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Powervalve Exhaust Issues - Drone/Res
« on: February 26, 2018, 10:38:48 am »
Hey all.

Not posted here for a while.

I have a cat back powervalve exhaust that has been great for the past 2 years but after a long drive to go pick up some decks a few weeks back i have been getting a horrible droning/resonance which i'm sure is coming from the exhaust.

Has anyone had this before?

It's driving me mad and get's worse around certain rev ranges.  It's so bad i can hardly hear my music in the cabin.

I have a mk5 56 plate stage 1 GTI.

Any advise greatly appreciated.

TIA.



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Re: Powervalve Exhaust Issues - Drone/Res
« Reply #1 on: February 26, 2018, 11:11:40 am »
If you’re certain it’s the exhaust ring BCS they’ve a lifetime guarantee


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Re: Powervalve Exhaust Issues - Drone/Res
« Reply #2 on: February 26, 2018, 11:13:44 am »
If you’re certain it’s the exhaust ring BCS they’ve a lifetime guarantee


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I've emailed them but they have not replied.

I'm hoping they will see this...;)
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Re: Powervalve Exhaust Issues - Drone/Res
« Reply #3 on: February 26, 2018, 11:55:02 am »
I'd say you'd get a quicker response calling.

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Re: Powervalve Exhaust Issues - Drone/Res
« Reply #4 on: February 26, 2018, 07:14:57 pm »
as above i would phone them

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Re: Powervalve Exhaust Issues - Drone/Res
« Reply #5 on: February 27, 2018, 11:52:19 am »
as above i would phone them

Their not answering phones.  I have left a message.
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Re: Powervalve Exhaust Issues - Drone/Res
« Reply #6 on: February 27, 2018, 06:38:16 pm »
Is the powervalve thing stuck open?


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Re: Powervalve Exhaust Issues - Drone/Res
« Reply #7 on: February 27, 2018, 08:15:01 pm »

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Re: Powervalve Exhaust Issues - Drone/Res
« Reply #8 on: February 28, 2018, 10:43:21 am »
Spoke to them yesterday and they suspect a downpipe issue.

Gonna get it on the ramps and check friday hopefully.  Fingers crossed it's not the downpipe as a new one with a cat is over £500.  I have standard downpipe on there atm.
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Re: Powervalve Exhaust Issues - Drone/Res
« Reply #9 on: February 28, 2018, 12:13:55 pm »
Thanks for bring this to my attention...
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Re: Powervalve Exhaust Issues - Drone/Res
« Reply #10 on: March 01, 2018, 08:32:05 am »
Thanks for bring this to my attention...
Your product from us is covered by a lifetime guarantee, if any component that we have produced has failed we will replace it for you.
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Thanks Nige.

I'm still not 100% sure it's the exhaust as i am starting to get a strange feeling through the steering wheel and am sort of suspecting a sticky caliper or the likes, going on ramp today if the snow doesn't get in my way...:)
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Re: Powervalve Exhaust Issues - Drone/Res
« Reply #11 on: March 22, 2018, 10:25:49 am »
This turned out to be a failing wheel bearing so nothing to do with the exhaust...:)
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