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Model specific boards => Golf mk7 => Topic started by: Papa John on 17 November 2019, 16:49

Title: Back Box Exhaust Heat Shield loose/rattlin'
Post by: Papa John on 17 November 2019, 16:49
Evening all.

The rear box exhaust heat shield has come loose. It's not noticable when the car is running at all, just twangs when you shut the boot or give the back box a thump.

Anyone came across this before on a MK7?

I've been meaning to remove the resonator for a while, so may well do that and at the same time the shield is either fixed or removed, as I live in Scotland, not Dubai.

Thoughts?

Cheers, Papa John.  :nerd:
Title: Re: Back Box Exhaust Heat Shield loose/rattlin'
Post by: barrym381 on 17 November 2019, 17:28
It shouldn’t take much to put it back on if it’s not rotten  :smiley:
Title: Re: Back Box Exhaust Heat Shield loose/rattlin'
Post by: Mickche on 17 November 2019, 19:23
It happened with my 65 Gti last week so l used a tie wrap to tighten it back in place.May last forever now.
Title: Re: Back Box Exhaust Heat Shield loose/rattlin'
Post by: Papa John on 17 November 2019, 19:24
It shouldn’t take much to put it back on if it’s not rotten  :smiley:

Should hope not at just 5-years-old and just over 50k miles? Will need to get the bastid's rear end up in the air and have a look?

Cheers. 
Title: Re: Back Box Exhaust Heat Shield loose/rattlin'
Post by: barrym381 on 17 November 2019, 19:32
It shouldn’t take much to put it back on if it’s not rotten  :smiley:

Should hope not at just 5-years-old and just over 50k miles? Will need to get the bastid's rear end up in the air and have a look?

Cheers.

Hopefully it isn’t to bad but I’ve seen them rotten after 18mth the same as rear brake discs