Exhaust Falling Apart :(

[WHITESSV]

Just a question i have a 2007 SV6...and after coming home from a long trip i noticed out of the left side exhaust tip what looked to be a blond wig stuffed in my tip...after pulling it out i realized it seems to be fiber glass since my hands go all itchy....as I'm pretty sure my engine doesn't eat blonde women would it be safe to say the rear left muffler is falling apart in side or the center/cats etc....it is an aftermarket exhaust i had put on it custom made at my local shop so its not xforce etc...it's probably been over a year since i had it done would it be worth going back to the shop about it????

 

[bladerunner]

yep,definately,it sounds like the baffle has come away that runs thru the muffler. grab a torch and have a look up the pipe you'll soon see if thats the case

 

[HEXEM]

Its just the insulation inside the rear can. I doubt the internal structure is letting go (seeing is should be welded metal) however it seems odd to have the fiberglass wadding make its way out the exhaust tips, then again stranger things have happend... Do you notice any difference to the sound of the rear muffler?, like droning or a ratterling sound.

In the end if the exhaust is only 12months old take it back and get them to check it out.

 

[WHITESSV]

It was weird pulling it out the tip lol...sound wise i think it's almost the same maybe a smidgen louder but id need a db meter

 

[Wongy295]

Maybe, for lols, someone decided to stick the fibreglass UP your exhaust. :boxing:

 

[WHITESSV]

Well that's what i thought to start with someone being a comedian heres a few pics i just took this is whats left i cant get my hands down that far

 

[bladerunner]

Well that's what i thought to start with someone being a comedian heres a few pics i just took this is whats left i cant get my hands down that far

looks like condensation has completely rusted out the perforated section that runs thru the muffler, looks farked alright but on a 12mth old muffler? but as hexem said- stranger things have happened..

 

[WHITESSV]

well maybe 12 months maybe 14-15 months i cant remember but i still wouldn't expect this so soon

 

[HEXEM]

I'd be putting the factory mufflers back on soon. If it is blocking the exhaust gasses from escaping it could cause you some problems.

 

[WHITESSV]

Yeah only problem is i sold the stock mufflers (Dammit)