In off-road conditions, and just on domestic roads, which are often far from ideal, Carter's protection is a practically necessary condition. This is a kind of pallet (metallic or plastic). It is installed on the bottom of the car, under the engine. In this way, you can protect the motor from a variety of damage and not only.
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Carter protection is definitely a useful invention. Moreover, it is not necessary to regularly go to the nature of off-road to have chances to damage the crankcase. On city roads also have enough "growing" from under the asphalt pieces of fittings, bricks and other things. In winter, pieces of ice and bugs are added to potential hazards.
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Some insurance companies refuse to insure a CASCO car in the absence of Carter protection.
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Indirect Carter Protection also performs an anti-theft function. It significantly makes it difficult to access the machine's wiring from below, which prevents the hijackers to connect the necessary equipment to hack the security system.
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Also, the protection of the crankcase is able to protect against dirt, sand, gravel, salt. If the protection is set, then under the hood of pollution falls in much smaller quantities.
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Many motorists frighten the need to drill a hole in the body. However, in fact, drilling is necessary only in exceptional cases and for rare models of cars. Most professional companies establish protection for regular fastening body elements.
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When installing the crankcase, the engine will not overheat. The air that blows the crankcase at the bottom is not related to the cooling of the motor.
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The concerns about the fact that the car can become more noisy after installing protection. Even considering that the protection of the crankcase is a resonator, in fact the effect will be negligible. The only drawback can be the fact that the protection is sometimes clogged with small pebbles, they can rattling, and these sounds will be well audible in the car with bad sound insulation.
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Carter protection also does not interfere with car wash. Holes for moisture outflow and ventilation is sufficient, since protection is not sealed. Professional models most often have special holes for outflow of water and dirt.
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It is believed that the crankcase protection prevents the oil. However, high-quality models have special mini hatches with plastic plugs that allow you to leave protection in place when the oil is replaced.
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Modern developers also offer protection for transmission. In this case, the engine closes with the checkpoint.
Manufacture and subsequently use homemade protection specialists are not recommended. It is better not to regret money and purchase a device from a reliable supplier. If you choose, ask how protection is put on the car and is there a complete mounting elements. Pay attention to the quality of cutting edges and painting, as well as on the presence of rubber or plastic shock absorbers in places of potential contact protection with the body, thanks to which you can avoid rattling sound.
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