General Crushed exhaust.....

[Bergi NZ]

When I removed the undertray on the Panda for aan oil change I discovered a crushed exhaust pipe. I presume someone at a garage hoisted the car with the exhaust taking part of the weight.
I removed the exhaust today and cut the damaged section off. I then used a series of sockets to drive through the tube to bring it back to shape.
A trip to a local engineering shop and it's back on.

 

[lunchbeers]

Are you sure it's not supposed to be like that? I remember my 4x4 Panda had a flat spot on the exhaust and that had a metal bash plate so unlikely to have been crushed.

Here's a pic I managed to find, you can just see what seems to be the same dent ahead of the flexi section.

 

[KPat]

It is supposed to be like that. It's there to accommodate a cross-bracing bar on the subframe. Old thread here https://www.fiatforum.com/threads/strange-deformed-exhaust.476146/

 

[Pugglt Auld Jock]

It is supposed to be like that. It's there to accommodate a cross-bracing bar on the subframe. Old thread here https://www.fiatforum.com/threads/strange-deformed-exhaust.476146/

I was thinking it looked far to neatly formed to be damage. I think the flexi section wouldn't be able to resist the force needed to form such a deep "dent".

 

[lunchbeers]

I was thinking it looked far to neatly formed to be damage. I think the flexi section wouldn't be able to resist the force needed to form such a deep "dent".

Me too, and no signs of scraping or gouging to the metal.

 

[Bergi NZ]

Thanks everyone. There's no cross brace on this car (2wd) Maybe I've just released another 5HP!

 

[Panda IIs]

When I removed the undertray on the Panda for aan oil change I discovered a crushed exhaust pipe. I presume someone at a garage hoisted the car with the exhaust taking part of the weight.
I removed the exhaust today and cut the damaged section off. I then used a series of sockets to drive through the tube to bring it back to shape.
A trip to a local engineering shop and it's back on.View attachment 455478View attachment 455479View attachment 455478View attachment 455479View attachment 455480View attachment 455480

Good sheet metal/welding skills there!

 

[Herts Hillhopper]

The ‘crushed’ section is actually there to allow access to a bolt on the underside of the subframe.

 

[Bergi NZ]

Except mines on the bottom of the exhaust facing the ground, no bolt access obstructed. I still think it's been crushed on a hoist.

 

[timmycm850]

Our 1.2 easy panda has the indent other underside to miss the criss bar as mentioned earlier.

 

[The Panda Nut]

Except mines on the bottom of the exhaust facing the ground, no bolt access obstructed. I still think it's been crushed on a hoist.

Poor manufacture maybe.

 

[Bergi NZ]

An apology... looked under the car again today and there are 4 threaded holes, 2 each side in line with the "crushed" section of the exhaust pipe.
Looks like the 4x4 Panda may well have a brace across the car that requires the pipe to be deformed to allow clearance. Fiat have probably used 1 exhaust pipe for 2wd and 4wd cars.
I'm convinced that there will be a performance increase without the restricted section. (That's a joke..)

 

[timmycm850]

None the less, still neat job though..

 

[Pugglt Auld Jock]

Our 1.2 easy panda has the indent other underside to miss the criss bar as mentioned earlier.

A criss bar sounds interesting - do they do them in both chocolate and cereal? - Sorry, I'm in a "silly" mood this morning.

 

[KPat]

The dent shown with the criss bar in place.

 

[timmycm850]

Made of rice crisspys