The engine bay is the enclosed cavity in a vehicle chassis designed to hold the engine and its immediate accessories, such as the radiator, battery, and fluid reservoirs. It is engineered with structural hard points for motor mounts and crumple zones to absorb impact energy during a collision.
Heard on the job
We need to pull the motor because there's absolutely no room in this engine bay to do the timing chain in the car.
Also heard as
- engine compartment