Thread: Which MB Engine Cover?
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Old May 5, 2015 | 08:42 AM
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Default Re: Which MB Engine Cover?
Originally Posted by James1549
The stainless steel overlays used to be on eBay all the time. I don't recall seeing them for long time now.

The cover that looks like this but is plug-n-play would come from an SLK.

The covers in the pics look like the 2 piece version. You will need the airbox, and front engine cover(for a v6). The same airbox is used on the v6 and v8 with different engine covers on the front.

I think this is the airbox you will need: 2003 Mercedes Benz C240 Airbox Cleaner Assembly 112 090 15 01 | eBay

Here is the v6 engine cover that took me a while to find for my car: 01 04 Mercedes C320 Engine Cover Nose Piece 1120100467 NL0028 | eBay

Others will chime in for a perfect fit with the correct part number.

James
This is partly true, the front nose piece you give is correct, the main housing is the wrong part I believe. It will fit but is about 1/2" too high and rubs on the hood liner and the paint is rubbed of the engine nose piece cover. There actually is zero clearance, the actual part does have clearance.
The numbers are in my PDF mentioned in the second post here.
The SLK 320 unit you mention is plug and play as you say but there is no benefit in using it. The parts mentioned in my PDF are the parts used to increase the airflow to the engine and more power. They are plug and play but will need the larger air filters, the OEM air tubes do fit but they will only fit tightly inside the engine cover holes. My PDF mentions the larger air tubes required to fit on the outside of the engine cover bore holes.

I had three of the wrong engine covers, they all fitted, they all rubbed and they are all in the local dump. LOL

Here is another post that mentions and shows the correct part.
A few years back this swap was discussed a thousand times, I found all the parts, fitted them and then swapped the car for an SRT.

If I recall correctly there is another engine cover that looks the same it ends with the numbers 95, it too is wrong.

Remember they look the same but some rub and look bad after a while when the paint wears thin on the tip of the nose piece.
 
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