Wednesday, July 29, 2009

Car exhaust pipe - HELP!! 20ft of what looks like silvery grey & white hair came out. What is th

I came back after a 20 minute journey this morning and there was a trail of silvery grey and white hair in a 20 ft long length - lots of it, not just a thin strand - looked a bit like a wig when all pulled out and clumped up. WHAT THE HECK IS THIS, PLEASE? Does anyone know. I've driven the car round the houses and it is running fine, not overheating - sweat as a nut. NEVER experienced this before - HELP!



Car exhaust pipe - HELP!! 20ft of what looks like silvery grey %26amp; white hair came out. What is this, please?

What is hanging out of your pipe is basically your baffle



it the part of your exhaust that makes it run quietly you need to replace part of your exhaust system 9most likely the rear silencer



i don't think it is you cat converter as the inside of that is basically a specialized type off honeycombed foam these generally do not require renewing unless they become clogged or the casing gets split



and lollipop it's sweet as a nut it means very good or excellent



Car exhaust pipe - HELP!! 20ft of what looks like silvery grey %26amp; white hair came out. What is this, please?

What's it look like, put it on here -%26gt; http://www.irecognisethat.com/show_quest...



Car exhaust pipe - HELP!! 20ft of what looks like silvery grey %26amp; white hair came out. What is this, please?

You have run an old lady over and thats all thats left of her.



Car exhaust pipe - HELP!! 20ft of what looks like silvery grey %26amp; white hair came out. What is this, please?

it sounds like the baffles. take it to an exhaust centre just to check it out. i just pop into our kwikfit if i have any problems, they look without charging.



Car exhaust pipe - HELP!! 20ft of what looks like silvery grey %26amp; white hair came out. What is this, please?

Sounds like the innards of a bafflle, or possibly your catalytic converter has spewed its innards out.



Head over to a tyre %26amp; exhaust centre and ask them.



Car exhaust pipe - HELP!! 20ft of what looks like silvery grey %26amp; white hair came out. What is this, please?

it's the inside of your exhaust(catalystic convertor) new one needed i'm afraid



Car exhaust pipe - HELP!! 20ft of what looks like silvery grey %26amp; white hair came out. What is this, please?

it';s the firbers from around the baffles you car indeed get a little louder now



Car exhaust pipe - HELP!! 20ft of what looks like silvery grey %26amp; white hair came out. What is this, please?

I have never heard of this ... but .. What does "sweat as a nut" mean? I'm not trying to be difficult, this is a new phrase to me. ty



Car exhaust pipe - HELP!! 20ft of what looks like silvery grey %26amp; white hair came out. What is this, please?

Hi



This is the fibre glass lagging coming from the back box. You need a new back box!!



Regards



Geordie



Car exhaust pipe - HELP!! 20ft of what looks like silvery grey %26amp; white hair came out. What is this, please?

Rats baby. rats or some other vermin type animal indigenous to your area! Poor baby!!!!!!



Car exhaust pipe - HELP!! 20ft of what looks like silvery grey %26amp; white hair came out. What is this, please?

It's the padding from the baffles you will need a new exhaust.



Car exhaust pipe - HELP!! 20ft of what looks like silvery grey %26amp; white hair came out. What is this, please?

youv sucked a west highland terrier up there my love!



Car exhaust pipe - HELP!! 20ft of what looks like silvery grey %26amp; white hair came out. What is this, please?

The rear box in the exhaust has sound deadening material to reduce the exhaust noise. When this material breaks down it blows out of the exhaust looking like hair. Nothing really to worry about other then obviously needing to have the back box replaced.



Car exhaust pipe - HELP!! 20ft of what looks like silvery grey %26amp; white hair came out. What is this, please?

its maybe a tapeworm from your sterio



Car exhaust pipe - HELP!! 20ft of what looks like silvery grey %26amp; white hair came out. What is this, please?

The "silencer" or "back-box" section of an exhaust is filled with perforated steel baffles and fibreglass padding to reduce the noise coming from your exhaust.



When the exhaust gets past its "best before date" the fibreglass padding can break down and strands of it will be blown out of the exhaust tailpipe. This is the "hair" you've found.



You'll probably notice you're exhaust note get a little louder as more and more of it comes out.



So, as the answers above mine have stated, you will need to invest in a new exhaust before long.



Hope that helps explain why it's happening as well as what is happening :)



Car exhaust pipe - HELP!! 20ft of what looks like silvery grey %26amp; white hair came out. What is this, please?

packing in cat. convert. and muffler



--good luck

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