Engine Cover Badlands 2.0 missing

Jess1

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FWIW, folks have a '21 Corsair w/o cover or insulation...
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Neither my old mustang or the Merc Mariner have an engine cover and havent had an issue with paint in the Texas summers...but I kinda like the idea of the hood insulation, I know it will be negligible but what does it weigh roughly, any idea?
 

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Neither my old mustang or the Merc Mariner have an engine cover and havent had an issue with paint in the Texas summers...but I kinda like the idea of the hood insulation, I know it will be negligible but what does it weigh roughly, any idea?
I'd guess about 2 or 3 lbs. It's not heavy...
 

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The benefits of the hood insulator I considered were:
  • Faster engine warm-up
  • Noise isolation
  • Increased hood stability
  • Fire suppression
I didn’t know about the last bullet until I researched the insulator. Apparently they’re designed to fall down and smother an engine fire. If the first three weren’t enough to convince me (Narrator: They were.) then the last one sure did.

I'm not sure whether the insulator or hood struts do more for stability; I have both.
 


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"Fire suppression"

No. It's an interwebz myth. Dating back before the interwebz...
 

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"Fire suppression"

No. It's an interwebz myth. Dating back before the interwebz...
Opinions on the Internet seem to vary. I couldn't find more reputable sources than forums and youtube to confirm or deny but I will say the parts guy at the dealership also claimed it is designed to smother an engine fire. I still think it's a worthwhile purchase for the other factors.
 

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That's just because even dealership parts guys can read forums and watch YouTube. Some of them even have channels on there. I'll believe it when anyone shows us a fire that was stopped by that happening, but it's probably more effective at filtering farts when used as a seat cushion pad.
 

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Fords used to come with both the trim cover and underhood insulation
The underhood insulator only comes on the 2.0L trims. The 1.5L and 2.0L trims used to each come with its own style rubber(ized) engine cover, but then became scarce, and now apparently no more. One online guy claimed it was for mitigating injuries to pedestrians in a collision. My guesses would have been for handling sound, heat, or both.
 


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Don't know if it's a bad thing or a good thing at least the mice won't have a place to make a nest
 

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Could sombody post a picture of the engine cover and insulation? And possibly part numbers ? I want to order asap
As my $40k new 2022 badlands came with out either. There is an officially bulletin on it.
such bullshit , all this connectors are going to get road salt in and corrode sooner or later. Bad show Ford .
FYI you can see plain as day the 2-3 post with ball heads for the cover.
 
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Dammit people! Now that I know about this, had to go look... and now it's going to bother me. Maybe I'll just pretend I didn't read this thread and go about my life... Ugh! I can't! :crackup:
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