engine cover, how do i..

[chris060685]

my brother has a ibiza, 1.2 think its a 53 reg and theres a plastic cover on top of the engine, cant see where to remove it, anyone know how to?

 

[stoneyfordNI]

any visible screws etc , i know the diesel ones just lift straight up ,

 

[chris060685]

cant see any screws when i try and lift it the whole engine moves, felt round the edges and nothing! weird, or im just dumb and theres an easy solution????

 

[gazjones]

pull it upwards if its been off a few time before it will come off pretty easy but if its not been of much it will take a bit of a pull! dont be worried they are thick and pretty solid! they are sat in studs and the cover has holes made of rubber that gripp the stud!

 

[chris060685]

cool, cheers mate ill yank it off later, reason for this is were trying to fit an air filter on it, hes only had it like a month, dont even know where the airbox is untill we get the cover off, anyone know the inlet diameter to put an air filter on? 1.2l ibiza 53 reg?

 

[gazjones]

cant remember but the filter is housed ion the cover! if you look at the back of the cover you will see it slipps into a tube into the throttle body you just atatch hose to this and have the filter on the end of the hose basically!

 

[chris060685]

cool ill giv it ago tommz, so whats ur ibiza fr like??? i was gonna get the cupra,but went for a clio 182 in the end

 

[gazjones]

great pretty fast i must say shocks a few people!! i went from the 1.2 to the fr and wow the difference is fantastic its now faster than the cupra but dont know what its like to the clio 182

 

[chris060685]

what bhp is it mate??

 

[chris060685]

if uv had it chipped its prob faster than the 182

 

[gazjones]

says in my sig but bhp is aorund 215 maybe 220

 

[MattMK4IC]

You d have a 182 easy!!!

I pull away from my mate easily she has an 05 plate 182.

I have the same mods as you less the zorst.......thats if ur still at stage 1 map.

 

[gazjones]

you running revo stage two?

 

[MattMK4IC]

you running revo stage two?

No edited between u postin sorry mate

No i runnin stage 1.

your runnin more than 220bhp surely!!!!

 

[gazjones]

i really dont know what its running they would be the minimum figures i would say cant say if feels 15 bhp better than stage 1 but other mods have been done one at a time so gradually got better will have to wait till next rr day to find out. got stage two the other week

 

[MattMK4IC]

whats your 1/2 mile time??

 

[gazjones]

not done anything like that yet going to santa pod on the 3rd sept so will know my 1/4 mile time then!

 

[MattMK4IC]

You not going to E 38 then??

I d love to compare my car to yours to see the difference betweenstage 1 and 2 over the 1/4.

 

[gazjones]

where is that and when? see you have a red cupra looks great in red!

 

[MattMK4IC]

I love this car the best one i have had........................and i change my car alot this is the longest i have had a car for a long time..............

Edition 38 is at Overstone Park just off J15 of the M1