1st Gen JCW Most liked posts in thread: JCW muffler rattle R53

  1. BlimeyCabrio

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    #3 BlimeyCabrio, Aug 20, 2014
    Yeah, baffle broke loose in mine and did pretty much the same thing. I recently replaced with a Milltek.
     
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    #2 c0op3r, Aug 20, 2014
    Not joking - but could the neighborhood kids have put marbles or rocks in the exhaust?

    As a kid I used to put pebbles in my mom's hub caps, used to drive her nuts - good times.
     
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    #4 spoolenturbo, Aug 27, 2014
    Dave I'm pretty sure you're 100% correct!
     
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    #5 wmwny, Aug 27, 2014
    I love my miltek but even it has had a problem with a pre-warmup rattle just behind the engine...the gasket is bad but is no problem at all once the engine warms up and seals the leak