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Stompy · 08-05-2004, 08:07 AM

I have a '93 Ford Tempo (4 cyl).

The past 3 days, whenever I start it up, it sounds like the exhaust system towards the FRONT of the car has a hole in it or something: pretty much like it sounds when you have no muffler except at the front of the car.

The odd thing is, it goes away after 5-10 minutes of driving it. I live only a few miles from work, so whenever I start it up, it'll make the sounds, but by the time I get to work, I can give it gas while it's in park and won't hear a single thing wrong with it!

A friend of mine says it's a problem with the exhaust at the front of the car and as the car warms up, something is expanding to make a better seal or something. While that does make sense in a way, it doesn't seem like a hole or something in the exhaust system would just go away after 10 minutes of driving. I'd imagine you'd still be able to hear it somewhat.

The only thing I did recently to the car, aside from getting an oil change, was put a new radiator hose in (upper one) because my old one looked collapsed and I thought my car was overheating when it turned out that it was probably just the hot weather making the temp go up that high. In any case, the hose looked like it was in bad shape and I replaced it anyway.

Any ideas?

08-05-2004, 08:07 AM	#1 (permalink)
Stompy Banned from being Banned Location: Donkey	Noise from car: sounds like hole in muffler, but then disappears! I have a '93 Ford Tempo (4 cyl). The past 3 days, whenever I start it up, it sounds like the exhaust system towards the FRONT of the car has a hole in it or something: pretty much like it sounds when you have no muffler except at the front of the car. The odd thing is, it goes away after 5-10 minutes of driving it. I live only a few miles from work, so whenever I start it up, it'll make the sounds, but by the time I get to work, I can give it gas while it's in park and won't hear a single thing wrong with it! A friend of mine says it's a problem with the exhaust at the front of the car and as the car warms up, something is expanding to make a better seal or something. While that does make sense in a way, it doesn't seem like a hole or something in the exhaust system would just go away after 10 minutes of driving. I'd imagine you'd still be able to hear it somewhat. The only thing I did recently to the car, aside from getting an oil change, was put a new radiator hose in (upper one) because my old one looked collapsed and I thought my car was overheating when it turned out that it was probably just the hot weather making the temp go up that high. In any case, the hose looked like it was in bad shape and I replaced it anyway. Any ideas? __________________ I love lamp. Last edited by Stompy; 08-05-2004 at 08:14 AM..