Engine

1. An engine, comprising:

a cylinder head;

a wire assembly including multiple wire harnesses and a protector, the protector holding the wire harnesses such that the wire harnesses have shapes suitable to be routed;

a sound absorber; and

an engine cover that covers the wire assembly and the sound absorber arranged on the cylinder head, wherein

the engine cover is attached to the cylinder head in a state in which the wire assembly and the sound absorber are held between the cylinder head and the engine cover to elastically deform the sound absorber,

the protector is held in a state of being pressed against the cylinder head by a restoring force of the sound absorber,

the sound absorber includes a contact region pressed against the protector,

the sound absorber includes an engagement portion located at an edge of the contact region, the engagement portion being thicker than a thickness of the contact region, and

the engagement portion is adjacent to a side surface of the protector.

2. The engine according to claim 1 , wherein a part of the engagement portion that is connected to the contact region includes an inclined surface that is inclined such that a thickness of the connected part decreases toward the contact region.

3. The engine according to claim 2 , wherein the inclined surface is in contact with the protector.

4. The engine according to claim 1 , wherein the engagement portion includes multiple engagement portions that are located on opposite sides of the protector.

5. The engine according to claim 1 , wherein

the protector includes two side surfaces connected to each other, and

the engagement portion is provided at a position adjacent to a part at which the two side surfaces are connected to each other.