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V70 Engine Undertray Missing - Issue or not?

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Old Apr 26th, 2011, 19:27   #1
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Default V70 Engine Undertray Missing - Issue or not?

Getting ready to change the gearbox oil and B4 servo cover on my 52 V70, so thought I'd stick my head underneath and ID things. I was expecting to remove the engines undertray/cover, but found there us not one fitted. The mountings etc are there, so I asume at some point it was removed for a service and never refitted.
Question is, is it an issue, not having one? I've had the car 3+ years, and as far as I know it's been missing the whole time.
New one on ebay is £54 to the door, maybe a good investment??

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Old Apr 26th, 2011, 19:49   #2
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Bought my v70 D5 used from main dealer with no tray fitted - been that way for at least 4 years now and not even an eyebrow raised.

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Old Apr 26th, 2011, 21:02   #3
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I've had my S80 from new on a W plate (2000). No engine tray when supplied do reckon that they were not fitted for some reason around that time.
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Old Apr 26th, 2011, 23:06   #4
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Many Volvos here in Sweden was delivered without the undertray and if my petrol Turbo S60 would had one installed it would be the first thing i would remove and put to garbage.
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Old Apr 27th, 2011, 08:12   #5
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Getting ready to change the gearbox oil and B4 servo cover on my 52 V70, so thought I'd stick my head underneath and ID things. I was expecting to remove the engines undertray/cover, but found there us not one fitted. The mountings etc are there, so I asume at some point it was removed for a service and never refitted.
Question is, is it an issue, not having one? I've had the car 3+ years, and as far as I know it's been missing the whole time.
New one on ebay is £54 to the door, maybe a good investment??

Ta
Had same situation. Went and picked one up from the guy last week. Was mentioned on here that later on Volvo stopped fitting them. Must admit I do like them as they catch any minor oil drips before they mess the drive up.
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Old Apr 27th, 2011, 09:50   #6
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I agree with the points already made about the engine undertray , if like me you change the oil by draining through the sump plug then its a pain to remove it each time but Volvo must have had a good reason to put it there in the first place . My 2001 V70 T5 was driven into a drainage ditch running along the side of a country road ( by a thief ) at high speed . The front near side wheel dropped into the ditch and a rock split the wishbone in half , the car slid on the undertray for a further 40 or 50 yards with the wheel folded up inside the wheel arch similar to the way Morris Minors used to look when the trunnions snapped . The undertray took the full weight of the car and although its got a few holes and cracks it saved it from being a write off , it may have also saved the car from being flipped over had it been able to dig in without an undertray to slide on . Its probably not the most common way a car gets damaged but for me I can see the value of keeping the undertray in place , before this happened I have posted comments in favour of dumping it but this incident changed my mind .
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I understand the D5 required the undertray for noise pollution reasons, and to meet some sort of regulation. So, it is dependant on the engine and age.
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Old Apr 27th, 2011, 19:28   #8
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Drop a bolt & you'll be glad the undertray is missing (unless you're parked over a drain)
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