Muffler rusted through, replace or weld?
Citát ze zdroje Host dne 16. 9. 2026, 9:23Underneath my 2014 Cherokee there’s a hole in the muffler that’s been getting bigger, and now the car sounds like a tractor when I start it in the morning which my neighbours absolutely love. I took it to a small garage near my office and the guy said he could patch it for cheap, but I’ve done patches before on older cars and they never last more than a few months in this climate. So now I’m weighing up whether to just replace the whole section, and I’ve been asking around for the best exhaust repair shop for Jeep vehicles since I don’t want to end up with some generic pipe that drones on the highway. The tricky part is knowing whether to go stainless or just standard steel, because I’ve heard stainless costs more upfront but lasts way longer with the humidity and heat here. Has anyone replaced their muffler recently and what did it cost? And did the shop do proper hangers and flanges or just weld everything solid?
Underneath my 2014 Cherokee there’s a hole in the muffler that’s been getting bigger, and now the car sounds like a tractor when I start it in the morning which my neighbours absolutely love. I took it to a small garage near my office and the guy said he could patch it for cheap, but I’ve done patches before on older cars and they never last more than a few months in this climate. So now I’m weighing up whether to just replace the whole section, and I’ve been asking around for the best exhaust repair shop for Jeep vehicles since I don’t want to end up with some generic pipe that drones on the highway. The tricky part is knowing whether to go stainless or just standard steel, because I’ve heard stainless costs more upfront but lasts way longer with the humidity and heat here. Has anyone replaced their muffler recently and what did it cost? And did the shop do proper hangers and flanges or just weld everything solid?
Citát ze zdroje Host dne 8. 10. 2026, 9:14Patches on a muffler that’s rusted through rarely last, because the metal around the hole is usually thin too. If the body is already perforated, replacing the section is the better move. Ask them to check the flange and the pipe ahead of the muffler while it’s off.
Patches on a muffler that’s rusted through rarely last, because the metal around the hole is usually thin too. If the body is already perforated, replacing the section is the better move. Ask them to check the flange and the pipe ahead of the muffler while it’s off.
Citát ze zdroje Host dne 8. 10. 2026, 9:14Went stainless on my old Liberty and it’s been fine for four years in the humidity. Standard steel rusted out from the inside within two. Cost roughly double, but I haven’t thought about it since. Make sure they use new gaskets and not just seal the joint with paste.
Went stainless on my old Liberty and it’s been fine for four years in the humidity. Standard steel rusted out from the inside within two. Cost roughly double, but I haven’t thought about it since. Make sure they use new gaskets and not just seal the joint with paste.
Citát ze zdroje Host dne 8. 10. 2026, 9:15Be careful with the „cheap patch“ guy. Welding onto rusty thin metal often just burns more holes, and you pay for the fix twice. Also, aftermarket universal mufflers are where the highway drone comes from, so ask for a direct-fit unit made for your Cherokee, not a generic one.
Be careful with the „cheap patch“ guy. Welding onto rusty thin metal often just burns more holes, and you pay for the fix twice. Also, aftermarket universal mufflers are where the highway drone comes from, so ask for a direct-fit unit made for your Cherokee, not a generic one.
Citát ze zdroje Host dne 8. 10. 2026, 9:16Hangers matter more than people think. If the shop welds everything solid with no rubber isolators, the exhaust transfers vibration into the cabin and cracks welds sooner. Ask them to reuse or replace the rubber hangers and to check that the pipe isn’t sitting against the underbody.
Hangers matter more than people think. If the shop welds everything solid with no rubber isolators, the exhaust transfers vibration into the cabin and cracks welds sooner. Ask them to reuse or replace the rubber hangers and to check that the pipe isn’t sitting against the underbody.
Citát ze zdroje Host dne 8. 10. 2026, 9:17How many km on the Cherokee, and is the rust only around the muffler or also on the pipes and the cat section? Also, is the sound loud on cold start only, or all the time? That would tell people here if it’s just the muffler or a bigger leak upstream.
How many km on the Cherokee, and is the rust only around the muffler or also on the pipes and the cat section? Also, is the sound loud on cold start only, or all the time? That would tell people here if it’s just the muffler or a bigger leak upstream.