Engine floor pan

[tcflinty]

This is just a question to the Bongo Team .
Would you consider removing the under engine floor pan all together ?
I recently had a small problem and needed to get to it from underneath , with the foor pan in place it was a pain, if it hadnt been in place I could have fixed it in minutes.
What are your thoughts guys and girls I would appreciate any assistance in helping me make the decision .

Flinty the Paragliding Bongolia.

[helen&tony]

Hi
It's part of the engine cooling ducting, as it helps divert air up and over the top along with the scavenger fan. It also helps stop reflected road noise
Cheers
Helen

[tcflinty]

Hi Helen
Could you not just remove the rear section, I agree with you on the front ducting section and what it does but if you are looking for water or oil leaks its a pain

Flinty

[wonkanoby]

mine has been missing both bits for ages

son had a mate clear his building rubbish

and they were in garden as well as i had been working on it

cannot say ive noticed a difference

but then i play my music loud

[helen&tony]

Hi
You can do what you like...people do, but it's a proven part of the design, and it works well. Without gong into detail, it's all to do with the airflow underneath, but those people who have left theirs on as part of "work in progress" have noticed a difference in sound when they replaced it!...
Cheers
Helen

[Simon Jones]

It makes quite difference to the amount of engine noise I found. Unless you regularly have to fix problems under the van then you shouldn't really need to remove it. Also, if you happen to drop something whilst working on the engine, then the tray is very good at catching the bits

[Dodgey]

They also help you through mots. What they can't see they can't fail

[philpdr]

They also help you through mots. What they can't see they can't fail

Good thinking .

[Muzorewa]

Ours have been missing since we got the van in 2007

[scanner]

Ours has been there since 2007 and has been untouched for 100,000miles since.

Do you think Mazda would go to all the trouble and expense of designing and fitting such a component without good reason and unless it had a specific purpose?

[Northern Bongolow]

the only difference ive found is that the undercover does keep out the muck, ive found no real performance differences either for or against.

[mikeonb4c]

Ours has been there since 2007 and has been untouched for 100,000miles since.

Do you think Mazda would go to all the trouble and expense of designing and fitting such a component without good reason and unless it had a specific purpose?

I'm with him

[Simon Jones]

If you decide not to refit the engine under-tray, Windswept is looking for one to replace his...
http://igmaynard.co.uk/bongo/forum/view ... =3&t=68551

[rita]

Ours has been there since 2007 and has been untouched for 100,000miles since.

Do you think Mazda would go to all the trouble and expense of designing and fitting such a component without good reason and unless it had a specific purpose?

Exactly.....The bo bo with the temperature gauge was enough.

[mikeonb4c]

Ours has been there since 2007 and has been untouched for 100,000miles since.

Do you think Mazda would go to all the trouble and expense of designing and fitting such a component without good reason and unless it had a specific purpose?

Exactly.....The bo bo with the temperature gauge was enough.

Not sure what is being referred to here but if it's the heavily damped temp gauge design I'd suggest Mazda had good reason for that also, even if it appears daft to us.