Rattling Heat Shield?

[Rodders_UK]

I have a metallic rattling noise when accelerating - sounds like a loose baffle or something - I think it might be a loose heat shield

Has anyone come across this on a GS300-2, and does anyone know of a cure??

[wills]

I had the same problem when I bought my GS 8mths ago, heat shield was loose and rusty..............the fellas at my garage (independant) undid it and removed....they did show me it, I have to say that I was surprised at the state of it considering it is ~4 yrs old and a lux car

Never replaced it though......................should I???

[ColinBarber]

What heat shield was it?

[Steve]

i have had the same in my old Windom and now the GS rod.

pretty common and sounds horrible

[JCC]

Could this be the same rattle that I asked about? (Rattle down below)

[Rodders_UK]

What heat shield was it?

It's one of the heatshields on the exhaust downpipes Colin.

I was thinking that if I could identify the rattling bit, a healthly splodge of Gun Gum might stop the noise?

Can't make it rattle with the car on the driveway though - only seems to do it when I'm moving

[nilpoints]

Hi

My girlfriend had the same on her 323 Mazda which I fixed with a large jubilee clip. My MkI has started to faintly rattle on start so I think I'll look to give it the same treatment.

Nilpoints.

[jac114]

i have exactly the same problem... thought i solved it the other day.. triangular piece of shield covering the Y branch was loose and clip broken.. so fixed it but the rattle is still the and i cant get mine to rattle when parked i have bounced exhaust up and down but no noise the as soo as i go down the rd i get a really tinny rattle and it seems to be getting worse.. might have to check manifold although it sounds like its comming from passager side from under the car..

[Rodders_UK]

and i cant get mine to rattle when parked i have bounced exhaust up and down but no noise the as soo as i go down the rd i get a really tinny rattle

flippin annoying innit - might have to shut one of the kids under the bonnet and go for a spin

[JCC]

I took the car to my local HI-Q outlet and asked them to put it on the lift. The heat sield on the exhaust in front of the cat had corroded away and there was a section about 10 inches long loose on the pipe. They took it off and now the rattle has gone. Cost me nothing!

[Rodders_UK]

My rattle turned out to be the heat shield on the down pipe, after the cat and before the split

Tore it off and now it's quiet again!!

[maneesh]

I had a similar issue on my LS400. Turns out the heat shield was missing a screw, so the just put a new self tapping screw and the rattle was gone..