Engine Cover

[Seriously Focused]

Hey Folks I know this was covered elsewhere but I could use a clarification. I just purchased an engine cover and although it should be a five minute install, it's turned into a bit more. PartsCheap included (2) white taller pins and (1) shorter black pin. The only combination that seems to work at all is a white one at the rear of the engine, a white one to the left, with the short black one in front of it. The center is attached with a nut.

The cover still looks lopsided. Where am I going wrong ?

YES, I am normally very mechanically inclined but it's very HOT outside :)

[cbdallas]

If the cover seated down onto all the pins without bending the cover, you got the pins right. I tried all sorts of combinations because mine looked lopsided too....But it only fits one way. With mine seated perfectly, it looks like my engine is tilted a few degrees to the left. Not sure why.

[Seriously Focused]

Originally Posted by cbdallas

If the cover seated down onto all the pins without bending the cover, you got the pins right. I tried all sorts of combinations because mine looked lopsided too....But it only fits one way. With mine seated perfectly, it looks like my engine is tilted a few degrees to the left. Not sure why.

Thanks so much for the reply and YES that is exactly the way mine looks !

[Theman2b]

My dealer tried to tell me I didn't get an engine cover until I showed him the ford etis website list of options. He then had to oreder me in the cover and the pins..... I received two black short ones and two white tall ones..... I too had to mess around with different combonations to get it right. But alas mine too is a little lopsided.

[suss6052]

Originally Posted by Theman2b

My dealer tried to tell me I didn't get an engine cover until I showed him the ford etis website list of options. He then had to oreder me in the cover and the pins..... I received two black short ones and two white tall ones..... I too had to mess around with different combonations to get it right. But alas mine too is a little lopsided.

Technically since ETIS is a European technical information site none of the dealers in North America have to listen to this, although technically it is still pulling from the global service database and records for how the car was supposed to have been built.

[VH5150]

I just went out and snapped a pic--lucky for you, I pulled my cover this afternoon to polish it out. White ones go closest to the firewall, black goes closest to the radiator. Sounds like they sent you an extra black one.

[Nick Markham]

What engine cover, is there supposed to be one on there?

[VH5150]

Early-build Ti's came with them. Ford stopped adding them at some point, but they're still available. I got mine from Partscheap.com
Stock:

Not so stock:

They do tend to hold a alot of heat in the engine compartment though. I don't plan on running with mine all the time.

[Ox-y-GenIII]

Sweet engine cover. Ya that guy has it right two whites one on the left the other on the back, and the short black one up front.

[Seriously Focused]

Originally Posted by VH5150

I just went out and snapped a pic--lucky for you, I pulled my cover this afternoon to polish it out. White ones go closest to the firewall, black goes closest to the radiator. Sounds like they sent you an extra black one.

Thanks for the photo. That is exactly the combination that I came up with, and the ONLY one where the cover snapped down in all three places.

It still appears that it is tilting very slightly to the left.

BTW, I love how you painted yours up > VERY creative !!