Any concerns with exhaust temporary fix?
Discussion
Until i can get my car to an exhaust place i have temporarily fixed it.
So the pipe after the first resonator has snapped. Midway between the front and back of the car.
ive aligned it up as best i could and taped it with heat resistant tape all the way around, it seems to hold okay enough, will this be safe to drive for a few days til i get to a garage, theres a bit of a gap between both bits of exhaust but its covered by the heat resistant tape.
So the pipe after the first resonator has snapped. Midway between the front and back of the car.
ive aligned it up as best i could and taped it with heat resistant tape all the way around, it seems to hold okay enough, will this be safe to drive for a few days til i get to a garage, theres a bit of a gap between both bits of exhaust but its covered by the heat resistant tape.
There's a car near me that's been driving around with a broken exhaust for months.
The main considerations are
- noise, anti social impact etc
- danger of the system coming loose and doing more damage..I seem to recall our family escort's pipe broke in half, the front of the rear half dropped into the road and actually lifted the rear of the car in the air! I would have a look at what condition the exhaust hangers are in.
-finding out why it broke..an old fiesta of mine sheered the exhaust down pipe, but that was because the engine mounts were knackered which let the engine flop back and forward. But it's probably just rust & fatigue
Hth
Ian
The main considerations are
- noise, anti social impact etc
- danger of the system coming loose and doing more damage..I seem to recall our family escort's pipe broke in half, the front of the rear half dropped into the road and actually lifted the rear of the car in the air! I would have a look at what condition the exhaust hangers are in.
-finding out why it broke..an old fiesta of mine sheered the exhaust down pipe, but that was because the engine mounts were knackered which let the engine flop back and forward. But it's probably just rust & fatigue
Hth
Ian
hyphen said:
If it fails, what's the worst case?
The rear half will drop to the road and catch on a manhole cover catapulting the car into the air A-Team style. It'll land upside down on the other side of the road killing several people including the OP and his mate.Nevermind, every cloud and all that, at least no daft questions after the job's been done instead of before.
Happy Christmas
This!
In a push, I've even used a wire coat hanger wrapped around twice and twisted instead of jubilee clips.
And to make it "permanent" - a smear of firegum, too.
ETA - and yes, do "something" since you don't want it dropping & catching on the road/pothole/manhole cover.
In a push, I've even used a wire coat hanger wrapped around twice and twisted instead of jubilee clips.
And to make it "permanent" - a smear of firegum, too.
ETA - and yes, do "something" since you don't want it dropping & catching on the road/pothole/manhole cover.
paintman said:
Steel food tin topped & tailed.
Cut along side.
Wrap round exhaust pipe as required & secure in place with either proper exhaust clamps or big jubilee clips.
Cut along side.
Wrap round exhaust pipe as required & secure in place with either proper exhaust clamps or big jubilee clips.
ill do the baked bean tin thing today and tape each end with heatproof tape to stop it sliding up and down.
my only concern is carbon monoxide poisoning, is that an actual risk? its post cat. Although the pipe before the backbox was touching the road so does that mean it could have cracked near the cat or is it supposed to have that much flex in anyway? it lifted back up quietly no cracking or creaking.
my only concern is carbon monoxide poisoning, is that an actual risk? its post cat. Although the pipe before the backbox was touching the road so does that mean it could have cracked near the cat or is it supposed to have that much flex in anyway? it lifted back up quietly no cracking or creaking.
I would just baked bean tin, possibly some exhaust putty stuff, jubilee clip it and then leave it.
If you can smell the exhaust from within the car, then that's bad, get it fixed. If you cannot smell exhaust, it is quiet, and it is solid, just drive the car until the rust takes out another part of the exhaust (or in my case the rust takes out the entire car)
If you can smell the exhaust from within the car, then that's bad, get it fixed. If you cannot smell exhaust, it is quiet, and it is solid, just drive the car until the rust takes out another part of the exhaust (or in my case the rust takes out the entire car)
right, ive put a baked bean tin and used heat resistant aliminium tape at each end, if the tape failed the tin would still keep the bits together just loosely, ill get it to a garage next week, they are all shut near me atm which is annoying.
So carbon monoxide poisioning is not really a concern then? the crack like i say is after the cat, its just the resonator was touching the ground and there was a lot of flex but i assume thats normal? it didnt make any creaks or cracks when i lifted it back up to fix to the back box, it lifted up nice and smooth.
So carbon monoxide poisioning is not really a concern then? the crack like i say is after the cat, its just the resonator was touching the ground and there was a lot of flex but i assume thats normal? it didnt make any creaks or cracks when i lifted it back up to fix to the back box, it lifted up nice and smooth.
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