Can my exhaust be saved?

Rorie · Feb 23, 2016

Hi folks,

Getting ready for an MOT and i found this hole in my exhaust (Disco 1 200 tdi). It is at the end of the intermediate pipe, onto the centre silencer. The rest of the system is looking fine, so i want to avoid replacing the whole intermediate pipe if i can (connection onto the cast downpipe also looks nasty to get to).

Would one of these repair bandages get me through my MOT? I think i'd need to encapsulate the flange to get a seal though....

It

wammers · Feb 23, 2016

Rorie said:
Hi folks,

Getting ready for an MOT and i found this hole in my exhaust (Disco 1 200 tdi). It is at the end of the intermediate pipe, onto the centre silencer. The rest of the system is looking fine, so i want to avoid replacing the whole intermediate pipe if i can (connection onto the cast downpipe also looks nasty to get to).

Would one of these repair bandages get me through my MOT? I think i'd need to encapsulate the flange to get a seal though....

It

Change the pipe.

cooltide · Feb 23, 2016

wammers said:
Change the pipe.

Coward

Baked bean tin jubilee clip and putty

wammers · Feb 23, 2016

cooltide said:
Coward
Baked bean tin jubilee clip and putty

Bodgers beware.

biketeacherdave · Feb 23, 2016

potus · Feb 23, 2016

Needs changing - no point in bodging for an mot, if the tester sees that repaired he may look a little more carefully at the rest of the vehicle.

payydg · Feb 23, 2016

They're so cheap just change it

julianf · Feb 23, 2016

I just purchased a downpipe (etc) section, and i think it was £16 or somthing???

(300tdi)

Even at double that, is it worth messing about?

flat · Feb 24, 2016

Just change, that's well gone.

John S · Feb 24, 2016

That looks so badly corroded it wouldn't stand a bodge repair anyway. When it gets to that stage it's a replacement.

Can my exhaust be saved?

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