Excuse me if this is a stupid question, i own a 08 lx im guessing since that is the base model they ran out of Vtec covers or is it simply too diffirent of a motor? in short: where the hell is my cover?:thumbsdow

you mean the black cover that has the vtec emblem on it? You should totally have it on your engine even on the lx

LX's don't have it.

LX's don't have it.

damned honda 20k and i cant get a piece of plastic:dunno: later

Does the LX even have ivtec??

Does the LX even have ivtec??
:lmao:

Look at that...it is ivtec too...and there is the cover.

http://automobiles.honda.com/images/2009/accord-sedan/features/ivtec-24liter.jpg

The V6 sure is purrrty though...

http://automobiles.honda.com/images/2009/accord-sedan/features/35livtec.jpg

:lmao:

:(:(sorry im not big ballin' like you guys.

nothing wrong with the lx...its still an accord...

damned honda 20k and i cant get a piece of plastic:dunno: later

You can get the cover assembly for less than $30, as long as the LX engine has the mounting hole (which it probably does not, since it's a different engine.)

http://www.hondaautomotiveparts.com/auto/jsp/mws/prddisplay.jsp?inputstate=5&catcgry1=ACCORD&catcgry2=2008&catcgry3=4DR+EXL+NAVI&catcgry4=KL5AT&catcgry5=ENGINE+COVER+%28L4%29

I have the LX and it does have the mounting holes but I didn't come with the cover either. I just said screw it, closed the hood, and drove it. No biggie.

LX's don't have it.
I have an LX-P and I have the cover. That's very interesting, almost as though they were thinking, what can we leave off that these guys won't miss. Like the trunk lining that only comes with the V6.:dunno:

man that's stupid. The lx and lxp share the same engine but the of doesn't get a cover? WTF

^ Honda's trying to be cheap... :(

I know some guys on here are new to car buying, but ya'll need to get a grip.
All manufacturers have varyious trim levels.
ALL car manufacturers have them.
That's why an LX is cheaper than an LX-P, which is cheaper than an EX, which is cheaper than an EX-L, and so on and so on.

IOW, lower cost trim levels leave varying pieces of trim off.

No, LX PZEV Does come with a cover its the ULEV that don't come with cover.
K24 most definitely has vtec both cam angle VTC and intake hi/low cam profiles (all versions in08)

Also, is there some reason my cover says "SULEV" when my car is supposed to be a PZEV (sticker on the back door says so)?

If I had a K24 with that cover, the first thing I would do is take it off.

Engine covers annoy me. They hide leaks that you might see otherwise.

so to revisit this thread as a new owner of an '09 accord LX-P (ULEV): is it safe to say that it's perfectly normal that my car did NOT come with any engine cover (in particular a cover that would otherwise say "ivtec" on it)? thanks.

so to revisit this thread as a new owner of an '09 accord LX-P (ULEV): is it safe to say that it's perfectly normal that my car did NOT come with any engine cover (in particular a cover that would otherwise say "ivtec" on it)? thanks.

No, LX-P's should come with the engine cover. At least on '08s they did.

No, LX-P's should come with the engine cover. At least on '08s they did.

Only with the PZEV engine, ULEV no cover

ok, so ULEV LX-P (which is what i have), no cover (?) if that's the case, fine, but it does seem kind of ticky-tacky on a $21-23k car. the honda website page that shows EX features added to LX-P should include "engine cover" for the sake of truth in advertising.

ok, so ULEV LX-P (which is what i have), no cover (?) if that's the case, fine, but it does seem kind of ticky-tacky on a $21-23k car. the honda website page that shows EX features added to LX-P should include "engine cover" for the sake of truth in advertising. You have it wrong, the LX-P with the PZEV gets the cover, the ULEV does not, besides, get used to it. I added the trunk and hood lining and the car is much quieter. LX-P also only gets the 177HP vesion. The LX-S and all EX's all get the 190HP.

