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Bent exhaust - sort it or live with it?
SWMBO reversed into a low wall. The only damage was to one of the rear exhaust pipes which was pushed back and bent.
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Given there are two pipes and the airflow is only part restricted, should I get it replaced or live with it. I can’t pull out the bend with exhaust on the car and even if taken off I am not convinced it could be pulled out to the original tube diameter.
The exhaust is clear off all bodywork and shields so no reason to remove for that reason.
Thoughts?2005, TDV6 S, Auto, 190k miles, owned from new, V8 Brake Upgrade, Nancom Evo, RLD protector, BAS EGR blanking & Remap, separate ATF cooler, changing all the fluids ahead of time.
17th Feb 2018 10:41 am
DSL Keeper of the wheelie bin
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Live with it.
17th Feb 2018 10:42 am
Barn1e D3 Decade
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Thanks Del. We are off to Europe towing the caravan for 8 weeks at start of April. I am trying to decide whether a daily update on here would tempt fate! 2005, TDV6 S, Auto, 190k miles, owned from new, V8 Brake Upgrade, Nancom Evo, RLD protector, BAS EGR blanking & Remap, separate ATF cooler, changing all the fluids ahead of time.
17th Feb 2018 11:30 am
DSL Keeper of the wheelie bin
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Sorry, bit of a short reply as waiting for coffees to be "served" at Micky Dees on the M6 somewhere.
Mine were like that from playing from a few months into ownership and never caused any problem that I knew about. Unless slightly squished exhausts cause crank failures or bearing rotations.
Re trip, no update (with pics) = didn't happen and you went somewhere far too nice for us to see like the Seychelles.
17th Feb 2018 4:26 pm
lynalldiscovery
Member Since: 22 Dec 2009
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Whilst i am reasonably sure that will make diddly squat difference I would fix/replace it, the pipe is after all that size for a reason.
Feel free to follow others advice but bear in mind DSL blew his motor in foreign climes, with two crushed pipes and a previous major coolant dumping/overheat session then a crank failure which of course is all unrelated
17th Feb 2018 5:17 pm
DSL Keeper of the wheelie bin
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It was only one crushed pipe!! And no coolant was ever knowingly dumped, ever.
17th Feb 2018 5:19 pm
Barn1e D3 Decade
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I took it for a hard drive this afternoon, holding it manually in low gear until it forced a change. No obvious signs of any problem. I am having an MOT early because of the trip to Europe. I know the Garage reasonably well and will ask them whether they can do a quick and cheap fix.
Thanks for replies.2005, TDV6 S, Auto, 190k miles, owned from new, V8 Brake Upgrade, Nancom Evo, RLD protector, BAS EGR blanking & Remap, separate ATF cooler, changing all the fluids ahead of time.
17th Feb 2018 6:39 pm
Pete K
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I think it only has 2 pipes for show!
Single pipe at the front
17th Feb 2018 8:40 pm
lynalldiscovery
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Front pipe is of a much larger cross section.
17th Feb 2018 8:49 pm
Barn1e D3 Decade
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Yes, larger at the front. I was looking at the join just in front of the middle silencer and thought it was larger diameter.2005, TDV6 S, Auto, 190k miles, owned from new, V8 Brake Upgrade, Nancom Evo, RLD protector, BAS EGR blanking & Remap, separate ATF cooler, changing all the fluids ahead of time.
17th Feb 2018 9:20 pm
EMcC
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Location: Wiltshire
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Until you do a big fix, why not just drill a reasonable hole in the bit just before the bend then if there is any back restriction it will just vent itself.
18th Feb 2018 12:26 am
Globetrotter448
Member Since: 21 Mar 2017
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Cut it off prior to bend and put a "tip" on it
18th Feb 2018 6:21 am
Barn1e D3 Decade
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Globetrotter that sounds like a good suggestion. There is a silencer between the end of the pipe and the crease. Is that likely to be a standard exhaust part. If so they presumably I would need to get two pipe pieces to create the bend and run to the exhaust outlet.
Sounds like a job for exhaust fabricator rather than Kwik Fit.2005, TDV6 S, Auto, 190k miles, owned from new, V8 Brake Upgrade, Nancom Evo, RLD protector, BAS EGR blanking & Remap, separate ATF cooler, changing all the fluids ahead of time.
18th Feb 2018 11:43 am
Moo D3 Decade
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I'd just live with it. It'll make no difference. Sometimes we over think things.New Defender L663 110 SE (known as Noddy!)
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18th Feb 2018 11:46 am
titters
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Exactly the same thing happened to me a couple of years ago - left it as is. No issues at all.2006 TDV6 HSE Wrapped Matt Black STOLEN NOT RECOVERED
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