uberdiesel
Veteran Member
I'm very happy to have had the OEM steel skidplate in place for the past 7,000 miles: When I examined the skidplate I could easily see the mark of the huge truck tire that would have destroyed my oil pan.
I can't recommend these skidplates enough. There was absolutely no way I could have avoided the truck tire.
Anyway, enough of the praise. The problem with the OEM skidplate on the CBEA engine is that the A/C clutch bites on the support when you make a hard left turn and some other times.
Today, during my 30K service, I took the front support off and smoothed out an inch and a half wide spot with a grinder. The three or four millimeter deep recess worked!
No more unwanted collisions between the a/c clutch and the front support.
I can't recommend these skidplates enough. There was absolutely no way I could have avoided the truck tire.
Anyway, enough of the praise. The problem with the OEM skidplate on the CBEA engine is that the A/C clutch bites on the support when you make a hard left turn and some other times.
Today, during my 30K service, I took the front support off and smoothed out an inch and a half wide spot with a grinder. The three or four millimeter deep recess worked!
No more unwanted collisions between the a/c clutch and the front support.