We drove Syd's high-mileage Civic to Tulsa
We drove Sydney's 2012 Honda Civic (160,000+ miles) 1200 miles from Burlington, Ontario, to Tulsa, Oklahoma. It ran great. In fact, it got 32 MPG (or 7.4 L / 100 KM for you Canadians). But on I-70 between Effingham, Illinois, and St. Louis, Missouri, it suddenly became noticeably louder. I think I found the problem 🙂 :
The connecting pipe between the muffler and the resonator (pictured above) rusted out at the clamp (pictured below), no doubt due to all of the salt spread on the roads in the GTHA during Canadian winters. Life in the rust belt (to the tune of the Eagles' Life in the Fast Lane).
Fortunately, the resonator did NOT fall off, but safely rode the rest of the way to Tulsa, where I removed it. Looks like we'll be heading to Midas tomorrow. Yay.
UPDATE: Midas fixed it for $100 USD (plus tax). A great price.
