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[megaomega123]

Adjusted my handbrake today. When taking off the centre heat shields, every nut sheared off

I can self tap them back on,  as someone has done with the rear ones, but what are the consequences of leaving them off?

[trainmanone]

just use self tappers

if left off floor will get hot and under body anti corosion might melt lol

pete

[holey head]

my heat shield at exhaust manifold is off. what effect will that have???

[Grumpy]

my heat shield at exhaust manifold is off. what effect will that have???

The manifold gets extremely hot. The convected heat will get taken care
of by the airflow through the engine bay. The problem is the radiated heat,
which the heatshield takes care of. Think of it as an electric radiator type of fire
that you sit too close to. To the side of it you have plenty of rubber hoses
for power steering and SAIS etc...
And right above it, between 4" and 6" when the bonnet is closed, is that felt
heat/sound proofing stuck to the underside of your bonnet. Don't know what the
fire proof quality is of that covering, but I guess it will be up to the job.
But I bet that prolonged exposure to that kind of heat won't do a lot for the
paint work on the outside of the bonnet. I would guess dulling and blooming
after a period of time.

[IrmscherKris]

Stick it back on with exhaust putty  

[holey head]

hi all cheers for that, but guess what, car is bk in garage again!!!!! asked them if they'll put heat shield bk on, clean breathers, new plugs and new cam cover gasket!!!!!!!! and it's getting heli coiled!!!! can't wait to get car back! hopefully will be bk like new and hopefully before the weekend so can try and get to wales meet!