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MG MGF Technical - What exhaust to get.

Hi!

Need your imput. I've got a 2001 standard MGf 1.8i
which had a Mike Satur s.s. exhaust put on it 2 years
ago (which cost the then owner £416 including vat to
have fitted) and I've got the invoice. This was put
on when the car had done 25,000.

Two year later when my car was in for a 45,000 mile
service at my local MG Owners club approved garage,
I was told the baffle had gone which is an mot failure

On the assumption this replacement system was not
guaranteed, what alternative systems can you
recommend, and supplier, that might be within reasonable "fitting" distance of Northampton as at my age, I'm well past DIY enthusiasm.

The car sounds like it has a lot of loose washers or
spanners sloshing about at the rear of the car.

Thanks in anticipation.

Bill Pearson
W.A. Pearson

You can try the MGF Centre or Brown ang Gammons if that's any help.

Duncan.
DJC Dorrell

Even the standard mild steel exhausts go on for ever because they run very hot. The MS exhausts are the best for performance and well made as well, so not sure why yours should have gone so soon.

Give Mike a ring and see what he says.

Chris
Chris

Bill,
When we took our F in for its big service we had the same thing (with standard exhaust). We had the exhaust changed for a new one (the MS part) and the noise was still there as you describe. The garage at first thought the new exhaust was catching, but after some investigation and reading the archives on this BBS I suspected the catalyst. Got the garage to change the cat (for a 'sport' cat not a ceramic one). When they took the old cat off it was falling apart inside. It still passed the emmisions tests.
The garage we used was MGOC listed but mostly does MGBs etc.

Hope this hepls.

John
JohnB

I tend to also think it is the Cat and not the exhaust. Although not my F I had a VW Transporter that the Cat went on and it made the same type of noise.
Nkosi_Ecosse

"my local MG Owners club approved garage,
I was told the baffle had gone which is an mot failure"

This is not reason for a failure unless:- there was a major leak,the support wasn't sufficient, a part of the system was missing or the silencer was unreasonably noisy. Clearly a loose baffle if indeed it is would be reason for a MOT failure.
As suggested try the cat or support brackets are in good order.
HTH.
A MOT inspector

That should say " NOT a reason for failure"
MOT man

John B - A Hampshire MGOC garage? Mind if I ask which one?
Russell Parslow

My mistake MGCC garage.
Wessex MG Centre, West End.

JohnB

Hi! All who replied and thank you for your advice, but
it turned out to be a false alarm thankfully.

Spoke to Mike Satur and his advice was helpful for what we all thought was the problem.

It turned out to be the the auxillary oil feed pipe
bracket (where you put the oil in via the boot). It
had come loose from its mounting on the engine block and was making a hell of a racket.

I had taken the car to a local exhaust centre and
they put a stethascope on the back box and cat, but
could not hear any loose bits viabrating about inside.
Quite surprised (and faith restored) that they did
not recommend fitting and billing me for a new system.

It was only when my wife asked me to take glass bottles to the local tip and because it was busy,
decided not to waste time by waiting in line, but
nipped out the car with the engine running and this
was when I heard the racket more clearly. Got back
home and had a good look and saw the problem.

I removed the bracket completely as I could not
re-attached the bolt to the main block and used
coat hanger wire to fix the oil feed pipe to a spur
on the main engine block and gradually twisted it
tight until there is no movement. Have done 500 miles since and there has been no problem with the
exhaust system.

Quite happy to leave the "Heath Robinson" solution in
place, unless you can come up with an idea of how
to re-attached the bracket to the main block. The
bolt appeared to fit into a knurled type bolt which
may have expanded when the bolt was tightened to
provide the grip, but this no longer happens!

Regards - Bill
W.A. Pearson

Bill, I've had a similar problem to this a couple of years ago - see http://www.mgf.ultimatemg.com/group1/info/journal/index.htm#June 2003

Managed to re-insert the bolt back into the inlet manifold mounting with the aid of some high-temperature epoxy resin - still holding! :o)
Rob Bell

MGOC own brand exhausts look great, made by Double S and only a couple of hundred each, would be my choice.

the supersports one. The louder the better on a sports car!

http://www.mgocaccessories.co.uk/acatalog/MGF_EXHAUSTS.html

Neil

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