Engine Undershield
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boristhespie
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Old-Guy
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- My Cars: 2011 Grand C4 Picasso VTR+ 1.6HDi in Kyanos Blue
1995 Xantia Estate SX 1.9TD in Vert Vega "The Green Lady" - now owned by XanTom
1998 Xantia 2.1 VXD Estate in Mauritius Blue - R.I.P. (terminal tin-worm) - x 17
Last week I came across another compelling reason for (re-)fitting engine under-trays:
04 plate Vauxhall Combo van sent for a service; lower front part of sump is seen to be badly corroded with an oil weep, mechanic pokes with finger, lump of rust falls off - oil all over workshop floor!
One more pot-hole or speed-bump and the engine would have been wrecked!
This is a well-known and common problem with the 1.7D engine in Combos and Astras. Vauxhall don't fit an undertray so the front face of the sump gets salt-blasted every winter. New sumps are readily available and 'only' about £90, but the killer is the 4 hours labour to fit; (well-rusted) front exhaust section to get off then gearbox out.
Maybe Xantia sumps are thicker and/or less vulnerable, but I'm not prepared to risk the experiment.
Guy
04 plate Vauxhall Combo van sent for a service; lower front part of sump is seen to be badly corroded with an oil weep, mechanic pokes with finger, lump of rust falls off - oil all over workshop floor!
One more pot-hole or speed-bump and the engine would have been wrecked!
This is a well-known and common problem with the 1.7D engine in Combos and Astras. Vauxhall don't fit an undertray so the front face of the sump gets salt-blasted every winter. New sumps are readily available and 'only' about £90, but the killer is the 4 hours labour to fit; (well-rusted) front exhaust section to get off then gearbox out.
Maybe Xantia sumps are thicker and/or less vulnerable, but I'm not prepared to risk the experiment.
Guy
2011 Grand C4 Picasso VTR+ 1.6HDi in Kyanos Blue
1995 Xantia Estate SX 1.9TD in Vert Vega "The Green Lady" - after 11 years now owned by XanTom
1998 Xantia 2.1 VXD Estate in Mauritius Blue - R.I.P. (terminal tin-worm)
1995 Xantia Estate SX 1.9TD in Vert Vega "The Green Lady" - after 11 years now owned by XanTom
1998 Xantia 2.1 VXD Estate in Mauritius Blue - R.I.P. (terminal tin-worm)