Hello,

Today I noticed that I can see through the grille (i see parts) under the wipers, on the right side but also on the center. Is this normal or is the car missing a part?

 

Shouldn't there be another protection under this grille?

 

I am attaching two pictures to better illustrate what I mean.

 

Thank you!

 

Edited 13 November, 20232 yr by ngabriel

Does anyone have a Skoda Fabia 2 they would check, please?

It's the rainy season in my country and I'm afraid.

Yes there is a lower cover to keep water off your engine control unit etc

 

41 minutes ago, Crucian said:

Yes there is a lower cover to keep water off your engine control unit etc

 

Thank you very much for reply. 

Is the picture taken at the grill on the left side (the one on the side with the steering wheel)?

I also have it on the right side, but not in the center and on the left side.

 

If it's on the side with the steering wheel, can you please check what code that component has?

 

or does anyone know how I could find it? I looked for it on: https://www.skoda-parts.com/catalog/fabia-2.html but couldn't find it.

I have a cover under all of the scuttle (plastic trim the wipers come through), don't know the part number

Edited 15 November, 20232 yr by Crucian

it looks like that the grid comes without covers (https://www.skoda-parts.com/spare-part/5j1819403a-plastic-cover-for-under-the-windscreen-wipers-skoda-12792.html), I don't know how I could find them. ☹️

Is it not shown if you scroll down a bit on that page?
 Protective Grille Škoda 5J0819407A (skoda-parts.com)

 

I saw it, but it is for pre-facelift cars: "protective grille for the windscreen frame panel, under the torpedo, intended for vehicles manufactured until MY 2010 (pre-facelift)", i also receive: "This part does not fit your car."

Maybe add some relevant details to your profile, or your post, so that we know what we're dealing with.

I have a Skoda MK 2 2010 (CHFA). Is something else needed?

That's enough for now. 

Is this maybe what you need? 5J1815159

Skoda Air Intake Trim Plate 5J1815159 - LLLParts

Google image shows something that looks possibly correct.

Note for UK/steering wheel on the right viewers, part number for RHD is different - 5J2815159.

Either is surprisingly cheap from Skoda dealers. Less than 5 euro or equivalent.

I think there should only be such a cover on the side where cabin air intake is (front passenger side), not the side where the wiper motor is. 

I think maybe you already have it, after reading your posts again?

The clue is the way it's named in the parts catalogue.

Edited 15 November, 20232 yr by Breezy_Pete

Thank you very much for your implication.

 

3 minutes ago, Breezy_Pete said:

I think there should only be such a cover on the side where cabin air intake is (front passenger side), not the side where the wiper motor is. 

I think maybe you already have it, after reading your posts again?

The clue is the way it's named in the parts catalogue.

 

My vehicle is LHD and I have the right cover (passenger side). The missing cover is the one that covers the wiper motor, and the one on the center, if the one on the left doesn't also extend to the center.

No cover required on driver's side or centre, according to designer of facelift mk2.

The connector for the wiper motor should be waterproof. Not much else there to worry about, I think? Engine ECU is on firewall in engine bay, I think.

So I'm not missing anything, is that how all MK2s are?

 

yes, apparently water can reach the wiper motor (that can be seen through the grid) 😮

I will have to let other owners of facelift mk2s confirm or refute that there is only a partial cover.

@Crucian do you have MK2, and you can't see your wiper motor through grille (mine is on the left side - driver seat - LHD)? neither left nor right?

Edited 15 November, 20232 yr by ngabriel

He has a Mk2 Fabia vRS and there is a bit under the drill that gets blocked up with snow, can turn to ice and when it thaws it drain away, not onto the ECU.

 

Top a vRS, below not a vRS, but you can not see on these pictures really. 

I wonder if the lower cover as fitted to pre-facelift mk2s can really still be fitted, but Skoda chose instead to fit the smaller, cheaper partial cover at facelift time. Maybe @Crucian has a facelift car with pre-facelift lower cover?

If you meassage me with your VIN, @ngabriel, I can see what the catalogue specifies for your exact car, I expect.

@Rooted so the VRS version has more protections than non-VRS?

@Breezy_Pete PM sent.

^^^ You said that not me.

The Rain and Snow goes through the grill, but lands on the under tray and gets drained away to the side.

4 minutes ago, Rooted said:

^^^ You said that not me.

The Rain and Snow goes through the grill, but lands on the under tray and gets drained away to the side.

 

yes, and in my case it ends up on the wiper motor from where it drains below. 🙄

I don't know if that's how it was designed or if I'm missing something.

Partial cover only is what VIN seems to say for ngabriel's car.

Drain holes (letterbox shape) are at the ends of the scuttle area, going through to just behind the plastic wheel-arch trims.

Water should not come out in other places, but may well do so due to poor sealing of wiring grommets and maybe the whole front panel of the area.