# Dented muffler

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/dented-muffler/10492>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Created:** [February 11, 2008, 12:26am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/dented-muffler/10492 "2008-02-11T00:26:29Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
**Page:** 1

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**Author:** ![cl1rkgs](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/c89c15/32.png) [@cl1rkgs](https://community.cartalk.com/u/cl1rkgs)\
**Post date:** [February 11, 2008, 12:26am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/dented-muffler/10492/1 "2008-02-11T00:26:29Z")

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muffler has a dent in it will this cause major problems

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**Author:** ![GreasyJack](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/df705f/32.png) [@GreasyJack](https://community.cartalk.com/u/GreasyJack)\
**Post date:** [February 11, 2008, 1:43am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/dented-muffler/10492/2 "2008-02-11T01:43:06Z")

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Unless it’s dented in such a way that it pinches off the exhaust flow, no.

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**Author:** ![MikeInNH](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a587f6/32.png) [@MikeInNH](https://community.cartalk.com/u/MikeInNH)\
**Post date:** [February 11, 2008, 2:03am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/dented-muffler/10492/3 "2008-02-11T02:03:22Z")

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It might cause it to fail prematurely…I wouldn’t worry about it.

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**Author:** ![AlanY](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/f4b2a3/32.png) [@AlanY](https://community.cartalk.com/u/AlanY)\
**Post date:** [February 11, 2008, 2:06am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/dented-muffler/10492/4 "2008-02-11T02:06:54Z")

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I’d say it depends on how bad the dent is.

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**Author:** ![SteveF](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/stevef/32/2_2.png) [@SteveF](https://community.cartalk.com/u/SteveF)\
**Post date:** [February 11, 2008, 2:28am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/dented-muffler/10492/5 "2008-02-11T02:28:48Z")

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Don’t all mufflers get dented eventually?  
Leave it alone, like everyone else does.

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**Author:** ![pleasedodgevan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/51bf81/32.png) [@pleasedodgevan](https://community.cartalk.com/u/pleasedodgevan)\
**Post date:** [February 11, 2008, 4:26am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/dented-muffler/10492/6 "2008-02-11T04:26:45Z")

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If it’s not crushed the muffler should be OK. If it’s a 1" deep dent then it’s OK.