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

[ShadowsPapa]

There's several threads on this - including a copy of the bulletin from 2021 talking about this change and telling dealers it's not a mistake and do not install one.
I know of at least 2 threads on this.

The change was late 2021 model year so late 21s and then 2022 won't have the cover.

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[JeepCode4]

My 22 Sahara JL didn’t have it and my 23 gladiator doesn’t either

 

[ShadowsPapa]

Guess no one read my post ?

 

[Sweetums]

Ford knows how to make a good looking engine with no cover.

Can they make one that doesn't drop valves? (Looking at you, Bronco.)

 

[Gvsukids]

Guess no one read my post ?

Now you know how I sometimes feel.

 

[Volt0]

Guess no one read my post ?

I didn’t see the other post. Can I used this info, to now cook a tin foiled potato on my intake manifold? ;-)

 

[JoeJeep74]

My 2021 3.6 max tow came with one, if the reason for elimination was due to overheating, should I remove mine?

 

[cranbiz]

The overheating sounds like BS to me. The 3.6L has had an engine cover since it's introduction 10-12 years ago. If overheating was an issue, it would have been eliminated years ago. If they said cost saving measure, I would believe that.

 

[tysongladiator]

Yea. They started leaving them off. They're pretty useless anyway. I took mine off about three years ago and never put it back on. I started using it as a holder for nuts and bolts. I don't know where it is now.

 

[Guns_N_Rosaries]

The overheating sounds like BS to me. The 3.6L has had an engine cover since it's introduction 10-12 years ago. If overheating was an issue, it would have been eliminated years ago. If they said cost saving measure, I would believe that.

Yeah there's no way. It's 100% cost savings. They calculate savings by fractions of a cent, so it's surprising it took this long for them to eliminate the cover. It offers a tiny fraction of extra protection, and slight sound deadening, if even that.

 

[Sweetums]

This is a pretty common thing, Nissan did it with the Frontier and Xterra too. The early model years had a nice looking cover over the engine so it was appealing in press photos; after about 4 years, that cover and the brackets were removed from production. The 2005 models also had a real temp sensor, but sometime in 2006 they switched to a simple "Too cold, okay, too hot" sensor. There's still a dial on the dash, but it only has three positions after 2006 because the sensors were cheaper and they could simplify the wiring loom by one wire.

 

[Lunentucker]

My best guess is they ran out of them due to the scamdemic and decided they weren't' important enough to hold up production.
I do not have a PDF on that.

 

[Wheelin98TJ]

Can they make one that doesn't drop valves? (Looking at you, Bronco.)

The 3.7, 4.7, and 5.7 made me wonder if Jeep could build a motor that didn't drop valve seats.

 

[Bluefalcon]

No cover on my '23 JT

 

[Hootbro]

I guess I am weird, I took the engine cover off my 2021 Gladiator and put it on my 2022 Gladiator.

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