Well, since only the PZEV LX-P gets the engine cover, why the heck does it say SULEV on mine? Stupid.

Well, since only the PZEV LX-P gets the engine cover, why the heck does it say SULEV on mine? Stupid.Never heard of an SULEV, :dunno: however, your car may be an anomoly as only the PZEV version was to get a cover.

You have it wrong, the LX-P with the PZEV gets the cover, the ULEV does not, besides, get used to it. I added the trunk and hood lining and the car is much quieter. LX-P also only gets the 177HP vesion. The LX-S and all EX's all get the 190HP.

those liners really make a difference? O.O

Never heard of an SULEV, :dunno: however, your car may be an anomoly as only the PZEV version was to get a cover.

Well, my engine is the PZEV model according to the window sticker, state, and back window sticker. SULEV stands for super ultra low, so they either slapped the wrong stickers on my car, stuck the wrong cover on it, they don't have a PZEV cover, or stuck the wrong engine in my car. Ah well.

can someone with a lx or lx-p take a pic of their engine?

that was going to be my next question, since google has been unable to show me a picture of an engine that looks like mine, i.e., no cover. despite what ksills (and much thanks for your replies), i think we're on the same page: an LX-P ULEV does not come with that engine cover that says "ivtec." fine by me, but again, pretty cheapo on honda's part since you can order one any # of places for about $30.

additional info on trunk lid and hood liners welcome. i'd considered from time to time getting one for my '07 just because it looked so cheapo every time i opened the trunk (the hood not so much i guess, maybe cause i opened it alot less than the trunk). even ford tauruses at the end of their original run got trunk liners.

^ Honda's trying to be cheap... :(

ummmmmm uhhhhhh ummmm TRYING? LMAO I think they suceeded!

those liners really make a difference? O.O

The one in the trunk mostly just looks more finished, the one under the hood works quite well. :thmsup:

Same for me. I have a Lx-P ULEV and it doesn't came with the engine cover.
(ULEV stand for - Ultra Low Emission Vehicle) and what does PZEV stand for?
But in another hand, my car was manufactured in Japan: where the vin number start with the letter J.
Not that big of the deals that Lx-P doesn't came with the engine cover, But it does look nice with the engine cover.

Same for me. I have a Lx-P ULEV and it doesn't came with the engine cover.
(ULEV stand for - Ultra Low Emission Vehicle) and what does PZEV stand for?
But in another hand, my car was manufactured in Japan: where the vin number start with the letter J.
Not that big of the deals that Lx-P doesn't came with the engine cover, But it does look nice with the engine cover.

Partial Zero Emission vehicle

PZEV meets the same emissions standards as SULEV (super ultra low) but there aren't any evaporative fuel emissions and there is a longer emissions warranty (which answers my previous questions of the SULEV imprinted on my engine cover, the engine is still a SULEV engine but with some modifications).

Actually, I think the ULEV version of the LX does not have that cover...

i think we now all agree that the ULEV LX-P does not come with the engine cover on the base i-vetc (the 177 hp version).

next question: is there any reason that without that cover in place you could not or should not install a hood liner?

There was a TSB or an article in the Service News about Dealers ordering engine covers for LX and LX-P at PDI thinking that Honda mistakenly left them off. It tells the dealers that only PZEV LX and LX-P models have the cover, not ULEV.

There was a TSB or an article in the Service News about Dealers ordering engine covers for LX and LX-P at PDI thinking that Honda mistakenly left them off. It tells the dealers that only PZEV LX and LX-P models have the cover, not ULEV.

im going to highly doubt that one.

im going to highly doubt that one.

Why?

Why?

thats too specific, most tsb's are "VIN #xxxx thru xxxx are effected by this" and you honestly think that a whole entire line of honda cars just suddenly "forgot" the engine cover?

thats too specific, most tsb's are "VIN #xxxx thru xxxx are effected by this" and you honestly think that a whole entire line of honda cars just suddenly "forgot" the engine cover?I think you read his post wrong, he said that dealers were mistakingly ordering covers to replace missing ones which caused Honda to tell them they don't belong.

