Technical Yet another heat shield thread

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I got my heat shield in the mail a few days ago (the one in the pic), and I'd like to install it as soon as the weather improves (May 2008?). I just emptied half a can on WD40 on all the nuts I could see under the bonnet, and will probably give it a few more sprays before I try loosening any nuts. Anyhow, are there any tips to installing it? Do I need to remove the radiator (this heat shield looks positively huge compared to the current one)? Do I need to jack it up to access the bottom nut (the current one only uses the top two points, and I couldn't locate the third one)?
 

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I have got the same one and I had no problem installing it, but that's me:D
No need to remove radiator or anything else apart from the old heatshield:) I also had no problem accessing the bottom nut:)
 
Thanks, good to know that it should be easy (y). Hopefully I can locate all my three nuts :eek:
 
B*llocks....it doesn't fit :bang: :bang:

I can only see two bolts, and they're spaced probably 4-5 cm further apart than the holes in the heat shield are. Strange... :confused:
 
Don't think I can bend this into shape; the hole that I marked needs to be some centimetres to the side if I am to be able to fit it. Or maybe it's the other hole which needs to go to the other side :( At any rate, it looks like it's too small :bang:

I'll try taking a pic tomorrow.

SS, do you have a pic of yours? :eek:
 

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It's the same one Robot I'm sure of it.
You got it upside down matey??:D
 

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Measure the distance between the holes and I will do the same with mine and let you know if there is a difference.......

I found that I had to remove the fan to get the heat shield off/on - I need a new one and like the look of the one you bought (assuming it would fit mine).......where did you buy it from?
 
Listen guys!!
I have the same one that I fitted without removing the fan or anything else apart from the old heatshield:D
I bought mine from ebay.de which I am sure is where robot has got his from??
 
Bizarre... yours looks the same as mine :D
I swear to god that I put it the right way around :eek: , but it seems much to small... I'll def take a pic and measure it tomorrow.

Btw., I bought mine from ebay.de too. The sellers name was samcity_de. Same as you?
 
I've had some Ouzo...:eek:

Ok, so I'm def checking again tomorrow. If it really doesn't fit (might it be that I have a different manifold?) you can buy it off me if you want to LRB.
 
It will fit!! Go and have a go now in the dark, you might be better in the dark:eek:
LRB!! stick samcity in the advanced search option on ebay.de and I'm sure you will find yourself a new 'un:D
 
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