Bottom engine cover on 90s

[kzildjian at home.com]

Hello All,
  The belly pan is on there for Aerodynamics..  It does quiet things up
at idle, but is designed for Aero..

        Tim


Elliott Potter wrote:
> 
> Grant Lenahan wrote:
> >
> > >After struggling with this one too many times...
> > >
> > >Does anybody have any tricks for reinstalling that plastic cover on the
> > >bottom of the engine on the 90's?!?
> > Carefully move forward, away from the car, and quickly turn it
> > sideways into the trash can.
> > Grant
> 
> I tried something like this the other day; I thought "why is this stupid
> thing here anyway?"
> So I propped it against the wall and off I went.  Here's what I noticed:
> 
> -On the freeway, the road/wind/ambient noise is noticeably louder
> -Standing outside the car when it's idling, you can hear an unhealthy
> ticking noise (my fault, and it's fixed now, but the cover muffled the
> noise a lot)
> 
> Then I drove in the rain, and next time I opened the hood, the entire
> engine bay, bottom up, including the top of the engine and the hood pad,
> were covered in mud.  DOH!
> 
> So it does do something, I guess.  It's much easier to put on if the car
> is jacked up a few inches.
> --
> Elliott
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Tim Meritzis         
TCM Productions 
1990 Audi CQ 20V
1984 Subaru Brat D/L 
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