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leon_in_uk

posted on 23rd Sep 03 at 08:44

cheers


miles

posted on 23rd Sep 03 at 08:25

The heat shield sits above the hottest part in the engine, it help to stop the heat from it going into the engine bay. It probably wont make much of a difference, about as much as a cold air feed.


broster

posted on 23rd Sep 03 at 08:15

to be honest miles, can u see that heat shield savin the engine loadsa heat, the main reason it is there is so the air box can get hot air off it via the pipe, taking it off wont make the engine any hotter imo! a jubilee clip is a band of metal with a screw on the outside, u screw it up an the band gets smaller, an vice verse!


leon_in_uk

posted on 23rd Sep 03 at 08:11

whats a jubilee clip?????? i wacked a bolt in there bout a month ago unitl it was solid, now its rattling again!!!!! corsas these days


miles

posted on 23rd Sep 03 at 07:34

lmao, on minute people are busting there gonads to put in cold air feeds and heat sheilds, then everyone is telling him to rip his exhaust manifold heatshield off! LMFAO


Big Col

posted on 22nd Sep 03 at 21:25

i ripped mine off after the jubilee clip / exhaust bracket fix only lasted about 2 weeks then it started rattlin' again


jparnell

posted on 22nd Sep 03 at 21:05

i had this problem a few weeks ago. I was going to rip it off, until i thought about using a jubilee clip. Push the heat shield up towards the engine, and tighten the clip, it should stay pretty solid then (mine has!)


corb

posted on 22nd Sep 03 at 20:23

Mines bin doing this for quite a while now, kinda got used to it, but everyone else hears it and thinks 'shit!'


broster

posted on 22nd Sep 03 at 19:57

didnt read post propa, if its just the manifold one then yeah take it off, it wont harm!


broster

posted on 22nd Sep 03 at 19:19

sure thats a good idea? i mean its there for a reason surely! as dangerous dave said there is insulation under it to bring cat up to temp quicker!


rob_watti

posted on 22nd Sep 03 at 19:09

jus rip it off, thats wot i do and im a mechanic!!


purple_B

posted on 22nd Sep 03 at 18:52

tear that shield off and if your car is as low as mine used 2 b(on 15"'s) speed humps /girlfriend will car off cat cover,then theres nothing 2 rattle lol


DangerousDave16v

posted on 22nd Sep 03 at 18:40

its not hard just to rip off the manifold shield,but it mite not be the end of your problems,cos i did it (mine is 99 sport) and ended up it was the cat ratlling/rasping.also theres some insulation under the shield which apparently brings the cat up to operating temp quicker.
u can be sure theryl be another annoying noise as soon as u fix that one,corsas are rattly little things :lol:


broster

posted on 22nd Sep 03 at 16:30

yeah but a repair washer is about the size of a 10p so it shud catch on part of it an hold it in place, if that dont work get a new shield!


leon_in_uk

posted on 22nd Sep 03 at 16:29

its actually worn off tho, away from the metal


broster

posted on 22nd Sep 03 at 16:27

get a repair washer an put that under the bolt an do it up, prob solved.


leon_in_uk

posted on 22nd Sep 03 at 16:16

i have a p reg sport and when starting up and in low revs, the shield has worn away from rusting and slides along the front of my exhaust system, by the engine!!
:|

any1 else had this problem?
if so what did you have to do!!

cheers:thumbs: