Where to purchase rear exhaust/gas tank heat shield? - Toyota Yaris Forums

jessesYaris · 08-22-2022, 11:52 AM

One section of the large reflective/metallic heat shield surrounding my exchange and protecting my gas tank on the rear of my 2008 yaris has completely corroded away.

I tried searching rockauto for exhaust heat shield and no luck.

Google doesn't really seem to be much help either.

It's the largest heat shield at the very back of the car just under the connection between the catalytic converter and the muffler if that helps?

A part number would be great!

Thanks all.

jessesYaris · 08-22-2022, 02:56 PM

Here are a few pictures of the heat shield that I just removed from the yaris: https://imgur.com/a/6fKQeCm

The one nut and partial bolt that I removed from the chassis are in the center of the heat shield there.

The one bolt that was still securing the heat shield in place was so rusted that it snapped off inside the chassis as I was unscrewing it out damnit :S

Bonus points for telling me how to get that portion of the bolt out of the chassis!

sh0rtlife · 08-22-2022, 04:14 PM

wrecker/LKQ, dealer would likely be your only options

WeeYari · 08-22-2022, 04:44 PM

I can pretty much guarantee you that any car that's been loved for as long as ours have, in the environment we live in, is down a heat shield or two. Don't sweat it, run without.

WeeYari · 08-22-2022, 05:28 PM

If you're not comfortable running without the shield, here's a hack that works beautifully. Take a soup can and snip it into pieces that can be bent and shaped to act as the corroded mounting tabs. Pop rivet these to your heat shield, mark and drill holes to receive the underbody fasteners.

When it comes to the broken bolt, the only thing I can think of is using very good drill bits, try to core out a hole in the bolt. Hopefully a reversing bit would be able to get enough grip to back the remainder of it out.

jessesYaris · 08-22-2022, 11:00 PM

You guys rock, thanks for the great advice :)

komichal · 08-24-2022, 02:40 AM

My heat shields corroded away completely quite some time ago.
When I visited the local shop and requested replacement, the mechanic was looking at me like I was completely nuts.
He said that he has seen literally hundreds of cars without these and nobody was solving that. Many people actually lose them without even knowing it.
And he actually made a good point that if the heatshield was sooo critical for safety, it would certainly not be made of thin corrodable material which is only hold in place by two tiny bolts.

08-22-2022, 11:52 AM	#1
jessesYaris Drives: 2008 Yaris Join Date: Sep 2021 Location: Hamilton, ON Posts: 14	Where to purchase rear exhaust/gas tank heat shield? One section of the large reflective/metallic heat shield surrounding my exchange and protecting my gas tank on the rear of my 2008 yaris has completely corroded away. I tried searching rockauto for exhaust heat shield and no luck. Google doesn't really seem to be much help either. It's the largest heat shield at the very back of the car just under the connection between the catalytic converter and the muffler if that helps? A part number would be great! Thanks all.

08-22-2022, 04:44 PM	#4
WeeYari View User's Garage Drives: 06 Polar White 5dr, 13 Soul 4u Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Georgetown, Ontario, Canada Posts: 5,740	I can pretty much guarantee you that any car that's been loved for as long as ours have, in the environment we live in, is down a heat shield or two. Don't sweat it, run without. __________________

08-22-2022, 05:28 PM	#5
WeeYari View User's Garage Drives: 06 Polar White 5dr, 13 Soul 4u Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Georgetown, Ontario, Canada Posts: 5,740	If you're not comfortable running without the shield, here's a hack that works beautifully. Take a soup can and snip it into pieces that can be bent and shaped to act as the corroded mounting tabs. Pop rivet these to your heat shield, mark and drill holes to receive the underbody fasteners. When it comes to the broken bolt, the only thing I can think of is using very good drill bits, try to core out a hole in the bolt. Hopefully a reversing bit would be able to get enough grip to back the remainder of it out. __________________ Last edited by WeeYari; 08-22-2022 at 05:47 PM.

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08-22-2022, 02:56 PM	#2
jessesYaris Drives: 2008 Yaris Join Date: Sep 2021 Location: Hamilton, ON Posts: 14	Here are a few pictures of the heat shield that I just removed from the yaris: https://imgur.com/a/6fKQeCm The one nut and partial bolt that I removed from the chassis are in the center of the heat shield there. The one bolt that was still securing the heat shield in place was so rusted that it snapped off inside the chassis as I was unscrewing it out damnit :S Bonus points for telling me how to get that portion of the bolt out of the chassis!

08-22-2022, 04:14 PM	#3
sh0rtlife Drives: 2007 5dr canadian import Join Date: Dec 2016 Location: pacific north WET Posts: 1,025	wrecker/LKQ, dealer would likely be your only options

08-22-2022, 11:00 PM	#6
jessesYaris Drives: 2008 Yaris Join Date: Sep 2021 Location: Hamilton, ON Posts: 14	You guys rock, thanks for the great advice :)

08-24-2022, 02:40 AM	#7
komichal View User's Garage Drives: Yaris 2007 1.3 2SZFE 64kW Join Date: May 2012 Location: CZ Posts: 297	My heat shields corroded away completely quite some time ago. When I visited the local shop and requested replacement, the mechanic was looking at me like I was completely nuts. He said that he has seen literally hundreds of cars without these and nobody was solving that. Many people actually lose them without even knowing it. And he actually made a good point that if the heatshield was sooo critical for safety, it would certainly not be made of thin corrodable material which is only hold in place by two tiny bolts.