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molliemoo060304

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Please help ,what is this that fell off my car?
« on: 20 May 2010, 20:16:19 »
Hello
any chance anyone can identify what this is that fell off the underside of my car I darn't drive it at the minute any advice would be appreciated!
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http://i903.photobucket.com/albums/ac240/molliemoo060304/car%20part/car001.jpg

http://i903.photobucket.com/albums/ac240/molliemoo060304/car%20part/car002.jpg


Please let me know if these links dont work, thank you. :-/


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Re: Please help ,what is this that fell off my car?
« Reply #1 on: 20 May 2010, 20:20:12 »
Heat shield between the under side of the car & the catalitic converter  :y
« Last Edit: 20 May 2010, 20:20:44 by Andy_B »
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Re: Please help ,what is this that fell off my car?
« Reply #2 on: 20 May 2010, 20:20:18 »
Looks like part of the exhaust
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Re: Please help ,what is this that fell off my car?
« Reply #3 on: 20 May 2010, 20:21:46 »
Is it safe to drive? please be fairly certain as i'm 7 months pregnant and have two small kids in the car really dont wanna blow up lol
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Re: Please help ,what is this that fell off my car?
« Reply #4 on: 20 May 2010, 20:33:03 »
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Heat shield between the under side of the car & the catalitic converter  :y

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Re: Please help ,what is this that fell off my car?
« Reply #5 on: 20 May 2010, 20:34:08 »
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Is it safe to drive? please be fairly certain as i'm 7 months pregnant and have two small kids in the car really dont wanna blow up lol


That shield is for a reason as the cats get very hot and are required to stop the heat setting the underside of the car alight! ::) ::)

Personally I would get that seen to a.s.a.p. ;)
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Re: Please help ,what is this that fell off my car?
« Reply #6 on: 20 May 2010, 20:36:03 »
exhaust and cats do get very hot, even after just a minute or two running. Need to get someone to spot weld those back on  :y
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Re: Please help ,what is this that fell off my car?
« Reply #7 on: 20 May 2010, 20:37:16 »
I like the seamstress type tape.  :y  :y
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Re: Please help ,what is this that fell off my car?
« Reply #8 on: 20 May 2010, 20:41:10 »
Or stops the grass catching alight when the cat is hot.

It'll be fine.  Probably one (or two) less rattles too.

Just don't park on dry grass this summer!   :)
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Re: Please help ,what is this that fell off my car?
« Reply #9 on: 20 May 2010, 20:41:55 »
Must, must, must,  type faster ..........................
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Re: Please help ,what is this that fell off my car?
« Reply #10 on: 20 May 2010, 20:57:56 »
Where are you Mollie?
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Re: Please help ,what is this that fell off my car?
« Reply #11 on: 20 May 2010, 21:09:44 »
It's the heat shield to protect the heat from burning anything on the floor, it isn't the shield between the cat and car.

It will be perfectly safe to drive.  Most aftermarket cats dont even have these shields on them.  I used to buy scrap cats, so I've seen thousands of them.
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Re: Please help ,what is this that fell off my car?
« Reply #12 on: 20 May 2010, 21:12:53 »
Thank you all soooo much i think i might dare drive it tomorrow (dont fancy walkin to school/playshool/swimming lesson/gymnastics) I am in leicester by the way
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Re: Please help ,what is this that fell off my car?
« Reply #13 on: 20 May 2010, 21:16:10 »
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It's the heat shield to protect the heat from burning anything on the floor, it isn't the shield between the cat and car.......

I was nearly right  ::)  ::)
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Re: Please help ,what is this that fell off my car?
« Reply #14 on: 20 May 2010, 21:19:00 »
Looks more like what i used to wear when playing cricket ..... :)

But there again i'm just a fussy 'old' man  ::)
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