Sump Guards

[S23]

Hiya, not sure if is in the right section but here goes . Does anybody know if there are sump guards available for a MK2 Ph2 DCi? Cause I hit my engine a reasonable amount and want to keep it protected really. Where can I get one, are they bespoke made or off the shelf style parts, how much do they cost roughly, and how do you fit them (is there drilling and special brackets required etc.)?

Thanks everyone

 

[Peter.K]

i ended up getting the lower sump cover, they're made of steel plate and are much stronger than the plastic ones.

can't give a part number but i'm sure someone on here can.

hope this helps

peter

 

[ben_r1]

How do you manage to 'regulary' hit your sump though?

Demon tweeks to a small and larger sump guard for the mk2 clio under their rally section.

 

[Earpl]

its quite easy when you dont live in a shity

 

[S23]

Had a look on the demon tweeks site and couldn't find it Will have another look later though when i'm not so hungover. ha. Found OMP ones starts at 177 upwards, and the other one I couldn't find in a Clio fitment. Umm, my car is lowered aout 60mm front and back on 14x8's with a 195/45/14 tire on them which is probably about 30mm less than the standard profile (taking into account the stretch). Plus my sump is only about an inch off of the floor anyway lol . Cheers for the link though dude! . I live in the country and the city, half and half. Ha. And speedbumps are the worst thing...them and raised man hole covers. haha.

 

[S23]

i ended up getting the lower sump cover, they're made of steel plate and are much stronger than the plastic ones.

can't give a part number but i'm sure someone on here can.

hope this helps

peter

Cheers for this man! Is this something that is actually availiable to buy from Renault themselves then?

 

[Mark One]

renault do an off the shelf plastic one iirc, never heard of a metal item. Don't know which of the above would be a metal one.

 

[James.f]

Had a look on the demon tweeks site and couldn't find it Will have another look later though when i'm not so hungover. ha. Found OMP ones starts at 177 upwards, and the other one I couldn't find in a Clio fitment. Umm, my car is lowered aout 60mm front and back on 14x8's with a 195/45/14 tire on them which is probably about 30mm less than the standard profile (taking into account the stretch). Plus my sump is only about an inch off of the floor anyway lol . Cheers for the link though dude! . I live in the country and the city, half and half. Ha. And speedbumps are the worst thing...them and raised man hole covers. haha.

Still dont see how your catching the sump tbh, mines decked and i can go up ramps/speed bumps etc etc with only bumper scrapes.

You can do your own sump guard if you want. Some rally boys around here just get a sheet of metal measure it to size etc then drill the correct holes for it and hey presto you have a sump guard

 

[Peter.K]

Cheers for this man! Is this something that is actually availiable to buy from Renault themselves then?

it's number 2, and yes i got mine directly from renault, it fits directly over the sub frame.

i'll take some photos tomorrow.

 

[davebem]

This is the metal one:

Or you might be able to use the plastic 172/182 one.

 

[S23]

Still dont see how your catching the sump tbh, mines decked and i can go up ramps/speed bumps etc etc with only bumper scrapes.

You can do your own sump guard if you want. Some rally boys around here just get a sheet of metal measure it to size etc then drill the correct holes for it and hey presto you have a sump guard

Just that low :rasp: . I dunno, can feel the stones hit my gearbox occasionally too, come up though the gear knob :S. Nah cheers for that dude, the homemade sounds gud. Although my handy work may not be so gud at metal. But it would be worth a try I guess

it's number 2, and yes i got mine directly from renault, it fits directly over the sub frame.

i'll take some photos tomorrow.

Awesome, will enquire about that then, that'd be cool if you could man. Is it the same as the one below? Does is actually stop the impact okay? Hmm, I don't think the plastic one will do the job TBH, it is getting quite a hammering occasionally. But thanks for the other idea, much appreciated. Didn't even know you could get plastic ones!

This is the metal one:

Or you might be able to use the plastic 172/182 one.

Awesome, the metal one does look cool . Looks quite sturdy as well. That will fit over a DCi I'm guessing? Will just be a little more room behind it?

 

[minisuper666]

i ended up getting the lower sump cover, they're made of steel plate and are much stronger than the plastic ones.

can't give a part number but i'm sure someone on here can.

hope this helps

peter

How did you fit the guard??? Where I live all non-RS clios came equipped with the metal sump guard, so naturally I went to the dealer's but they told me that the metal guard wouldnt fit the 1*2.

 

[davebem]

If you look at the rally car refresh thread in the projects section theres a pic on the first page of a home made guard welded onto the subframe. I dont know why the metal guard wouldnt fit a 172/182, im sure dialogies lists it for them, perhaps its something minor like the oil sump plug not aligning upto the access hole or something?

 

[Peter.K]

How did you fit the guard??? Where I live all non-RS clios came equipped with the metal sump guard, so naturally I went to the dealer's but they told me that the metal guard wouldnt fit the 1*2.

a little more detail here, can't comment as to why you were told it wouldn't fit.

Peter

 

[S23]

Cheers for the fotos Peter.K, looks good actually. Will enquire to Renault about one cause it looks pretty sturdy, and it would fit being a genuine product...well, as long as those holes are the same on the DCi that is. :S

 

[minisuper666]

Thanks for the pics Peter, that clears it up! LOL at the dealer's. How much was the guard BTW?