lost my motor "guard"

[quk@sievers.com (Phil Payne)]

In message <c=NO%a=_%p=Andiamo_as%l=HOBBIT-970220072424Z-312@hobbit.andiamo.no> "Tim A. Bye" writes:

> It's continuing to snow like hell here in Oslo, Norway. 
> I had a terrific afternoon the other night when I drove up
> a hill and "rallied" a bit. I discovered the next morning that
> the "plate" which used to be placed under my motor had 
> disappeared. How bad is that? Should I buy one immediately?

Which plate, Tim?
 
There's a fibreboard thing under the 80's radiator plenum chamber - you can 
leave that off in most cases without too many problems.  I think its main 
function is stopping stray rocks from hitting the radiator.  There's a plate on 
the other side of turbo cars to protect the oil cooler and improve the airflow 
to it - that one I would _NOT_ do without.  And then there are accessory sump 
guards available for all of the cars, but they're pretty hard to knock off in 
snow.

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 Phil Payne
 phil@sievers.com
 Committee Member, UK Audi [ur-]quattro Owners Club