In alt.autos.alfa-romeo,
Zathras <webnewsgroup@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
> On Tue, 6 May 2008 12:59:54 +0100, "David A Stocks"
><dastocks@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
>
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>>"Charlie Money" <c_e_money@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in message
>>news:54cf0161-21f7-44ee-bb62-321c61a9f3f5@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>>> I've got a 2005 1.9 multijet diesel sportwagon. The front end is
>>> bottoming out really badly, even on relatively minor dips in the road,
>>> with the front spoiler scraping worryingly on the road. Unfortunately
>>> it is out of warranty, as the mileage is very high (102,000 miles)
>>>
>>> Is it possible to get the front shocks reconditioned, or are they
>>> fully sealed units which can only be replaced? If they can be
>>> reconditioned, does anybody know somewhere around Bristol that they
>>> can recommend. Alternatively, are there any good aftermarket shocks
>>> that people know of?
>>>
>>It's more likely that the engine undertray is knackered. Unless you're
>>certain that there's a problem with the springs/dampers I would look
there
>>first. The solution for me (2000 2.4JTD SP3) was simply to remove the
>>undertray.
>
> This is *not* a good solution. Next time he hits the road, there's
> nothing between the road and the sump! My old garage pointed out that
> they had experience of this and it wasn't pleasant. "You need a new
> engine..er..that'll be..thousands.."
The undertrays get damaged when hit a few times. This causes them to
sag and have much less clearance than an undamaged one. You will scrape
the road much more often, even with good dampers. Removing the undertray
will get rid of that problem. The flimsy plastic tray does not provide
much protection for your engine. I have heard that removing it can cause
more wind noise and a tray will keep your engine compartiment cleaner.
Removing the tray will not solve the cause of it getting damaged and
will not help against hitting the front spoiler.
My 156 had such a sagging undertray that it hit the road on the
slightest bumps. Fixed the tray with a few strips of aluminium and fixed
the diving nose with a set of Bilstein B6 dampers. That really solved
it. :-)
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