How Does A Punctured Muffler Affect Your Car?
Your vehicle’s muffler is vital the overall health and quality of your car. However, most people don’t realise how important the muffler is until there is something wrong with it. Today we are going to talk about one particular problem and that is when your muffler gets punctured. There are a few different signs and symptoms that your muffler has suffered from a puncture and we figure that those are better learned sooner than later but first let us learn a little bit about your muffler and how it functions. What does my muffler do? Your muffler is an individual chamber that exists within a larger system called your exhaust system. Located right before your tailpipe, your muffler is filled with different sized metal tubes. The goal of your muffler is to reduce noise by absorbing sound to keep your car running quietly and smooth. When your muffler is operating at full capacity you won’t even notice it is doing anything. When your muffler is punctured or perforated, well, that is an ent...