A while back, I went to one of those corporate places for an oil change. They fucked up putting the metal thing back on the undercarriage, but a family member told me it would be okay without that. So I’ve been driving without the metal protective layer thing.
This fell off sometime on my drive home from work. We are currently experiencing tornadoes, so I can’t examine it too closely at the moment. It appears that it was just zip tied back on…
I am dead broke - my money this month has to go to car insurance, I can’t even afford registration at this point.
Can I just rip it off? I need an oil change soon, but I’m going to try to stretch it out a month or so.
Depends on the car, but they’re usally there to protect something. Removing it could mean water and mud splashing up near the belts, potential damage to the oil pan from rocks, etc.
yeah that’s not uncommon, just drive the front onto a curb, put blocks on the wheels, and use some sturdy zip ties.