MK5 Golf GTI

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Title: How the ****
Post by: Aparoon on July 23, 2009, 11:59:55 pm
I cant get my engine cover off and im pulling RIDICULOUSLY  hard!!!!!!  Any tips  :fighting:
Title: Re: How the ****
Post by: u01atc8 on July 24, 2009, 12:11:30 am
did you unscrew it... i forgot about that screw.. and it was going mad!  :scared: :jumping: :laugh:

 :signLOL:
Title: Re: How the ****
Post by: SteveP on July 24, 2009, 07:18:49 am
Quote from: Aparoon on July 23, 2009, 11:59:55 pm
I cant get my engine cover off and im pulling RIDICULOUSLY  hard!!!!!!  Any tips  :fighting:

There aren't any screws on the GTI engine cover  :confused:


Quote from: Aparoon on July 23, 2009, 11:59:55 pm
I cant get my engine cover off and im pulling RIDICULOUSLY  hard!!!!!!  Any tips  :fighting:

Have you tried running the engine for one minute to warm the rubber mounts?

I also fine it easier to start on one corner and work my way around.
Title: Re: How the ****
Post by: john_o on July 24, 2009, 07:56:35 am
check out here http://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/index.php?topic=3598.0 (http://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/index.php?topic=3598.0) where others have had the same issue  :laugh:

where whiteGTI gave the following sage advise
or you can review   >> Removing engine cover GUIDE (http://www.swankmonkey.com/vw/jetta/2006/remove_engine_cover/)

Quote from: whiteGTI
Top right, pull upwards and towards the front of the car.
Then bottom right
Then bottom left
Then top left.
To be honest, after the top right is done, the rest come off so easily.
Try using a hair dryer and angle it underneath the cover - to heat the rubber grommits so that they enable the cover to come off easier.
Don't be afraid to break the cover, you do have to give it some force.


warm the car up and yank  :happy2: , use the force........
grommets will either stay attached to the car or stay with the filter housing, when you want to put it back on ALL the 4 grommets need to be back on the filter. Id also put some rubber friendly grease or other on the inside of the grommets so it slips on easily

good luck
Title: Re: How the ****
Post by: Aparoon on July 24, 2009, 09:32:52 am
Cheers for the replies, i gad read some of that before and thought you were all exaggerating ... how wrong i was :ashamed:
Title: Re: How the ****
Post by: Aparoon on July 24, 2009, 11:13:01 am
Done it finally, i tugged at the top right rather than pulling, it popped out quite easily today, fitted my vwr panel filter too  :jumpmove:
Title: Re: How the ****
Post by: Greeners on July 24, 2009, 01:50:57 pm
Quote from: Aparoon on July 24, 2009, 11:13:01 am
Done it finally, i tugged at the top right rather than pulling, it popped out quite easily today, fitted my vwr panel filter too  :jumpmove:

Nice one!  :congrats:

It's much easier once youv'e done it once!  :wink:
Title: Re: How the ****
Post by: john_o on July 24, 2009, 02:21:59 pm
thats what I told the wife .......
Title: Re: How the ****
Post by: JPC on July 24, 2009, 02:40:50 pm
Quote from: john_o on July 24, 2009, 02:21:59 pm
thats what I told the wife .......
:congrats: :pomppomp:  :signLOL:

Title: Re: How the ****
Post by: Greeners on July 24, 2009, 03:27:49 pm
Quote from: john_o on July 24, 2009, 02:21:59 pm
thats what I told the wife .......

 :laugh:



 :booty:
Title: Re: How the ****
Post by: Aparoon on July 24, 2009, 04:08:05 pm
Whats peoples thoughts on runnin a stage 2 map just with the panel filter, surely i should get a bit more power  :rolleye:
Title: Re: How the ****
Post by: NB07 on July 24, 2009, 04:32:59 pm
Quote from: Aparoon on July 24, 2009, 11:13:01 am
Done it finally, i tugged at the top right rather than pulling, it popped out quite easily today, fitted my vwr panel filter too  :jumpmove:

nice one ive done mine today aswell with a little help lol  :laugh:
Title: Re: How the ****
Post by: Aparoon on July 24, 2009, 04:57:47 pm
Quote from: NB07 on July 24, 2009, 04:32:59 pm
Quote from: Aparoon on July 24, 2009, 11:13:01 am
Done it finally, i tugged at the top right rather than pulling, it popped out quite easily today, fitted my vwr panel filter too  :jumpmove:

nice one ive done mine today aswell with a little help lol  :laugh:


I thought i was never going to get it off yesterday, im very impatient too and had my filter sat there waiting to be put in and couldnt do it lol
Title: Re: How the ****
Post by: stealthwolf on July 24, 2009, 06:34:15 pm
Be careful as I've managed to break one of the retaining lug things on the engine cover. Not problematic but there's no way I'm gonna change the airfilter on that thing ever again.