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Exhaust Heat Shield Rattle and Removal (Merged Topic)


SweetXR

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One way to fix it is put some heat proof material in between the shield and the exhuast. The dump pipe has it, I dont know why they didnt continue it all the way through.

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I got under there , twisted the wire and fixed it for about 8 months. I gotta get under there and do it again. I might even remove it. Trumpy removed his with no dramas.

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Had the rattle and had it fixed at my 3K 'service'.

That was a few weeks ago and they said a 'new' Ford technical bulletin had been released about the problem and a new fix-kit was installed.

Then again, what is 'new'. Maybe this is old news.

I'll have to have a look at what they actually did.......never bothered. :blink:

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Just thought I'd share a warranty victory... I had that bl00dy annoying heat shield rattle under the car which made the thing sound like a jackhammer while it was warming up :spit:

Went to the dealer for the first attempt, where they added 2 extra clamps - next morning I start the car to warm it up, the noise was not only still there, it was louder and had changed pitch! :innocent:

So took it back again for the second attempt where they were supposed to replace the whole exhaust section, but the wrong part was sent. So instead (as luck would have it) they put even more clamps around the heatshield. LOTS and LOTS of them, haha, spread all along the area where the shield wraps around the cat.

Rattling has now disappeared! :nono: Now just the sweet sound of the engine purring in the mornings. Much better way to start the day :thumbsup:

Moral of the story: An extra 2 clamps is not enough, get em to go to town! :sick:

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I had clamps all the way on my heat shields. Worked for a while. I ended up getting the sh*ts with it so I took them all off except the one on the dump pipe. Problem fixed and no problems without them.

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If I want the rattle to happen I just turn on the air con or rev it.

I think mines a blown CAT but and not a heat sheld, so much for Herrod quality.

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  • Are we there yet?
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Mines be fixed twice so far and is back again.

Each time it is good for about 5000km's then the bloody thing starts rattling again. :laughing:

$46000 car and the exhaust rattles at idle... !!!!!

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