Take off your engine cover!
#121
I'd appreciate that too. I've been thinking about the same modification because I'm worried that sunlight will damage the parts visible through the hood vents if I remove it. The cover is faded in those spots already.
#122
Well. I've had he engine cover off my V8s for about 10 months. While getting it prepped for the winter slumber noticed the stain/burn? mark in these pictures. It's dry to the touch and does not come off with detail cleaner. The little orange dots did however come off but the larger (about the size of a quarter) does not. Can't tell if it's heat damage to the paint or other. The car is bedded for the winter so I'll have the dealer look at it during the spring oil change and service but wanted to see if any of you had ideas what it might be? This placement is in the more forward part of the engine closer to the radiator but not all the way there.
Engine heat damage?
General area under the mark
The dot at the top was removable.
Engine heat damage?
General area under the mark
The dot at the top was removable.
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#125
The underside of the hood has not been buffed out and I don't think it has been clear coated. That surface is quite porous and subject to "staining" and a detailer will have little effect. Try using a car polish instead.
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#129
I just realized I forgot to upload photos of my modified engine cover. I just popped it off the car today to paint it satin black, but I got lazy and didn't get around to it, but here is the engine cover as it is.
Sorry the cover is dirty, got some spots on it. Will give it a good cleaning and wet sanding before I spray paint it satin black.
Sorry the cover is dirty, got some spots on it. Will give it a good cleaning and wet sanding before I spray paint it satin black.
Last edited by zmoothg; 01-16-2017 at 04:14 PM. Reason: Adding photo
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#130
#131
Indeed. That cover is different than mine. It looks like it is the same size and shape, but mine does not have the big hole and proclaims superchargedness on both sides, so that it's visible through the hood vents. Those same vents let in sunlight which has already faded the cover a bit.
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#133
Maybe the Late 2016 AWD R models come with this cover? Since my car is AWD the vents are spaced further apart, so it would be impossible for the "supercharger" logo to be visible via the vents. Actually the vents sit slightly to the sides of the two open notches on the cover, to allow the air from the vents to go into the cover. It appears Jaguar realized heat was getting trapped under the cover and introduced a better design to allow air in.
Last edited by zmoothg; 01-16-2017 at 07:14 PM.
#134
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My MY2015 V6S has little "supercharged" bits on the outer edges of the engine cover, and it looks a lot different to the pic above of a 2016 R cover.
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this is the sole reason i keep going back n forth over that eventuri college fund intake, i really want to see what it's like having that murica charger whine