Engine Covers
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Engine Covers
I wanted to know if anyone has had experience with changing their engine cover on their C8. How difficult is it to do it yourself versus dealer. Also, has anyone ordered from American Hydrocarbon? What has been your experience.Thanks,
Juan
Juan
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From what I have seen it is not a very difficult job. The hardest part is transferring the plastic support clip that holds one of the metal lines from the old cover to the new. As I understand it you cannot buy just that clip since it comes with the hose that it supports, but I may be wrong on that one. There are several YouTube videos showing what i am talking about.
As you have found you can either buy the cover directly from GM, but it will not have the Corvette emblem filled out in the correct color. There are vendors like American Hydrocarbon who paint the emblem in (and can give you a lot more color options for the cover itself) and you will find several threads here where people have taken it upon themselves to paint and modify their own covers. It really comes down to how much work you want to put into it and what you think looks best for your car.
As you have found you can either buy the cover directly from GM, but it will not have the Corvette emblem filled out in the correct color. There are vendors like American Hydrocarbon who paint the emblem in (and can give you a lot more color options for the cover itself) and you will find several threads here where people have taken it upon themselves to paint and modify their own covers. It really comes down to how much work you want to put into it and what you think looks best for your car.
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From: Central PA
Hardest part is the little clip on the front and not dropping any of the four bolts down into the engine.
If I can do it, anybody can.
As said above, find a good youtube instruction video, watch it a few times, and go for it.
I used this one:
If I can do it, anybody can.
As said above, find a good youtube instruction video, watch it a few times, and go for it.
I used this one:
Last edited by drfcolt; Mar 20, 2021 at 08:21 AM.
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Here is one of the threads on this forum.
https://www.corvetteforum.com/forums...-finished.html
Fyi, best to use Google for the search and include this forum (corvetteforum.com) as one of the key words.
https://www.corvetteforum.com/forums...-finished.html
Fyi, best to use Google for the search and include this forum (corvetteforum.com) as one of the key words.
