Date: 29 Jul 2002 00:29:15 GMT From: davehinznopsamcop.net Subject: Re: Life expectation for Saab 95 silencer (muffler)?
Someone who looks an awful lot like David Tong <gz30nopsamternet.invalid> wrote: > Does anyone know how long the silencer on a Saab 95 silencer should last? The silencer on my Saab 95 is going on 30 years old, and as far as I can tell, it's original to the car. > Mine developed a big hole in its base after only 33,000 miles and the car is > only three and a quarter years old. Seems the lower surface just rotted > through from the inside. Ah, you mean a 9-5, I bet. If it rotted from the inside, do you make a lot of short trips perhaps? These will allow the condensation in your exhaust to settle in the silencer without getting hot enough to evaporate. > The car had had a full service only three weeks previously. I was 900 miles > from home on holiday in France when it happened, I can't help feeling they > should have noticed it was about to fall apart. Didn't you just say it rusted from the inside? How small is your mechanic that you're expecting him to inspect the inside of your exhaust components? > I kept my two previous Saab 9000 for four or five years each and don't > remember needing a new silencer for either. Hard to say. Maybe this is a good opportunity to fit a sports exhaust to the car? Dave Hinz
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