I think you read his post wrong, he said that dealers were mistakingly ordering covers to replace missing ones which caused Honda to tell them they don't belong.

maybe i am reading it wrong, i thought it said there was a tsb for dealerships to order covers.

Do these covers serve a purpose other than tidying up the engine bay? I took mine off just to see what was underneath and IMO it just tidies up the engine bay. Anybody else have a different take?

Do these covers serve a purpose other than tidying up the engine bay? I took mine off just to see what was underneath and IMO it just tidies up the engine bay. Anybody else have a different take?

they just make the engine bay look better.

they just make the engine bay look better.

OP here. I just wanted one, because i paid for a Vtec and i didn't see any reason why Honda left it off other then to save money. Honestly, It just looks better IMO serves no other purpose.

what im wondering is, if the header is different since the EX, and lx-s has a "tuned up exhaust" for the extra hp.

like for example the civic si exhaust manifold looks like this OOOO but ours looks like OO_OO. im wondering if the LX,LX-P have a different pattern.

Do you guys really want a picture of the LX-P engine? If three people vote yes in the next 5 minutes. I will personally go downstairs to my parking lot to take a picture for you guys.

i'd like to see it.

^^ lol... one vote? well I guess you do contribute to this forum alot. I'll go down in a sec

http://i142.photobucket.com/albums/r98/innovatedxflavor/Picture630.jpg

so my guess was wrong, its exactly the same :lmao:

what im wondering is, if the header is different since the EX, and lx-s has a "tuned up exhaust" for the extra hp.

like for example the civic si exhaust manifold looks like this OOOO but ours looks like OO_OO. im wondering if the LX,LX-P have a different pattern.
The head is the same and runners are integrated into head, the primary cat, down pipe and secondary cat are same so only thing different is muffler system from back of cat.

maybe i am reading it wrong, i thought it said there was a tsb for dealerships to order covers.

No, what I meant was dealers were trying to order them under warranty as they thought they were mistakenly not installed at the factory. I believe that it was in the Honda service news bulletin, but may have also been in a TSB. Honda was just saying they would not reimburse the dealer for ordering an engine cover, as they were never intended to be installed. I have heard of some without PZEV that say they have them installed, and it is likely their dealer ordered the cover thinking they were supposed to be installed. I did see a pic of one without the cover, and it does look rather bare and unclean.

^ Honda's trying to be cheap... :(


All asians are cheap...if they're worth their salt.

All asians are cheap...if they're worth their salt.

what does that mean?

All asians are cheap...if they're worth their salt.

hilarious.http://www.acurazine.com/forums/images/smilies/notfunny.gif

http://i142.photobucket.com/albums/r98/innovatedxflavor/Picture630.jpg Also, if you hadn't noticed, the battery for the PZEV engine is larger too, it's a 35 series.:yes:

All asians are cheap...if they're worth their salt.


hilarious.http://www.acurazine.com/forums/images/smilies/notfunny.gif

:lmao: Glad you got it.

You should all stop shitting your pants because of no i-VTEC cover and go balls to the wall with this guy...

http://i490.photobucket.com/albums/rr270/lockandload308/2532L.jpg

K24 most definitely has vtec both cam angle VTC and intake hi/low cam profiles (all versions in08)
That's correct, but just wanted to point out that's only on the INTAKE side. Many cars now have cam angle (aka cam phasing) on both intake and exhaust. And practically nobody uses dual cam profiles (aka VTEC) except Honda; too little benefit to even bother IMO.

As far as the cover, I ditched the one on my 6MT, and like it much better. And saved a couple of lbs as well :thumbsup:. Covers **** :D. Take care gang.

so, does someone have a without picture?

its a damn plastic cover who honestly cares?

its a damn plastic cover who honestly cares?

um the people who are posting in this thread