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Do you think you could drop the front of the under tray enough to get access to the oil filter and sump bolt. Or does the whole tray got come off?


I had that same thought, but sadly it can't be done.

Interestingly, I found a video of an oil filter change on my car on YouTube, and those 2 back ...

You’re best way forward in my opinion would be to use the 10mm type nuts commonly used on VAG cars to fix the underbody protection panels
These use a course threaded stud which from your picture looks like you already have


Oh thank you very much, that's a great solution - I'll order some now ...

Ping wrote: Sun Oct 23, 2022 10:40 am It looks like standard interior car clips you find everywhere on car and bike. Where you either push or screw the plug in so the back expand.

Thanks for the reply, but it's definitely not these - I'm very familiar with these types of panel clips (screw and push type) and it wasn't these.

Hi all,

This is my first post on here following an attempt to service my 2020 Polo Match (1.0L Match) yesterday - it might sound like an overreaction, but the nightmare all arises from 2 fixings/clips on the undertray. The actual engine service itself was easy, it was gaining access to the engine ...