Wind Or Stone Deflector

[zd2006]

The wind or stone deflector under the engine has split. How important is this piece of PVC? I have drill a couple of holes and tied it back on to the undercarriage using a rope. At speed I can feel it warble. Am I better off removing it altogether? <_<

[spanners]

yer mate i would take it off its only to spot damage to sumpe etc but i had a brick hit mine and went straight thought it anyway ?? lol

[zd2006]

yer mate i would take it off its only to spot damage to sumpe etc but i had a brick hit mine and went straight thought it anyway ?? lol

Thanks for information. I suppose it is a risk I have to take :lol:

[Johndouglas]

If there wasn't a good reason for fitting the lower engine tray, why did Citroen bother? Maybe the reason has something to do with aerodynamics. Anybody else know?

[spanners]

it there to protect the sump drive shafts etc !! but if you see anything in the road just dont hit it ?? lol :lol:

[kfk]

I would hazzard a guess it assists with aerodynamics which in turn will assist fuel economy and perormance.

 

But more than likely it has nothing to do with that and is more likely to assist the vehicle in achieving noise level tests.

 

Most vehicles have to do a drive past at a certain speed and have a noise meter reading taken. The shield would reduce transmission and engine noise under these circumstances.

 

So do you need it......probably not, but make sure you have found a way to stop the inner wheel arches flapping around.