Engine Cover Insulation Material...

[iammooks]

The insulation material that's under my engine cover completely disintegrated when I changed the cambelt - it was like piecing together a jigsaw puzzle trying to use the bits that hadn't crumbled to dust.

When I do a search (both here and on other forums) the information comes up that people ended up making new ones using some sticky-backed heat shield material they found on eBay and cutting it to size and sticking it to the engine cover. The trouble is that the links to the material are generally dead, what with the threads being more than a few years old.

I've got a few quiet mornings, so was looking into doing this, but would really appreciate finding out what material people used, how thick it was and how much of it they needed. Links would be great, but if there are search terms so people who find this thread in a few years' time will know what to look for, that would be amazing.

 

[Gokiwi64]

https://www.ebay.co.uk/i/1218417284...ljmSmMtbOIpiD-seyd8LSqR-ULAKb3jRoCa2kQAvD_BwE

 

[chriswales6]

Yeah, the foam on my engine cover fell apart a couple years ago. Had to use a vacuum cleaner to get all of it.

This guy used normal sound deadening mats:

Was going to do the same, but haven't gotten around to it. Plus I like annoying the stuck up neighbours with the sound of my TDI early in the morning.

 

[iammooks]

https://www.ebay.co.uk/i/1218417284...ljmSmMtbOIpiD-seyd8LSqR-ULAKb3jRoCa2kQAvD_BwE

Thanks for this - it seems a lot thicker than the material I've got on at the moment - does it have to be 20mm? (it's more expensive than the other stuff too!)

 

[iammooks]

Yeah, the foam on my engine cover fell apart a couple years ago. Had to use a vacuum cleaner to get all of it.

This guy used normal sound deadening mats:

Was going to do the same, but haven't gotten around to it. Plus I like annoying the stuck up neighbours with the sound of my TDI early in the morning.

I've seen a few people say in threads just to get rid of it as it doesn't 'do' much, but seriously have you seen the diesel engine? Massively unimpressive...! I annoyed enough people with the months I had to run the tyre compressor for a few minutes with the engine on, not to mention the week with the car on stands when I got the wheels refurbished. A noisy diesel engine would be the icing on the cake.