is there a skid plate for 2001 V40? Topic is solved

[v40boston]

V40 drove into pothole containing large rock:

- two large bang sounds, stopped car and found oil dripping underneath,
turned off engine.

- $1330 to replace oil pan, cross bar and engine support bar at dealership

I cannot find any sign of a skid plate for 2001 V40 on the Web. In fact,
someone says they aren't made any more.

Does anyone know where to find a skid plate?

[v40boston]

Since it is unlikely anyone will know of an available skid plate product for the 2001 V40, perhaps we can discuss why not? Is it hard to find a place to
attach it? Is it hard to protect all the vulnerable components? Is there too little space?

In order to fabricate a custom skid plate, what do we need to understand?

- secure mounting points under the hood? (or do we want tearaway mounts
to avoid compromising chassis?)

- ground clearance?

- what needs to be protected (oil pan, engine support, "crossbar"(?))

- access holes for service? (oil change?)

[matthew1]

I don't know the answers to your questions, but if I were to go about finding out I'd start by studying IPD's 70 series skid plate http://ipdusa.com/ProductsCat.aspx?Cate ... RootID=629 and perhaps the OEM skidplate on XC70s.