Exhaust - Heat Shield Missing
SI M51 05 05
Body Equipment
June 2005
Technical Service
This Service Information bulletin supersedes Service Measure B5 1 200 03 dated January 2003.
SUBJECT
Missing Exhaust Heat Shield
MODEL
R50 (Cooper) produced from 7/02.
SITUATION
The engine exhaust heat shield, part number 51 48 7 511 704, was installed on early cars and not on later production cars.
CAUSE
The heat shield was determined to be unnecessary, and was deleted from production in July 2002.
CORRECTION
None.
PROCEDURE
The heat shield should not be retrofitted to cars produced from 7/02.
