Milltek Warning

Fred@BTM · Mar 23, 2009

technically my jibes at "cracking welds" is inaccurate, gayboy above is more correct, the weld is basically too hot and has weakened the surround material causing it to alter its crystal structure (ie become brittle) hence crackie crackie

some shiznit like that, thats a stella fuelled answer

(matt - M1 + F430 + knock + 5hrs + AA = get home =

)

Icarus · Mar 23, 2009

Did the dancing donkey end up in the glue factory? LOL

Cheers
M

RBHynes · Mar 23, 2009

HAZ, thats always where they crack.

Fred@BTM · Mar 23, 2009

(off topic) bloody Italian tat! Gallardo was sound as going up there (one caught fire on saturday, hence my trip!) F430 on the way back, knock knock knock, horrible! Passing cars = abuse! LMAO

Icarus · Mar 23, 2009

Ouch! Complete lack of oil pressure and fallout in sump or is it something less serious?

If its the one I think it is it does have a hard life though ;-)

Cheers
M

Craig.D · Mar 23, 2009

Well recieved a call today from Milltek to say they are sending out a complete new cat-back system including de-cat pipe for my troubles to the place where i bought it and assure me all issues are resolved.
i said that was fine but if anything similar goes wrong i want a full refund

also does the milltek decat pipe come with the hole for the lamda sensor probe because i do not want my engine management light on.

and do you think it makes a difference with decat rather than just cat-back

cheers,
Craig

Alan · Mar 23, 2009

Pish, should've bought a YozzaSport.

Craig.D · Mar 23, 2009

:rasp:

C.Dolan said:
do you get a set of ear plugs with a yozzasport not my ideal noise for a day to day car cheers anyway.

don,t be lazy Alan and read the whole thread

YA FUD!

Fred@BTM · Mar 23, 2009

light will come on at some point, its guaranteed

Craig.D · Mar 23, 2009

do you think its worthwhile putting the decat on it for performance???

Dave.. · Mar 23, 2009

My light came on about 5 weeks after fitting the decat.

I'll be swapping my exhaust over at the weekend and fitting a new decat pipe with a bolt to block the lambda hole. Tuck the lambda sensor under the floor of the car, and the light won't come on.

C.Dolan said:
do you think its worthwhile putting the decat on it for performance???

Very much so

Fred@BTM · Mar 23, 2009

yes, and also worth getting a yozza too

Craig.D · Mar 23, 2009

i thought the Milltek decat came with the hole for the lamda sensor probe so this does not occur maybe i,m wrong

Craig.D · Mar 23, 2009

Fred said:
yes, and also worth getting a yozza too

FRED R U A YOZZASPORT REP

IF IT WAS A FEW DECIBELS QUIETER IT WOULD BE A GOER

Dave.. · Mar 23, 2009

C.Dolan said:
i thought the Milltek decat came with the hole for the lamda sensor probe so this does not occur maybe i,m wrong

The emissions light is flagged up in the car because the second lambda sensor detects the emmisions are too high. If you don't screw the second lambda into the decat, theres no emissions for it to detect.

Craig.D · Mar 23, 2009

Cheers dave

Fred@BTM · Mar 23, 2009

C.Dolan said:
FRED R U A YOZZASPORT REP

IF IT WAS A FEW DECIBELS QUIETER IT WOULD BE A GOER

no i'm not, i have naff all to do with that company since nov 07

still the best exhausts there are! :rasp:

manup otherwise i'll start calling you Ali!

Craig.D · Mar 23, 2009

well i have a 4 year old daughter i have gotta think about

Alan · Mar 23, 2009

C.Dolan said:
:rasp:

don,t be lazy Alan and read the whole thread

YA FUD!

Oh i have, its full of steers n queers.

Need i say more?

Craig.D · Mar 23, 2009

me like this

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ug2zUWSfCYo

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ay5aFcFZlVg

rich-6 · Mar 23, 2009

C.Dolan said:
me like this

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ug2zUWSfCYo

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ay5aFcFZlVg

Theyre with the decat, Mine sounds nothing like that with the cat in, Its much quieter :approve:

Craig.D · Mar 23, 2009

thats why i,m getting the decat on it

Brett · Mar 23, 2009

I've heard that the quality is an issue with milltek however the sound is great especially with the decat.

ripp · Mar 24, 2009

my system arrived and I made some pics of the problematic area
guys who had the snapped welds problem: does these welds look the same as yours?

shortos · Mar 25, 2009

Both my tail pipe welds have gone. Bought the system in November...slightly annoying...Getting a replacement isn't an issue, its just the hassle of getting it fitted.

Craig.D · Mar 25, 2009

to be honest they welds look similar to mine when i got it fitted and i thought they looked strong

i,m waiting on the place i got it phoning me when the replacement comes in but have all ready told them anything happens like this again and i want a refund.

ripp · Mar 25, 2009

ok then, there are some guys here who had no problems with their system, PLEASE put some photos with the welds well done, at least we'll know how they were supposed to look like

Craig.D · Mar 25, 2009

I,m waiting on my replacement system hopefully be here by Saturday the pic at the start of the thread is the only one i took sorry.

ripp · Mar 25, 2009

there wasa guy saying he had a milltek for 2 years with no problem at all, maybe some other guys like him will post a pic to see if there is a difference between a good weld and a bad one.
Although my guess is that some exhausts had worn mounts or the stress on the welds in case was bigger than normal, somehow.. looking forward for your pics dolan!

Craig.D · Mar 25, 2009

I spoke to a boss at Milltek and he said he knew of a bad batch of exhausts with weld issues and says this have been sorted.

Craig.D · Mar 27, 2009

Phoned Milltek today to see where the hell my replacement is and they said there has been a back log so it will not be ready for shipment till Tuesday...

should be here by Wed.....i was hoping it would be here by today so i could get it fitted tomorrow now will have to go about for another week sounding like a transit.

ricc182 · Apr 22, 2009

Iv had mine fixed 3 times

Can honestly say ill never buy a milltek ever again. Nice sound though

ripp · Apr 23, 2009

I emailed milltek and gave them the production number and after a while they said the batch in question was ok so "it should be happy driving"

let's hope I'm one of the lucky ones

iain187 · Apr 23, 2009

mini_nick said:
Ive not had any probs with the Milltek on my 182 - its been on since october last year

exactly the same here

iain187 · Apr 23, 2009

Fred said:
light will come on at some point, its guaranteed

why is that? mine keeps coming on - it made me fail MOT - then the tester put cleaning fluid in the fuel after reseting the light which got it through- does that sound right?

what exactly is going on?

pm if it's sending this off topic

carrmrc96 · May 12, 2009

I had a milltek on my R26, the welds all come apart and the back box fell off and now I've got a milltek system on my cooper s, the welds have gone again and had the back box replaced.

I will never buy a milltek system ever again!!! Rubbish poor quality welding.

Fred@BTM · May 12, 2009

i tried warning people!

carrmrc96 · May 12, 2009

Looks like im gonna be getting a janspeed, although prospeed is only 15 mins away from me :rasp:

Curley · May 21, 2009

Has anyone just had these re welded?

Ive been told the perf tube inside may be damaged and re welding might only last 5 minutes

matty172cup · May 21, 2009

ripp said:
my system arrived and I made some pics of the problematic area
guys who had the snapped welds problem: does these welds look the same as yours?

that weld looks perfectly fine but in my opinion it should have been more angled down to the silencer for better strength and welds are prone to crack at the side of a weld due to heat input and composition of the filler wire

but if anyone has this trouble and lives near or in leicester and wants it taking off and welding up then thats fine just give me a shout

Matty

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