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MJ



Joined: 21 Oct 2001
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PostPosted: Fri Sep 20, 2013 7:08 am    Post subject: muffler repair Reply with quote

1997 328i. Can not afford it. Noisy muffler more toward rear of car. Where is the best place to repair it!! Can I still drive it?
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walshja



Joined: 03 Apr 2001
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Location: guilford, ct, usa

PostPosted: Tue Nov 05, 2013 11:30 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

MJ, my muffler finally bit the dust. 245k mile on the original muffler, guess I can't complain too much.

Mine is all rusted out on the bottom of the muffler, and one of the dual exhaust tips fell off. Car sounds like a race car, so I'm not in a big rush to fix it !!

You need to get under the car to see where the leak/hole is. There is no harm is continuing to use the car.
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MJ



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PostPosted: Tue Nov 05, 2013 2:36 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

what happens when you cannot pass emissions??? Which i already did . Car is really bad and I cannot afford a new car. Need to pass emissions before its registered
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PostPosted: Tue Nov 05, 2013 4:42 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

well, you may be looking at repairs which cost more than the value of the car. Cat convertors for my wifes 528iT were in the thousands from BMW. I managed to buy aftermarket for I think $700, and paid a couple hundred to have them installed.

I would take the car to someone who knows BMWs. Often it's a collapsed vacuum line that is causing the failure.

Have you had it checked out?

ohh, where you located? I found a great Independent in Branford
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