Rusting exhaust - MOT Fail? Pic included

[HannsG]

I'm sure the exhaust was in a much better state a few weeks back lol!!

It's a Fiat Panda 100HP.

Car sounds fine it seems, it's not a full blown sound.

Any recommendations for a replacement? Cheap value for money wise?

Thanks

[George7]

Looks like it's just the outer skin gone. It'd probably be an advisory rather than a fail.

[loose cannon]

Get on the win on wednesday thread and try to win a Milltek exhaust for it

[markcoznottz]

There's far too much tester 'interpretation' in the mot test.

[HannsG]

markcoznottz said:

There's far too much tester 'interpretation' in the mot test.

Might stick some waxoyl on it

[NelsonM3]

HannsG said:

markcoznottz said:

There's far too much tester 'interpretation' in the mot test.

Might stick some waxoyl on it

Perhaps I need a parrot. But you are joking right?

[HannsG]

NelsonM3 said:

Perhaps I need a parrot. But you are joking right?

Lol

[MDMA .]

loose cannon said:

Get on the win on wednesday thread and try to win a Milltek exhaust for it

If you've never had a Milltek exhaust before, i wouldn't bother.

[HannsG]

MDMA . said:

If you've never had a Milltek exhaust before, i wouldn't bother.

Had a full Miltek system on my M3. Hated the drone

[Gafferjim]

That's only the outer skin, I've had advisories for the last 2 years on mine, It's just actually rusted enough for me to rip off that top part of the outer skin, so looks a lot better now. I'm expecting anouther 2 years life out of the exhaust yet at least.

[battered]

It's a fail if it's blowing excessively. Mine has a small leak at a joint, audible under acceleration, but only advisory last MoT.

[Rich_W]

I'm always baffled why people ask on here. Rather than at least first READ the bloody manuals for the MOT. Available online for free to everyone!

https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploa...

OP. There's no reason your exhaust should fail. It's not a MAJOR leak of gases and not excessively noisy or letting fumes into the car. Its also not going to fall off the car.

[CaptainMorgan]

HannsG said:

Had a full Miltek system on my M3. Hated the drone

You'd hate my 100HP with a Ragazzon on it! I binned a tidy standard back box, shame I haddnt kept it, didnt think anyone would be after one.

[HannsG]

CaptainMorgan said:

You'd hate my 100HP with a Ragazzon on it! I binned a tidy standard back box, shame I haddnt kept it, didnt think anyone would be after one.

Fiat Forum guys reckon the Raggazon does NOT drone. I always thought it would having had aftermarket exhaust on most of my cars.

The ulter backbox is meant to be OK though.

[lord trumpton]

Same happened to ours

Stuck one of these on - absolutely no difference in noise, just a slightly chunkier tail pipe

Lasting well

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Sport-Mufflers-Exhaust-F...

[HannsG]

lord trumpton said:

Same happened to ours

Stuck one of these on - absolutely no difference in noise, just a slightly chunkier tail pipe

Lasting well

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Sport-Mufflers-Exhaust-F...

Yup that's the one I'm looking at also. Is the mid pipe and back box one piece in standard form?

I'm hoping not so I can stick a new one on easily.

[CaptainMorgan]

HannsG said:

Fiat Forum guys reckon the Raggazon does NOT drone. I always thought it would having had aftermarket exhaust on most of my cars.

The ulter backbox is meant to be OK though.

In fairness I have the straight through middle section and the 'group n' back box, which is very very small. Some of the guys on the Fiat page are still adamant my set up isnt too loud, I can only assume they wear ear defenders all the time lol.

[lord trumpton]

HannsG said:

Yup that's the one I'm looking at also. Is the mid pipe and back box one piece in standard form?

I'm hoping not so I can stick a new one on easily.

Separate items

[RTaylor2208]

That shouldn't fail unless the inner skin has also blown, all OEM 100HP exhausts have two skins on the back box and they all go the same way. Mine looks far far worse and has passed a MOT 3 years on the trot. As long as its not leaking you'll be fine.

[Fire99]

My old MG ZT, the outer skin was pealing away like a pear (well you can't really complain after 12 years!) and had been for a good couple of years or so. The MOT tester would just remind me every year that it was happening and to keep an eye on it in case the inner skin starts to go..

Outer skin is not a fail as I understand it.