Rubber flap/cover in front of top pulley...removable?
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Right near the front-middle of my engine bay I noticed a few tiny bits of shredded rubber, on the pulley and intake plumbing. On closer look, some sort of a rubber "flap/cover" is coming into contact with the top engine pulley.
I removed it (it was chewed up some) and cleaned the area up and everything looked good.
Anyone else had this and is there any reason to get a new one or put it back on (moisture, heat protection etc) or is it pointless?
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Thoughts?
I removed it (it was chewed up some) and cleaned the area up and everything looked good.
Anyone else had this and is there any reason to get a new one or put it back on (moisture, heat protection etc) or is it pointless?
In this general area:
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Thoughts?
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Here's a picture of the flap that I removed in case this clears anything up:
![](http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a102/DarkForceJackal/DSC01780.jpg)
![](http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a102/DarkForceJackal/DSC01781.jpg)
It looks as though maybe it came loose at the bottom and the fans blew it toward the pulley??
Not sure!
![](http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a102/DarkForceJackal/DSC01780.jpg)
![](http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a102/DarkForceJackal/DSC01781.jpg)
It looks as though maybe it came loose at the bottom and the fans blew it toward the pulley??
Not sure!
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im pretty sure its just for sound proofing, hard to tell because i cannot see exactly where it came from. dont quote me on that one though. so you will be fine without it no matter what i would guess.
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