Cheapskate Caddy 4 Engine Cover Mod / Hack

Whitey · Post by **Whitey** » Fri Jun 23, 2017 12:35 am

Howdy folks,

A little tip / hack for Caddy 4 owners in need of an engine cover... you can of course buy a brand new one, I did this...

Bought a Seat engine cover with same pn variant

Flipped it over and gently removed the foam away from a couple of tabs

Hello... whats this?

Pushed out the Seat badge with a blunt object (in between the vw logo)...

Voila... oem without the cost, ok so there is no silver paint on the TDI and VW logo... I can live with that considering what i paid for it

Part numbers if you need them

PLEASE NOTE - This does NOT work for the Skoda version (the skoda badge is moulded like the vw version!)

audiobull · Post by **audiobull** » Fri Jun 23, 2017 7:01 am

Nice one. Good spot.
Ive just picked up a 04l103925 but it had Q at the end of the pn. Ill update if it fits. Had the silver vw and tdi.
Do i need any other fittings or simply push on?

Whitey · Post by **Whitey** » Fri Jun 23, 2017 10:13 am

Hey mate, should be fine with the proper vw version. You will need 2 x ball head pins for the lower end of the engine (top 2 are already there). Don't have a part number but it's 9 and 12 in the image (think they're pretty generic)

http://www.oemepc.com/vw/part_single/ca ... ng/e#sec_9

audiobull · Post by **audiobull** » Fri Jun 23, 2017 10:15 pm

Thanks mate.
I ordered them and the filler cap oul seal. Ill put the part numbers on in the morning when at the pc again.

Whitey · Post by **Whitey** » Fri Jun 23, 2017 11:14 pm

Anytime dude - glad to be of some use to someone - gained so much knowledge (and a huge hole in my pocket ha!) thanks to this forum

audiobull · Post by **audiobull** » Sat Jun 24, 2017 7:39 am

Part Numbers I went with were

Ball heads x 2 = 04L103164
Oil Seal Ring x1 = 04L133287

and the cover was part number = 04L103925 Q

I obviously have not yet tested these but will update to confirm 100% that they fit when they arrive. I ordered from https://cars245.co.uk/ but have just realised they are not actually in the UK

audiobull · Post by **audiobull** » Sat Jul 15, 2017 6:35 pm

Yes I can confirm those part numbers above fit. Do not buy from cars245 though. Took almost 4 weeks! Had no response from them on email either.

tweedy2K · Post by **tweedy2K** » Fri Jul 28, 2017 9:25 am

Very helpful thread - thanks a lot!

Cover ordered from flebay, ball heads and oil seal ordered from the stealers. Fingers crossed it all fits!

tonyhill · Post by **tonyhill** » Fri Jul 28, 2017 4:58 pm

Any pic of this fitted yet? so is the VW badge lurking underneath the Seat badge??

syrobs · Post by **syrobs** » Fri Jul 28, 2017 7:37 pm

Will this engine cover fit 2015 highline ?

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Dougster · Post by **Dougster** » Fri Jul 28, 2017 11:18 pm

Cheaper than what?

I'm about to detail my but don't have a cover.

tweedy2K · Post by **tweedy2K** » Sat Jul 29, 2017 12:09 pm

Mine arrived today! Fits great. Thanks for the heads up

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Whitey · Post by **Whitey** » Sun Jul 30, 2017 3:48 pm

tonyhill wrote: ↑Fri Jul 28, 2017 4:58 pm Any pic of this fitted yet? so is the VW badge lurking underneath the Seat badge??

Hi mate, this is the Seat version (badge removed)

Whitey · Post by **Whitey** » Sun Jul 30, 2017 3:50 pm

Dougster wrote: ↑Fri Jul 28, 2017 11:18 pm Cheaper than what?

I'm about to detail my but don't have a cover.

I got a seat one off ebay (delivery miles only so nice and clean) for £20 inc delivery. Think they're about £65 new

tweedy2K · Post by **tweedy2K** » Sun Jul 30, 2017 3:52 pm

Whitey wrote:
I got a seat one off ebay (delivery miles only so nice and clean) for £20 inc delivery. Think they're about £65 new

Good going that!!

Now time to find some nicer caps to smarten mine up. Maybe a plastic battery cover too.

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