Exhaust help please.

[Duncraig]

I've recently bought a March 2000 1.9 Z3 and it has an MOT advisory for degraded rear silencer. The outer casing is flaking off so I need a new section, cat back really.
This is where I get confused. Up to 1999 rear sections are online at £50 > £150 depending on quality I suppose. These systems seem to use a flange joint.
The one I need has a wider section on pipe by the looks of it and slips over the front section to be clamped in place. The cheapest of these by IMASAF comes in at £260. Why the difference in price? As an alternative I tried two local exhaust centres both who said no problem and then found the exhaust is no longer available from their suppliers.

A stainless fitting centre quoted "around £500 depending on how much work we need to do to make sure it isn't too noisy" !

Any recommendations very welcome.

PS I'm still waiting for a quote from BMW for it but the cost will probably be more than the car cost me.

 

[FRANKIE]

I've recently bought a March 2000 1.9 Z3 and it has an MOT advisory for degraded rear silencer. The outer casing is flaking off so I need a new section, cat back really.
This is where I get confused. Up to 1999 rear sections are online at £50 > £150 depending on quality I suppose. These systems seem to use a flange joint.
The one I need has a wider section on pipe by the looks of it and slips over the front section to be clamped in place. The cheapest of these by IMASAF comes in at £260. Why the difference in price? As an alternative I tried two local exhaust centres both who said no problem and then found the exhaust is no longer available from their suppliers.

A stainless fitting centre quoted "around £500 depending on how much work we need to do to make sure it isn't too noisy" !

Any recommendations very welcome.

PS I'm still waiting for a quote from BMW for it but the cost will probably be more than the car cost me.

I, just for the hell of it, looked up the part at Rock Auto, which seems to have everything at great prices. They don't even list the 1.9 L in their parts inventory!! This was a shock to me!!
Not much on e-bay: https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?
or Google: https://www.google.com/search?rlz=1...jAhWMiOAKHXCNALkQsAR6BAgBEAE&biw=1164&bih=518
https://www.google.com/search?q=200.....69i57j33.16015j0j7&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8
Good luck with it. I'd be interested to know which system if for your car.................Frankie














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[t-tony]

@Paul Rice, do you have a good exhaust on your 1.9 mate? I'm guessing the Zcars racers don't use a standard exhaust?

Tony.

 

[Paul Rice]

Exhaust is fine but after market Cat which seems to effect emissions come MOT time. Car will be going end of week but any items non engine can be retrieved.

 

[t-tony]

@Duncraig

Tony.

 

[Raggie]

Please, please help.
The Cat on my BMW Z3 1.9 1999 failed last week and I have bought 2 exhausts from BM Cats-both of which do not fit as the connecting section wants to ride up through the floor-the bend just doesn't work on my car.
The BM cat reference number which does not fit is: BM90823
I just need the correct section but have been assured by 2 dealers the BM90823 is the correct part-it is not-it does not fit.
My vin number is:

WBACM12050LG23438

Can anybody PLEASE point me to the correct part as this is getting very costly now.

Many thanks,
Nat

 

[Raggie]

Reg: V801 GMJ