# 2016 Toyota Camry has a loose heat shield

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/2016-toyota-camry-has-a-loose-heat-shield/164196>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** toyota, camry\
**Created:** [May 11, 2020, 10:16pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2016-toyota-camry-has-a-loose-heat-shield/164196 "2020-05-11T22:16:28Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![Dusto540](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/c57346/32.png) [@Dusto540](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Dusto540)\
**Post date:** [May 11, 2020, 10:16pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2016-toyota-camry-has-a-loose-heat-shield/164196/1 "2020-05-11T22:16:28Z")

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Loose heat shield on top of catalytic converter

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**Author:** ![VOLVO-V70](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/8e8cbc/32.png) [@VOLVO-V70](https://community.cartalk.com/u/VOLVO-V70)\
**Post date:** [May 11, 2020, 10:24pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2016-toyota-camry-has-a-loose-heat-shield/164196/2 "2020-05-11T22:24:15Z")

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Sorry to hear that. Do you want to know what to do about it or was this just let people know your heat shield is loose ?

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**Author:** ![Dusto540](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/c57346/32.png) [@Dusto540](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Dusto540)\
**Post date:** [May 11, 2020, 10:25pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2016-toyota-camry-has-a-loose-heat-shield/164196/3 "2020-05-11T22:25:58Z")

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I would like to know if i can just tear it off or should i replace it?

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**Author:** ![VOLVO-V70](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/8e8cbc/32.png) [@VOLVO-V70](https://community.cartalk.com/u/VOLVO-V70)\
**Post date:** [May 11, 2020, 10:27pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2016-toyota-camry-has-a-loose-heat-shield/164196/4 "2020-05-11T22:27:23Z")

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Just have an independent muffler shop fix it . It is there for a purpose .