I seem to have a massive build up of soot on my chrome tailpipe on my Fabia vRS, it is completely black in colour and if I look up close at the inside of it, there are parts where the metal has corroded.

It is completely black on the inside and the outside.

The car is 12 months old, how does other tailpipes fair or does it sound like I am generating a large amount of soot. Often when I start the car in the morning, the exhaust puffs away like mad, moreso than any other diesel I have ever owned.

Any advice is greatly appreciated.

Regards

Bunter

They do get black very quickly, more so if you are remapped. If you drive hard the exhaust gets baking hot, too hot to touch.

I find a monthly polish with Autosol does the trick.

If mine gets corroded much more I'll be putting in a warrenty claim

yep like tom says it's a mucky pup really. Mine is corroded too but I'm not really that fussed as it will give me an excuse to get a nice after market one

I am worried about the amount of black smoke it creates. I have got a VRS 04 with 40K and with heavy eceleration alot of black smoke, to the extent it is leaving a sooty residue over the rear of the car.

Is this the turbo, advice greatfully appreciated.

yep like tom says it's a mucky pup really. Mine is corroded too but I'm not really that fussed as it will give me an excuse to get a nice after market one

How quickly will an after market one corrode? For example a Milltek backbox.

How quickly will an after market one corrode? For example a Milltek backbox.

My Milltek has been on for 14 months and it hasn't corroded at all, but it does get sooty, so it needs chrome polishing every so often.

The back of the car gets sooty because unlike all the other Fabias the exhaust on a vRS points backwards not downwards.

How quickly will an after market one corrode? For example a Milltek backbox.

Being stainless steel, it shouldn't do

Chris

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Welcome to Briskoda :wave:

Dont worry, it is perfectly normal. Especially in this heat. I've seen silver and yellow ones recently that look really clean except from the back above the exhaust that is thick black with soot... :eek:

wouldn't worry too much mines a 04 with 40K on it and it too smokes, after a run if I will often get a black finger if I touch the rear.

Skoda do a foam spray on cleaner thats primarily meant for cleaning flys off your screen, but on further reading of the instructions (shock horror.....ok I was bored!) it can be used to get rid of diesel soot. It worked well on mine tbh.

tried cleaning mine with brasso/autosol but it's to heavilly pitted now :(

tried cleaning mine with brasso/autosol but it's to heavilly pitted now :(

You need to keep on top of it (not literally!). I give mine a polish every week (Ooo!) after the car gets a wash.

Yep weekly polish does the biz.

Mines 15 months old and apart from a few light polish marks on outside is pretty much like new.

Give it a good wipe out with old rag then light clean on the 2 cone faces and the folded in edge with old toothbrush and solvol. Finish off with bit of car wax. Do the "chrome" finished outside of the box with car wax after wash off.

I use spray on oven cleaner everytime I wash the car (Every week)

Leave it for a few minutes and hose off thoroughly, then rub over with a cloth.

Comes up like new, no rubbing or scrubbing.

ever seen the st tdci 155 mondeo, the exhaust tailpipe is similar to that of the Fabia but when you look underneath there is actualy a cut out in the tailpipe and the exhaust fumes come out of the bottom, hey presto! no more sooty rear end, prehaps this could be adapted to the Fabia at the expense of looking a little silly when black smoke comes from the bottom of the tailpipe instead of the back.

wonder how much a new end piece would cost - assuming its just an add on it might not be too expensive.

I find that the occasional squirt of WD40 makes most of the sooty mess drip out of the exhaust tip by itself (and muck up the garage floor!). Another spray and a wipe with a rag cleans the centre out pretty good.

Keeping a can in the garage handy keeps the centre clean, and gives you that warm fuzzy feeling of caring for your furby after a spirited drive. Of course if you're letting the engine run a bit to allow the turbo to "spool down"(allowing the engine oil to cool down the turbo more correctly), it gives you something to do (fire hazard anyone?).

Of course to really clean it you need to regularly use a polish for Stainless Steel.

Stainless can rust/corrode despite its name - prevention is better than cure.

Cheers,

Bas

Stainless can rust/corrode despite its name - prevention is better than cure.

Depends on which grade it is. I think the OEM tailpipe is chrome plated steel TBH.

I use spray on oven cleaner everytime I wash the car (Every week)

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Might be worth checking the notes on the can.

My good lady bought some from a "budget" store recently, but when she looked on the back of the can it advised not to be used on chrome. Bit weird really as most ovens I've ever seen have chrome racks and thats where you want it to eat the gunge from!

Some other more expensive brands don't say anything about not using on chrome.

Oven cleaners though are often quite corrosive, so any left trapped behind the folded edges of the tailpipe might be gently rotting it away unseen.:(

yep like tom says it's a mucky pup really. Mine is corroded too but I'm not really that fussed as it will give me an excuse to get a nice after market one

Thats exactly what I was thinking but i still apply a little braso that works a treat

I had the same problem when I purchased my car 2 weeks ago. I used autoglym and some wire wool and all the soot came off. Just shows the nasty little pits now. Plus, with wire wool, it does not scratch or mark the surface of the exhaust.

Might be worth checking the notes on the can.

My good lady bought some from a "budget" store recently' date=' but when she looked on the back of the can it advised not to be used on chrome. Bit weird really as most ovens I've ever seen have chrome racks and thats where you want it to eat the gunge from!

Some other more expensive brands don't say anything about not using on chrome.

Oven cleaners though are often quite corrosive, so any left trapped behind the folded edges of the tailpipe might be gently rotting it away unseen.:([/quote']

I though about this, it gets well washed down after with a brush and pressure washer. this stuff is supposed to be "Tough on grease, kind to skin". Bet it's useless at cleaning the oven