mid box blowing

Spammer Joined: 27 Jul 2004 Posts: 5717

i noticed yesterday the exhaust box before the back box(just under the left hand side rear passenger seat) is blowing from 2 places excessively on the 1.8 rt SPI . now what would this cause in terms of performance first of all ??

and secondly i know on some cars they just bypass this box and replace with a straight through pipe . would this be the cheapest and the smartest option ???

Forum Moderator Joined: 18 Feb 2004 Posts: 7432

just do as i did, chop it off and weld up the hole.

Spammer Joined: 27 Jul 2004 Posts: 5717

i do not have the welding equipment but that sounds like the best option ,i might as well get the cat removed while i go to the garage for that

Spammer Joined: 27 Jul 2004 Posts: 5717

been to a garage today enquiring about the mid box, its a ferkin fortune they ask for a mid box . its blowing from 2 different places and i would prefer to have it repaired or by passed rather than paying loads for a mid box .

the guy reckons it will be too noisy if the mid box is removed and will affect the emissions as well .

can i seal the holes with holts firegum stuff etc???

Site Subscriber Joined: 01 Mar 2004 Posts: 458

have you looked at GSF / Eurocarparts?
buy one, normally around Â£30-40 quid and fit it yourself. it's piss easy even when the cars only on axle stands even better if you can use a pit or lift.

Site Subscriber Joined: 13 Oct 2004 Posts: 4722

mine split in half before the cat.

been like it for ages,

i have the parts, just not the effort to do it

lazy bugger!

Site Subscriber Joined: 23 Jan 2005 Posts: 502

Trashed my middle section going slowly through a gate on saturday.

cast iron gate stop thing caught in the box after the cat. hinged up and bent the exhaust up with it.

60 01 022 949 POT DE DETENTE 118.45 â‚¬ without tax Sad

pissed

Anyway will give the old one to a mate who good at welding. then when I have time I will fit the thing as a strait pipe to see how much noise it makes.

Site Subscriber Joined: 02 Oct 2004 Posts: 1575

schakal want to bring it to sunny sussex i'll weld it for you Wink

then you could pick up that throttle body Wink

Level 5 User Joined: 28 Dec 2004 Posts: 110

R1916s - mine did the same thing, but bent the metal gear selector shroud so that it was impossible to change gears. I repaired the middle / rear join with a new clamp but since discovered another hole, patched that then another....etc. etc. just about every joint was f**ked!

Site Subscriber Joined: 23 Jan 2005 Posts: 502

I get a new one from Renault tomorrow

got it just in the right place

It's on the gear change spring an banging around

could have been worse

Like to try the old one to see how noisy it is

Spammer Joined: 27 Jul 2004 Posts: 5717

i reckon removig the mid box and by passing will be the best option for me at this point .
or i will have the box welded to seal the holes ,either way i aint paying shit loads .no ferkin way Evil or Very Mad

thanks for the offer david but not sure the car will be able to make it to sussex at this moment

Site Subscriber Joined: 28 Jan 2005 Posts: 3547

ive got a centre section, just with out the connector to the back box, your welcome to it if you want, as far as i remember its good other than that.

Site Subscriber Joined: 23 Jan 2005 Posts: 502

No new one from Renault (France)

Maybe they find one on Friday ? Dialogys.

It's going from Retro to classic.

May be better in the UK as 1916V didn't sell well in France (Clio)

Site Subscriber Joined: 23 Jan 2005 Posts: 502

Fixed it for the moment I hope.

Seems that the exhaust was pushed back on the manifold joint where the 4 goes into 2 and got stuck.

Removed the mid section, waggled the 2 to 1 to cat pipe around a bit, every thing in the right place.

Still have a big dent in the box behind the cat but itâ€™s not blowing.

Need to drive the car to see if everything stays in place.

Think itâ€™s the original 1992 exhaust.

I was looking at the Devil back box from behind, it was sitting 5 or 6 Cm further back than usual.

Will get the new mid section from Renault if it turns up.

The box off to the side has a small hole drilled in it. It lets any water inside get out. Donâ€™t know if this is standard but it works as a small stream of water comes out on starting.

Forum Moderator Joined: 02 Mar 2004 Posts: 19978

the side box and backbow have small holes drilled in them to let water out, normally they get blocked though