AZS2KDancer

My battery heat shield is very rusty and I would like to replace it. I wonder what would have caused that? I've searched for Shield, battery, battery heat shield and just heat shield, yet I'm not finding the part number. Does anyone have this part number handy?

Thanks,

outeiroj

are you referring to the one between the engine and the battery? if so thats an exhaust shield and there are aftermarket options available pretty cheap as well as im sure there are people willing to sell their stock ones

flanders

It's got the logical name plate baffle
57255-S2A-020
Kinda expensive, maybe worth blasting your one clean and ad some high temp paint.

AZS2KDancer

Thank you, both of you. Of course it is logical, when you know the name they gave it. I appreciate your quick response. This is a very helpful group. Thanks again.

cosmomiller

You either live in a state that puts salt on the roads or some battery acid got to it.

AZS2KDancer

Probably no salt on any roads in the desert where I live. Yet years ago we were up north in Alpine country. It’s possible that some salt might have been present. I never noticed a battery leaking, either, so that’s my dilemma. I’ll replace it with an OEM and fresh bolts. Thanks for your help. 247Hondaparts.com to the rescue. The parts is on back order, yet I am told to expect delivery around June 5.

rpg51

Curious how that could have happened. Is the undercarriage generally clean? If so, battery leakage seems a likely culprit, no?

I have often wondered about deleting that shield completely. It gets in the way.

Inspired

I wouldn't delete it. It shields heat away from the A/C lines, battery and fuse box.

jackmugen02

I use the PW JDM carbon fiber one. You might have to drill out the mounting holes for aligning the bolts though.

Thomas Guide

If memory serves me from seeing it the other day, I think some of that acid got down onto that little section of cross beam as well and might need to be cleaned up too (stripped, primered, painted) to prevent continued corrosion (as you're looking straight down between the heat shield and battery). You should post a pic, I've never seen that happen before if it is in fact battery corrosion. Only time I've seen something similar is with spilled brake fluid, but that's on the other side of the engine bay... and I know as I've spilled a little on the black brake booster and it ate the black paint away and rusted the entire contact area... within 12 hours!

But I digress, you may want to lift your battery as well and look as I saw some corrosion on the back edge under the plate.