2001 Toyota RAV4 Exhaust heat shield

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2001 TOYOTA RAV4
4 CYL
4WD
AUTOMATIC
60,000 MILES

Can I safely remove the exhaust heat shield without risk of the gas tank overheating?

Tuesday, March 25th, 2008 AT 6:13 PM

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BLACKOP555

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Yes you can safely remove it, driving it cools it down enough anyways, half the vehicles on the road have no heat shields on them at all, you should keep the shields over the converters though.

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