My girlfriend just purchased a 2003 Pontiac Vibe (base model). We were looking at pictures online and noticed that the engine usually has a cover on it that says "VVT-i" right in the middle of the engine.My girlfriend's car is missing this cover which is exposing what is usually under it which is 4 electrical looking plugs? (I'm not sure what to call them).My question is: is this bad for the car or dangerous in anyway to drive the car around with no cover over the top part of the engine? I've attached a picture at the bottom of this post to show the "cover" I am talking about.
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Just got a '03 Vibe....problem??
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CaliManDan
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Re: Just got a '03 Vibe....problem?? (CaliManDan)
I've attached a picture to show my girlfriend's engine to show you that the cover is missing and what it looks like under. What are those 4 things being exposed?
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Re: Just got a '03 Vibe....problem?? (CaliManDan)
You'll be fine. Those things with the wires are the coils for the spark plugs. The spark plugs themselves are under them.Go to your local auto wrecker/boneyard and see if you can find one. Welcome to GenVibe!!!
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Re: Just got a '03 Vibe....problem?? (CaliManDan)
welcome to genvibewe were talking about the engine cover recently, seemed to agree that it has three purposes- looks nice- provides some amount of engine noise quieting- keeps some amount of dirt and spray off those plug coils (on these cars, each spark plug gets it's own mini-coil, no spark plug wires) and out of the plug wells.it's not a serious must have, but at some point you ought to look for one when convenient and when you find one for a reasonable price.I always liked the Frosty (white) vibesQuote, originally posted by CaliManDan »I've attached a picture to show my girlfriend's engine to show you that the cover is missing and what it looks like under. On a different forum, we'd have all kinds of fun with that sentence
Re: Just got a '03 Vibe....problem?? (joatmon)
Unintended engine cover disapearance. There might be a recall on that. Have you reported it?
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