Hi
First post.
I had a new exhaust fitted to my 53 plate Punto 1.2 about 4 months ago. I noticed a noise from underneath the car that sounded like something was catching whenever I went over a speed bump (at normal low speeds). I had two passengers in the back recently and the noise was repeated but whenever I went over the slightest bump in the road. I've been back to the exhaust fitter today (National). They had the car up on ramps and showed me that the exhaust wasn't catching but that there there was something else. The fitter didn't know the exact name of the part but said it was a 'load compensator'. It was a heavy spring about 4in long and 3/4 inch diameter. It had clearly sheared off at the bottom and was dangling down. It was about 2/3 of the way down the car on the drivers side. They said they would ring back with a price (about 3 hours ago!). Can anybody cast any light onto exactly what the component is called (from my very vague description)?
Cheers
First post.
I had a new exhaust fitted to my 53 plate Punto 1.2 about 4 months ago. I noticed a noise from underneath the car that sounded like something was catching whenever I went over a speed bump (at normal low speeds). I had two passengers in the back recently and the noise was repeated but whenever I went over the slightest bump in the road. I've been back to the exhaust fitter today (National). They had the car up on ramps and showed me that the exhaust wasn't catching but that there there was something else. The fitter didn't know the exact name of the part but said it was a 'load compensator'. It was a heavy spring about 4in long and 3/4 inch diameter. It had clearly sheared off at the bottom and was dangling down. It was about 2/3 of the way down the car on the drivers side. They said they would ring back with a price (about 3 hours ago!). Can anybody cast any light onto exactly what the component is called (from my very vague description)?
Cheers