182 exhaust heat shield removal?

[J273]

I've not long had a new exhaust fitted but no matter what bending of the heatshield and re attaching the thing still rattles.

It seems the one over the back box is OK,its the front one where the bend in the exhaust touches.


Is it safe to remove it? Has anyone done the same and had any problems with it being near the fuel tank?

Thanks

 

[White16valver]

I've not long had a new exhaust fitted but no matter what bending of the heatshield and re attaching the thing still rattles.

It seems the one over the back box is OK,its the front one where the bend in the exhaust touches.


Is it safe to remove it? Has anyone done the same and had any problems with it being near the fuel tank?

Thanks

You could use exhaust wrap to provide a damping surface between the exhaust and the heatshield - if you wrap it enough, so the heatshield can't move, it should stop any rattles.

(I'm not sure about the longevity of the exhaust with a wrapping partly made of absorbent material, of course, but then the exhaust should be suitably hot to burn any moisture off that it picked up while driving?

 

[Suspect]

Got the same issue they are a ball ache to fix . My one sounds so bad

 

[Suspect]

I was thinking of a zinc plate/strip to replace the zinc washers that keep it pushed up