Lazy-Ferret
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So, I fitted my snorkel, and one of the things that amazed me was how loud it made the engine, having the air intake right up by the passenger door, especially when the window was open...
Last week, I developed a rattle under the car, so got under to have a look, only to discover that the front Flexy joint had gone. At first I was going to try and take the easy way out, and just replace the flexy joint, and the exhaust was actually still shiny, but I then discovered that two welds that hold the little heat shields on had also blown through, and that was what was rattling.
Having read on here what a pig the front pipe is to do, I decided to get a price for fitting... after I was picked up from the floor, £265, that idea was scrapped, and I popped round to the motor factor, parted with £45, and got a new down pipe, and the 2 gaskets to do the job myself.
Having to take everything off, I decided I would also try and look into why, ever since I have had the car, when reversing, the exhaust would knock against the gearbox bearer beam as well.
So today, I lifted the front onto stands, and set to work removing the front prop shaft, and the gearbox support. Luckily, I had to undo the 3 turbo bolts when I replaced the turbo last year, so they did not give me any trouble, and it all came apart. As I wriggled the exhaust out, I discovered the source of yet another rattle, the aluminium plates attached to the floor, over the exhaust to act a heat shields should be held on with 5 or 6 large head bolts, on 3 the heads had warn through the shield, and it was flapping around all over the place.
Once I riveted the plate back to the floor, and put the new pipe in and rebuilt everything else, I started the car, and it sounded a lot quieter. I got under to check everything had sealed, and look into where the old problem was of the exhaust hitting the cross beam, only to discovered a hole in the far side of the second silencer.... Will this torture never end??? The good news is, the new pipe sits well away from the cross beam, so no longer bangs against it.
Oh and after all that, the Snorkel does not actually make the car louder, it must have been a coincidence that the exhaust went at the same time as I did the snorkel... DOH.
Last week, I developed a rattle under the car, so got under to have a look, only to discover that the front Flexy joint had gone. At first I was going to try and take the easy way out, and just replace the flexy joint, and the exhaust was actually still shiny, but I then discovered that two welds that hold the little heat shields on had also blown through, and that was what was rattling.
Having read on here what a pig the front pipe is to do, I decided to get a price for fitting... after I was picked up from the floor, £265, that idea was scrapped, and I popped round to the motor factor, parted with £45, and got a new down pipe, and the 2 gaskets to do the job myself.
Having to take everything off, I decided I would also try and look into why, ever since I have had the car, when reversing, the exhaust would knock against the gearbox bearer beam as well.
So today, I lifted the front onto stands, and set to work removing the front prop shaft, and the gearbox support. Luckily, I had to undo the 3 turbo bolts when I replaced the turbo last year, so they did not give me any trouble, and it all came apart. As I wriggled the exhaust out, I discovered the source of yet another rattle, the aluminium plates attached to the floor, over the exhaust to act a heat shields should be held on with 5 or 6 large head bolts, on 3 the heads had warn through the shield, and it was flapping around all over the place.
Once I riveted the plate back to the floor, and put the new pipe in and rebuilt everything else, I started the car, and it sounded a lot quieter. I got under to check everything had sealed, and look into where the old problem was of the exhaust hitting the cross beam, only to discovered a hole in the far side of the second silencer.... Will this torture never end??? The good news is, the new pipe sits well away from the cross beam, so no longer bangs against it.
Oh and after all that, the Snorkel does not actually make the car louder, it must have been a coincidence that the exhaust went at the same time as I did the snorkel... DOH.
