heat shields and the Cat

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SilverSVT

Discussion Starter · Oct 20, 2003

Ok Question here...when your heat shields loosened up and started to rattle...what did the dealer do? I lost my lower heat shield and they replaced it, but I'm not sure if did anything for the upper one since it was still rattling a couple weeks after I got the car back. I brought it again last week and they told me that they needed to replace the Cat on the car

, but never mentioned why...I think that its a little extreme to replace the whole thing to fix the upper heat shield.

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blueSVT2911

· #2 · Oct 20, 2003

Most dealers will just throw a wrap tie or two around the shield to stop the rattle. Dont have them bother to replace the whole cat, unless its not in good condition...

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DriverDan

· #3 · Oct 20, 2003

My bottom heat shield came off and I left it that way. If it's not there it can't rattle! I don't think I'll be driving through tall, dry grass (or something else that's inflamable) anytime soon so what's the point of keeping it?

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SVTF4243

· #4 · Oct 20, 2003

Intresting...mine came loose and I took it in. The service writer said thay'd have to replace the whole cat. I had to come back when the part came in and when I checked the invoice it was the part number for just the shield. Check this:they put the cause as "found broken cat by hitting curb R&R cat shield not covered by warranty". Now they didn't charge me a dime,but I gotta wonder: why would they put that in the writeup? And how are you gonna damage that by hitting a curb?

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Nalar

· #5 · Oct 20, 2003

The only problems I've had with the cat heat shields was the damned things getting caught on cross members and other heat shields when I was pulling the stupid thing off.

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keNdon

· #6 · Oct 20, 2003

<font color="blue"> i think ford should throw down and replace everyones cat w/ an ORP </font>

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Nalar

· #7 · Oct 20, 2003

<font color="blue"> i think ford should throw down and replace everyones cat w/ an ORP </font>

Yeah, that's legal.

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