I just had my oil filter housing/oil cooler replaced on my 3.6 Pentastar in a Caravan. The indy shop did a great job at a fair price..but they did not reinstall the foam pad that sits on top of the front bank of cylinders and under the upper intake. I can't seem to find any real good info on the necessity (or not) of this pad. It seems to be for either noise reduction or to keep the upper intake cooler (?)
I asked them to install it...and I kind of feel crappy about having them do an hour or more of work for free.
I replaced my plugs last Spring (and I also forgot to reinstall the pad so I had to pull the intake off, again, and install the pad) so I know exactly what's involved in doing this.
So is the pad necessary? Does it affect anything if it's not there? I'm guessing all will be fine without the pad...but it was installed theref from the factory for a reason..so what would you guys do?
I asked them to install it...and I kind of feel crappy about having them do an hour or more of work for free.
I replaced my plugs last Spring (and I also forgot to reinstall the pad so I had to pull the intake off, again, and install the pad) so I know exactly what's involved in doing this.
So is the pad necessary? Does it affect anything if it's not there? I'm guessing all will be fine without the pad...but it was installed theref from the factory for a reason..so what would you guys do?