Hair in my W124 exhaust?

[tobyd]

Hello,

After a spirited run in my T124 E280 yesterday I noticed something hanging from the exhaust. When I looked closer I noticed that what looks and feels like hair was coming out of the tail pipe. I pulled it away (about 30 cm long piece and say 40 strands) and there seems to be more up there.
Has anyone any idea what this is or am I trapped in a Stephen King novel and its the hair of a victorian ghost?
Thanks
Toby

 

[stumpy]

Sounds like the wadding from your silencer. Time for a new one.

 

[Cnics]

I remember a friends mother had this on an old Maestro about 15 years ago. And that is pretty much what it was.

Now there's a quality car.........

 

[stumpy]

I had an old Cavalier E reg that did this, only it happened on the motorway and a great lump of it blocked the exhaust. This restricted the already lightning performance from its 1600 cc engine and gave me a bit of a fright. I pulled over and yanked it all out and it sounded proper throaty from then on My gf hated it though. Ahhh, those was the days..........

 

[wireman]

Often its glass fibre, so be carefull with it or you will itch.
Its used to absorb sound.

 

[kth286]

Likely to be an aftermarket exhaust.

For a replacement, buy the real thing, last you 10 years and will be an additional selling point if/when you dispose of vehicle.

 

[tobyd]

Thanks chaps - wondered if that was the case as the exhaust has been a bit raspy for a while. Time to shop around for a rear silencer.

 

[stumpy]

IIRC I paid about 100 quid for a premium GSF back box. It's an easy DIY job too.

 

[tobyd]

back box ordered so hands due to be beaten about soon!

 

[stumpy]

Don't throw the old one out till the new one is on. I needed the extract the sleeve from the old pipe to fit inside the new one but it was very corroded and took quite a bit of swearing to get it out.

 

[television]

An exhausted exhaust, thats 2 I have heard of in the last few days

 

[Punjabi]

Reminds me of the JAP film "The Ring"......careful when changing the silencer!

 

[tobyd]

haha - I thought of The Ring and the girl crawling out of the tv when i saw it! Suppose loose wadding makes more sense!

Will get taken to another world when changing the silencer when it arrives - a world of grazed knuckles, WD40 soakes sleeves and bad language!

 

[Juddian]

Just before you part with the hard earned, i bought a gsf pattern part rear silencer for my now rehomed 300 diesel 124, and it seemed well made, but i regretted fitting it as the noise from the exhaust was thoroughly unpleasant and wished i bought the genuine article which was only about £15 dearer. The replacement was slightly smaller bore at the exit pipe and sounded raspy in an unpleasant way.

I haven't heard the replacements on the petrols, but could be worth asking before purchase.

 

[tobyd]

thanks for the advice but my choice will be down to price at the moment. Just have to do that old British Leyland fix for noisy 70's cars - turn the radio up!

 

[tobyd]

Well bought a rear box off ebay and it fits like a glove - £44 delivered! Might not last for 10 years but neither may I!

http://stores.ebay.co.uk/Eternalcar..._W0QQcolZ4QQdirZ1QQfsubZ6253871QQftidZ2QQtZkm
for those that want to know.
cheers
toby