Help/advice needed please :)

[Clioscott]

Hi,

I have an 04 clio sport 182 and noticed there was something hanging down below the engine. So I decided to investigate... it felt like a black plastic bag/bin liner that had become stuck somehow and so I pulled it. Only a lot more came out than I thought it would and I am now thinking its probably something that I need, I just have no idea what it is!
It is a large piece of foam that is covered by this black bag/bin liner stuff, some of it is ripped in places.
Any ideas on what this is? And whether I should be getting a new one asap?

It might be a coincidence, but since I pulled said item out of the engine it has been struggling a little to start on a morning. Is this something to do with it?

Cheers for any help, Cat.

 

[stevescort172]

You're not going on about the bottom engine cover a square-ish shape bit of plastic, if so theres four bolts that hold it in place.

I cant think of anything that might be like a plastic bag. Need some pics tbh

 

[Tony Hunter]

I would guess it's off the sump shield. 4 bolts take it off, pull the rest of the crap off, then put it back.

 

[Clioscott]

Hopefully this is a picture of what came off the car...

http://s1291.beta.photobucket.com/user/Cat_Rhodes/media/photo_zps30eb5f1a.jpg.html

It is not a piece of solid plastic, and as you can see is a bit battered so I am not sure if it would actually go back on the car. Also cant see anywhere that 4 bolts might have been.

 

[Tony Hunter]

That looks like the sound deadening pad that sits on the sump shield. It's only glued on, bin it.

It's the plastic shield that is held on with 4 bolts into the subframe.

 

[Clioscott]

Cheers, the solid plastic part is still there, this came from above it so has to the pad you are talking about. Do I need to sort out getting another one?

I guess it wouldn't affect the car struggling with starting on a morning at the minute then...

 

[stevescort172]

yeah i had one also and binned it when cleaning up. chuck it!!

you could get a replacement if you really wanted too.

 

[Tony Hunter]

No, don't need it.

 

[stevescort172]

cuz itz adds xtra wait ennit

 

[Tony Hunter]

Yes, when it's full of oil and sh1t.

 

[stevescort172]

Yh mine was, i wouldnt bother getting one just to let it get in that sort of state again.

 

[Tony Hunter]

Over £60.00 from Renault as well.

 

[stevescort172]

Over £60.00 from Renault as well.

srs.......thats a joke!!