Exhaust Repair

whyulittle · 13-10-2008 1:09pm #1

So my exhaust starting making a lot of noise during the week. Patched it up with some Holts gun gum, where the exhaust goes into the silencer. That did the job, all back quiet again.

However, driving last night it all went again, and looking at it this morning, the two have totally separated now. Can that be repaired, or would it have to be totally replaced? Wouldn't be advisable to try and patch it up again myself?

stek · 13-10-2008 1:48pm

samey thing happenmed to me, guy in pitstop told me that 'when the pipe seperates it puls the guts with it from the box, therefore cannot be reconnected and i need a new box and pipe.. dunno if this is true.

whyulittle · 13-10-2008 2:02pm

Did u get it replaced? How much did it set you back? Don't want to get done for a couple of hundred if it is something simple to repair.

jaycen · 13-10-2008 2:05pm

Depends on the condition of the pipe and box but that could probably be welded/blanked in place.

Darragh29 · 13-10-2008 2:09pm

jaycen wrote: »

Depends on the condition of the pipe and box but that could probably be welded/blanked in place.

:rolleyes::rolleyes::rolleyes:

Throw it in the bin where it belongs and get a replacement.

stek · 13-10-2008 2:11pm

not too much more than €100.. cheaper than i thought.

Darragh29 · 13-10-2008 2:11pm

jaycen wrote: »

Depends on the condition of the pipe and box but that could probably be welded/blanked in place.

And then the OP has an emissions test for the NCT and the lambda is all over the place because there is a small pinhole in the weld and air is being drawn in, unnecessarily failing the NCT because a short cut was taken with fixing the exhaust...

whyulittle · 13-10-2008 2:24pm

Passed its NCT this year, I won't be getting it tested again.

Sounds relatively cheap to get replaced though, will go with that option.

Thanks for the help.

jaycen · 13-10-2008 2:27pm

Darragh29 wrote: »

And then the OP has an emissions test for the NCT and the lambda is all over the place because there is a small pinhole in the weld and air is being drawn in, unnecessarily failing the NCT because a short cut was taken with fixing the exhaust...

Mine pass, guess you're not much of a welder then, a pinhole FFS??? A trained welder will seal a pipe airtight, you obviously chose a bodger if you're talking from experience.

Welding a gapped exhaust isn't shortcutting by any means, as said if it's repairable then do so, if not then don't.

Darragh29 · 13-10-2008 2:57pm

jaycen wrote: »

Mine pass, guess you're not much of a welder then, a pinhole FFS??? A trained welder will seal a pipe airtight, you obviously chose a bodger if you're talking from experience.

Welding a gapped exhaust isn't shortcutting by any means, as said if it's repairable then do so, if not then don't.

What you do with a corroded exhaust is you throw it in the bin and replace it.

jaycen · 13-10-2008 3:00pm

Darragh29 wrote: »

What you do with a corroded exhaust is you throw it in the bin and replace it.

Yep, but where did it say corroded in the post???

I was talking about a broken (seperated pipe) as the poster asked, as I already said it depends on the condition on the exhaust.

Darragh29 · 13-10-2008 3:04pm

jaycen wrote: »

Yep, but where did it say corroded in the post???

I was talking about a broken (seperated pipe) as the poster asked, as I already said it depends on the condition on the exhaust.

It is broken/separated because it is corroded. :rolleyes:

jaycen · 13-10-2008 3:09pm

Darragh29 wrote: »

It is broken/separated because it is corroded. :rolleyes:

OK, I'll asume you're familiar with the car and know for sure the problem is corrosion but how was I to know that?

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