# 2010 Subaru Forester heat shields

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/2010-subaru-forester-heat-shields/164192>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** subaru, forester\
**Created:** [May 11, 2020, 9:47pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2010-subaru-forester-heat-shields/164192 "2020-05-11T21:47:09Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![Dwest39](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/9fc348/32.png) [@Dwest39](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Dwest39)\
**Post date:** [May 11, 2020, 9:47pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2010-subaru-forester-heat-shields/164192/1 "2020-05-11T21:47:12Z")

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Replace catalytic converters new one did not come with heat shields old ones don’t fit do you have to install them 2010 Subaru Forester

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**Author:** ![Tester](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/tester/32/15976_2.png) [@Tester](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Tester)\
**Post date:** [May 12, 2020, 3:55pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2010-subaru-forester-heat-shields/164192/2 "2020-05-12T15:55:54Z")

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If they were absolutely necessary the new cats would have included them.

Some vehicles come off the assembly without heat shields for the cat.

> **[Car Talk: Don't exhaust yourself replacing heat shields](https://www.seattlepi.com/news/article/Car-Talk-Don-t-exhaust-yourself-replacing-heat-1182441.php)**
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> (1) Why does Honda (or any manufacturer) install the dang things if all they do is rattle and fall off? (2) After the heat shield had been gone for nearly a year, my exhaust manifold cracked. The bottom shields are there so that if you park on tall,...

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**Author:** ![jtsanders](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/c2a13f/32.png) [@jtsanders](https://community.cartalk.com/u/jtsanders)\
**Post date:** [May 12, 2020, 4:19pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2010-subaru-forester-heat-shields/164192/3 "2020-05-12T16:19:47Z")

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If you live where fires are prevalent like California, you might want a heat shield. In any case, without the heat shield, don’t park on brown grass.

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**Author:** ![ok4450](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/e9bcb4/32.png) [@ok4450](https://community.cartalk.com/u/ok4450)\
**Post date:** [May 13, 2020, 1:29pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2010-subaru-forester-heat-shields/164192/4 "2020-05-13T13:29:33Z")

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I would suspect that depending upon the grass a car could catch on fire shields or not shields. That happened with an OK state trooper not many years ago after he chased a suspect into a field and bailed out for a foot pursuit.

Five minutes later the patrol car was going up in flames and became a total loss.