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Old 06-14-2011, 07:06 PM
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Pacesetter LTs, TSP ORY, Magnaflow cat-back. I have motor mount inserts.

Lately, my car has been driving me NUTS with this "squeaking" sound. It turns out, it's my exhaust tips, ONLY when the car is warmed up. I hear it at idle, and it gets worse with bumps, turns, etc.

I greased EVERYTHING I could find under my car, hell even the diff cover (kidding) but still the sound remains. All the hangers (metal) got greased, the rubber ones are brand new, and I greased everything I could think of.

It still SQUEAKS and I don't know what else to do.

I just confirmed that it's still the tips, because when parked I tap the tips with my foot and it goes away. As soon as I take my foot off, it comes back. I can even re-create the sound for short while with the car off. But once it's cooled down, it goes away.

What does ANYONE suggest for me? This is embarrassing, worse than driving a fart-can Honda embarrassing.
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If you're using band clamps double check to make sure they are tight.
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Thanks. I will have to check those.
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if the tip is loose...then yeah it's a no brainer. it could be the clamps at the muffler not tight enough too
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I cannot spin the tips/tail pipes with my hand, they move the whole exhaust system up to the Y-Pipe. Everything is tight... I'm going to try and adjust how deep the tail-pipes are clamped into the muffler. Maybe that will help?
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Yea, I got nothing. Tried everything, tried tightening it all down again, even changed clamps... still squeaks!
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I finally fixed it. It was the exhaust tab on the over-axle pipe rubbing against the metal outer clamshell of the hanger. What a pain in my a$$!
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Nice! Good find.



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