Bent Metal 'thing' hanging from bottom of car, you name the part
#1
Bent Metal 'thing' hanging from bottom of car, you name the part
It snowed two feet today and I drove over what may have been a large chunk of ice and heard a loud thud. Late in the day I noticed the car was bottoming out sometimes, looked underneath and saw this 4" wide black metal thing hanging down to about 2" from the road. Jacked it up and banged it back up into place. Photos taken are after I moved it back up. It is under the tranny on the driver side, past the wheels. It extends up into the engine compartment and I cant see anymore of it. My concern is the notch at the end, if anyone can identify what it is...Im afraid something was ripped off the car. If anyone wants to look under their car for this part and see if there was any more to it, that would be nice. Thanks guys.
This is the best pic of it I have:
This is the best pic of it I have:
#4
Allright, I was hoping since the car still ran right nothing was broken off...but it still was pretty suprising to see a thick piece of metal pointing at the ground under my car, I pounded it back with the car jacked up, it was a pain in the a$$. Thanks.
#9
BUMP...
I ran over a "roadkill" this morning and when I looked under the car, I saw the same "metal" thinh hanging down towards the ground. My questions is, if I wont fix this right now, would it pose a problem later on?
Thanks guys and sorry for resurrecting this thread.
I ran over a "roadkill" this morning and when I looked under the car, I saw the same "metal" thinh hanging down towards the ground. My questions is, if I wont fix this right now, would it pose a problem later on?
Thanks guys and sorry for resurrecting this thread.
#10
I don't think that this is a "problem," it is just a bad design and it's how it's supposed to be imo. I looked under my car and it was like that and I looked under a few other 6th gens and they had the same exact thing! but I think it's just supposed to be there...
dan
dan
#13
Perfect timing!
My daughter and I changed the oil on my car today and saw the same thing! I wondered what it was. The only thing I can think of was that it was designed to cool the tranny.
And Voila`, that's exactly what it is! What awesome timing.
If you look under a 6thgen 6-speed, it isn't there. At least it isn't under my neighbor's car. I assume it wasn't there because it is a different tranny altogether.
So glad you pulled this thing from the dead!
Thanks,
Swee
My daughter and I changed the oil on my car today and saw the same thing! I wondered what it was. The only thing I can think of was that it was designed to cool the tranny.
And Voila`, that's exactly what it is! What awesome timing.
If you look under a 6thgen 6-speed, it isn't there. At least it isn't under my neighbor's car. I assume it wasn't there because it is a different tranny altogether.
So glad you pulled this thing from the dead!
Thanks,
Swee
#14
I dont know if its the same piece you guys are talking about, but I used to have a metal piece (about 1" by 1") that was sticking out from the rest of the underbody and my dealer shaved it off a long time ago.
#16
Question for you, was it designed to hang down or was it dragged down? I guess what I am getting at is, if it is designed to hang down and we hammer it up, wouldn't we be defeating the purpose of it?
#23
Originally Posted by 4MySwee
Ill do that right now:
#26
Originally Posted by !PrjctMax!
with my driving, I'd rather have more ventilation for the tranny, instead of smacking it up!
#27
Originally Posted by joemax1
yeah, but my concern is if I dont push it back up, it might cause small stones or other things to get up there somewhere while im driving...or does that make sense at all?
#28
just got back from the dealership. The guy there said it's an "air guide" to cool the engine. it's $8 and I ordered one. They'll install it for free since I had my 60K mile maintenance done there. Lesson learned for me: I should have avoided that roadkill instead of trying to go "over" it!
#29
Joe, I too just got back from the dealership this morning. The Service Manager (Gary at Crown Nissan 864-254-7700) said that it is a guide for air.
I wouldn't recommend hitting back up under the car, unless it is bent and hanging. It serves a purpose!
I wouldn't recommend hitting back up under the car, unless it is bent and hanging. It serves a purpose!
#30
Originally Posted by 4MySwee
Joe, I too just got back from the dealership this morning. The Service Manager (Gary at Crown Nissan 864-254-7700) said that it is a guide for air.
I wouldn't recommend hitting back up under the car, unless it is bent and hanging. It serves a purpose!
I wouldn't recommend hitting back up under the car, unless it is bent and hanging. It serves a purpose!
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