GBS did a good job on the silencer.
Keith confirmed over the phone they could sort it out so I took it up last weekend, had a chat with Richard, handed over the offending item and meandered back through Lincolnshire.
Got to have a wander around my namesake City - Lincoln, it's Cathedral and medieval quarter.
The refurbished silencer was back on my doorstep by Wednesday!
The silencer rear end cap had been removed, interior pipe re-worked, wadding re-packed, re-assembled and cleaned into the bargain.
Re installed on the car today: new exhaust gasket, manifold, lambda probe re-installed and then the silencer. This time no exhaust jointing compound - 1. because it was so hard to part last time 2. the old tube of the stuff had gone off.
I replaced the rear bracket padding - the old pad was made from fuel pipe offcut which must have lasted 10k miles now - a little worse for wear but seems to work so replaced it with the same thing.
Quick run to my parents - around 70 mile round trip to test.
Everything back as it should be - engine and exhaust sounds & no rattle at any rev range, power or idling.
15100 miles on the clock - lets see how long she stays like it this time.
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