I recently cured a battery drain problem on my R3 vi by changing the alternator. It was a NOS unit fitted 3 years ago when I added aircon to the car. This moves the alternator 'up one', sitting it rather close to the exhaust manifold.





Unsure whether it was it was just a duff alternator or if it had been affected by the radiated heat from the exhaust, I decided to finally add a heatshield, which I had not done before due to the part being NLA for a VVC engine - they are still available for non-VVC engines.

I employed the full benefits of CAE - Cardboard-Aided Engineering

Firstly, with a rough installation...





...moving through a better resolved sample...





before making one out of a piece of 'gutter-find' heatshield material





Which was fitted when the original alternator was put back in the car. I think it fits in quite well





I would consider bringing blanks to the Resto Show in March and making them up during the show, if other people would like one - small charity donation appreciated

Please let me know