McMuffin

Hey guys, I have a 1998 ES and underneath the engine on the bottom of the car, their is a grey plastic guard piece or something. Well, mines came loose and was hanging on 1 side of the car, so while I was getting an oil change at a local independent shop that specializes in Toyota/Lexus and the mechanic tried to put it back, but couldn't so he just removed it.

My question is... do I really need that piece and would it be fine if I didnt have it anymore?

charley240

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nope. ive gotten rid of mine about 2 years now. same for my previously owned car.

Charley

McMuffin

Thanks for the quick reply Charley240, you the man!

btw what's it there for anyway?

tuan92129

If you absolutely cannot find a way to put them back on, thats ok, but the main purpose is to direct the flow of air on the underside of the car and to keep excessive water and mud from splashing into the engine bay.

pbbnxiltae

use wire ties.

works perfect

McMuffin

Well it's gone now LOL. Hopefully my car will be fine without it?

Pheonix

Just a very small economy drop from loosing it. You can make a new one easy enough and bolt/clip it like stock, or be cool and use zip-ties like i do.

Choas

^PHEONIX!!!!! Nice to see an old familiar face around here. Clean up your pm box man so I can talk with ya without hijacking someones thread lol. Oh and on this topic mine is zip-tied in place to its very common for those to break or just get "out of shape"

Pheonix

plus zip-ties hold all the plastic bits much, much tighter than the clips ever possibly could.

llcoolpass

also stops salts and to be clear it helps protect against oil pan damage

i second the wire ties

i would also think if you can get one, get one