R56 Found Parts In Exhaust - Where Did They Come From?
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Found Parts In Exhaust - Where Did They Come From?
Had the weirdest thing happen to me on my drive home. Noticied a rattling, almost scraping, like sound coming from the back of my car on the drive home. Only happened when going at least 50MPH.
When I get home, I drop down to take a look at the exhaust pipe and notice random parts in there. No unique qualities to really search on my own- any idea where they came from? Are they car parts? And is it safe to drive to get it fixed or should I tow?
When I get home, I drop down to take a look at the exhaust pipe and notice random parts in there. No unique qualities to really search on my own- any idea where they came from? Are they car parts? And is it safe to drive to get it fixed or should I tow?
Last edited by Yankeed00dle; 12-07-2016 at 08:12 PM.
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I literally have no idea. I parked in the same parking garage I've been in all year. I can't wrap my head around why anyone would do that lol.
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Could have been, you never know and bouncing around in there on the road...
Looking at this from a silly prankster's point of view it is hard to see the point in the first place. Go figure. Now, jamming a potato in the tail pipe, yes. We did that upon occasion back in the good ol' days just to watch a guy try to get his new Hudson running.
Looking at this from a silly prankster's point of view it is hard to see the point in the first place. Go figure. Now, jamming a potato in the tail pipe, yes. We did that upon occasion back in the good ol' days just to watch a guy try to get his new Hudson running.
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Could have been, you never know and bouncing around in there on the road...
Looking at this from a silly prankster's point of view it is hard to see the point in the first place. Go figure. Now, jamming a potato in the tail pipe, yes. We did that upon occasion back in the good ol' days just to watch a guy try to get his new Hudson running.
Looking at this from a silly prankster's point of view it is hard to see the point in the first place. Go figure. Now, jamming a potato in the tail pipe, yes. We did that upon occasion back in the good ol' days just to watch a guy try to get his new Hudson running.
It's a really odd "prank" to pull and I suppose I'm lucky there's a dip in the exhaust that prevented them from shimming down further. I showed them to a buddy who said the same thing about screwdriver parts- each has a different head. Didn't notice any sounds this morning once they were removed thankfully!
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Yea, someone must have thrown those in there. I would take the exhaust off and see it you can get any more of them out. That way when you go down the street they don't fly out and hit someone else's car.
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