Exhaust rattle, heat shield?

[garethcab]

Hi all,

Can anyone tell me what the annoying rattling is on my exhaust. I've been told it's the heat shield, but the only one I can see is actually part of the exhaust down pipe. Funny enough, when I had my mk2 gti many many years ago, I remember the same noise!

Can it be fixed?

Regards

[Khare]

Very common. I sorted mine out with 2 jubilee clips that I joined together. I tightened it around the heathsield as hard as possible and in the 2 years I had it on the car it never rattled.

[AlexMozza]

^^^ That worked for mine too

Jack the car up and do it from underneath, makes it a lot easier

[Khare]

I did it from above without any hassle or complications 

[garethcab]

Thanks guys!

I know my car has a few rattles as it is 15 years old, but this noise is just so annoying!!!

[dom]

^^^ That worked for mine too

Jack the car up and do it from underneath, makes it a lot easier

+1 worked for me as well, i did it no prob from underneath.

[shazz290]

i have the same problem, i thought the mechanic did not fit the exhaust properly but i cant be bothered to sort it out

[garethcab]

Just brought some large jubilee clips off of eBay. I'll let u know how I get on.

[thebassman]

Where abouts is the rattling heat shield. Mine is noisy but I have been told it's the cat.
Is it the shield running the length of the car?

[Khare]

No it just runs along the downpipe. It's common for it to loosen up and rattle.