Update (and another question!) -
Have now done about 400 miles since the issue.
Car drives just like it did before, except for two issues -
a) drivers door electric window no longer works
b) different noise from exhaust under load
Now im pretty sure that, even though the window failed at exactly the same moment, its unrelated....
So, point (b) may be unrelated also. But ill go into more detail, just in case -
- The sound is impossible to trigger unless under load. So no static testing (which makes things harder)
- It did not show on my brief test drives (before the 250 mile trip back home) but that *may* have been that i was being very gentle.
- Now back in Devon, where there's hills etc. its obvious, but its also apparent when pulling away on the flat also, climbing through and past 1500rpm. I dont remember this on my test drives, but, as i say, maybe i was just too gentle.
- Noise sounds like its comming from the back, rather than the front. As if somthing is rattling in the boot, but im pretty sure its the exhaust.
- Sounds almost like the noise when someone is drinking a drink with a straw, and they come to the bottom of the cup, and start sucking up air. Or when motorcycle engines run at low rpm. Kind of a gurgle / rattle sound.
I went on youtube to see if i could find examples of the sound, and it wasnt easy (i listened to a number of 'exhaust blowing' videos which did not sound the same, and then found this one -
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0KFgPB8aiaQ
Its pretty much like the sort of sucking gurgle clicking wrattle at 0:38 in the video above.
What do you reckon then? Coincidental exhaust failure, or something related?
Like i say, the window failed at the same time, so im aware that the two dont have to be related!
