Clio 182 rs Exhaust Problems

[john182rs]

Right ive had my clio for about 10 months now and the first problem i got was the lambor sensor or something to do with the car over fueling and over heating but thats all sortd now.
Right when my car is idling its making a blurbling noise from around the area of the cat.
And it also is whistling when i put my foor down and the car is over 2000rpm.
My car has never done this before at all and has only recently startd doing it, its a bloody annoying noise and not some thing that i desire, its a completly standard exhaust and the car has had no modifications at all.
If i had a little more money id be getting a powerflo exhaust with decat but i have not got much money at the moment.

Does anyone know what this could be, or how to solve the problem.

[Mr Whippy]

Sounds like a hole in the exhaust, or a splitting joint between sections.

I'm not 100% sure, but if the engine was running overly rich or lean (lambda controls it at low throttle afaik), then it *could* have been over-heating the cats or damaging them, or maybe even the exhaust around them, which has led to premature failure.

Either way, sounds like exhaust damage/holes/connections Shame on a car that isn't really very old at all!

Dave

[pbirkett]

182 Exhausts are known for being fragile and made out of aluminium foil. Get it done under warranty if possible. Mines 11000 miles now and the exhaust is already rattling like a good'un.

[miniandy]

Mine started whistling, then blowing. Turns out the cat had cracked. Thank you Renault, I'll have a new one. For free.