That's true. I had my old Civic in to the dealer for service and I told
them there was a rattle under the car. They removed the heatshield and said
it was not needed. Problem solved.
Dave

"John M" <johnst@netsol.com> wrote in message
news:8bWZa.163638$hV.10854560@twister.austin.rr.co m...
> What does the oil change guy know about the heat shield? I think you are
> taking way too much importance to it, I bet now you feel like your car
will
> brake down in any minute. Heatshields prstect your car from the heat, not
> the pipe from objects on the streets.
>
> "Tim" <tim@nowhere.com> wrote in message
> news:3F3808DB.907C3727@nowhere.com...
> > I have a 96 Accord EX 4 cylinder. I took it in for an oil change and
> > the guy told me I am missing a heat shield. He told me it is not that
> > important except if I hit anything metal underneath the car and it will
> > cause big problem. Now that I try to find that heat shield and discover
> > that there are a lot of them underneath the car and it is supposed to be
> > a Honda dealer order parts. I try to find the guy back at the oil
> > change place but he no longer work there. Anyone know how many heat
> > shield is under the car? Can you give me the part name or number?
> >
> > Thanks a million!!
> >
>
>

 

That's true. I had my old Civic in to the dealer for service and I told
them there was a rattle under the car. They removed the heatshield and said
it was not needed. Problem solved.
Dave

"John M" <johnst@netsol.com> wrote in message
news:8bWZa.163638$hV.10854560@twister.austin.rr.co m...
> What does the oil change guy know about the heat shield? I think you are
> taking way too much importance to it, I bet now you feel like your car
will
> brake down in any minute. Heatshields prstect your car from the heat, not
> the pipe from objects on the streets.
>
> "Tim" <tim@nowhere.com> wrote in message
> news:3F3808DB.907C3727@nowhere.com...
> > I have a 96 Accord EX 4 cylinder. I took it in for an oil change and
> > the guy told me I am missing a heat shield. He told me it is not that
> > important except if I hit anything metal underneath the car and it will
> > cause big problem. Now that I try to find that heat shield and discover
> > that there are a lot of them underneath the car and it is supposed to be
> > a Honda dealer order parts. I try to find the guy back at the oil
> > change place but he no longer work there. Anyone know how many heat
> > shield is under the car? Can you give me the part name or number?
> >
> > Thanks a million!!
> >
>
>

 

Falling asleep through Stephen Bigelow's post...

>> Stephen, you work for a Honda Dealer? Or are you just that fluent in
>> the parts? I need a block...
>
> Nah. I just know everything.
>
> Tee-hee.

I want a damned clean 1.5 block!

--
"If you can't change a tire, you're not allowed to have a beard. It's the
most basic part of a car: If you don't know that much about a car, you
really shouldn't be driving, should you?" - Jimmy Kimmel
ntlhell rolls a six... deathwind is disembowelled with a chainsaw, run over
with a rhino, fed to the fish and his computer taken away from him such
that he doesn't bore us with that inane rot ever again. - ntlhell - A.G.G-
T-A

 

Falling asleep through Stephen Bigelow's post...

>> Stephen, you work for a Honda Dealer? Or are you just that fluent in
>> the parts? I need a block...
>
> Nah. I just know everything.
>
> Tee-hee.

I want a damned clean 1.5 block!

--
"If you can't change a tire, you're not allowed to have a beard. It's the
most basic part of a car: If you don't know that much about a car, you
really shouldn't be driving, should you?" - Jimmy Kimmel
ntlhell rolls a six... deathwind is disembowelled with a chainsaw, run over
with a rhino, fed to the fish and his computer taken away from him such
that he doesn't bore us with that inane rot ever again. - ntlhell - A.G.G-
T-A