Have a rattling heat shield problem that annoys you all the time? Well the fix is very simple. Just take it off completely and you are good to go … If you like you heat shield very much and you don’t want to let it go then there is an easy fix for the rattling heat shield problem.

First of all the rattling sound is produced by a heat shield on yours car catalytic converter. The shield is designed to protect the interior  pieces that are in the area of a car right above the converter and potentially exposed to excessive heating from the exhaust pipe.

The two pieces of heat shield being held together around the converter with four bolts. Fixation points are the weakest part in there. Very often they rust and got loose. Once the heat shield doesn’t sit tight anymore it becomes rattle.

Get a kit from a car parts store with a stainless steel wire and some bolts to tie or “clam” the heat shield pieces back together.

Yet that fix will last you for some time – it is safe to remove that shield all together and call it a day.