w124... metal undershield?

[locry]

i'll take pics as soon as i can, but I do have a metal
"shield" that mounts underneath the engine... its not the plastic variety... what option was this? i took it off the Euro 300D w124 I used to own...

It sounds like you are talking about the belly pan. If so, I have never seen a metal one. If it is a factory part, don't take it off and throw it away. They serve an important purpose.

[C Sean Watts]

4 matic (all wheel drive) models sold in locations outside Europe and North America. They turn up on flea-bay from time to time.

[Oldwolf]

I want to see the pictures. Mine are plastic.

[Jeremy5848]

It's in EPC; similar to the "crash guard" sold for the W123 cars. I've never seen one but they do exist and Sean makes a good point, the 4-Matics and cars intended for third-world road conditions are most likely where they'd be installed. Probably rare in this country and potentially valuable.

[Chris W.]

Hmmm. I could swear that the belly pan under my '88 300E is metal. It's different than the pan under my '95 E300D, which is plastic, in that one can change the oil without removing that metal pan, whereas with the diesel there are 2 plastic belly pans and you have to remove the front one to change the oil. And the back one to change the trans fluid.

Rgds,
Chris W.

[whunter]

Originally Posted by locry

i'll take pics as soon as i can, but I do have a metal
"shield" that mounts underneath the engine... its not the plastic variety... what option was this? i took it off the Euro 300D w124 I used to own...

These are STEEL.

W124 Protective plate
W124 Protective plate

[Oldwolf]

Here is a schematic:

http://www.unitcat.ru/mercedes/7/1/1/124021/501/52/060/

[tankowner]

My '95 didn't have the belly pan on it when I bought it. Anyone ever replace these and know an approximate cost?

[Willie B]

Originally Posted by LarryBible

It sounds like you are talking about the belly pan. If so, I have never seen a metal one. If it is a factory part, don't take it off and throw it away. They serve an important purpose.

...What is the important purpose the serve???...

[babymog]

When the 124 came out, the Engineers that I was working with at Mercedes told me that they were important for maintaining proper engine bay temperatures, reducing drag, and on the diesel for noise reduction.

[Jeremy5848]

Originally Posted by Chris W.

Hmmm. I could swear that the belly pan under my '88 300E is metal. It's different than the pan under my '95 E300D, which is plastic, in that one can change the oil without removing that metal pan, whereas with the diesel there are 2 plastic belly pans and you have to remove the front one to change the oil. And the back one to change the trans fluid.

Rgds,
Chris W.

The one I saw on a 300E at Pick and Pull yesterday indeed had a big square hole in the middle, looks like you could change oil without removing it. [On my diesels I use an oil sucker so I don't need to remove belly panels anyway.]

Jeremy

[locry]

i have yet to take pictures... but yeah, it does have a square opening where you can access the oil drain.

and uhhhhh, this is an honest question... what's the difference between saying metal vs steel?

[whunter]

Originally Posted by locry

i have yet to take pictures... but yeah, it does have a square opening where you can access the oil drain.

and uhhhhh, this is an honest question... what's the difference between saying metal vs steel?

There is no difference saying metal or steel.

There are two types of panel:

#1. Sound encapsulation = Plastic.

#2. Protective plate = Steel/Metal.

[whunter]

Originally Posted by tankowner

My '95 didn't have the belly pan on it when I bought it. Anyone ever replace these and know an approximate cost?

The plastic sound encapsulation panels are generally NLA..

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