Sudden noise

[jakep99]

Ok, all was good half way coming home, suddenly I hear this "heavy" noise.. When I start the car I can hear it, coming from under the hood for sure. maybe silencer? any idea guys?

Oh and yes I passed by a construction site, there were pot holes but that's regular here but yes, noise started after I went over these..

92 camry, 320,000 kms.....

[new echo owner]

How do you define 'heavy' noise? Did you bottom out and hit the front pipe and crack it?

N.E.O.

[jakep99]

hard to describe this, my first car.. : (

don't know about the pipe, like i said , the noise is there once i start the car ( no need to drive )

[new echo owner]

If you had bottom out and broke the front exhaust pipe, it will cause exhaust type noise whenever the engine is running, you don't need to drive it. You will have to take a look under the engine compartment to see where the source of the noise is.

N.E.O.

[jakep99]

Is it safe to drive it like that?

[new echo owner]

You will have to check it out first to find out if it is the exhaust that is causing the noise.

N.E.O.

[jakep99]

it's the front pipe yes, lot of rust so the screws came off the thing which was holding it

[new echo owner]

I am not sure whether the police will allow you to drive around with a broken exhaust in your city, you might want to do something about that.

N.E.O.

[Zviator]

Piping job in general is cheap. Order a magnaflow muffler, bring it to a muffler shop and ask them to redo the whole exaust line ^^