bmdubya1198
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- September 17, 2020
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- City, State
- Charlotte, NC
- Year, Model & Trim Level
- 2004 Explorer EB 4x4
I noticed what sounded like a heat shield rattling on the 04 Explorer, and when I checked it out today, I noticed that the sound appeared to be coming from the right (passenger side) catalytic converter. It looked to be vibrating pretty badly when I had someone put it in drive and put the drivetrain under load. Interestingly, it was only the right side... the left cat was perfectly steady.
There is a hanger-looking piece on the right side of the Y pipe, and it seems that it should attach to some sort of bracket on the crossmember. I haven't been able to find such a part in my searching, but I figured someone on here would probably know if that part exists. Or at least have some input on this issue... it's entirely possible that the cat is just coming apart and causing this (had this issue on my BMW X5, and a customer of mine has it on his '02 Explorer).
Any ideas?
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There is a hanger-looking piece on the right side of the Y pipe, and it seems that it should attach to some sort of bracket on the crossmember. I haven't been able to find such a part in my searching, but I figured someone on here would probably know if that part exists. Or at least have some input on this issue... it's entirely possible that the cat is just coming apart and causing this (had this issue on my BMW X5, and a customer of mine has it on his '02 Explorer).
Any ideas?
I marked the part in question.