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wtom
06-03-2006, 03:40 PM
Originally posted in the Other forum (http://www.mazda3forums.com/index.php?topic=48175.0)

Video - Exhaust reasonator clicking (http://media.putfile.com/Exhaust-reasonator-clicking)
Video - With blipping of throttle (http://media.putfile.com/Exhaust-reasonator-clicking-with-open-throttle)

Pretty sure it\'s the resonator but this exhaust system isn\'t even two yrs old on my car, slightly over 30,000 kilometres (over 18,640 miles). That clicking noise appears to be coming from the resonator. I\'ve checked all bolts, clamps, arms, heatshield, but nothing appears to make the clicking cease. A shop plus a fellow Draxas owner stated it\'s the resonator.

EDIT: Subject line
FLIPDADY
06-05-2006, 08:41 AM
Ewwww that sounds horrible War.

What\'s the warranty on the system?
wtom
06-05-2006, 04:33 PM
Yeah really nasty. Nikolas replied in the Other forum (http://www.mazda3forums.com/index.php?topic=48175.0) and confirmed it is lifetime warranty. Must be the cheap made in Taiwan resonator.
SABIO
06-06-2006, 03:26 AM
Don\'t say that Draxas is made in an Asian Country on the *Other Forum.... You might get Banned:sarc
bubba1983
06-06-2006, 03:28 AM
i say go vibrant....convert over!:p
wtom
06-06-2006, 08:26 PM
Fixed (temporarily?)

Found a shop (CarMax Automotive (http://torontomazda3.com/forum/read.php?TID=5710#92254)) that was willing to hoist the car up and had a stethoscope-like listening device to prod around the exhaust pipes to determine where the jingling was originating. Turns out it\'s right after the exhaust cat, before the resonator. The two guys concluded it was the stopper in the O2 sensor plug on the cat which became loose over time. They just tightened it for now but if and when it comes loose again, they\'ll put some special cement in place to keep it locked forever.
bluntman
06-06-2006, 09:24 PM
Loctite thread locker?
wtom
06-07-2006, 09:21 AM
Originally posted by bluntman


Loctite thread locker?

I didn\'t even think about that. I\'ll bring some with me if I have to go back for the same issue. Thanks bluntman!
bluntman
06-07-2006, 09:26 AM
I think you\'ll need the red one, I believe that\'s the one for higher temperatures.
Dave_Mazda3
06-07-2006, 11:16 PM
yea higher temp and stronger hold! :sarc
wtom
06-30-2006, 02:34 PM
Seems to be quite a common dilemma in the Draxas system\'s cat (http://www.mazda3forums.com/index.php?topic=48175).