Motoring Discussion > Ford Focus III - Engine cover removal Miscellaneous
Thread Author: L'escargot Replies: 21
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 Wed 1 May 13 07:16 
 Ford Focus III - Engine cover removal - L'escargot
I'm dying to know what the top of my car's engine looks like, but so far I haven't been able to see how to get the plastic cover off. I'll have to ask the dealer the next time I'm passing them. Unless, off course, someone on here knows how to do it ~ it's a 2013 1.6 EcoBoost Focus.
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 Wed 1 May 13 07:53 
 Ford Focus III - Engine cover removal - Old Navy
Different engine but..... on my 2.0 TDCI it just pulled off, there were three pins with a bulbous top on the engine and rubber sockets on the underside of the cover.
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 Wed 1 May 13 08:28 
 Ford Focus III - Engine cover removal - sherlock47
Trying to check if it has actually got an engine then.

It's a Ford - just wait for 24 hours out of warranty and it will fall off :)

- probably taking it off voids the warranty anyway:(
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 Wed 1 May 13 08:49 
 Ford Focus III - Engine cover removal - DP
Never seen one that didn't just pull off. They usually have plastic "prongs" on the underside of the cover that push through and are held by rubber grommets. Or some variation on this theme.

Prepare to be disappointed though. Modern engines look rubbish, which is one of the reasons they hide them under plastic covers.
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 Wed 1 May 13 08:55 
 Ford Focus III - Engine cover removal - Zero
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

What he said, they just pull off and they look terrible underneath, loads of pipes and wires, no nice sculpted rocker cover.
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 Wed 1 May 13 11:44 
 Ford Focus III - Engine cover removal - Robin O'Reliant
>> Never seen one that didn't just pull off. They usually have plastic "prongs" on the
>> underside of the cover that push through and are held by rubber grommets. Or some
>> variation on this theme.
>>
>>
And a pound to a penny that at least one of the prongs will break off as you remove the cover.
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 Wed 1 May 13 15:45 
 Ford Focus III - Engine cover removal - L'escargot
>> And a pound to a penny that at least one of the prongs will break
>> off as you remove the cover.
>>

So how do garages do it without causing damage?
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 Wed 1 May 13 16:00 
 Ford Focus III - Engine cover removal - sherlock47
>> >> And a pound to a penny that at least one of the prongs will
>> break
>> >> off as you remove the cover.
>> >>
>>
>> So how do garages do it without causing damage?
>>

They dont!

First time the punter discovers the missing prongs is when he gets inquisitive after the warranty has expired.

Probably does not have to removed for a service anyway:)

Same as undertrays - probably find half the fixings missing after 3 years.
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 Wed 1 May 13 16:08 
 Ford Focus III - Engine cover removal - Old Navy
The pins locating my Focus engine cover were steel.
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 Wed 1 May 13 16:16 
 Ford Focus III - Engine cover removal - Zero

>> So how do garages do it without causing damage?

They don't have to take it off till the plugs need changing, about 60k miles at the earliest.
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 Wed 1 May 13 10:55 
 Ford Focus III - Engine cover removal - VxFan
>> I'm dying to know what the top of my car's engine looks like,

By the power of google images, here's a few views.

tinyurl.com/bskfzmd

green.autoblog.com/2011/07/09/ford-calls-1-6-liter-ecoboost-engine-a-hero/
green.autoblog.com/photos/ford-1-6-liter-ecoboost/#photo-2282213/

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 Wed 1 May 13 14:21 
 Ford Focus III - Engine cover removal - Old Navy
WARNING

My 'puter detected a Trojan in one of the above links.
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 Wed 1 May 13 14:45 
 Ford Focus III - Engine cover removal - jc2
I think it was the engine picture.
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 Wed 1 May 13 15:29 
 Ford Focus III - Engine cover removal - WillDeBeest
Moral: don't go poking about in what doesn't concern you.
}:---)
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 Wed 1 May 13 16:11 
 Ford Focus III - Engine cover removal - Alanovich
The engine cover in our Golf Mk4 comes off a couple of times a year, and nothing has snapped yet (it's 11 years old). Same with my erstwhile Galaxy. I shall be a little circumspect first time with the Laguna......
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 Wed 1 May 13 16:15 
 Ford Focus III - Engine cover removal - Zero
Bobby's seat doesn't have one.....


The Lancer doesn't have one either, but as it has a proper rocker cover with logo on that you can wipe an oily rag over.
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 Wed 1 May 13 23:17 
 Ford Focus III - Engine cover removal - nice but dim
>> Bobby's seat doesn't have one.....
>>
>>
>> The Lancer doesn't have one either, but as it has a proper rocker cover with
>> logo on that you can wipe an oily rag over.
>>

Same here Z, you can change the plugs in 5 minutes flat.
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 Wed 1 May 13 18:59 
 Ford Focus III - Engine cover removal - VxFan
>> My 'puter detected a Trojan in one of the above links.

Which one. My work PC didn't pick it up when I posted them, nor is my home PC.

Work PC using Sophos.
2 x Home PC's using MSE & AVG.
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 Wed 1 May 13 19:07 
 Ford Focus III - Engine cover removal - jc2
It came up with the "luxedb" earlier;seems OK now.
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 Thu 2 May 13 01:17 
 Ford Focus III - Engine cover removal - VxFan
>> It came up with the "luxedb" earlier;seems OK now.

Yes, that was the one. MSE just picked it up, but didn't earlier, nor did Sophos or AGV.

Have now removed the luxedb link from my earlier post.
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 Wed 1 May 13 21:47 
 Ford Focus III - Engine cover removal - Old Navy
>> >> My 'puter detected a Trojan in one of the above links.
>>
>> Which one. My work PC didn't pick it up when I posted them, nor is
>> my home PC.
>>
>> Work PC using Sophos.
>> 2 x Home PC's using MSE & AVG.
>>

My MSE picked up Trojan:JS/IframeRef.K Alert level severe.

I used the "Report message" to let whoever know what it was.

I don't know which link in the post it was, I opened all of them but did not go back to see which one it was.
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 Wed 1 May 13 23:25 
 Ford Focus III - Engine cover removal - RattleandSmoke
Thin my engine must be one of the last without an engine cover. Although the massive air filter housing covers most of it, that lifts up to reveal a rather nice shiny rocker cover.

I remember me and my mate removed the rocker cover on his old 1.0 MK3 Fiesta, we dropped one of the nuts down the drain which resulted in a leaking cover ever since. Was fascinating to see inside the actual engine though, although you can really see in that engine is valves and tappets.

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