plastic cover

Jwood1712 · Post by **Jwood1712** » Fri Mar 07, 2008 1:25 pm

anyone know how to get this plastic cover that says 2.0L etc.. off? I figured I'd have to take out those little rubber covers to get at the screws but I dont wanna accidentally f up anything.

I know the whole things totally dirty once the sun comes out and stays out I'll be resolving that.

Thanks.

neon angel · Post by **neon angel** » Fri Mar 07, 2008 1:31 pm

just pull up towards you the rubber things are like a suction

Danteneon · Post by **Danteneon** » Fri Mar 07, 2008 1:31 pm

Couldn't be easier. Pull the cover up....thats it. The rubber plugs slip over the two studs on the fuel rail mount. The rubber plugs are part of that cover...don't try to pull them out

Post by **occasional demons** » Fri Mar 07, 2008 2:35 pm

They will come out if you want to clean or paint, once the cover is removed from the engine. But you will screw them up if you try to pry them out before pulling the cover loose. If you paint them use flexible paint or it will crack reinstalling the injector cover, due to the rubber flexing over the "studs".

Jwood1712 · Post by **Jwood1712** » Fri Mar 07, 2008 5:33 pm

great thanks guys ill take a whack at it tomorrow afternoon

Danteneon · Post by **Danteneon** » Fri Mar 07, 2008 5:37 pm

occasional demons wrote:They will come out if you want to clean or paint, once the cover is removed from the engine. But you will screw them up if you try to pry them out before pulling the cover loose. If you paint them use flexible paint or it will crack reinstalling the injector cover, due to the rubber flexing over the "studs".

True. I meant don't try to remove them while it's mounted. I should have been more clear on that.

Good luck on your project, and clean that poor thing!

Post by **occasional demons** » Fri Mar 07, 2008 9:18 pm

I didn't mean it to come off like you said they couldn't be removed, I just added that as an FYI.

Danteneon · Post by **Danteneon** » Fri Mar 07, 2008 9:38 pm

No worries

I sometimes leave out important bits of info while I'm posting at work

The additional info you posted was perfect

Jwood1712 · Post by **Jwood1712** » Sat Mar 08, 2008 3:44 pm

Danteneon wrote:
Good luck on your project, and clean that poor thing!

Thanks, and try enduring new england winter (i know theres worse places to be) when it snows melts rains and snows some more I'm suprised my car is as clean as it is with the weather strip falling off every time I put it back on lol..Unfortunately we're amidst a nasty rain storm so the underhood cleaning's gunna wait until sometime this week.

aperson · Post by **aperson** » Sun Mar 09, 2008 3:03 am

I got the rain earlier, its snowing now, just leave the hood open that'll clean her out.

/Sarcasm

Jwood1712 · Post by **Jwood1712** » Thu Mar 13, 2008 8:02 pm

All painted...thanks to all those who helped. It looks much brighter under there now, I did the relay/fuse cover too while i had the can of paint out