V70 t5 belly pan

[Orca2]

My 2003 v70 t5 does not have a belly pan splash guard under the engine , there are threaded captive nuts in the subframe but no under engine panel , should the car have a belly pan or is there a good reason e.g turbo cooling for it not having one.?
I could make one up in alloy sheet if it should be here.

[M-R-P]

mine's not had one since I got it and it's been fine :)

[V70 Graham]

mine's not had one since I got it and it's been fine :)

It's not your wife's car that needs a belly pan, it's her husband !

[T5RatherAmusin]

its mainly to keep road noise out the car....more of a diesel part

[ROZER]

I would say its more to keep the

water and all the salt from the

roads we have over winter , I had a

fiat work van with its belly pan

off over 1 winter when I did a

service on the van the damage

underneath was bad rust everywhere

I would suggest you get 1 before

are nasty winter sets in .

[T5RatherAmusin]

so y did volvo stop putting them on the petrol models?

[jdavis]

Mine has one. Neatens things up underneath.

[M-R-P]

Mine has one. Neatens things up underneath.

Mine's supposed to have a metal one but it'll just make it harder to work on the car so I just can't be arsed with replacing it.

[Orca2]

If this winter is anything like last one ,the roads up here will be salted for months, I think I will make one up from chequer plate alloy to keep crap out of engine bay , I just wondered if there was some reason like airflow round turbo why it should not have one, if it is optional i think I'd rather have one. It's ok for you soft southern bxxxxrds to run about all winter with your nether regions exposed . It gets seriously cold up here.

[ROZER]

If this winter is anything like last one ,the roads up here will be salted for months, I think I will make one up from chequer plate alloy to keep crap out of engine bay , I just wondered if there was some reason like airflow round turbo why it should not have one, if it is optional i think I'd rather have one. It's ok for you soft southern bxxxxrds to run about all winter with your nether regions exposed . It gets seriously cold up here.

my belly pan has air scoops in it which I think is right under the turbo.

[Harvey]

I got this still in its box,had it about 18 months I might get around to fit it one day.
Here the part number if anyone wants to price one up.

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http://i1168.photobucket.com/albums/r499/harveysr/IMG00409-20120611-1740.jpg

[M-R-P]

sell it to me Harv :)

[stephenevans99]

sell it to me Harv :)

No me....for a quid more ;)

[Orca2]

sell it to me Harv :)

Thought you couldn't be arsed.

[M-R-P]

sod off tractor boy, I called it first...

;)

[M-R-P]

)
Thought you couldn't be arsed.

bonnet bling mate lol

[Harvey]

Sorry chaps it cost me a lot of cash ! ,i think it was £15 or so,I got it from my local dealer he new I would buy anything that I could bolt onto my motor just old stock I think.

I could put in the boot when I go to Trax if anyone wants to draw around around it for a pattern ?.

[stephenevans99]

Cheers Harvey....pm replied to & payment sent :) Martin will understand :)

[Orca2]

I wonder if you get ground effect from these ? Had a 928 s2 for a while years ago it was
flat underneath and stuck like ££££ to a blanket at speed.

[Harvey]

Cheers Harvey....pm replied to & payment sent :) Martin will understand :)

Sorry remove my comment not very good taste.

[M-R-P]

Yea 1 gallon of holy water for my screen wash.

dude,, that's like using the Turin shroud as a chamiors

[Orca2]

Careful... Buddism riles on reincarnation you could come back as a cockroach or worse still a ford driver.

[graemewelch]

Cheers Harvey....pm replied to & payment sent :) Martin will understand :)

MRP BEWARE. HES DONE IT BEFOR AND WILL DO IT AGAIN. YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED. lol

[stephenevans99]

lol Graeme

[Cam]

petrols never had em only diesels noise thing bolt holes are there coz its the same subframe

[jdavis]

petrols never had em only diesels noise thing bolt holes are there coz its the same subframe
My t5 has one. Not the steel one just a thick plastic one

[Cam]

Maybe someone fitted it previously thinking it should have one ??

[M-R-P]

think they all had the plastic ones and I believe plodders were fitted with metal ones.

[Cam]

soz but no on both never worked on a plod one with a tray and never seen a petrol with one either

[jdavis]

No receipts for purchase in the thorough history so I'd take a guess that it had it from the factory. Will look under d5 tomorrow and see what that has

[Cam]

D5 should have one

[M-R-P]

soz but no on both never worked on a plod one with a tray and never seen a petrol with one either

interesting... I've worked on 2 petrols with plastic ones and a D5 with none at all lol

[stephenevans99]

My D5's got one...I'd just like a shiny metal one.

I reckon most of these are removed by mechanics and are forgot to be refitted afterwards.

[Cam]

The under trays are an accessory fitment for the petrol models and are not rec for the turbos or awd models . Presumably a heat thing ,

[LeeT5]

The under trays are an accessory fitment for the petrol models and are not rec for the turbos or awd models . Presumably a heat thing ,

Correct. However, mine has had an alloy one on it for over two years with absolutely no problems. TBH, i'd rather protect the sump which costs over £400 if damaged. Also, the alloy plates have cooling vents unlike the crappy plastic ones, which eventually go brittle, crack and fall off. Also, they won't protect the sump if you hit a metal object or a brick lying in the middle of the road that's fallen off a lorry!
You should see the scrape marks and scratches on mine from road debris.

http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e11/LeeT5/Phase%202%20V70R%20AWD/IMG_0668.jpg (http://s36.photobucket.com/user/LeeT5/media/Phase%202%20V70R%20AWD/IMG_0668.jpg.html)

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[Orca2]

Where did you get yours from ? ,I was considering making one up out of chequer plate but was a bit worried turbo and down pipe might get too hot, the air low things on yours look like the answer. The roads up here are really crap and all sorts of rubble and debris gets thrown up under the car ,also loads of road salting in he winter.

[M-R-P]

You'll find that the subframe takes most of the impact from things like potholes, with only minor damage to the sump, as I found when dropping the front end of the Sweed down 2 paralell potholes, shortly after lowering it...

http://i1100.photobucket.com/albums/g413/martinrpeachey/just%20stuff/DSCF9726.jpg

http://i1100.photobucket.com/albums/g413/martinrpeachey/just%20stuff/DSCF9724.jpg

I still wouldn't mind one of those ally things tho, they look the chickens lips ;)

Harvey... sell me yours please :D

[LeeT5]

Where did you get yours from ? ,I was considering making one up out of chequer plate but was a bit worried turbo and down pipe might get too hot, the air low things on yours look like the answer. The roads up here are really crap and all sorts of rubble and debris gets thrown up under the car ,also loads of road salting in he winter.

Dealer.

[Harvey]

I still wouldn't mind one of those ally things tho, they look the chickens lips ;)

Harvey... sell me yours please :D

Tell you what next meet I get to,It will be in the boot for you to dribble all over it.
If I get a new motor which it won't fit you can have first dibs on it.:hug:

[graemewelch]

why not get it drawn on cad get it laser profiled and get the bends pressed in. wouldnt be that hard.

[jamesy12345]

achtung baby

http://www.ebay.de/itm/Unterbodenschutz-Unterfahrschutz-Motorschutz-Volvo-XC-70-Teilenr-9451785-/200961635788

[Harvey]

achtung baby

http://www.ebay.de/itm/Unterbodenschutz-Unterfahrschutz-Motorschutz-Volvo-XC-70-Teilenr-9451785-/200961635788

All the air flow ducts are missing but still a good price.