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Is there supposed to be a dust shield


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Is there supposed to be a large dust shield that needs removed to change oil and filter on a 2014 edge 3.5? Mine did not have one and I bought it new. Changed oil on my sons 2014 Focus today and it has a large dust shield that covers the bottom of the engine compartment that we had to remove to even see the drain plug and filter.

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That shield is used for two things, aerodynamics and direct injection tick noise reduction. Doesn't have anything to do with dust. The 3.5 doesn't have DI so it's not needed for that and probably not close enough to rounding up to the next fuel economy label to make a difference for aero.

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