Engine Bay Friday: Covered in plastic edition

Kinja'd!!! "WhiskeyGolf" (whiskeygolf)
11/15/2013 at 10:23 • Filed to: None

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Somewhere beneath that German plastic is a 2.5L 5cyl engine. I know it looks cleaner than "normal" engine bays, but it meant it took 45 minutes to change out the air filter.


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Kinja'd!!! hollanddjw 1 > WhiskeyGolf
11/15/2013 at 10:24

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Why not take all the extra plastic shrouding off?


Kinja'd!!! Lumpy44, Proprietor Of Fine Gif > WhiskeyGolf
11/15/2013 at 10:25

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Nothing worse than opening a hood and it looks like a Tupperware party.


Kinja'd!!! Party-vi > WhiskeyGolf
11/15/2013 at 10:28

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Because then you'll realize you have a rattly 5-cylinder. The plastics are good for NVH suppression.


Kinja'd!!! webmonkees > WhiskeyGolf
11/15/2013 at 10:30

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For contrast: a typical Mk2 1.8. Once considered advanced, now provides history lessons on how cars worked before check engine lights.