Replacing exhausts

[Mellow Matt]

I'm going to look at an mx5 for sale this weekend, but the seller tells me that the exhaust is blowing a bit. Does anyone know how much a replacement would be?

He says it's the backbox, but for the sake of argument how much would it be for the pipe as well?

TIA

[chopperR]

For a full Mk1 system - £128.82 http://www.mx5parts.co.uk/product_info.php/product...

For others - http://www.mx5parts.co.uk/index.php/cPath/72_74

HTH.

Edited by chopperR on Wednesday 13th October 11:50

[Mellow Matt]

Thanks. Should've mentioned it's a mk1, whoops!

How much do you reckon it'd cost fitted? E.g. down at a local garage/quickfit etc?

Edited by Mellow Matt on Wednesday 13th October 13:05

[anonymous-user]

If you're going to swap it rather than fix it then get a nice sports exhaust - I've got the MX5 Parts twin pipe on my mk1 and it sounds great. Their single pipe system is £185, dual pipe is £230.

http://www.mx5parts.co.uk/product_info.php/product...
http://www.mx5parts.co.uk/product_info.php/product...

Edited by anonymous-user on Wednesday 13th October 18:52

[den9112]

I have a mk1 full exhaust(oem) with a cat sitting in my garage,i am situated in the north west if you can pick up you can have it.

Edited by den9112 on Wednesday 13th October 20:44

[Mellow Matt]

Cheers guys!

That's very nice of you den, unfortunately I'm in London so it's a bit far! I'm hoping the exhaust won't need replacing though, so fingers crossed it'll be repairable

[DavesBRG5]

Matt, hopefully you wont need one but if you do MX5parts have some listed on Ebay right now.

I fitted my twin exit myself....Very easy if you have ramps or axle stands & a few spanners / sockets. Just soak the bolts with Plusgas for a few days before you do it.


http://shop.ebay.co.uk/i.html?_nkw=mx5parts+mk1+ex...

Edited by DavesBRG5 on Wednesday 13th October 22:51

[Mellow Matt]

DavesBRG5 said:

Matt, hopefully you wont need one but if you do MX5parts have some listed on Ebay right now.

I fitted my twin exit myself....Very easy if you have ramps of axle stands & a few spanners / sockets. Just soak the bolts with Plusgas for a few days before you do it.


http://shop.ebay.co.uk/i.html?_nkw=mx5parts+mk1+ex...

Ah excellent, I'll keep my eye on those, thanks.

[5harp3y]

Swapped mine this weekend just gone, took an hour tops.

Its four bolts; 2 on the cat and 2 on the backbox (on my mx5parts duals)

Soaked them in wd40 / plusgas the night before.

had the car up on car ramps (little drive on jobbies) at the back and also used a trolley jack to lift the front corner when undoing the centre section.

undid the rear box (mine were 17mm bolt and 14mm nut) and let it hang on the hangers then took the backbox out leaving the rubber hangers in place on the car (wd40 helps here as a lubricant) might be worth replacing the rubbers if they are old (mine were ok)

repeat for the centre pipe if replacing.

then replaced the centre pipe which is easy as you can rest the furthest end on the rear wishbone area.

rear box was harder to do on my own but got on my back, bench pressed it onto two of the rubbers amd then it was easy.

really easy to do and looks / sounds great.

[Mellow Matt]

Cheers Sharpey, that does sound pretty easy

[Riknos]

FYI, the exhaust on my car has been blowing for the last 3 or 4 MOT's now.. so a good 20-30k miles, and it's still fine & still passing MOTs, so it may not be that urgent.. It's blowing from the backbox.

[MX-5 Lazza]

You are lucky then because a leaking exhaust should be an MOT fail

[Mazdamender]

Paddy_N_Murphy said:

DavesBRG5 said:

Matt, hopefully you wont need one but if you do MX5parts have some listed on Ebay right now.

I fitted my twin exit myself....Very easy if you have ramps or axle stands & a few spanners / sockets. Just soak the bolts with Plusgas for a few days before you do it.


http://shop.ebay.co.uk/i.html?_nkw=mx5parts+mk1+ex...

Edited by DavesBRG5 on Wednesday 13th October 22:51

I too have a MX5 Parts Dualy system, and just wondering today whether I did the right thing (still).

TOO LOUD


IMHO of course. I have fitted an extra In line Silence too to make it reasonable.

The mx5parts twin IL motor s/steel zorst is load on the Mk 1, but it's lovely on the Mk 2 init dave

[DavesBRG5]

Indeedy Wayne.....sounds perfectundo on the NB but it`s widely reviewed to be too loud on a NA