Plenum Chamber Cover Removal

[MultiplexMan]

I was giving the van a bit of a spring clean and wanted to clean the area under the windscreen.

I tried to remove the plenum chamber cover (plastic tray under windshield) yesterday. I took off my wiper arms and unclipped the single cable clip on the passenger side. The hard bit came when I tried to remove the actual cover.

The manual simply states:

- remove seal (rubber strip binding plenum cover with engine bay - easy as it is simply pressed on)

- lift water box cover (?) up on one side until clips in guide rail are released

- carefully unclip plenum chamber cover out upwards


I only appear to have a single piece of plastic in my van. I am assuming the water box cover and plenum chamber cover are one item.


I tried lifting it, sliding it and it only budged a couple millimeters. If I applied any more pressure it felt like the plastic would crack.


Has anyone removed it before?

[Sunny43.5]

Sorry cant help but if its like any thing the Germans do it could be that the clips are suicidal fitted once won,t go back again . I have experienced the worst side of engineers "great " designs and they suck big time . I fitted a sunroof to a new Amarok last week and spent nearly 1.5 hours trying to refit some idiot engineers "Great " designed interior grab handles back in . These guys seem to love making something that can only be used once , I won,t bore you with the full details except to say if I ever get hold of one of these guys I will personally show them how to fit these things inside their body . Howard

[MultiplexMan]

I think it is the German sense of humour showing.

It's like a constant game of chicken. Should I apply more pressure to release the clip - or will I break the trim and have to wait eight weeks for a replacement to arrive at incredible cost...

Are you veeling lucky?

I wasn't feeling lucky and simply blasted the area with water to wash out any crud...