Exhaust loud

2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU
179,000 MILES • 2.0L • V6 • AUTOMATIC
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CINDYLEN
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My exhaust is very loud. I was told a cover or screen on the exhaust is missing and needs to be welded on. What would that exactly be called? Is it the heat shield?
Jan 14, 2019 at 7:08 AM
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JACOBANDNICKOLAS
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Hi and thanks for using 2CarPros.

The heat shield won't cause a leak to make it loud. I'm not sure which component you are referring to, but the only thing I can think of with something that appears like a screen would be a flex pipe. Can you upload a pic of the component?

Let me know.

Joe
Jan 14, 2019 at 3:14 PM
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