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Originally Posted by planenut
If one is able to safely inspect under the car and around the exhaust, check all mountings and the fittings of the exhaust heat shields. After a while, not just with our brand of car, the holes through which the bolts are fitted, corrode and enlarge allowing the shield to drop and rest on the exhaust pipe. The application of larger washers can solve this.
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Originally Posted by Vossy
Fixed a rattle underneath my car yesterday, heat shield had pulled through the bolts, a couple of big washers and 15 minutes saw it fixed.
Annoying as hell until I got it sorted.
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The same job was required on a local members car the weekend just gone, always best to replace with alloy washers or discs as if metal ones are use they will do just the same as the original washers did and eat through the shield once again.
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done a few in the past also.
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