Should this be movable ?

[beamer]

Checking car over in preparation for a long journey and noticed the solid metal part boxed in red in the picture linked below moves about just a bit ...

http://www.beamer999.f2s.com/841modded.JPG

Apologies for not naming it, I've no idea what it's called.

I'm not sure whether it has always moved so much, but I generally assume that parts under the bonnet (bar the obvious ones) should be pretty fixed

So firstly what's it called and secondly should it move at all or has some bolt or clip broke ?

 

[kully]

It your fuel rail guard and it shouldn't move ....... check the bolts

 

[BenR]

Its the fuel rail guard.......and no, it shouldnt move.

 

[beamer]

Hmmm, okey dokey. Cheers.

 

[DrR]

On an 06 plate car, shocking!

 

[Craig]

^^ i was just thinking that

 

[Neil G]

On an 06 plate car, shocking!

Yeah....someone must have been asleep at the factory that day

 

[DrR]

Lol i've worked in factories, i imagine that should have been checked by atleast 3 people + maybe a machine.

 

[Steviant]

One of the thread's sheared on my one. I noticed it, as it was hanging off about 10mm from the alternator!!!

 

[beamer]

Okey dokey. I've taken off the plastic engine cover thingy to find the following ...

http://img259.imageshack.us/img259/2882/dsc00343modmm8.jpg

I'm pretty sure, looking at the dirt around the bolt holes labelled A, in that pic, that some part is suppose to be held by bolts at A and hook under the bits lablled B. The last lot to work on this car were "the stealers" - fixing an oil leak at the cams - it wouldn't surprise me if they completely forgot to refit a part. Though looking at the way the blackish thin plate between the right-hand A and the next bolt along, seems to overhang, I'm wondering if they couldn't fit whatever is suppose to be there. What does surprise me is that I haven't noticed the knocking noise, it seems to lead to, until now.

Does anyone have an under bonnet pic, without the plastic cover, that I can compare to ?

Also, while I'm there - the bolt hole labelled C - anyone have anything attached to that ?

PS : For those who commented that it was shocking to have such probs on an 06 plate - the first picture was nabbed from Google Images, as my phone camera was bust. These cars are badly put together, but not that badly

 

[davebem]

It looks normal to me mate. Just make sure you tighten the fuel rail guard back up.

pic: (ignore the arrow).

 

[DrR]

LOL Numpy the holes labelled "A" are where the engine cover screws go.
Nothing goes under those hook things on my car.

 

[fUbAr]

that looks fine from that picture.

the engine cover that you just removed bolts into the holes above the fuel rail guard lol :lolup:

 

[A13EX F Trophy No70]

the bolts for the fuel guard are at the front of it you will need a long reach socket to get to them

 

[DH_GTI]

10mm iirc could be wrong

 

[john182rs]

10mm and a 13mm socket soould do it.