Tommy_G Posted December 18, 2006 Share Posted December 18, 2006 its the sheild between the manifold and the radiator... how much do i need it because its sheered of at one of the attachments.it makes a horrible vibrating noise when driving, so can i just take it off or do i need to get a new one?wow look at all my posts...sorry cheers Tom Quote Link to post Share on other sites
paul w Posted December 18, 2006 Share Posted December 18, 2006 Take it off,i got rid of mine for the same reason and to see if my mani was cracked. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Tommy_G Posted December 18, 2006 Author Share Posted December 18, 2006 so it doesnt matter ? wont bugger up my radiator? or whatevr? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Idrees Posted December 18, 2006 Share Posted December 18, 2006 Yep ours was rattling and ended up snapping, so we just ripped it off. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Tommy_G Posted December 18, 2006 Author Share Posted December 18, 2006 ok kool, ill just take it off. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Idrees Posted December 18, 2006 Share Posted December 18, 2006 And just remember to be extra careful where your hands go under the bonnet with a warm engine, don't want to be burnin ya hand now do ya? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
nordonian Posted December 18, 2006 Share Posted December 18, 2006 i removed mine last weekend to give it a clean and a paint, forgot to put it back on and when i stopped the steam was flying outta the radiator and the heat under bonnet was a lot worse than normal.I really would have thought it would be an essential part of the engine. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Idrees Posted December 18, 2006 Share Posted December 18, 2006 Hmm yeah maybe a useful item then to keep it cooler! Hot air under the bonnet isnt nice Quote Link to post Share on other sites
nordonian Posted December 18, 2006 Share Posted December 18, 2006 how much is the heat wrap stuff Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Tommy_G Posted December 18, 2006 Author Share Posted December 18, 2006 o...hmm wat you guys rekon i shud do then? maybe ill try takin it off, nd see how it goes. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
nordonian Posted December 18, 2006 Share Posted December 18, 2006 ebay has the heat wrap stuff2" by 25Foot is £25 quid and comes in red, blue, black, or natural colour Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Tommy_G Posted December 18, 2006 Author Share Posted December 18, 2006 ill look into that cheers..wats happend with yours then? or did you put the sheild back on? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Idrees Posted December 18, 2006 Share Posted December 18, 2006 Theres a standard heat shield on tgtt £5 posted search the Classifields section mate i think somebody called Gilly2006 or something has it! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Tommy_G Posted December 18, 2006 Author Share Posted December 18, 2006 nice looking idrees...i shud sign up there, in fact il do tht now Quote Link to post Share on other sites
nordonian Posted December 18, 2006 Share Posted December 18, 2006 i seen that heatshield. but it looks to be a slightly different shape to the ep91 one so i presume its off a different engine.at the minute i have my heatshield on but only untill i can get the money for the heatwrap Quote Link to post Share on other sites
whitestarlet Posted December 18, 2006 Share Posted December 18, 2006 that heat shield could be off a gt mate jus keep an eye out for that!! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
paul w Posted December 18, 2006 Share Posted December 18, 2006 Mines fine and i took it off with no probs since.Nordonion,where was the steam from,rad cap or rad itself? Think you may have a diff prob? The heat shield is there to prevent you burning your hand on the mani,no other reason! It's a metal item touching the mani so it wont keep the engine any cooler! It's gonna be a very similar temp to the mani it's sitting on. Take it off it'll be fine! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
nordonian Posted December 18, 2006 Share Posted December 18, 2006 nah it was steaming cause i had just washedd the car and the heat of the mani was drying the radiator out.surely the heat shield would reduce the heat even by just a little, hot air circulating around an engine cannot be a plus. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
paul w Posted December 19, 2006 Share Posted December 19, 2006 Touch your heat shield after a good run and tell us how hot it was! The difference is minimal,also the shield is there for aesthetics,peeps don't wanna see the skanky standard mani. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Tommy_G Posted December 19, 2006 Author Share Posted December 19, 2006 haha, i bent it up a bit that seems to have stopped the rattlin Quote Link to post Share on other sites
nordonian Posted December 19, 2006 Share Posted December 19, 2006 Touch your heat shield after a good run and tell us how hot it was! The difference is minimal,also the shield is there for aesthetics,peeps don't wanna see the skanky standard mani.unfortunatly my budget doesnt stretch to a WEPR manifold, YETso if i can afford to over the holidays, ill get my self some manifold tape and remove the heat shield and cover the standard Skanky manifold Quote Link to post Share on other sites
paul w Posted December 19, 2006 Share Posted December 19, 2006 Wouldn't waste your money on that tape to be honest. Save it for the new mani. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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