Hi all,
The low front air spoiler on this car came loose and I pulled it off. It appears to have no function other than scraping on curbstones as I park. Is it doing something I don't know about, or can I just throw it away?
TIA, Chuck Connell
781-939-0505 (office)The air dam directs air flow up to the radiator to cool the engine. It probably to a lesser extent is designed to improve the vehicle's aerodynamics and improve fuel mileage.
I have no idea how much less air flow you'll get to the radiator or if this will be a problem. You might be able to find one in a salvage yard.
Bob
As already noted, it's very important to getting airflow over your radiator. I knocked mine off in summer of last year; my temp gauge spent most of its time over 3/4 until I got a new one.
The air dam and mounting springs cost me $25 at the dealer; a new set of just the springs was about $9. (I drive a '94 SW2.)
Dav2.718
Is this car equipped with air conditioning?
In my case (SL1 96 w/o Air), The dealer told me that this part was not required on my car and that it even came originally without it... but that can also be a canadian exception.
Car temp behaves normally, and the cracked cylinder head I had shouldn't be related to this.
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