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Every time I drive through rain and puddle my car would stop then run again as if it’s the water is splashing from underneath the car. I checked and under the car it has no covering. What would this be called specifically so I can look for it online? If it’s cheap like plastic is supposed to I will buy it new if not I’ll go to a junk yard.
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If it’s plastic and held on with plastic clips, it’s referred to as a belly pan. If it’s plastic and has bolts holding it on, call it an underbody shield/tray. If it’s metal and held on with bolts, it’s called a skid plate. Those terms are often interchanged just like all the other parts that have 3 different names, but that’s what you call those things.
I went to 2 junkyards this past week, hard to believe what they charge almost half. I was looking for those wheel center caps and found something that I thought would fit on my car. They were charging $7.50 for a piece. Brand new on ebay is $14 free shipping so I had to pass on the junk yard junk. I’m sure they’ll charge half price for the splash guard so I might as well just buy new so I know what I’m getting.
OK so while my buddy was changing my ball joint we saw that on the driver side that there was no plastic cover, covering the transmission part, while the passenger side does. Not sure if this is the cover I need to be looking for and not so much “under” cover but more of a “side” cover. Am I right?
Yes, there are commonly small side splash shields that are separate from the fender liners and belly pan.
http://www.midatlantictoyotaparts.com/oe-toyota/5140820090?gclid=CJLhs93K38QCFefm7AodMygAQQ
Click on the 2nd image on that page to see the dealer parts picture. The vehicle front is on the right side in those pics.
Undercovers are generally for aerodynamic purposes rather than keeping things dry. In other words, an effort to increase gas mileage. I’m not saying having one won’t fix your problem but it shouldn’t. Engines are designed to accept wetness. After all, rain comes right through the radiator.
but why would my car stall when hitting a puddle of water then? The lack of cover under and on the driver side of the “tranny”?
This seem compatible with my car but I don’t know why it’s long, I expect to cover only the engine area, this looks like it goes all the way to the catalytic converter:
http://i.ebayimg.com/00/s/NjAwWDYwMA==/z/QNYAAOSwm8VU0zv3/$_12.JPG
[quote=”barneyb” post=133180]Undercovers are generally for aerodynamic purposes rather than keeping things dry. In other words, an effort to increase gas mileage. I’m not saying having one won’t fix your problem but it shouldn’t. Engines are designed to accept wetness. After all, rain comes right through the radiator.[/quote]
I don’t know how large of puddle you are talking about. One thing, car designers often put the engine air intakes in mighty poor places – places where water can be ingested. My car has the air intake at the seam between the grill and the hood. Hit even the smallest puddle and water comes over the hood.
That or you could have some bad wiring. In that case replacing the cover might be a better choice than trying to find what plug the water is getting into. However, normally, this shouldn’t occur.
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