I had the same problem fixed about a month ago on my wifes JCW MCS.
The centre support bracket had broken the weld and then slowly tore a hole in the exhaust. Once it had completely torn away, it had the knocking noise of the bracket banging against the exhaust. I patched the exhaust up while waiting for the dealer to get a new exhaust from Germany.
Then while on a run with a few friends I hit a large hump going onto a bridge and it completely tore the other side of the bracket out.
Everybody had a good laugh at the noise the car was making - I was just embarrased!!!
Each time I stopped at a set of lights, I had to turn the engine off because it sounded so bad.
Had the new exhaust fitted and the service guy told me the welds on the new exhaust were much better/bigger that the one they took off. |