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[johnny.dee]

Continueing the discussion on antifreeze and water wetter. I have a turbo on my sports car and it is prone to getting hot, the remedy during the summer, is to refill the radiator with a smaller dilution of antifreeze. Antifreeze is not a good agent for heat transference, this is well documented. Water wetter is also used in high performance cars, not just old ones. During my trips to Italy, I found that using water wetter reduced the engine temperatures by 15 degrees when driving and the turbo on full song.

[DmcL]

a cheap way to slightly reduce temps is to remove the plastic sump brush guard. i have mine off as one side is cracked and i had to remove it to have a nosey around the bottom of the engine. i found it runs a little cooler and is free and can be done in about 5 minutes.

[Matchless]

a cheap way to slightly reduce temps is to remove the plastic sump brush guard. i have mine off as one side is cracked and i had to remove it to have a nosey around the bottom of the engine. i found it runs a little cooler and is free and can be done in about 5 minutes.

Make sure you put the undertray back on before the winter or else your alternator and aircon compressor bearings will suffer.

[Tezray]

My MV6 has never had one since i owned it! Probably got 'misplaced' by the plod when they owned it  

[Marks DTM Calib]

The plod boys use a big hefty metal one......like the one on my Estate (must post a pic!)

[Tezray]

I don't have one   Can i have yours??  

I'll get looking on ebay before winter me thinks....

[Marks DTM Calib]

I think its metal to stop them damaging the sump when they run over car thieves...

[DmcL]

wonder if anywhere sells the metal ones or do they have to be got from ex cop cars? roads here in N.I. are attrocious at times and im planning to lower the car 45mm which isnt really that low, i should know ive had lower, but with the wheelbase and track of the omega id still like a metal guard "just incase" :-?