Toyota Corolla Rattling Heat Shield

Published over 1 year ago

Last weekend the heat shield between the exhaust pipe and the uncarriage on my 2006 Toyota Corolla came loose and started rattling, rattling, rattling, and rattling some more. It was close to one of the most aggravating noises I've been unlucky enough to bear witness. And for almost a week!

I bought some glue thinking I could temporarily glue the heat shield to the undercarriage, at least so I could sanely drive for a few days.

To prepare for the process, I took a look at the heat shield today and thankfully I figured out that it could be done in a semi-more permanent manner by using some wires to hang the heat shield up an inch or two.

I couldn't find any wire around the house so I improvised. I found a six foot coaxial cable and took fifteen minutes to strip the solid copper wire out from the middle.

With the cable in hand, I went to work stringing up the heat shield:

UPDATE: Its been about four months since I fixed the rattle using this method, and the copper wire is holding strong. Decent.