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Exhaust cover plates

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Exhaust cover plates

Post by nicbeer »

Hey,

I got a 05 subaru forester NA and got an annoying noise coming from where i have pinpointed it so far down to the tin covers over the exhaust.

what are these for? and ok to take em off? i would say so yes as any aftermarket exhaust does not have them on.
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Post by jessie928 »

its a heatsheild.

it may be protecting wireing of hoses.
but mostly it is to shop exhaust heat heating up the floor of the car.

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Re: Exhaust cover plates

Post by Guy »

nicbeer wrote:Hey,

I got a 05 subaru forester NA and got an annoying noise coming from where i have pinpointed it so far down to the tin covers over the exhaust.

what are these for? and ok to take em off? i would say so yes as any aftermarket exhaust does not have them on.
I would leave them where they are, they reflect and carry to areas it can be safley disapated an amazing amount of heat.

It should not be to hard to recitify the issue instead of just ditching the heat sheilds.
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Post by nicbeer »

roito i will have a look.

borrowing some car ramps this weekend.

its only a cover about 200mm long covering the collector where the pipes converge, i will have a double check whats above it also for wiring/hoses.
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Post by dogbreath_48 »

Hit it with a hammer till it stops making noise - shouldn't take much.
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Post by coxy321 »

dogbreath_48 wrote:Hit it with a hammer till it stops making noise - shouldn't take much.
Yep, i did the same. I checked over for loose bolts/nuts and washers too.

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Post by Burra Boy »

The Forester has a bad habit of cooking the CV joint rubber boot with the heat from the exhaust. I'd be very careful about removing heat shields - they are there for a reason!!
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