turbo heat shroud

ello, 1990,90td. the heat shroud that covers the turbo, i was told that they are a lot of money, and im tight. has anyone repared one and if so what did you use?. i have one but its in a few bits, thought about using fiberglass matting or ali. any ideas.

pete.

Im not entirely sure they are critical.

If they are, make one outta thin sheet steel.

dont need it , mine aint got it and its fine

There wasn't one on my 110 td either and nothing ever caught fire.

mine aint got it, though it has got a big burned hole in the matting stuf that covers the bonnet

aint got one either and dont have under bonnet insulation and its never caused me any problems, lets face it they aint gonna exactly get to glowin cherry red or owt are they

if you really want to replace the heat cover then take a look under most fords just above the exhaust. you will find an aluminium type heat shroud between the exhaust and the body, just rip it off and use a block of wood and a hammer to shape it to fit over your turbo, drill a couple of holes to mount it and hey presto you got yourself a heat shroud.