Engine Covers
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Engine Covers
Hey everyone. I was hoping someone can explain this to me. During my search for a GS3 model, I noticed that the 2000 GS3 had engine covers and 1999 did not. If they are supposed to have the same engines, why did the 2000 come with the cover? Just wondering, because if that is the case, can we take the engine cover from a 2000 and put it on the '99? Also the engine cover dress the engine a little bit more. Thanks for all your help.
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I looked into the same thing back when the 2000 GS300's came out. In short, the 2000+ engine cover for the GS300 will not easily work on the 1999 GS300.
I actually bought the engine cover from my local dealer. The parts guy said it should fit no problem. So I went ahead and special ordered it, along with all necessary mounting hardware. When I got it home, I tried to put it on and found out that:
1) the engine cover has 4 mounting points
2) the cover over the spark plugs has the necessary holes for two of the mounting bolts, cool
3) the intake manifold does NOT have the necessary holes for the other two mounting bolts, not so good
The only option would then be to replace my intake manifold with one from a 2000+ GS300. At this point I didn't bother to ask how much because I had a feeling that it was going to be expensive (the cover itself was like $150, if I remember right).
Luckily for me two things came out of it:
1) I was able to get a refund because the parts guy admitted that he was wrong, and that it would be too costly to mod my car to get it to mount
2) my front RMM strut-tower brace would not have fit if the cover did fit due to the tight clearance
I actually bought the engine cover from my local dealer. The parts guy said it should fit no problem. So I went ahead and special ordered it, along with all necessary mounting hardware. When I got it home, I tried to put it on and found out that:
1) the engine cover has 4 mounting points
2) the cover over the spark plugs has the necessary holes for two of the mounting bolts, cool
3) the intake manifold does NOT have the necessary holes for the other two mounting bolts, not so good
The only option would then be to replace my intake manifold with one from a 2000+ GS300. At this point I didn't bother to ask how much because I had a feeling that it was going to be expensive (the cover itself was like $150, if I remember right).
Luckily for me two things came out of it:
1) I was able to get a refund because the parts guy admitted that he was wrong, and that it would be too costly to mod my car to get it to mount
2) my front RMM strut-tower brace would not have fit if the cover did fit due to the tight clearance
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