hey, i just started hearing a loud rattling sound coming from the back of the car whenever i'm idling. I took a look under and i found this... i think it's a heat shield but it rusted itself off of the clamps so it was just sitting on the exhaust pipe. is this neccesary in the location it's in or should i not bother to put it back on???

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Heat shield not necessary I wouldn't worry about it.

 

i heard in a previous post though that it could melt or burn your carpet or something like that though, should i be worried about that???

 

no think of it like this when you add and aftermarket ehaust it doesnt use a heat sheild

 

alright, im gunna try leaving it off for a while and see what happens, thanks

 

Exactly it'll warm the floorboard up a little more than normal but it's nothing to really worry about too much. If you really want to test it just let the car sit for a while running and keep touching the area that is above where the missing heat shield is. If it starts feeling too warm shut the car off let it cool and find a way to tac the shield back on. But I don't think you'll have a problem. Remember the car won't be sitting running for long periods you'll be driving it. Causing airflow over both the pipe and the underside of the floorboard. Thus sweeping heat back way from the car and cooling everything to some extent.

 

nope i was refering to the heat shuild that is attached to the bottom of the car not on the exhaust.

 

you really shouldnt have a problem with it being off...just try the test sang was talking about...that really looks like an exhaust heat shield..but you should be find.. no worries my friend