Under bonnet Heat Sheild - Help!

[mattw]

Hi All,

Have had a problem with my heat sheild since Sat (last time I had the bonnet up), in that it appears to be melting in areas and as a result I get this odd burning smell in the car - which is what alerted me to the problem.

There are a number of small holes appearing in the shield where it touches the engine. Now assuming it is not supposed to actually touch the engine I had a play with it last night and found that if I push it in the middle it sort of pops back into the right shape.

However I still got faint wiffs of burning this morning so am concerned that where it has made holes are now weak areas that I should be patching.

So two questions, is there a good way to hold the sheild in place and is there a product I can use to patch the shield that will be heat resistant?

Matt

[mattw]

OK, I'll try again. Has anyone ever stuck their heatshield back? Will superglue do the job or will it just heat up and melt once the engine gets hot?

[victormeldrew]

Try a search. This has been covered a number of times, and yes people have glued them back.