|
C30 / S40 & V50 '04-'12 / C70 '06-'13 General Forum for the P1-platform C30 / S40 / V50 / C70 models |
Information |
|
v50 exhaustViews : 652 Replies : 4Users Viewing This Thread : |
|
Thread Tools | Display Modes |
Nov 23rd, 2012, 12:46 | #1 |
V.O.C. Member, R-Design
Last Online: Nov 25th, 2014 12:38
Join Date: Oct 2010
Location: south yorkshire
|
v50 exhaust
hi ,, after an mot they told me my back box on the exhaust was on its last legs ,, which was a surprise on a 2008 car , anyway i had a look & its very rusty n flakey , but i noticed the exhaust is in one piece after the down pipe this meant a complete new one ,, however on a web site ive seen that it comes in three pieces , front section , back box & tail pipe ,,,, my question is can the back box be cut out & re-fitted to the old middle section ?? has any one done this ??
|
Nov 23rd, 2012, 16:34 | #2 |
Junior Member
Last Online: Jun 4th, 2016 02:31
Join Date: Sep 2012
Location: Oxfordshire
|
if it's anything like other car manufacturers they'll do replacement sections so you can cut the back box off and put a new one on. the new one should have a sleeve on it that slides over the OEM center section.
this should be the same in the center section as well. |
The Following User Says Thank You to colinjy For This Useful Post: |
Nov 23rd, 2012, 16:46 | #3 |
Experienced Member
Last Online: Yesterday 22:26
Join Date: Jun 2007
Location: L/H side
|
These silencers are tripple layer so i would wait a long time until it blows before you take any action , i have never seen one go yet even on a 2005 ...!
__________________
My comments are only based on my opinions and vast experience . |
The Following User Says Thank You to Clan For This Useful Post: |
Nov 24th, 2012, 12:48 | #4 |
V.O.C. Member, R-Design
Last Online: Nov 25th, 2014 12:38
Join Date: Oct 2010
Location: south yorkshire
|
yes i know what you meen i was quite shocked when i looked at it ,, the rest of the pipe is fine ,, but there are large parts of the outer layers simply flaking off the back box ,, very odd , ill try to post some photos ,, by the way its done 80k , although each section is around the £35 mark it may be better to replace the lot ??
|
Nov 24th, 2012, 15:56 | #5 |
Premier Member
Last Online: Mar 21st, 2024 09:37
Join Date: May 2010
Location: Liverpool
|
It will only be the outer skin, mine had an advisory for the same thing 20k miles ago and was advised to replace it by a Volvo independent. This year no advisory for it from two different mot places and was serviced by a dealer and they said nothing wrong with it and will last forever.
Deffo no point in replacing it and if you do with a pattern part you will probably be replacing it every few years. |
The Following User Says Thank You to Bendolfc For This Useful Post: |
Currently Active Users Viewing This Thread: 1 (0 members and 1 guests) | |
Thread Tools | |
Display Modes | |
|
|