Splash guard on an MQ Patrol?

[millsy]

Could anyone suggest how and where I could set up a splash guard on my MQ.

Whenever I hit the water, the motor and firewall gets covered with muddy water. It even went into the air cleaner box on the first occasion. And of course the dizzy gets drowned by the splashes, even though its high up at the front of the motor! I now know to spray CRC over all electricals before I hit the puddles, but I still don't think I need to put up with getting my engine bay filthy if it can be prevented.

When I first looked as to where I could put something, at the front of the car, it seemed that the steering linkages were taking up so much space there was no where to screw on a splash guard without fouling the steering gear.

Am thinking about just putting something on each side of the motor, screwed to the top of the chassis rails. Hopefully a guard each side in this position would stop the side-ways splash from the wheels.

Any thoughts?

Ta, Millsy.

 

[Grumpy]

I think u will find u can never completely stop the spray and mud from entering the engine bay but I would suggest a certain amount of air needs to circulate around the engine to assist with cooling and lets face it when u think about it there is probably a fair bit of pressure involved when u hit water or puddles and it would be fairly pushed into every nook and cranny. Just my 2 bobs worth.

 

[millsy]

I think u will find u can never completely stop the spray and mud from entering the engine bay but I would suggest a certain amount of air needs to circulate around the engine to assist with cooling and lets face it when u think about it there is probably a fair bit of pressure involved when u hit water or puddles and it would be fairly pushed into every nook and cranny. Just my 2 bobs worth.

Yes Grumpy, I think you have a good point about the air flow issue.

But then again, maybe I could fit them just in winter, when all the puddles are around, and the air is cooler. So the motor and radiator should stay cool, and then take them off in summer.

But after all the damage I have done to my wheel bearings, and the fact that water even got into the steering knuckle hubs, plus the hours of work I have spent cleaning mud from the chassis, I am not sure whether I am gettng good value out of mud driving anyway!

I think the mud driving can wait until its absolutely neccessary, rather than just charging into every puddle just for the 'fun' of it!