Qashqai J11 - Heat Shield Fell Off

[me83]

Hi,

The exhaust heat shield has fallen off our J11 1.2l petrol Qashqai (picture attached). We’ll get it repaired/replaced but we’re away visiting relatives and several hours drive from home, should it be ok to drive in the meantime? Thanks in advance.

[Mark65]

Undo the fixings, get some oversized stainless washers re mount or some stainless sheet and cut squares , drill holes, mount, had something similar on my old Almera

[andy2019]

grab some new clips from here, always usefull to have for the heat shield

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/191602862301

[Squashy2]

As others have mentioned it should be quite easy to re-fix back into place.
As regards to driving without it, the heatshield came off our previous J10 whilst driving on the motorway, heard a thud from under the car and in the rest view mirror saw the heatshield go bouncing down the road, no way was I turning back to even try to retrieve it!
Drove the car for a further 5 or so years without it, passed its M.O.T's and no sign of problems. I admit that it's designed for a reason and I'm guessing if you're going to re-fit it, then a week or two shouldn't be an issue.