My car started making what I thought was a muffler noise even though I just had the muffler replaced. I could not figure out what the noise was until I noticed something hanging down below the car. There's what looks to be a shield or something hanging down on the exhaust pipe leading to the engine, just below the passenger side of the car. A friend told me it was a heat shield for the catalytic converter and that I should be able to just remove it completely. It's still attached by one bolt.
Does this sound like a heat shield for the catalytic converter and if so is it safe to just remove it? I imagine since it's there it wouldn't be safe to remove, but I just wanted to check. I'm not good with cars so I'm not sure what to do and don't want to spend a ton of money to have it looked at if it's not necessary.
Thank you in advance for any assistance!
Kevin
Does this sound like a heat shield for the catalytic converter and if so is it safe to just remove it? I imagine since it's there it wouldn't be safe to remove, but I just wanted to check. I'm not good with cars so I'm not sure what to do and don't want to spend a ton of money to have it looked at if it's not necessary.
Thank you in advance for any assistance!
Kevin
Mar 12, 2008 at 12:06 PM