Bits of 964 falling off?!
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My wife drove my 964 for a day and came back to report a scraping noise...it turns out that the rear part of the undertray had basically fallen off and was scraping on the road. I have since removed it, but was told it would cost me £1000 to get it replaced, which sounds like a colossal amount for a chunk of plastic. Does anyone know if it actually needs replacing (given that the car is garaged and usually driven in dry conditions)? Thanks
matthewc said:
Does anyone know if it actually needs replacing (given that the car is garaged and usually driven in dry conditions)?
AFAIK it's to stop the underneath of the engine getting mucky
S'pose if it can't be repaired to enble you to remount it, leave it off if it's a dry weather car
Leave it off!! (Assuming you mean the undertray that covers the engine.)
Specialists usually have loads of these floating around -don't buy a new one if you feel u really need it. In fact -there is one in the roof of my garage now looking for a good home.....
Specialists usually have loads of these floating around -don't buy a new one if you feel u really need it. In fact -there is one in the roof of my garage now looking for a good home.....
Edited by melv on Saturday 27th January 17:41
A number of us found that the exhaust valve guides wore faster than expected on the 964RS. This was traced to the rear undertray which prevented the heat escaping. Once these were removed, the heat could escape. My RS had covered just 23,000 miles when I buzzed the engine and thus had to have a top end rebuild. The guides were badly worn and were replaced as part of the rebuild. Needless to say, I left the undertray off.
I'm not sure how much of an issue it was with standard 964s though.
I'm not sure how much of an issue it was with standard 964s though.
matthewc said:
My wife drove my 964 for a day and came back to report a scraping noise...it turns out that the rear part of the undertray had basically fallen off and was scraping on the road. I have since removed it, but was told it would cost me £1000 to get it replaced, which sounds like a colossal amount for a chunk of plastic. Does anyone know if it actually needs replacing (given that the car is garaged and usually driven in dry conditions)? Thanks
Matthew, do not believe "basically fallen off" and can't help wondering what your wife did to break the undertray - speed bumps at 40 perhaps?
Suggest you might want to check the rear suspension as well!! A broken undertray might be indication of something else, i.e. you rear struts are feeling their age.
As for needing it- no however I have been told it does help keep the garage clear of oil spots
Andy
cerowe said:
Or this.
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Porsche
964ownerwithbrokencar-wifebeater-kit.html
Edited by Vesuvius 996 on Monday 29th January 22:06
You would be hard pressed to find a 964 here in the U.S. that still has it's sound attenuation shield still on. I bought one of the few and immediately removed it. While one could make the case that the shield keeps goo off your engine in inclement weather, the downside is heat retention in warm weather. Most agree the positives of removing far outweigh the negative. My understanding is that the shield was installed to comply with Swiss sound level regulations. If that's really the case, why all cars built would have them remains a mystery to me.
Bottom line-You're better off that it's off and to buy one is a waste of money and space.
Bottom line-You're better off that it's off and to buy one is a waste of money and space.
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