2006 S60 muffler hair

Post by **kcodyjr** » 18 Jun 2021, 01:21

It's crapping out fiberglass.

Can I assume this is only coming from the rear muffler, or might the front one also be at fault?

If it feels like the car has suddenly lost its punch on the highway, this is my culprit, right?

MDK · Post by **MDK** » 18 Jun 2021, 03:55

It's from the muffler or possibly the resonator..I cut my resonator out. But my but my state doesn't have inspection or emissions tests.

Post by **RickHaleParker** » 18 Jun 2021, 07:11

kcodyjr wrote: ↑18 Jun 2021, 01:21 If it feels like the car has suddenly lost its punch on the highway, this is my culprit, right?

The lost of power if due to back pressure.

The fiberglass could be from the muffler or resonator.

Open the exhaust between the muffler or resonator. If the back pressure goes away it is the muffler. If it does not go away replace both. It would not be a bad idea to replace both as preventive maintenance while you have it apart.

This is one if the things that can trip the Catalytic Converter efficiency DTC other then the Catalytic Converter.

Post by **RickHaleParker** » 18 Jun 2021, 07:27

MDK wrote: ↑18 Jun 2021, 03:55 It's from the muffler or possibly the resonator..I cut my resonator out. But my but my state doesn't have inspection or emissions tests.

Resonators are for shaping the sound of the exhaust. ( Alters the frequencies of the sound waves )
Mufflers reduce the volume of the sound. ( Reduces the amplitude of a sound waves )
Neither one has anything to do with environment emissions ... unless you count noise pollution as an environment emission.

Resonate : Produce or be filled with a deep, full, reverberating sound.
Muffle : To wrap or pad with something to dull the sound.

Post by **kcodyjr** » 18 Jun 2021, 08:51

RickHaleParker wrote: ↑18 Jun 2021, 07:11 It would not be a bad idea to replace both as preventive maintenance while you have it apart.

I tend to agree; if there's even a chance it could be the resonator, then on a 15-year-old car with 213K miles it's a question of when, not if, it will fail, if it hasn't already. When it does, it would place a linear obstruction into a hypothetical new muffler, of the same kind that's been known to kill pet felines.

Given the cost of the OE muffler and resonator, I'm considering this Mototec kit:

https://www.eurosporttuning.com/mototec ... -s60r.html

Has anyone tried it?

Post by **SuperHerman** » 18 Jun 2021, 23:19

Looks like you got the tail end of too much horse power. Never seen that before.

On my 2001 XC70, years ago, I replaced the resonator with the cheapest thing available on Rock Auto. Worked just fine. My issue was rust.

If your muffler is bad you may want to go looking for a used unit from a wrecker or see if anything is available on Craigslist.

Post by **abscate** » 20 Jun 2021, 05:30

I would count the kids….

Post by **kcodyjr** » 20 Jun 2021, 06:28

abscate wrote: ↑20 Jun 2021, 05:30 I would count the kids….

They're fine. We might be short a few of those drunken tourists, though...

Post by **oragex** » 20 Jun 2021, 09:38

That looks scary. That totally looks like a wig

Post by **kcodyjr** » 20 Jun 2021, 19:14

oragex wrote: ↑20 Jun 2021, 09:38 That looks scary. That totally looks like a wig

You should have seen the first two that I yanked out. They were much thicker.