On Tue, 06 May 2008 22:06:01 +0200, Stef
<stef33d@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
>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:
>>
>>>
>>>"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.
At that point the under tray has had it. Just replace it. There's a
vastly better polypropylene one, from Alfa, that lasts years longer
than my original fibrous 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.
No..this is not correct. What it does is allow the car to sledge on
it. Except in a more severe case, this does protect the sump from
tearing, gouging and even denting (due to spreading the impact load).
Obviously, if you don't bottom your car out properly, you won't notice
it but particularly if you have a heavier engine (> 4 cylinders) I
wouldn't risk it - it's just not worth it.
--
Z
Scotland
Alfa Romeo 156 2.4JTD Veloce Leather
'Oil' be seeing you..
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