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12-14-2010, 01:02 PM | #1 |
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So what is this?
I was driving earlier today and heard a thump, and the sound of metal dropping on the ground. Now whether it was from my car, or the truck from me, I'm not really sure, but as I checked my rear view mirror I saw something metal on the ground. Just in case, I picked it up, and took it home with me. This is what it is:
I'm not familiar with the underside of the car, but nothing seems to be out of place, or even rusted like this part. So if anything, I was just wondering if I should even be worried at all?
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12-14-2010, 01:04 PM | #2 |
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Looks like a heat shield to me. They always break away at the mounting points in the corners.
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12-14-2010, 01:19 PM | #3 |
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Hmmmm okay. Should I get this fixed asap or is this something that can be put off?
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12-14-2010, 01:23 PM | #4 |
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No worries. I personally do not know of anyone who has ever bothered to replace a heat shield that has fallen off.
Most times, they come loose in one corner, rattle like a sum-beach, and owner will just rip it out to stop the noise.
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12-14-2010, 01:24 PM | #5 |
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I agree it looks like a heat shield, I don't have my Yaris with me so I can't look under there to see if I can locate it. You ask " I was just wondering if I should even be worried at all? ", worried, I'm not sure but I would get that corrected. If automakers could eliminate just one washers per car they would ASAP, now that's a lot of washers. Just my 2 cents worth.
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12-14-2010, 01:35 PM | #6 |
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Ahhh okay. Yeah I don't plan on bringing it to the dealership seeing that they'll probably charge some random sum to get a new heat shield. It's safe just weld this back on to the car right?
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12-14-2010, 01:52 PM | #8 |
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Sounds good. Thank you to you two for the information. If anyone out there thinks it isn't the heat shield, then please let me know.
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12-14-2010, 04:33 PM | #9 |
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^ who knows, might not even be yours. Too cold for me to go crawling around my car to see if it looks like one of ours.
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12-14-2010, 05:37 PM | #11 |
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The more I look at the pic, the more certain I am that it did not come from a Yaris.
I believe we have 3 heat shields. - between the exhaust manifold and the firewall - between the cat and the under-body - and another one around the muffler area and the under-body This is speaking as a LB owner. You have a sedan so there may be some differences but probably not.
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12-15-2010, 02:32 AM | #12 |
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Yeah that's the thing. The LB to Sedan ration is quite high, so I was hoping a sedan owner could enlighten us real quick haha.
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12-15-2010, 10:45 AM | #13 |
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Being you're not getting help from sedan owners I'd suggest taking it ( heat shield ) to the dealer and asking them if/where the shield is located, as I said you can mig weld it back on....just clean the rusty area being welder. If you don't have a mig welder or a friend that does there might be a way using rad hose clamps, I'd be happy to weld it for you but the drive might be a little much.
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12-15-2010, 11:35 AM | #14 |
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I've looked under my car plenty of times and that part doesn't look like anything I've ever seen. If it is a part of the car that there will most likely be a part # stamped on it like 95% of the other parts on our car.
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Oh okay, thanks for the input Brian.
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