fluffy stuff coming out of exhaust

[sik_dogg_vn]

after a long distance drive, i hopped out to find a long string hangin out of my exhaust. i started the car at home and revved it up to find more of the stringy/fluffy stuff coming out of the exhaust along with bits of rusted metal. i'm thinkin the cat blew its guts out, but has anyone seen/heard of this happening before??? just wanna be sure before i go pulling exhaust apart. its an '02 vy ss by the way..

[Boonz]

very highly doubt its the cats causing that problem.... could be the fibreglass out of a muffler maybe? is it a stock system or aftermarket??

[sik_dogg_vn]

aftermarket 2 1/2" cat back. not sure what brand though cause i bought the car with it on.

[Brucefromruse]

sounds like the hydromatic suspension towling relay unit is stuffed.....i think....lol,

[Boonz]

sounds like the fibreglass packing is coming loose.... cos there really isnt anything else that can form stringy bits that wouldnt get burnt to smitherines in the exhaust...

[matty88]

Did a sheep get sucked into your engine?

LMAO

Nah your cat's gone mate

[Holden2gether]

Hmmm, didn't think cats contained any 'stringy' stuff, I thought they were a metallic honeycomb inside. I'd go with Peanuts on this one and say it's fibreglass filling from the silencer.

[andyman]

metallic honeycomb inside.

your on the mark holden2gether, its a sortof ceramic honeycombe thing, or a catalyst hence cat,

so no - ummm - woollen cats in that cat, besides the fact that when a cat self destructs they sound like a rock in a milo can, there would also not be chance of cats bits comming out unless there where no baffles in the mufflers

[sik_dogg_vn]

thanx for the tips i'll check the muffler out and see how it goes!!

[andyman]

thanx for the tips i'll check the muffler out and see how it goes!!

give the mufflers a hit and see if a baffle is loose, (youd pretty well always hear them rattling around anyway)

if your exhaust is still under warrenty take it back and get em to check it out

[Not_An_Abba_Fan]

It's pretty common for the glass packing in the muffler to start coming out when the internals of the muffler start breaking.

[daron]

sounds like the hydromatic suspension towling relay unit is stuffed.....i think....lol,

hahaha either that or the flux capasitor isnt fluxing no more letting out vacuum

[VZTHUNDER]

hahaha either that or the flux capasitor isnt fluxing no more letting out vacuum

but then how do we get time travel happening

back on topic now :P

[sik_dogg_vn]

nah theres no rattling while the car is running, but i'll give it a tap and see if it rattles.