Car exhaust is really noisy

spira9

Literally happened over night. Started my car and noticed it was a little louder than normal but I thought that was just because it was cold. Then today I started it and it sounds like I have a performance exhaust on my car. Sounded good at first but now it just drones like mad and people look at me as I drive by lol.

I've had a look at the back box and it looks fine. Any idea what this could be? Thanks.

Alter_ego

Hole in the exhaust.

Browntoa

Or manifold gasket

Norman_Castle

spira9 wrote: »

I've had a look at the back box and it looks fine. Any idea what this could be?

Try starting the car and looking or listening to the rest of the exhaust.

parking_question_chap

Alter_ego wrote: »

Hole in the exhaust.

This is most likely.

arcon5

Come on now, if it's that bad it shouldn't be hard to pinpoint.

spira9

I took it to Halfords as they're open today for some reason. Apparently the center section and the muffler have come apart and I need new ones.

I was talking to a mechanic in the waiting room and when another employee started my car, he said it sounded nice like a Maserati lol.

Strider590

Mid section went on my Vectra, 3 garages tried to sell me a new mid section and back box, I looked at the back myself and determined they were bs'ing me, got the mid section changed and two years later the back box was still fine.
Point being that the original parts last much longer than aftermarket rubbish, don't change anything that isn't actually broken.

pappa_golf

spira9 wrote: »

I took it to Halfords as they're open today for some reason. Apparently the center section and the muffler have come apart and I need new ones.

I was talking to a mechanic in the waiting room and when another employee started my car, he said it sounded nice like a Maserati lol.

now there is something plainly wrong with that statement

" a mechanic in the waiting room"

why would any mechanic go to halfrauds

halfrauds do not have mechanics , they have untrained fitters

PS: are the new shock absorbers OK?

Rain_Shadow

spira9 wrote: »

I took it to Halfords as they're open today for some reason. Apparently the center section and the muffler have come apart and I need new ones.

I was talking to a mechanic in the waiting room and when another employee started my car, he said it sounded nice like a Maserati lol.

About 35 years ago I had a Rover SD1 V8. When the exhaust developed a significant hole it sounded fantastic.:D

dannyrst

If the two sections have come apart, they don't necessarily need replacing...