Why is it nowadays automakers put plastic covers on their engines?

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Anonymous

when was the last time you were allowed to open the back cover of an iphone?

02/22/2015 - 02:19 |
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Anonymous

In reply to by Anonymous (not verified)

Can you explain how the two situations are analogous? Or do you just have a phobia of uncovering things?

12/06/2017 - 17:11 |
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Sam Newey

Because to them presentation > purpose

02/22/2015 - 02:30 |
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Ethan Mundy

To steal all the money’s

02/22/2015 - 02:32 |
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SirSlaughter

One of the main reasons is that due to all the new electronics in vehicles, there are a lot of wires, tape, and other ugly looking plastic bits underneath those covers.

They choose plastic because it’s cheap and lightweight.

So they cover up the ugly wires and tape with nice looking flat panels and stuff.

Truth be told I don’t mind. I don’t like my engine cover not being there. It looks pretty ugly without it.

02/22/2015 - 03:08 |
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Thats what I hate about new cars… Too much electronic wizardry…

02/22/2015 - 04:37 |
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Glen Knight

I really don’t understand. It’s under the hood most of the time, and in any case, I find this much better looking:

02/22/2015 - 03:32 |
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Beverly Hillbilly

On the Mercedes, all that plastic actually houses the air filters

02/22/2015 - 03:58 |
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Anthony F

To be honest, I would take this
over some fake looking plastic engine any day.

02/22/2015 - 04:36 |
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Anonymous

It silences the ugly sound of the Engine caused by the direct Fuel Injection letting the engine run with lean Mixture.

02/22/2015 - 04:37 |
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Dave

It’s for noise isolation.
On diesel engines, there is foam filling around all of the tubing so that the injector noise and vibration is as low as it can be.

02/22/2015 - 06:49 |
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