exhaust leak?

[lil240sx95]

alright so I have a 95 KA a/t with about 110k it just started recently, whenever i go past 2500 rpm it starts making this sound like a can with rocks in it being shaken. I searched and saw that people were saying exhaust leak. what do you guys think? I'm thinking about putting another stock exhaust on it. will that probably stop it?

[ericcastro]

where is the sound coming from.

is it from the muffler? under you (the catalitic converter?), or the exhaust line rattling?

did some kid maybe put rocks in the exhaust line?? lol really

Sometimes the cats break apart inside after a long time. Or maybe something in the muffler came loose??


i run stock exhaust.
less cop haresment
I can hear my car when theres issues
its nice to be able to talk in the car
you dont always wanna wake the nieghbors
they can hear you as well in the touge
i rarely need that extra 2 HP you get at over 70mph

your choice man. Alot of us SoCal guys are running stock exhaust nowdays.

[lil240sx95]

I'm running a stock exhaust man hahaha. I have another one, but the noise its coming from under me so yeah it could be the cat! and also my steering wheel starts to vibrate like crazy sometimes and my gas pedal as well. I've also noticed a decrease in power, its even slower now.

[ericcastro]

Well, first thing I would do is change the oil in the engine. Alot of people dont do it enough, and alot of KA's fall victim. I blew my engine the first 2 months I had it cause i didnt.

Are you sure its the muffler?? does it vibrate stuff or just make noise??

the steering wheel probably means you need an alighnment. Its most likely seperate issues. (do your tires ware unevenly?)

Are you sure there is a decrees in power?? or could you just be getting used to the car?

how long have you had it?

[lil240sx95]

i did the oil change like 2500 miles ago. purolator filter. its vibrating AND making noise. well I just had the car aligned its crazy. all started happening RIGHT after I get my A/C recharged. and I've had the car since 06. and before that I had a hatch. so i know how these KA's run. really weird. thanks for the help though. will change muffler tomorrow and see if it changes anything.

[ericcastro]

If its vibrating, it could be that bushing on top of the tranny is old. Or it could be a bad carrier bearing??(dont know if 95's have one?) Just trying to think what else is right under ya.

and i change my oil every 1500 miles or every one or two events. :)

keep us posted

[axiomatik]

If your steering wheel is shaking, my first guess is you need to balance your tires. does it only shake at certain speeds?

As for the rattling sound, it sounds to me like a rattling heat shield. Reach under your car (when it's cool), and bang against your exhaust with your fist, see if you can hear the noise. You may have to try banging at several locations along the length of your exhaust.

[lil240sx95]

well I think I figured it out. it does all this crap when it gets really really hot. but I'm still going to change the exhaust. it has a 92 right now and I have a 96 lying around at my dads job. I hit the heat shield and it didnt make the noise. but thanks for the help guys. thread closed.