Removing the engine cover - GreenHybrid

carolinacamry · #1 (**permalink**) 08-02-2009, 10:44 AM

Want to remove the cover over the engine of my '08 TCH so I can paint it. Does it just lift off or is there something else I have to do to remove it?

haroldo · #2 (**permalink**) 08-02-2009, 01:01 PM

With all due respect (and maybe I'm espousing my ignorance, or at least showing which side of the Mason Dixon line I'm from, but...) why?

carolinacamry · #3 (**permalink**) 08-02-2009, 01:59 PM

I saw another Camry on another site and the owner had painted the engine cover. I looked reallly nice. I had done this on my previous car. Since I attend a lot of car shows, its just a little extra to show off the engine compartment.

Old-Crows · #4 (**permalink**) 08-02-2009, 02:14 PM

Going for Tar Heel Blue and White are we??

carolinacamry · #5 (**permalink**) 08-02-2009, 02:16 PM

Well, I had planned to paint it white, but I'm liking the idea of blue.

haroldo · #6 (**permalink**) 08-02-2009, 02:50 PM

In Jersey, we like our engines with that oily black sticky gunk on it. As long as the engine turns on and the wheels spin, we're cool with it.

rburt07 · #7 (**permalink**) 08-02-2009, 11:53 PM

If you can't find any tiny plugs covering hidden hold down screws, then the cover may me a snap on type. If you have a toyota dealer nearby. You might stop in the shop and ask who the toyota tech is. They usually will tell you how to remove the plastic cover.

I have called the dealer and ask who the toyota mechanic is and may I speak to him.

I have become friends with the tech here in town.