Xantia Sump / engine shield

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49er_Jerry
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Xantia Sump / engine shield

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Whilst driving last night, the large fibre glass / flexible shield that protects the base of the engine / steering rack parted company with the vehicle. Inspection suggests that the mounting holes had failed.

Model Xantia Estate 1.9 TD 97 /98

Questions:
1. Is there an aftermarket source for these, or is it a dealer part. Just phoned my dealer and told they are £99 + VAT
2. Can the original be repaired adequately?
3. Does the part need to be replaced?

Thank you for your advice / opinions.
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Post by mezuk04 »

Am I right in thinking its just the big metal (?) plate that goes underneath the engine. Its called a drip guard or something similar.

I just removed mine, as it adds more weight to the car :D and allows suspected leaks to go un-noticed for longer and presumably would become tiresome removing and refitting when I do work to the Xantia.
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Post by 49er_Jerry »

Thats the piece, but it's not metal. It's a flexible fibre reinforce board or a similar material.
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Post by mezuk04 »

Ah, I believe that mine was replaced when I bought it with a metal piece, but I didnt like the idea of them personally in terms of leaks and access and it didnt take long till i had to be doing the next 5k service again.

I dont think its truely necessary to have it, I believe the only two reasons are for

- Minimising engine noise
- Objects hitting the engine from underneath but that can be the case with any car I guess and its not really a concern personally.
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Post by Kowalski »

Its also there for aerodynamic reasons, removing it will affect drag and cooling.

Whether it increases or decreases cooling is open to debate but my '97 runs perfectly happilly without one where as the '94 has one and its a pain to remove when the car needs working on.
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Post by NiSk »

My XM's have also had them - its a big sheet of fibreboard/plastic which is a pain to remove when draining oil etc.
However, it always gets put back just in time for the yearly equivalent of the MOT, since the testers are not allowed to remove original panels! (and it hides weeping gearbox and sump joints!)
And on the diesel (XM) it makes quite a difference to the apparent engine noise.

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If you haven't got one then good riddance. If you still have one fitted then chuck it away they are a pain in the a***e.
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Post by JohnD »

Since they have softish quilting on the top side, I would think it's there partly to reduce noise - rather like HDi's having one on the top side. When I had my Xantia I replaced all the holding nuts with large washers and wing nuts so that it could be dropped easily. Also the Xantia's shield was fitted with a handy little trap door just below the drain plug. Missing on all the later models.
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