Exhaust manifold heatshield rust

[JudgeM]

Hey all,

I am thinking of buying a Toyota Blade. I had a look at one today, done nearly 100k km mileage. It looks all good only thing that I have a bit of concern over is the exhaust manifold heatshield. (btw, Blade has a 2.4 Camry engine 2AZ-FE)

Forgot to take a picture but I noticed quite a bit of rust over the exhaust manifold heatshield. The corner where there was one bolt was quite rusty. I feel a bit suspicious as its not that old of a car and my old 98 corona premio that did 250k kms had no rust on the heatshield.

What are your thoughts ? is it normal ?

[Bluevitz-rs]

what year is it?

heat shields in general tend to rust around the bolt that hold them on.

[CoryM]

Heatshields rust very rapidly around the bolts due to Galvanic corrosion. It's not a big deal, but if they break around the bolt they should be removed or replaced. The rattling can damage the catalytic converter.

Had to look up what a Blade is; not a bad looking car.

Cheers.

[JudgeM]

what year is it?

heat shields in general tend to rust around the bolt that hold them on.

2007

Had to look up what a Blade is; not a bad looking car

Yea its just what I want , a premium hatch. Much better than Golfs.