Did I just fix my car? Noisey exhaust.

[fuzzybabybunny]

I think a lot of people know my car: 2000 Toyota Echo.

A month ago I took it offroading in Flagstaff on the Forest Roads. Lots of big rocks and stuff. Managed to punch a nice hole somewhere in the exhaust system, and the car sounded really boomy as a result. Just today I took it offroading again, driving on some unmaintained, washboard/volcanic rock road in the desert in Mojave National Preserve pretending I was a rally driver at some points. Took a few HARD hits, like floorboard-raising hard, and now the car sounds normal again.

So did I fix things? Fuzzy teh mekanic?

 

[Elstupido]

Are you sure you punched a hole in the muffler, or did the pipe to the muffler come loose? If so, maybe the connection from the pipe to the muffler went back into place.

Only explanation I can come up with right now.

 

[Bignate603]

Originally posted by: Elstupido
Are you sure you punched a hole in the muffler, or did the pipe to the muffler come loose? If so, maybe the connection from the pipe to the muffler went back into place.

Only explanation I can come up with right now.

Sounds like it. I can't think of any other reason why this would happen.

Also, why the heck are you taking an echo on those trails?

 

[alfa147x]

lol

 

[fuzzybabybunny]

Originally posted by: Bignate603

Originally posted by: Elstupido
Are you sure you punched a hole in the muffler, or did the pipe to the muffler come loose? If so, maybe the connection from the pipe to the muffler went back into place.

Only explanation I can come up with right now.

Sounds like it. I can't think of any other reason why this would happen.

Also, why the heck are you taking an echo on those trails?

as far as i know the muffler was intact. the sound came from around the shift knob area.... i had this kind of thing happen before. i was on the highway and i suddenly heard a loud exhaust. hole in the exhaust pipe between the cat. converter and muffler. they welded a tube in place to fix it.

i'm taking it off road because i need pictures. the thing's a beast.

 

[Bignate603]

Originally posted by: fuzzybabybunny

Originally posted by: Bignate603

Originally posted by: Elstupido
Are you sure you punched a hole in the muffler, or did the pipe to the muffler come loose? If so, maybe the connection from the pipe to the muffler went back into place.

Only explanation I can come up with right now.

Sounds like it. I can't think of any other reason why this would happen.

Also, why the heck are you taking an echo on those trails?

as far as i know the muffler was intact. the sound came from around the shift knob area.... i had this kind of thing happen before. i was on the highway and i suddenly heard a loud exhaust. hole in the exhaust pipe between the cat. converter and muffler. they welded a tube in place to fix it.

i'm taking it off road because i need pictures. the thing's a beast.

I'll be sure to pull you back to the road if I see you on any of the trails (I live in Phoenix). Of course, your echo will probably do just as well as that retarded jeep compass.

 

[potato28]

Originally posted by: fuzzybabybunny

Originally posted by: Bignate603

Originally posted by: Elstupido
Are you sure you punched a hole in the muffler, or did the pipe to the muffler come loose? If so, maybe the connection from the pipe to the muffler went back into place.

Only explanation I can come up with right now.

Sounds like it. I can't think of any other reason why this would happen.

Also, why the heck are you taking an echo on those trails?

as far as i know the muffler was intact. the sound came from around the shift knob area.... i had this kind of thing happen before. i was on the highway and i suddenly heard a loud exhaust. hole in the exhaust pipe between the cat. converter and muffler. they welded a tube in place to fix it.

i'm taking it off road because i need pictures. the thing's a beast.

:laugh: Maybe you should look at a small truck, like a Ranger or something that wouldn't matter if it broke.

 

[EightySix Four]

Wow, this thread delivers man. Off roading in an Echo... Did you at least redneck it and lift it up? Lol.

 

[fuzzybabybunny]

nope. everything's stock. the rims are stock with no hubcaps. i'm picking up a full sized spare tomorrow. i installed my own tach - cuz they don't come with one even if it's a stick, and my subwoofer is from my logitech z-5500 hooked up to a 400w inverter.

 

[fuzzybabybunny]

a truck hogs too much gas. i drive long distances and the 40mpg of my echo rocks.

 

[ViviTheMage]

Originally posted by: fuzzybabybunny
nope. everything's stock. the rims are stock with no hubcaps. i'm picking up a full sized spare tomorrow. i installed my own tach - cuz they don't come with one even if it's a stick, and my subwoofer is from my logitech z-5500 hooked up to a 400w inverter.

LOL

 

[alfa147x]

pics of the car pleasE?

 

[mooseracing]

the rocks on the gravel road must have been pretty big....

 

[fbrdphreak]

No way to tell for sure without looking at the exhaust. Go to a shop, tell them the situation, and I'm sure they'll put it on the lift to take a look. Make sure you tell them you did it offroading - they may fix it for free just for the enjoyment you gave them

 

[OdiN]

Trust me fuzzy, you didn't go offroading.

If you did, your bumper and front end would be smashed in because that car will not climb over rocks

 

[Throckmorton]

Buy a Jeep