When is it time to change the exhaust?

[Hazza]

when should i consider changing my exhaust?

i have a standard exhaust for my 1.2, and have thought about upgrading the exhaust to an aftermarket one.

i dont think my car has had its exhaust changed since its birth, which has been 6 odd years already.

 

[Jay Payne]

When its broke!

 

[Hazza]

how long are standard exhaust usually last for?? coz mine has been going for 6 years! surely it'll break soon lol

 

[DrR]

look at it, if it's not blowing it's fine.

 

[edde]

how long are standard exhaust usually last for?? coz mine has been going for 6 years! surely it'll break soon lol

No reason it should.

The 172 are different the rear box is to heavy for the design so they will fail in time.

 

[Jay Payne]

depends on the type of driving, if ur only doing a few miles to the shops twice a week then probably 2 years due to the exhaust being constantly full of water (produced by the cat) and never getting hot enough to get rid of it, then rust from the inside.

Have a look at it, the point it will fail at is the weld/joints between the pipe and boxes(where its joined together) Normaly the back box falls off on small engined clios when its time, probably start blowing first tho

 

[Hazza]

look at it, if it's not blowing it's fine.

How do i know if its blowing or not?

 

[Djw John]

Cos it sounds utterly crap! And usually louder as well

 

[Hazza]

Cos it sounds utterly crap! And usually louder as well

Would i need someone to rev it to hear it?

and how much would it cost to get a standard one again?.. coz ideally i want to upgrade, but if its near enough the same price, i'll get a upgraded one rather than a standard 1 again

 

[Fletcher]

look at it, if it's not blowing it's fine.

How do i know if its blowing or not?

You'll know.