Check your Exhaust mounts.....now ! (2 Viewers)

Rocles

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This has been mentioned before, but worth repeating...
Just a warning...my exhaust rubber hangers have once again failed on my X250-based van. These things are rubber, which splits over time (these lasted 3 years). I was very lucky it had failed whilst parked in Storage ! There are 6 of them in total, but the main ones to fail are the two that hold the actual exhaust whre it exits the vehicle, under the drivers seat. You can either buy genuine Fiat ones at around a fiver each (these have an added metal safety strap, that catches the exhaust when, not if, the rubber fails) , or strengthened rubber only replacements for around a pound each from Partco etc.

Here's a diagram...Number 4 is the offending item.
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I change ours once a year. Their cheap enough, and it only takes a couple of mins. (y)
 

brynric

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Mine went when we're on Italy a couple of years ago. The German on the next pitch pointed out the low hanging exhaust and we held it on with cable ties until we found a Fiat garage who were very efficient and helpful.
I thought it was just our bad luck. Now I know it's a design feature I'll check more often.
 

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Ours perished after just a year so I changed them and then backed them up with a cable ties.

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my sentiments exactly -changed my no 4's twice now in 2 years and now carry a spare cos my local exhaust depot does not carry exact replacements -(y)
 

glenn2926

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Checked today, one was broken, so replaced it and bought some as spares. We are away on Saturday so thanks for the heads up. Now I have spares I will never need them.

Thanks Glenn.
 
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Any Transit owners on here with exhaust rubber issues?


........Thought not!LOL!!!:reel:
............. and on that note if you can find some of the RED Ford variety use them on your Fiat. On certain vehicles Ford use red coloured hangers near to the engine where the exhaust is at its highest temperature. As far as I've been able to tell they are everlasting & appear to be more silicone than rubber.
 

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Changed them couple of years ago when a three had failed and have carried spares since. But I haven't checked recently so I'll do it when I'm getting the van ready to go away this weekend - it's only a couple of minutes job. I used the cheapy ones and backed them up with big cable ties.

Thanks for the heads up though.

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Thanks for the warning, went out and checked mine and 2 were held be the safety straps. New set on order.
 

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Thanks for the reminder - mine were down as an advisory on the recent MOT - new ones ordered.

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This has been mentioned before, but worth repeating...
Just a warning...my exhaust rubber hangers have once again failed on my X250-based van. These things are rubber, which splits over time (these lasted 3 years). I was very lucky it had failed whilst parked in Storage ! There are 6 of them in total, but the main ones to fail are the two that hold the actual exhaust whre it exits the vehicle, under the drivers seat. You can either buy genuine Fiat ones at around a fiver each (these have an added metal safety strap, that catches the exhaust when, not if, the rubber fails) , or strengthened rubber only replacements for around a pound each from Partco etc.

Here's a diagram...Number 4 is the offending item.
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The safety strap is now a nylon type of braid, not metal.
 

sdc77

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Our exhaust exits on the pas side. It was corroded and looked awful so got an exhaust specialist to replace it with a stainless section. Mounts changed too.
 
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Thanks for the reminder - mine were down as an advisory on the recent MOT - new ones ordered.

Steve

Have just reminded John that we had the same advisory, apparently I need to go and check it tomorrow while he goes for a ride out with his mate!
 
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Checked mine, 8 years old and 50k on the clock and they're fine.

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