Wrong muffler failed?

[UG_Passat]

Aluminized steel costs less and corrodes quickly.

Stainless steel costs more and lasts longer.

 

[ecotourist]

Too bad coffee cans are now plastic and not the heavy metal they used to be. Many a muffler with holes were fixed with coffee cans and wire.

I haven’t had a muffler exhaust problem in years. Decades even.

Costco still sells coffee in metal cans. They can be useful.

 

[bullwinkle]

Costco still sells coffee in metal cans. They can be useful.

Giant Eagle does too, if you have any around.

 

[JamesBond]

The last time I installed a cheap muffler I gave it a couple coats of flat black bbq paint and after it was hung I drilled a second drain hole in the bottom of the can at the lowest point. It had no noticeable exterior rust when I got rid of the car a few years later. I didn’t expect the muffler to last long so I didn’t use a clamp on the slip fit joint so it could be easily replaced, but the muffler lasted longer than the brake lines so the car had to go.

 

[bdcardinal]

Yeah, I used to have mufflers replaced every two years also before stainless steel became the norm and every other corner had a muffler shop. Now all those muffler shops are gone.

You better hurry with Sears though, they're just down to 21 stores and they'll probably be gone next year. I think there's just one store left in Maryland.

https://brostocks.com/2021/11/20/how-many-sears-stores-are-left/

Sears Auto had stopped selling mufflers long before my penance there from 2005-2007

 

[Wolf359]

Sears Auto had stopped selling mufflers long before my penance there from 2005-2007

Oh yeah had my oil changed there once, they put 5 quarts in a car that only held 4.

 

[ammolab]

Cheap mufflers and a harsh environment = no good.

21 years and 245k miles and my Camry's muffler is like new. Same with the 25 years and 154k miles for my Jeep.

In Phoenix Arizona?…No kidding! Everything lasts longer there.
Except Human SKIN!