97 kia sportage question

HI everyone, sorry for my ignorance, but what is the exact name for that thing between the radiator and the actual motor , its black and has stripes going sidways, the reason im asking is cause my sportage makes weird crackling noises when i start the engine but after 5 min of driving it calms down to normal. Thanks for the input.

Ps, here is a pic of a kia sporta motor

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Jaimito
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It looks like you're talking about the timing belt cover.

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hyundaitech

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