Riftzone

dunno which heatshield, was noted at the last service, but i notice it now when acceleratin in 4th from 30mph. presume its corroded, got subaru extended warranty. anyone ?

Riftzone

nobody ?

stephen30

Me. There's one under at the front of the exhaust underneath the car, about in line with the front wheels. If I were you though try sticking a jubilee clip round it and see if it solves the problem.

Steve

carl

Me too. Would have to be a big jubilee clip to get round the heatshield and exhaust, though

I've 'fixed' mine by getting an Afterburner centre and rear. Can't hear the rattling now

I reckon the simplest thing is to take the heatshield off -- most aftermarket downpipes don't have them anyway.

Josh L

I had a couple done my '98 under warranty.

Josh

Gussie Cup

Theres quite a few heatshields and they often seem to come loose.

Theres been some debate about whether to remove them or not - some people do and some people believe they're there for a reason and should be left in place.

Apart from getting access to a couple of them, the're an easy fix and it shouldn't be a big enough problem to become to a warrenty issue.

Ben

carl

This is the heatshield on the bottom of the downpipe we're talking about, not the one between the turbo and the downpipe. AFAICS its only purpose is to avoid setting fire to the ground if you park on grass.

stephen30

Yeah that's the one I meant. Maybe because mines a sport it has a narrower exhaust and therefore not so big jubilee clip.

Steve