[Guide] Underside Engine Cover + Fitting Kit -- How I Done It --

[Pauly]

Great video mate

 

[andys]

Here we go the wait is over - all the answers here. . . . . . . @Pauly

This time is a video =]

This is great, you need to make more how-to videos!

 

[Dellmassive]

Thank you.

if you like it have a look at the Carista vid:

Carista . . . . . .
Carista - How I Done It -


and painting callipers vid:

Fancy A Bit Of Red Calipers This Week . . . . Caliper/brake Painting?
Dropbox - T6 Caliper Painting.wmv



and keep tabs on the How-I-done-it page for more great VW T6 stuff . . .

Dellmassive`s -- "how I Done It" -- Thread

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[Dilbert]

Hi @Dellmassive Just wanted to follow up on your experience with the engine under tray now that you have had it on for a few months. Has it been OK? Any issues with this particular one from Poland?

Cheers.

 

[Ads_Essex]

Hi @Dellmassive Just wanted to follow up on your experience with the engine under tray now that you have had it on for a few months. Has it been OK? Any issues with this particular one from Poland?

Cheers.

I can’t speak for others but I bought mine from the same place and it’s still on, over a year later

 

[Dellmassive]

It's great, love it. No problems at all.

And much cheaper than OEM and others..... so I fully recomend it.

 

[Base1388]

What he said !!
lol

very very happy with it too

 

[Dilbert]

Thanks for the replies chaps.

Glad to see people emotionally attached to their under trays!

 

[Pete C]

Fitted this to our van this weekend. As mentioned elsewhere, very simple to fit, even without the van raised. I would recommend getting some oil into the threads that the bolts screw into in advance, as not surprisingly, they can get filled with crud etc. I also got plenty of grease in there to make sure the bolts come out easily for an oil change.

Pete

 

[James1000]

I think this was only about £70 and it looks much better, in my opinion -

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Does this affect temperature? Is there a reason it’s not a factory fit?

 

[James1000]

Here we go the wait is over - all the answers here. . . . . . . @Pauly

This time is a video =]

Good video - can you confirm the technical term at 0:57?

 

[catfood12]

Received mine from the 'bay this week. Fits like OEM. I'm astonished they don't come as standard. Every new car for the past decade has undertrays - even my old mum's Chevy Matiz !

Ten minute job to fit. I chased the captive nuts out with a tap. I can just imagine those coming loose in the subframe in years to come, and having to drill them out. Some copaslip on the bolts too.

 

[Dilbert]

I'm astonished they don't come as standard.

Interestingly VW say that the premature failure of the Auxiliary drive belt and tensioner are down to dust and grit getting up in around them. VW's solution is £300+ of smaller shields that fit either side.

I will stick to the ~£57 full undertray which is also now fitted.

 

[Shaun Witts]

Also fits fine on my TSI (as expected - but there was still a bit of doubt...).

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/VW-Transporter-T5-Caravelle-Multivan-Under-Engine-Cover-Undertray-Fitting-Kit-/322581500319

 

[James1000]

Out of interest has anyone put theirs into VW for a service with it on?

 

[Dellmassive]

Mines been

Out of interest has anyone put theirs into VW for a service with it on?

Mines been in for its 1st oil service....

1st real service coming soon....

Be interesting to see the report video they email too you.....

They should remove the cover for the full inspection.

 

[Salty Spuds]

Interestingly VW say that the premature failure of the Auxiliary drive belt and tensioner are down to dust and grit getting up in around them. VW's solution is £300+ of smaller shields that fit either side.

I will stick to the ~£57 full undertray which is also now fitted.

Dunno if I got lucky, but my van came complete with full underbody trays from the factory. I’d assumed it was standard fitment.

 

[catfood12]

Out of interest has anyone put theirs into VW for a service with it on?

Mine was in recently for warranty work on the tensioner. Oh the irony.

I left the cover on, they must have had it off for the work. I checked it had been replaced with all of the bolts when I got back home. All good apart from a small patch of oil on the inside and on the bottom of the bell housing has appeared since I bought the van. From other threads this looks like oil through the DMF bolts issue...

 

[Spaghetti]

Bought mine today from the same seller.

After driving through the Cairngorms under a yellow rain warning, it made me think of it again...

 

[Markymark]

Van went in for service yesterday and they took the tray off to change oil. Found a leaking oil seal so replaced it under the warranty. Van gone out for test drive then they will fit that tray back once checked all is ok. Never noticed the oil leak but I guess that was because the tray caught it.