Exhaust and heat shield.

[pete]

So i need a new flexi pipe. But my mechanic (he's not really mine) says why don't I just get him to weld on a replacement bit of flexible pipe.

Because the new one is 150UKP! Plus VAT. It must be better than some non-Lotus stainless steel YOU get. I reply.

But it would be 32 quid for my bit, plus about the same in welding.

Ah but my car would be slower.. (I silently think).

and do I just replace the failed heatshield (I don't know which heatshield - until I started looking I didn't know there was more than one) or do I upgrade it. Perhaps to something less cardboardy*?

pete


*And damn you spell checker. Cardboardy is a word, "Made of, resembling, or suggestive of cardboard"

[woody]

Both have failed?

My flexi is a welded in section, £20 and a packet of wine gums for the welder.

[robin]

The heatshield is already a high tech piece of kit and not *that* expensive from Lotus so I would probably just get a replacement, assuming it's the one that bolts to the manifold.

Nothing wrong with getting it welded provided the welder is OK. If you get a load of pigeon sh*t you might as well give up as the chances are the weld will fail.

The easiest thing is just to buy the proper parts though ...

Cheers,
Robin

[Dominic]

I'll follow this with interest; my flexi pipe was failing early last year, so I bought a shiney new one from EP. While working under the car a week or so ago, I noticed the steel on the flexi section at both ends (of the flexi bit) has about 95% rotted / disintegrated, so looks like it won't last much longer Not sure if I'm in a hurry to spend the coin on another flexi for it to fall apart in 6K miles time.

[smee]

I thought the EP part was stainless? Surely worth a chat to Geary?