Standard Exhaust Noise

1. JDub Established Member Joined: Oct 2010 Isle of Wight Posts: 1250 Saxo '99 1.1

   #1 6th December 2010, 23:54

   My 1.1 99 saxo seems to be very noisy for a 1.1 standard saxo, is there any reason for this?
   I've never heard any other 1.1 saxo making that noise.
   It's just a really loud exhaust, but to me it looks standard?
2. Jack Frequent Poster Joined: Feb 2009 Posts: 937 NA

   #2 6th December 2010, 23:57

   There could be a hole in the exhaust somewhere, have a look underneath.
3. JDub Established Member Joined: Oct 2010 Isle of Wight Posts: 1250 Saxo '99 1.1

   #3 7th December 2010, 00:00

   Quote:

   Originally Posted by jackh7692 There could be a hole in the exhaust somewhere, have a look underneath.

   Is this a bad thing? Will it affect anything other than the sound?
   I'll take a look tomorrow if it's not raining.
4. crabzy Established Member Joined: Jan 2010 Leyland Posts: 1998 have to find out ;)

   #4 7th December 2010, 00:02

   if you have a hole in your exhuast the car will lose power.
5. JDub Established Member Joined: Oct 2010 Isle of Wight Posts: 1250 Saxo '99 1.1

   #5 7th December 2010, 00:28

   Quote:

   Originally Posted by crabzy if you have a hole in your exhuast the car will lose power.

   A lot of power?
6. crabzy Established Member Joined: Jan 2010 Leyland Posts: 1998 have to find out ;)

   #6 7th December 2010, 00:35

   no idea mate. bigger the hole worse it be .
7. Jack Frequent Poster Joined: Feb 2009 Posts: 937 NA

   #7 7th December 2010, 09:58

   It won't make much of a difference to the power, but it will fail an MOT with it. If the hole is in the pipe which contains the CAT, then it could be expensive!
8. Matt-T Established Member Joined: Oct 2010 Rednal Posts: 1943 Vauxhall Vectra VW Golf Mk4 Honda Prelude

   #8 7th December 2010, 10:00

   As said mate might have a hole in the system, or one of the joints/gaskets has gone. Best thing to go it get it up on stands and have a look.
9. JDub Established Member Joined: Oct 2010 Isle of Wight Posts: 1250 Saxo '99 1.1

   #9 7th December 2010, 12:42

   Trouble is it recently had to have the cat changed for it to pass it's MOT after it failed on emissions, and now it's even louder with a new cat? Well, the original noise is the same but now there's another noise too!
10. TheWorx Infrequent Poster Joined: Aug 2008 Belfast Posts: 225 Peugeot 307 1.4 8v

    #10 7th December 2010, 19:26

    Stick a cloth over the exhaust while the engines on and you should be able to hear where the hole is
11. user_20080 Saxperience Hardcore! Joined: Dec 2007 smurfland. Posts: 17346 Ex saxo owner.

    #11 7th December 2010, 19:59

    Quote:

    Originally Posted by TheWorx Stick a cloth over the exhaust while the engines on and you should be able to hear where the hole is

    Not only hear it but you`ll see the exhaust gases being pushed out of the hole/s
    
    Steve.
12. JDub Established Member Joined: Oct 2010 Isle of Wight Posts: 1250 Saxo '99 1.1

    #12 8th December 2010, 09:13

    I'll give that a go later, cheers guys.
13. Peterrose1991 Infrequent Poster Joined: Aug 2009 Somerset Posts: 115 Citroen Saxo 1.1 East Coast

    #13 9th December 2010, 00:05

    yeah mines exactly the same mate. Always been rather loud especially when accelerating quite quickly. mine too failed on emissions and had to have a new CAT but was just the same noise. gonna try putting the cloth over the exhaust to see if there is any holes.
    
    If there are would that mean welding or could you some sort of putty/ sealant stuff?
14. JDub Established Member Joined: Oct 2010 Isle of Wight Posts: 1250 Saxo '99 1.1

    #14 9th December 2010, 10:07

    Quote:

    Originally Posted by Peterrose1991 yeah mines exactly the same mate. Always been rather loud especially when accelerating quite quickly. mine too failed on emissions and had to have a new CAT but was just the same noise. gonna try putting the cloth over the exhaust to see if there is any holes. If there are would that mean welding or could you some sort of putty/ sealant stuff?

    I'd like to know this too.
15. Jack Frequent Poster Joined: Feb 2009 Posts: 937 NA

    #15 9th December 2010, 10:14

    Quote:

    Originally Posted by JDub I'd like to know this too.

    Putty/sealant is only really meant for putting on the joints of an exhaust. You could weld it up depending on where it is, ie if it is on the flange that joins to the backbox, you've got no chance because the backbox won't fit after.

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16. Birchie Newbie Joined: Dec 2010 Southampton/Portsmouth Posts: 1 Citroen Saxo

    #16 19th December 2010, 17:43

    My 1.0 was noisy too, till I managed to get hold of a centre silencer. Because they are cat to back they are generally noisy!!
17. JFox Regular Poster Joined: Dec 2010 Valleys - South Wales Posts: 256 Saxo Mk2 1.1i Forte

    #17 19th December 2010, 18:24

    dont worry, mines kinda loud too ^^
18. chinkostu Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Aug 2008 The wrong carpark Posts: 5152 Xantia 1.9TD

    #18 19th December 2010, 18:46

    usually the joint between downpipe and centrepipe rots through, the gaskets are dirt cheap and its an easy job if you can get it high enough!