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Originally Posted by RBYCC
Emissions had nothing to do with the belly pan...
The M103-12V world market cars had no cat, air pumps, nothing... only a closed loop crankcase vent system...
Note you own a 190SL....
On this car if there are original parts missing would it lessen its value ?
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I think its more an aerodynamic aid/ engine sump protector than an emissions tool. In Africa we had steel sump guards; they were more open on the sides, i.e didnt completely seal the bottom of the engine bay, but made of much sterner stuff. We scoffed the Euro and American imported models with the plastic bellypan when they came in. Marginal rotection for our conditions.
Although, now that I think about it, the tropical fan and the more open sides of the steel sum guard would also have been standard spec for African models. Together with taller springs.