All Things Mk5 > Performance Modifications
improving aerodynamics with OEM parts
RedRobin:
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At one time, due to this thread, I was seriously interested in fitting the OEM engine undertray 1K0825237P - Thank goodness I didn't! Had I done so I would not have discovered a minor leak from my DSG until a more serious and expensive problem had raised its ugly head. I keep a large piece of cardboard on the garage floor under the engine so I can spot any leaks.
I have to say that this undertray simply doesn't make sense from a maintenance point of view.
the bruce:
A couple of screws (like stock) and three bolts do not really affect ease of maintanence. :wink:
Of course you oil leakage unfortunately would have been ''hided'' by the undertray.
But I bravely don't fear a prob like this on my three year old Mk.V.
RedRobin:
--- Quote from: the bruce on September 13, 2011, 02:38:56 pm ---
A couple of screws (like stock) and three bolts do not really affect ease of maintanence. :wink:
Of course you oil leakage unfortunately would have been ''hided'' by the undertray.
But I bravely don't fear a prob like this on my three year old Mk.V.
--- End quote ---
....By the use of the word "maintenance" I mean the ability to maintain a car well by spotting and solving any problems.
A 3-year old car can leak a fluid for a whole variety of reasons - It might even be that someone didn't seal something properly. Personally I don't want any potential problems hidden. But each to their own priorities and preferences. :happy2:
the bruce:
Don't misunderstand me, Robin. :wink:
In your personal situation you took advantage of having no large undertray.
But there is never any 100 % safety to spot all issues. If I'd need this I had
to look under the bonnet every day or even better remove it.
Snoopy:
Im sure the leak would have found its way out of the undertray through the vents and marked the cardboard just the same. The way oil has a habit of finding it way as it does. Does DSG oil not stink like normal transmission oil? As i would smell it a mile away if it did even if its just a small amount. It imo would never get to a bad levels without it been seen from experiences of leaks in the past.
Taking the undertray off out 2005 leon to change the oil this morning showed me how much it protects the underneath of the car from the weather and corrosion as everything behind it is spotless like new. It also stopped the alloy sump been marked from the graze on the cover. :ashamed:
Any change effects something.
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