Plastic Tray Scrapping Floor Clio 172

[greggy50]

Hello
Random question but earlier today decided to do a highspeed run in my 172 on the way back suffice to say it was circa 145 indicated leptons. Anyway shortly after heard a scrapping noise and thought oh s**t anyway got home and noticed at the front of my car they is some plastic cover that is hanging down and appears to have cracked where it has hit the ground. Will grab a picture tomorrow but can only assume is just some sort of plastic cover to stop mud is fairly large located near the front passenger side wheel/engine. Is this important? Or can I just unscrew the one bit holding it on and leave it as it is...
Thanks
Greg

 

[Jonny1*2]

Sounds like the arch liner, nothing important really. Just stops crap getting into the engine bay.

 

[Fletcher]

Just remove it.

 

[Stephenx77]

Sounds like the same bit of plastic thats loose on mine, I just used a cabletie to secure it back in place.

 

[Ex-User (19928)]

145 leptons that's a good effort! Only have enough road round here to manage 130 magic beans.

 

[greggy50]

Yeah we have a very decent downhill stretch that allows a good rate of leptons to be reached on the A5 just past Tamworth on a flat road they seem to run out at 140 leptons on the optimistic leptometer...
And cheers everyone have removed it and looks to be some sort of protector from dirt for the floor will try and order a new one just for piece of mind from the stealers as this one looks far too fucked to try and repair.

 

[alex-avfc]

Alright mate, it's Alex. That sounds like your sump gaurd mate, held on by 4 10mm bolts. I'd try and pick one up second hand off one that's being broken on here, Renault will probably charge you the earth for it, even though it's just a big lump of plastic.

 

[t90_lle]

Same thing happened to me on a high speed run, thought I'd destroyed my car until i see the plastic hanging down :race:

 

[Christopher.]

Just remove it.

Is this now your answer to everything ?

But yes just remove it.

 

[slinky2000]

same thing happened to me the other day when I was 'in a rush'. I just zip tied it back up.

 

[Ralphizzle]

Remove it!

On the topside it holds a foam insert supposedly to catch oil/fluids...
(when i removed mines it was pretty weighed down with accumulated oil, sand and muc. Binned that foam piece and the plastic tray is lying underneath my removed engine cover)

 

[Tony172]

Sounds like the same bit of plastic thats loose on mine, I just used a cabletie to secure it back in place.

+1

 

[mitch1503]

yeah bin it.. i had similar happen to me once but mine was the little bit which connects to the bumper and undertray.. needless to say it smashed off and i just ran the car without that or the under tray

 

[EngineerD]

The under tray is there for aerodynamics as well as catching fluids, I'd leave it there!

 

[mitch1503]

The under tray is there for aerodynamics as well as catching fluids, I'd leave it there!

are bugger that better air flow to the sump to keep the oil abit cooler lol

 

[D1CKY]

The under tray is there for aerodynamics as well as catching fluids, I'd leave it there!

Aerodynamics ?
On a 1*2 :rasp: