Take off your engine cover!
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Got it !
Simply pull it off, straight up, with a light tug in three places.
You can see the three mounting "prongs" in Mbourne's pics, the black round things poking up from the S/C cooler, two at the rear and one at the front. They slot into removable plugs/sockets on the underside of the cover, you can even see one of these plugs still attached to the prong in the third pic. One hint - if/when you go to put the cover back on, make sure you have the plugs in the cover and not on the prongs, much easier that way.
Also, once you have removed the cover you can remove the prongs if you want, they simply screw out with a 10 mm spanner.
You can see the three mounting "prongs" in Mbourne's pics, the black round things poking up from the S/C cooler, two at the rear and one at the front. They slot into removable plugs/sockets on the underside of the cover, you can even see one of these plugs still attached to the prong in the third pic. One hint - if/when you go to put the cover back on, make sure you have the plugs in the cover and not on the prongs, much easier that way.
Also, once you have removed the cover you can remove the prongs if you want, they simply screw out with a 10 mm spanner.
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Simply pull it off, straight up, with a light tug in three places.
You can see the three mounting "prongs" in Mbourne's pics, the black round things poking up from the S/C cooler, two at the rear and one at the front. They slot into removable plugs/sockets on the underside of the cover, you can even see one of these plugs still attached to the prong in the third pic. One hint - if/when you go to put the cover back on, make sure you have the plugs in the cover and not on the prongs, much easier that way.
Also, once you have removed the cover you can remove the prongs if you want, they simply screw out with a 10 mm spanner.
You can see the three mounting "prongs" in Mbourne's pics, the black round things poking up from the S/C cooler, two at the rear and one at the front. They slot into removable plugs/sockets on the underside of the cover, you can even see one of these plugs still attached to the prong in the third pic. One hint - if/when you go to put the cover back on, make sure you have the plugs in the cover and not on the prongs, much easier that way.
Also, once you have removed the cover you can remove the prongs if you want, they simply screw out with a 10 mm spanner.
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I ran my XKR without a cover for 3 years, no issues with the paint. At times it would over heat due the tune and obvious track use, but it didn't happen as much when I removed it.
So much more airflow with out that movers blanket on the engine.
So much more airflow with out that movers blanket on the engine.
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I'm still sure it's four. Not sure where the three keeps coming back, but maybe it's a model thing. This is NOT the Holy Hand Grenade where, we all know, three shall be the number of thy counting, and the number thou shalt count shall be three.
Agreed. Top of the engine is butt ugly. The cover has been removed to reduce engine temperatures (by the factory on the SVRs & P7s, by some of us on the other models).
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The engine may be ugly, but the cover is also ugly IMO as well as cheap looking. I can do without it from an aesthetics perspective.
looks better without, lower temps, less weight.....win, win, win.
Dave
looks better without, lower temps, less weight.....win, win, win.
Dave
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So after following this thread, I just removed my engine cover and noticed that it has a foam insulation layer on the underside. This, I believe, is new to the MY16. Previous MYs had no insulation. (Please correct me if I'm wrong.) So I'm wondering: Is this thermal or acoustic (unlikely) insulation? Why was it added? Was it added for a reason that would indicate that we should keep the cover on?
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So after following this thread, I just removed my engine cover and noticed that it has a foam insulation layer on the underside. This, I believe, is new to the MY16. Previous MYs had no insulation. (Please correct me if I'm wrong.) So I'm wondering: Is this thermal or acoustic (unlikely) insulation? Why was it added? Was it added for a reason that would indicate that we should keep the cover on?
Dave
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So after following this thread, I just removed my engine cover and noticed that it has a foam insulation layer on the underside. This, I believe, is new to the MY16. Previous MYs had no insulation. (Please correct me if I'm wrong.) So I'm wondering: Is this thermal or acoustic (unlikely) insulation? Why was it added? Was it added for a reason that would indicate that we should keep the cover on?
Thus, not a 2016 model year addition. Could be a based on engine size.
Its on the '16 V6S as well.
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So after following this thread, I just removed my engine cover and noticed that it has a foam insulation layer on the underside. This, I believe, is new to the MY16. Previous MYs had no insulation. (Please correct me if I'm wrong.) So I'm wondering: Is this thermal or acoustic (unlikely) insulation? Why was it added? Was it added for a reason that would indicate that we should keep the cover on?
Oh, good...now we can spend another 77 posts discussing the social science behind spending 77 posts fully contemplating a matter for which an empirically established conclusion was submitted in the 1st post.
Last edited by Unhingd; Sep 7, 2016 at 08:29 PM.
It's definitely four but........you can always lobbeth it and blow thine enemies to tiny bits.......for they are wicked in mine eyes. Excuse me while I consult my book of armaments
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=SNTzOBKs1bA
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=SNTzOBKs1bA