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Engine cover - not on all vehicles ?‍♀️ so the dealer tells me , is this posibly true

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Hey all,

So I have the 21-JTR, daughter has the 22-JL Overland
I couple of months ago we had both hoods opened in the driveway, it was screamingly obvious that the JT had an engine cover and the JL did not

Assuming it was left of when the dealership did the last service, we called them up, they said they had pone in the workshop and next time we were coming in they could chuck it on. So when we dropped it in they advised it didn't fit and they would have to order a replacement as it was their fault.

A few weeks on and they called, the engine cover is in so I dropped in this morning
Of course this one doesn't fit either
After some "polite" to and fro they check the VIN number and advise that this vehicle never had one from factory, and doesn't have the brackets on the manifold for one. And then try to convince me that randomly some of them just don't have the engine covers.
I challenged this and the dealer has raised a case with Jeep Australia to confirm if there is a data mix up or in fact the vehicle never got one off the assembly line.
Being an overseas model I know it could be different
But has anyone else heard of this ?
Do you all have engine covers ?

We checked another JL in the dealers sale yard and , dam , that bloody JL didn't have one either

So I expect a response from the case with Jeep Australia Monday /Tuesday, trying to work out whether I argue this further with the dealer

and of course you get a pic of the two cars, (always end a post with a photo lol)

Jeep Gladiator Engine cover - not on all vehicles ?‍♀️ so the dealer tells me , is this posibly true 1700180246872


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It's a fact. Not all JL's came with an engine cover. If I remember right, it was either 2019 or 2020 when they started leaving them off.
 

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Cool, Thanks all
Didn't make sense but is what it is

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My October 21 build 2021 JTR has one.
 

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Oct 21 build here. My cover went to the trash 1st thing.
 

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Engine cover? Are we talking about the big flat black thing that you can lay tools on top of?
 
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Yep, big flat thing for tools, beer, whatever you need to put down at the time when the hood is open lol
 

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My built for me 22 Sport S put together in June 22 does not have one either. I discovered it in the identical way as the OP, doing a side by side comparison with a JL. My dealer was either a little more diplomatic, or may have gotten the straight story. At the next service I mentioned it seemed to be missing and they came back with the report that the engine shrouds were discontinued because they were causing overheating. It was’t clear if it was a gusher coming out of the expansion tank overheating, just getting too hot for engine sensors to function properly.
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