Let's play Name That Part......

[gowen]

What's the name/part for the plastic/fiber cover that screws on underneath the engine? Mine got dinged up by, um, frost heaves.

It's got the following pressed on it:

Germany
PKP
1 J0 825 237 P
>PP-GM22<
3

And here are some pictures... Any help is appreciated!

[mernst]

heat shield... or body shield

[02newmag]

bit that scrapes on ground whn you go over speed bumps? cant remember what its called.

[bugsy98nb]

its a splashguard/skid guard helps keep water and debris from getting up in the engine compartment, the TDIs have a metal plate as do the NBCs

[gowen]

Got it!

Radiator support
Splash shields
Center shield
Coverplate

At least according to 1stvwparts.com. They don't list the part number, though.

Thanks!

[Too Cold NB1.8T]

Bravo! bugsy98nb, you are the one with the correct answer...

Oh, the scraping of the lower drivetrain cover when going over speed bumps typically happens for one or a combination of reasons:

1. The car has been lowered too much.

2. The car is driven too fast over the speed bumps.

3. You have ridiculously high speed bumps in your town.

Numbers 1 & 2 are the most common reasons.

[99Turbo]

Dinged up...where?
Now mine got shattered when I hit some piece of steel in East St. Louis.
Happened fast but appeared to be a pinion gear and shaft out of something way bigger than a passenger vehicle.

I now refer to it as "the shattered piece of plastic junk that used to be under my car". I replaced it with a panzer shield. Hopefully won't ever get any use out of it.