Heat shield came off after fixing flat. Concerns?
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Heat shield came off after fixing flat. Concerns?
Earlier this week I had a flat as I was driving from Detroit to Toledo to see my dad, I had a flat tire (right rear passenger) caused by some blade-like piece of metal that somehow wedged itself into the tire. Somehow, the car felt fine on the freeway, but after pulling in and walking outside, I see a flat tire. My dad offered to help fix/patch the tire. But while I was putting the tire back on, the heat shield crumbles off and falls to the ground. I now know what the cause of the "old mattress" sound that I mentioned in a thread a while ago. Seems like the (original) exhaust is loose. Back to my ?, should I be concerned since the heat shield came off? Also I'm closing in on 129K, would it be time to change the whole exhaust as well since this is a sign of a slowly deteriorating exhaust?
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Which heat shield? If its the one on the outer side of the catalytic converter (i.e. between the catalytic converter and the ground) then you can just ignore it - just don't park over a pile of dry leaves
If its one of the heat shields between the exhaust and the underside of the car - especially near the fuel tank, you probably want to replace it.
If its one of the heat shields between the exhaust and the underside of the car - especially near the fuel tank, you probably want to replace it.
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