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Black Hair coming out of exhaust
« on: 12 August 2009, 16:05:56 »
Hi all just wondering why I have a black hair-like material coming out of my tail pipe; is it something to do with the catalytic converters?
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Re: Black Hair coming out of exhaust
« Reply #1 on: 12 August 2009, 16:06:40 »
Your baffles in your exhaust have gone  :y
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Re: Black Hair coming out of exhaust
« Reply #2 on: 12 August 2009, 16:26:36 »
In the back box?
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Re: Black Hair coming out of exhaust
« Reply #3 on: 12 August 2009, 16:55:23 »
I too had the cats tail.....glassfibre wadding out of the backbox.....will get progessively noisier over time......prior to replacement, the longest tail i got on one journey was about 8ft.....see if you can beat it  ;D
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Re: Black Hair coming out of exhaust
« Reply #4 on: 12 August 2009, 16:57:19 »
You should replace it soon, it could block the exhaust
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Re: Black Hair coming out of exhaust
« Reply #5 on: 12 August 2009, 17:00:28 »
Funny I thought I had a blow but could never see no leaks at least now I know it's the back box. :y
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Re: Black Hair coming out of exhaust
« Reply #6 on: 12 August 2009, 17:11:24 »
is the system a known quantity?

When i picked mine up, i thought it may have a blow, but aside from the cats tails, the system was checked and the only explanation was that the system is a cheap pattern, and basically sounds pap :(

Problem is, the centre sections, cats and downpipes are all recent, (still silver, berely changed colour) so until it rots out...... :(

However a new backbox has made a difference  :y
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Re: Black Hair coming out of exhaust
« Reply #7 on: 12 August 2009, 18:14:45 »
It's probably a Witch!! :D
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Re: Black Hair coming out of exhaust
« Reply #8 on: 12 August 2009, 18:18:57 »
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Hi all just wondering why I have a black hair-like material coming out of my tail pipe; is it something to do with the catalytic converters?
I would see a doctor. :y

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Re: Black Hair coming out of exhaust
« Reply #9 on: 12 August 2009, 18:29:54 »
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I too had the cats tail.....glassfibre wadding out of the backbox.....will get progessively noisier over time......prior to replacement, the longest tail i got on one journey was about 8ft.....see if you can beat it  ;D


Mine was about 3 car lengths.   ;D ;D
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Re: Black Hair coming out of exhaust
« Reply #10 on: 12 August 2009, 18:33:18 »
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Too true, mine lost all it's power.  I was a bit daft with mine and booted it trying to work out why I was down on power, no idea it was the bacck box at the time.  End result.  It exploded.    :-[ ::)
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Re: Black Hair coming out of exhaust
« Reply #11 on: 12 August 2009, 18:35:24 »
Sounded different as well.    ::)

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Re: Black Hair coming out of exhaust
« Reply #12 on: 12 August 2009, 20:25:19 »
posted this pic a while back. had more baffle wadding come out since. Exhaust now sounding very rorty. Quite like the sound. :)
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Re: Black Hair coming out of exhaust
« Reply #13 on: 12 August 2009, 21:51:21 »
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posted this pic a while back. had more baffle wadding come out since. Exhaust now sounding very rorty. Quite like the sound. :)
My neighbour's missus quite liked the sound of hers when it went the same way, that was of course until the box exploded and pierced the fuel tank.
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Re: Black Hair coming out of exhaust
« Reply #14 on: 12 August 2009, 22:23:02 »
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posted this pic a while back. had more baffle wadding come out since. Exhaust now sounding very rorty. Quite like the sound. :)
My neighbour's missus quite liked the sound of hers when it went the same way, that was of course until the box exploded and pierced the fuel tank.

 :o Add one naked flame or spark and that could have been quite spectacular viewing.
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