I've read many post on the process of actually painting the engine cover but I just looked at it and for the life of me I'm not 100% sure how to remove the cover. The back will pop out real easy but the front... I can tell that the oil fill tube most likely needs to be removed but can't figure out how to do it. Seems like there is enough movement that it may be held in place with an O-ring but I don't want to give it a good yank to find out that it has a key way in it and I snap the thing into multiple pieces.

I see that many people out there have painted covers, I doubt that all of you painted yours sitting on the engine... then again. Realize that this is probably a stupid question and if I played with it long enough I'd probably figure it out but... hey isn't that why we're all here, to help each other out???

Thanks in advance for any and all help!

 

LOL you are going to cry when you read how easy this is.

Instead of grabbing your oil cap like you were going to add oil, grab the whole tube, and twist that off like you would the cap. Now lift up on the engine cover, and pull it forward.

Done!

Also, put the tube back on so nothing gets in, or you can put the cap back on without the tube for the time being if you really wanted to.

 

yup, it's just that easy...

 

yeah i just took mine off to help my engine and S/C breath a lil better while its so freaking hot, sunny, and humid down here this week. mine just requires the top screw to be screwed off and then my oil cap has to come off, i can't take the whole tube i dont think so at least lol

 

Yeah, took me longer to read your post then it did to take it off. Could have sworn I tried turning it both directions... Guess I was a little apprehensize and didn't give it the effort required!

Now I guess tommorrow is a trip to the store for some Dawn and Fusion paint and an order for decals. Thinking from what I've seen online already... Black cover with reflective silver decals... maybe with the V6 being reflective red. Trying to pick-up the color scheme of the Monte Carlo SS on the outside of the car. Thoughts?

Once again thanks guys, appreciate your time to help "Special Ed"

 

Thoughts are that it will look really nice

 

X2 That sound like it will look really nice!

 

My hands are crying i cant get the tube off at all. It feels like the only way to to move it it to break it at the top.

 

Really? The tube should just twist partly and pull off just like the oil cap.

 

Sometimes I find I need to continue twisting the oil cap past the stopper in the tube. What this does is forces the tube to eventually twist and then lift the cap and tube as one assembly.

Since many people never remove the tube when changing oil, it's not uncommon for the o-ring on the tube to bond tighty to the valve cover.