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Extending the life of the exhaust system 200

posted by  jdbs3 on  Fri Aug 16 12:35 CST 2013
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1990 Volvo 240 DL Sedan. Location New England.

I’m replacing the exhaust system from the catalytic converter back. The last 2 times, the system failed in the same place – the short pipe end attached to the rear muffler, that fits into the pipe that goes over the axle to the front muffler, snapped of right where it is welded to the rear muffler.

Neither of the 2 mufflers have failed, and the tail and connecting pipes are both in good shape. Four years seems to be the life expectancy of this (weakest link) joint.

Does anyone have any suggestions on how to extend the life of this joint this next time?

Thanks!






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