Just an FYI regarding the plastic engine cover.

MINNOW · 10-25-2007, 02:06 PM

So does this engine cover just "pop" off, or are those screwheads functional?
I remember reading an older post about removal of the cover and the screwheads were aesthetic and non-functional.
Curious as one needs to remove the cover to change plugs, yes? (Not that the plugs will need changing for many moons...) (and those back plugs must be a beeoch to change...)

baja2013 · 05-21-2019, 10:17 AM

I would like to remove mine just to see what is underneath. Is it easy to do? Is it held in place with pins, front and back. This is a 2019 x5 40i 3.0l engine. Thanks.

TheMidnightNarwhal · 05-21-2019, 10:20 AM

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Originally Posted by baja2013

I would like to remove mine just to see what is underneath. Is it easy to do? Is it held in place with pins, front and back. This is a 2019 x5 40i 3.0l engine. Thanks.

You're in the wrong forum bud haha

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MINNOW Current E90 Fetishist 4 Rep 246 Posts Drives: '07 323i / '04 MINI Cooper Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Edmonton, Alberta iTrader: (0)	So does this engine cover just "pop" off, or are those screwheads functional? I remember reading an older post about removal of the cover and the screwheads were aesthetic and non-functional. Curious as one needs to remove the cover to change plugs, yes? (Not that the plugs will need changing for many moons...) (and those back plugs must be a beeoch to change...)
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baja2013 Registered 0 Rep 4 Posts Drives: X5 Join Date: May 2019 Location: New England iTrader: (0)	I would like to remove mine just to see what is underneath. Is it easy to do? Is it held in place with pins, front and back. This is a 2019 x5 40i 3.0l engine. Thanks.
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