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[–] Lemmyoutofhere@lemmy.ca 4 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago) (13 children)

It’s just a splash shield under the engine, it is not a “critical” part of the car, it’s as critical as a mudflap. Pretty much every Civic of this generation on the road has it held on with just zip ties at this point, unless it has just been tossed in the trash. There is no way this affected the acceleration or speed of the vehicle. The shield gets trashed due to snow/ice damage, and the bolts all seize which rip out the nuts from the shield when you try and unscrew them.

[–] SaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.ca 1 points 6 days ago (8 children)

it's critical if you park on tall grass in a dry field.

[–] Grabthar@lemmy.world 1 points 5 days ago

You're thinking of the exhaust heat shields. This is the engine skid plate. It's there to protect the engine compartment from road debris and provide aero for better fuel economy. It's pretty common for the screw holes in them to rust or wear around the fasteners to the point where the fastener head no longer covers the hole and they fall down.

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