What's missing from my transmission tunnel?

[MINIz guy]

I don't have my to with me right now but have a question looking back at it.

When I was under it, the black fabric over the driveshaft right after the guibo was hanging down and rubbed through the paint on the driveshaft.

Here is a bad picture of the area. The rubbed paint is just off the picture to the right. You are looking at the guibo from under the car. I know it is leaking oil from the valve cover.

Is there supposed to be a shield holding the black fabric up?




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[HotChickenStrips]

I had the same problem, that heatshield is held with 4 screws on the lower portiuon, but over time the shield loses rigidity and sags, I used two small self tapping screws and big washers on the upper portion.

[MINIz guy]

So what you're saying is that the black fabric is the heatshield?

I guess I'll get back under the car once I'm home from school and find a way to hold the fabric back up again.

[HotChickenStrips]

Pretty much, is meant to block heat AND noise from getting into the cabin.

[campaiar]

There is nothing missing. Overtime that fabric gets saggy and you have driveshaft contact. Doesn't really hurt anything. You'll need to get creative to eliminate the sag.

[dontomask]

Did you notice that it made any noise?

[MINIz guy]

No noise. It definitely polished the driveshaft real well.

I'll just find some plastic clips and figure out a way to clip it back up. The car is at home and I'm at college, so it will still be a while until I initiate a fix. I'm collecting parts in the meantime to get this thing running properly though.