urgent exhaust problem!...

[sicknote]

came back from london yeaterday and the exhaust sounds nasty.

its loud and blowing like anything, defiantly finished and it needs replacing....which i have.... its just back in london....90 miles at least from me

does anyone have any quick fix tips for covering the hole in the exhaust so it doesnt sound as bad just as a temp replacement?

ive heard metal epoxy but i havent got any on me right now

i do work in a maintenance department so anyone who has any tips with general materials

im thinking tin foil around it with duct tape or something to just hold it until i get it sorted

[DanThe]

Duct tape is just going to burn,
you need some exhaust bandage and putty

[sicknote]

yeah i figured it would burn even if it is on top of loads of foil or something else.

anything i can just cover it in anyway with until i get some putty?

thinking of getting a repair kit but its gettin there in the first place so i need some sort of bodge job that'll be temporary.

[scottybeemer]

how about some thin plate (lager can etc)cut to size and wraped round ,then a couple of jubilee clips holding it,this is only gonna work if the leak is on the pipe

[sicknote]

how about some thin plate (lager can etc)cut to size and wraped round ,then a couple of jubilee clips holding it,this is only gonna work if the leak is on the pipe

heh heh now thats what im talking about.

give that man a blue peter badge

im going to give that a go to se if it does anything but it sounds like it'll do the job if it is on the pipe...havent fully looked yet...

any other help is much appreciated...especially with the inventivness

this should be a sticky

sorting out roadside repairs with just a paperclip and the old dears tights.

[jmc330i]

how about some thin plate (lager can etc)cut to size and wraped round ,then a couple of jubilee clips holding it,this is only gonna work if the leak is on the pipe

I used a coke can with some chemical metal on my XR3i exhaust and it worked too - well it lasted 2 days before the can ripped apart.....

[E30BeemerLad]

how about some thin plate (lager can etc)cut to size and wraped round ,then a couple of jubilee clips holding it,this is only gonna work if the leak is on the pipe

I used a coke can with some chemical metal on my XR3i exhaust and it worked too - well it lasted 2 days before the can ripped apart.....

hehe, I got 4 months out of my alfa V6 before the lager can let go, but a top old skool tip

[scottybeemer]

dont forget that you re using sharp metal ,so where some gloves

[jmc330i]

hehe, I got 4 months out of my alfa V6 before the lager can let go, but a top old skool tip

Fair play. Must of been a top quality lager
On mine, the coke can was actually holding the exhaust flange to the downpipe (which is why it ripped apart), so to be fair it didnt do bad

[E30BeemerLad]

hehe, I got 4 months out of my alfa V6 before the lager can let go, but a top old skool tip

Fair play. Must of been a top quality lager
On mine, the coke can was actually holding the exhaust flange to the downpipe (which is why it ripped apart), so to be fair it didnt do bad

Think it was Heineken, can just picture the ad now....

"If Heineken made exhaust repair kits...........

Edit - di shit, just realised that was carlsberg that do those ads

[sicknote]

im still going with the can idea at the mo

managed to find a peice of thin brass to cover it and some sort of industrial bonding putty to stick it but need to find some tools to undo the jubilee clips!

this is going to be the biggest bodge job of all

at work...sneaking out to fix it with materials ive blagged from my own warehouse