent looking. I used to have a G35 that was much uglier; painted the cover and put it back on in that case.
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