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Downsides of driving with a damaged exhaust?

  • 22-07-2013 12:05pm
    #1
    wet-paint
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,322 ✭✭✭


    Hey folks,
    So the car's got what I think is a hole in the exhaust system somewhere.

    I don't have the funds to get it repaired yet, and I'm just wondering if I can be doing any damage to the car by driving it while the exhaust isn't working properly.


    Cheers,
    WP


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  • #2
    Anan1
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 22,815 ✭✭✭✭Anan1


    Depending on the size/location of the hole your back pressure could be reduced, which will affect performance, economy and emissions.


  • #3
    Supergurrier
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,302 ✭✭✭Supergurrier


    Nope.

    It may fall off it its's cracked at a turning point and may only be held on my jubilee clips however.

    My old car had a big rusted hole on the middle pipe, sounded unreal :p


  • #4
    wet-paint
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,322 ✭✭✭wet-paint


    Lovely stuff, it'll go on the medium length finger so, thanks guys.


  • #5
    Henry Ford III
    Moderators, Business & Finance Moderators Posts: 17,887 Mod ✭✭✭✭Henry Ford III


    wet-paint wrote: »
    Lovely stuff, it'll go on the medium length finger so, thanks guys.

    You can also cook the cat.


  • #6
    whomitconcerns
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,408 ✭✭✭whomitconcerns


    Henry Ford III wrote: »
    You can also cook the cat.

    I had to read that twice......:P


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  • #7
    Del2005
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 19,154 ✭✭✭✭Del2005


    Anan1 wrote: »
    Depending on the size/location of the hole your back pressure could be reduced, which will affect performance, economy and emissions.

    If it's near the manifold there's a chance the car could go on fire.


  • #8
    YbFocus
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,480 ✭✭✭YbFocus


    Depending on where it is it could do something.
    Also you may have a run in with the guards if it's considerably loud?


  • #9
    MugMugs
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 17,875 ✭✭✭✭MugMugs


    wet-paint wrote: »
    Hey folks,
    So the car's got what I think is a hole in the exhaust system somewhere.

    I don't have the funds to get it repaired yet, and I'm just wondering if I can be doing any damage to the car by driving it while the exhaust isn't working properly.


    Cheers,
    WP

    What car type?

    Would you consider having it looked at?


  • #10
    dgt
    Closed Accounts Posts: 12,985 ✭✭✭✭dgt


    If its diesel you may poison yourself. Get it sorted asap


  • #11
    Del2005
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 19,154 ✭✭✭✭Del2005


    dgt wrote: »
    If its diesel you may poison yourself. Get it sorted asap

    You can also asphyxiate in a petrol. Any fumes from an engine are bad not matter what the fuel.


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  • #12
    lomb
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,016 ✭✭✭lomb


    If theres a hole on the pipe section not the backbox then it easily fall off. Mine fell off at around 75mph when I was very busy with work and driving back and forth had no time to fix it. There was an unholy bang as the exhaust caught the road and got flung backwards under the car. All this in the pitch dark with me staring at sparks in the rear view mirror.


  • #13
    OldmanMondeo
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,009 ✭✭✭OldmanMondeo


    You can get an exhaust repair bandage, wraps around the part where the hole. Might not suit, depending on where the hole is, but it might do for a short until it falls off time. Might give you the chance to get cash together to get it replaced. It is a DIY job as well.


  • #14
    NuckingFacker
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,221 ✭✭✭NuckingFacker


    OldmanMondeo wrote: »
    You can get an exhaust repair bandage, wraps around the part where the hole. Might not suit, depending on where the hole is, but it might do for a short until it falls off time. Might give you the chance to get cash together to get it replaced. It is a DIY job as well.
    Or some Milk-tray chocolate, which is marginally more useful as you can eat the un-used chocolate. Eating the exhaust bandage is not as nice. Find a nice person who can weld and get them to pop a tack in its rasp. I spend half my free-time welding peoples exhausts as does my son - if you know how, keep it quiet:D


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