Some sort of hair coming out of my exhaust

colly_eire

hi

i drive a ford fiesta zetec 2000 and last night i copped onto some sort of hair sticking out of my exhaust. Now i have a crome tail pipe on it to prevent someone stincging things in it. But last night and this moring about 10 FEET of what looked like continuous hair came out and i haven't a clue what it is can anyone help me by telling me what this is???

thanx!!

SMM

Halloween prank? That or theres a very thin cat living in your exhaust....

peasant

Reminds me of your man who had a "ded crow" sticking out from the exhaust of his old Volvo ...only to be informed by his mechanic that it was lumps of steel wool / mineral wool from the muffler

CrowdedHouse

peasant wrote: »

Reminds me of your man who had a "ded crow" sticking out from the exhaust of his old Volvo ...only to be informed by his mechanic that it was lumps of steel wool / mineral wool from the muffler

There was a great bit about the Volvo in the book 'McCarthy's Bar'

Gran Hermano

Some sort of hair coming out of my exhaust

OP, try posting in "Fashion & Appearance", they should be able to recommend
a beauty parlour where you can get a 'back, sack and crack" job done.

Tea drinker

Gran Hermano wrote: »

OP, try posting in "Fashion & Appearance", they should be able to recommend
a beauty parlour where you can get a 'back, sack and crack" job done.

Good advice - just don't go to a main dealer, it'll cost a fortune.

endplate

I heard of a cat converter giving up and it spewed it out the exhaust like hair could be the same thing here otherwise it's a prank

Hagar

You didn't run over a rabbit recently by any chance?
Sometimes from a distance it can look like a hare.



Taxi...

antodeco

Hagar wrote: »

You didn't run over a rabbit recently by any chance?
Sometimes from a distance it can look like a hare.



Taxi...

ROFL. I love all your jokes

projectgtr

its good to see everyone is in good humour today

its out of your exhaust system allright , from either your cat or the back box, nothing too major just keep the exhaust clear and get to a garage for a new exhaust/cat

conical

yeah, don't touch the stuff.

Same thing happened me once in a 94 astra. Really looked like hair or a wig and even had copper / blonde highlights :eek: anyway everyone at work started feeling the stuff to check what it was and then ended up with stings or tiny cuts all over their hands.

I know that sounds ridiculous but there ya go.

-C

dcGT

Classic. Motor's forum thread title of the year
Strange, found this though, another forum here asking about the same thing:

http://forums.bit-tech.net/showthread.php?t=121975

Photo of the pony-tail exhaust:


Someone suggested it's the sound absorbant wadding with which the backbox is stuffed.

DC.

barryfitz

I think big foot may have interfered with your tail pipe last night. must have snagged a few hairs when withdrawing

sundodger5

it is the sound absorbent wadding. but it can not escape without the internal baffles being corroded. it will get noisier. when you sound like a boy racer replace the box.

Fey!

Your cat appears to be shedding hairs!!!

colly_eire

dcGT wrote: »

Classic. Motor's forum thread title of the year
Strange, found this though, another forum here asking about the same thing:

http://forums.bit-tech.net/showthread.php?t=121975

Photo of the pony-tail exhaust:


Someone suggested it's the sound absorbant wadding with which the backbox is stuffed.

DC.

thanks guys anyone know how much it'll cost to replace the back box???

v240gltse

Hi ,

had exactly the same happen with a back-box on one of my cars and its the sound deadening material,

shop around for a back-box as prices vary madly .

regards

brendan

Anan1

dcGT wrote: »

Classic. Motor's forum thread title of the year
Strange, found this though, another forum here asking about the same thing:

http://forums.bit-tech.net/showthread.php?t=121975

Photo of the pony-tail exhaust:


Someone suggested it's the sound absorbant wadding with which the backbox is stuffed.

DC.

I reckon that guy's winding people up - he signed his post 'baffled'.:)

antodeco

Ah sure OP, worst case scenario, just put a few plats in it. Sure, it'll only look massive!