Converter Heat Shield Car

But this nothing to worry about.

Converter heat shield car. We have all kinds of heat shields for all ford lincoln and mercury vehicles at ford parts center. While most heat shields will generally last the life of the vehicle or at least the engine they can sometimes encounter issues which require service. This oem ford replacement part is a genuine 2013 2019 ford part w503274 s437 catalytic converter heat shield bolt. The shield acts as a barrier and heat sink preventing the heat from the manifold from reaching any of the components under the hood and potentially causing damage.

The purpose of any car s heat shield is to do exactly what its name implies to shield various parts of the car the driver and the immediate environment from the heat generated by certain automotive systems. The catalytic convertor produces a lot of heat and gets very hot. On the other hand if it is below the converter you don t need to worry. With regard to standard automobiles the term heat shield generally refers to plates that insulate parts of the exhaust.

If it is between the body and the converter its absence might be important. Just don t park the car in tall dry grass. And nobody makes aftermarket heat shields for catalytic converters. From time to time a lower heat shield on our subaru will begin to vibrate.

Is this the possible origin of the rattling noise coming from under the vehicle when i was driving it personally it sounded as if something was going to fall off. Th owner said that there was rattling noise coming from the catalytic converter heat shield which was loose. And the welded on heat shield is pointless imo. The heat shield both protects the catalytic convertor from impact damage rocks bumps etc and protects other stuff paper leaves plastic bags grass from the very hot conve.

Heat shields are there for the sole purpose of keeping everything protected from the huge amounts of heat that your car goes through on a daily bases. 015 i was looking at purchasing the vehicle. So if you want a heat shield a new cat has to be installed. Looks like i will have.

Yes the new cat does have welded heat shield on but it is pointed down instead of up at the car body. Is a heat shield required for virginia. The car is a 1999. Rang the mechanic and asked if he removed the heat shield and he said he did and that the heat shield is not needed and that this new cat has an integrated heat shield.