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How easy is it to remove the engine cover?
« on: March 03, 2009, 03:35:34 pm »
Hi all, how easy is it to remove the engine cover? im looking at buying a panel filter at ultimate dubs on sunday if there are any around. so does anyone care to share how to take it off ? thanks  :driver:
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Re: How easy is it to remove the engine cover?
« Reply #1 on: March 03, 2009, 03:40:32 pm »

Pull it up and towards you firmly.

See the instructions here to get an idea where best to grip it. :happy2:

http://www.evoms.com/WebSiteUsers/evoadmin/install/MKVFlowInstallInstructions.pdf

Helps if you're tall........ Im 6' and it was still not easy to work in the engine bay
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Re: How easy is it to remove the engine cover?
« Reply #2 on: March 03, 2009, 03:41:14 pm »
if you get one at UD then im sure one of us could fit it for you  :happy2:

if not then it just pulls off, hard. then you need a philips for the screws on the back (once the cover is off)

HTH  :smiley:
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Re: How easy is it to remove the engine cover?
« Reply #3 on: March 03, 2009, 03:45:02 pm »
cheers :) ill come over and say hi to the ones on the stand :) if they dont have ITG filters what would be the second best choice?
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Re: How easy is it to remove the engine cover?
« Reply #4 on: March 03, 2009, 03:51:07 pm »


Best thing, scrap the crappy oem intake and get a real intake like an evoms, ..... :laugh:

ITGs and carbonios  are for girls......... :fighting: :P
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Re: How easy is it to remove the engine cover?
« Reply #5 on: March 03, 2009, 03:51:53 pm »
My advice would be to do it when the engine is warm. So the rubber holders are nice and flexible and don't break.

You have 2 choices either a spring clamp to take the pipe of the front or a torx to undo and remove the air intake.

When you put it back on plenty of silicone spray in the rubber mounts.

It is pretty straightforward really. :smiley:
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Re: How easy is it to remove the engine cover?
« Reply #6 on: March 03, 2009, 03:55:29 pm »
Quote from: Hedge on March 03, 2009, 03:51:53 pm
My advice would be to do it when the engine is warm. So the rubber holders are nice and flexible and don't break.

You have 2 choices either a spring clamp to take the pipe of the front or a torx to undo and remove the air intake.

When you put it back on plenty of silicone spray in the rubber mounts.

It is pretty straightforward really. :smiley:

cheers this might sound really dumb but where is the filter on the mk5?  :ashamed: i know everything about mk2's but not mk5's :(
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Re: How easy is it to remove the engine cover?
« Reply #7 on: March 03, 2009, 04:06:33 pm »

I understand its in the engine cover, could be wrong lol, if you read the evoms guide I posted it will take you step by step through removal of the engine cover, its straight forward and answers your question, even has pics for dumbos. :laugh:

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Re: How easy is it to remove the engine cover?
« Reply #8 on: March 03, 2009, 04:10:17 pm »


As im bluffing today a quick surf found this:

http://www.golfmkv.com/forums/showthread.php?t=378

hope it helps.
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Re: How easy is it to remove the engine cover?
« Reply #9 on: March 03, 2009, 04:17:54 pm »
std filter is in the cover, at the back, the bottom splits off (with screws) to reviel the filter
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Re: How easy is it to remove the engine cover?
« Reply #10 on: March 03, 2009, 05:25:43 pm »
thanks for all your help :)
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Re: How easy is it to remove the engine cover?
« Reply #11 on: March 03, 2009, 06:42:47 pm »
Done mine not so long ago and took a few pics

















 put a bit of lube on the rubber gromits in case you ever wont to take it off again
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