DIY Car Maintenance with function over finesse!!

[myglaren]

That's to give it more beans.

[Paul-R]

1.3 Marina? With single circuit brakes, no less.

[mickthemaverick]

One thing I didn't mention about the strut top work on the C4 was that the sound/heat insulation down the back of the engine had to be removed and it was in such a state that we didn't consider it worth putting back:

The originals bulkhead side up

However while driving down to Romford today I did detect a slight engine noise when going uphill so when I got home I dug out my stock sheet of proofing and got to work with the scissors producing these:

My creations engine side up

So if the engine undercover clips don't get here tomorrow at least I'll have something to frustrate me to death trying to fit them as designed!!

[CitroJim]

Good work on remaking the engine sound-deadening Mick I have two of your original fixing 'trees' here

[mickthemaverick]

Pop them in a large pot with ph neutral soil, water them and wait till next spring by which time you'll have two buried soggy trim clips!!

[CitroJim]

Pop them in a large pot with ph neutral soil, water them and wait till next spring by which time you'll have two buried soggy trim clips!!

Not a forest of them then? Might be a solution to my garden dilemma!

[mickthemaverick]

The new insulation is in place so I can now declare the car is ready for Germany, although hopefully it will have the bright and shiny undercover fitted by then too!!

The edge of the insulation with the clips secured.

[CitroJim]

Magic Do enjoy a most excellent trip Mick

[mickthemaverick]

I decided to take the car down to my tyre man to have the front wheels balanced as it had shown a touch of vibration at around 68 mph. Sure enough both wheels were out of balance and after resetting them I took it up the A10 for a test and it is fine now.

Another little packet arrived this morning containing the fastenings for the undercover so up went the car:

Jacked till the car was level

I decided to have the car level to make alignment easier underneath otherwise the undercover would have tried to slide down and simply make it trickier to fit. That meant the ramps would be too high so I compromised with jacks and stands.

It took a while to figure out which type of fastener went where, but I got it sorted in the end!

Bright and shiny to improve airflow and hence fuel consumption, I don't think ground effect comes into it!

Now I just need the armrest storage box to complete the car, I'm told it will be here today!!

[CitroJim]

Magic Been an ideal day for a bit of spanner work...

[MattBLancs]

Sorry Mick, I think you are also missing number 5 on diagram here:
viewtopic.php?p=806674#p806674
(I.e. the front bumper's own under tray)

[MattBLancs]

Think this is an aftermarket version of it:
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/322843732888

[mickthemaverick]

Quite right Matt, but I'm not concerned about that. No potential drips on SWMBO's drive from the front bumper!!

[MattBLancs]

Quite right Matt, but I'm not concerned about that. No potential drips on SWMBO's drive from the front bumper!!

I thought you were sorting the under car airflow for maximum top speed when autobahn storming!

[mickthemaverick]

As a general tip, should you find yourself looking for body/trim clips etc., don't just jump on the ones for your car as I did:

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/145033013566

Have a good look round the market and you'll be surprised what good value you can get if you look for things that 'will do the job' :

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/176480967833

I was so impressed that I have ordered the Tucson set for stock!!