IDI cover

Mason · 05-18-2012, 03:28 PM

i wanted to paint my cover but im not sure how to take it off. i took out the four bolts but there was a bunch of other stuff connected to it and i didnt want to break anything sooo any advice?

jhubbz · 05-18-2012, 04:00 PM

2.4 I take it? Just unplug the 2 wire sets that lead into it. If you want to be extra careful about things, you can unscrew the coil pack housing. Although not necessary

Mason · 05-18-2012, 04:06 PM

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Originally Posted by jhubbz

2.4 I take it? Just unplug the 2 wire sets that lead into it. If you want to be extra careful about things, you can unscrew the coil pack housing. Although not necessary

yes 2.4l twin cam, i'll look into it tomorrow thanks !

jhubbz · 05-18-2012, 05:23 PM

I've been grinding all the paint off mine, and will just polish it up. no repainting. Any color scheme you are going for?

Mason · 05-18-2012, 05:45 PM

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Originally Posted by jhubbz

I've been grinding all the paint off mine, and will just polish it up. no repainting. Any color scheme you are going for?

not really. i went to canadian tire and looked what they had for engine paint and there was a poor selection of colors. it was between red gold or silver which it already was so i just grabbed the red. im just going to paint it red and then file the paint off the letters 2.4l twin cam

[ion] C2 · 05-18-2012, 05:50 PM

lol all you do is push the plastic bump by where the plug connects to the cover on the driver's side and unplug the harness

File it off the ribs too, comes out nice.

antos360 · 05-18-2012, 11:39 PM

i can powder coat the idi cover as well, have a few colors..could do it cheap.i like to powdercoat it all then sand the ridges and letters back to alluminum...looks good and lasts longer then paint.

antos360 · 05-18-2012, 11:40 PM

love the high output covers..wish i had one...prettty jealous!

Papa Rad17 · 05-19-2012, 12:44 AM

I love c2's set up

xXManwhoreXx · 05-19-2012, 12:46 AM

Shits dirty though... Fast but dirty

Oldsman · 05-19-2012, 12:36 PM

Or you could do.......

Mason · 05-19-2012, 02:53 PM

still never got around to it as i worked today, maybe tomorrow

however i mustve messed something up whn i tried to take it off before looking how to do it properly because my rpms will randomly drop about 500 and my trac off light wil flick, also my engine light is on

Papa Rad17 · 05-19-2012, 05:03 PM

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Originally Posted by Oldsman

Or you could do.......

Oldsman · 05-19-2012, 06:35 PM

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Originally Posted by Mason

still never got around to it as i worked today, maybe tomorrow

however i mustve messed something up whn i tried to take it off before looking how to do it properly because my rpms will randomly drop about 500 and my trac off light wil flick, also my engine light is on

is one of the boots off the coil pack? if you tried to take it off and pulled the 4 bolts and pulled the plug for the ignition module and tried pulling it out but couldn't get it and decided to put it back together this might have happened.

Mason · 05-19-2012, 06:48 PM

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Originally Posted by Oldsman

is one of the boots off the coil pack? if you tried to take it off and pulled the 4 bolts and pulled the plug for the ignition module and tried pulling it out but couldn't get it and decided to put it back together this might have happened.

i feel as if i should search it insted of looking like an idiot but whats a coil pack? i know nothing technical about cars i just engine making mine look nice >.>

Mason · 05-19-2012, 07:02 PM

pretty much found my problem thanks to you saying coil pack :P

a little searching goes a long way

http://www.freeengineinfo.com/car-wont-go-it-shakes.htm

jhubbz · 05-20-2012, 12:09 AM

Instead of having spark plug wires coming from a coil pack from somewhere else in the engine bay, they put it right under the IDI cover, hence why they call it "Integrated Direct Ignition". The coil packs shoot straight down through the boot and to the spark plug.

zearchyo · 05-20-2012, 10:24 AM

oldsman love ur engine bay dude