My splash shield was pretty mangled, hanging down very low in the back. The middle of it had obviously been yanked down on at some time (ever since before I got the Speed), and was drooping very low. Comparison pic between new/old:
So I ordered the Dorman 924-015 from Amazon that I saw another Speed owner use:
Those with an astute eye will immediately notice the oil filter access hole isn't the same as on a Pu (or a Won too, FWIH, but I could be wrong on that). Here's where I ended up (after using a jigsaw) for clearance/oil filter access:
Comparison (the stock hole is larger than necessary, so I didn't trim to match exactly).
One of the interesting things about this particular splash guard is that it doesn't stand off as far from the front mounting bolts as the stock shield does. The difference is maybe a 0.5" indentation for the front bolts vs. maybe a 2" indentation for the bolts on the OEM piece:
Stock
Dorman
This ultimately means that the splash shield doesn't sit flush with the front splash shield (that goes under the radiator). So the front of the Dorman splash shield is recessed maybe 1.5" behind the very front splash shield that sits under the radiator. This also means the clearance between the back of the new shield and the oil pan is close. There's no touching, but we'll see if I need to bend it down some after some driving around and listening for interference noises (the shiny portion to the bottom right of the drain bolt is the metal frame reinforcement, which goes across the whole back of the piece):
Additionally, some of the holes didn't line up well (always do a test fit first!), so I had to hog out maybe three of them:
Finally, I drilled an oil catch can drain access hole with one of my titanium step bits (an essential tool for anyone, IMHO):
One other thing: Dorman included new bolts that have the correct thread (and replace the two push-pin locks on the sides with bolts too - a good move, IMHO), but the heads of the bolts they included are 3/8" (0.375") instead of the stock-sized 10mm (0.394"). It's close enough that you can still use a 10mm socket, but it'll be a little loose. It's probably just as well, because you don't want to be honking down bolts like this super hard anyways.
Hopes this helps the community. Questions? Please feel free to ask.
So I ordered the Dorman 924-015 from Amazon that I saw another Speed owner use:
Those with an astute eye will immediately notice the oil filter access hole isn't the same as on a Pu (or a Won too, FWIH, but I could be wrong on that). Here's where I ended up (after using a jigsaw) for clearance/oil filter access:
Comparison (the stock hole is larger than necessary, so I didn't trim to match exactly).
One of the interesting things about this particular splash guard is that it doesn't stand off as far from the front mounting bolts as the stock shield does. The difference is maybe a 0.5" indentation for the front bolts vs. maybe a 2" indentation for the bolts on the OEM piece:
Stock
Dorman
This ultimately means that the splash shield doesn't sit flush with the front splash shield (that goes under the radiator). So the front of the Dorman splash shield is recessed maybe 1.5" behind the very front splash shield that sits under the radiator. This also means the clearance between the back of the new shield and the oil pan is close. There's no touching, but we'll see if I need to bend it down some after some driving around and listening for interference noises (the shiny portion to the bottom right of the drain bolt is the metal frame reinforcement, which goes across the whole back of the piece):
Additionally, some of the holes didn't line up well (always do a test fit first!), so I had to hog out maybe three of them:
Finally, I drilled an oil catch can drain access hole with one of my titanium step bits (an essential tool for anyone, IMHO):
One other thing: Dorman included new bolts that have the correct thread (and replace the two push-pin locks on the sides with bolts too - a good move, IMHO), but the heads of the bolts they included are 3/8" (0.375") instead of the stock-sized 10mm (0.394"). It's close enough that you can still use a 10mm socket, but it'll be a little loose. It's probably just as well, because you don't want to be honking down bolts like this super hard anyways.
Hopes this helps the community. Questions? Please feel free to ask.
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