# Muffler Fibers **URL:** \ **Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\ **Tags:** escort, ford\ **Created:** [February 17, 2010, 3:44am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/muffler-fibers/44631 "2010-02-17T03:44:16Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![littleredlx](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/8c91f0/32.png) [@littleredlx](https://community.cartalk.com/u/littleredlx)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2010, 3:44am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/muffler-fibers/44631/1 "2010-02-17T03:44:16Z")
I have a 1997 ford escort lx wagon. I just had it repaired recently for a broken coil unplug. While driving it prior to repair, we noticed a long snake-like material coming out of the tail pipe. It was black and silver and felt like a fiberglass material but it looked like a horsetail. I just had a new muffler installed. I’m wondering what this could have been. I’ve never seen anything like it before. Any ideas?? ---
**Author:** ![texases](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/texases/32/862_2.png) [@texases](https://community.cartalk.com/u/texases)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2010, 3:46am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/muffler-fibers/44631/2 "2010-02-17T03:46:29Z")
Sounds like your new muffler is coming apart - go back to the muffler shop. ---
**Author:** ![Caddyman](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/caddyman/32/23_2.png) [@Caddyman](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Caddyman)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2010, 4:30pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/muffler-fibers/44631/3 "2010-02-17T16:30:30Z")
This phenomenon HAS been posted before…It must be fiberglass packing from the muffler…You don’t see this very often… ---
**Author:** ![mcparadise](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/mcparadise/32/32_2.png) [@mcparadise](https://community.cartalk.com/u/mcparadise)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2010, 4:47pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/muffler-fibers/44631/4 "2010-02-17T16:47:04Z")
It’s the fiberglass packing from your muffler, and it shouldn’t be coming out. I’d go back to wherever you got the muffler. ---
**Author:** ![littleredlx](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/8c91f0/32.png) [@littleredlx](https://community.cartalk.com/u/littleredlx)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2010, 8:46pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/muffler-fibers/44631/5 "2010-02-17T20:46:21Z")
Muffler fiberglass packing? This is really interesting. Well i did word my question wrong, since this actually happened with the old one, not the new one i just got. Thank you very much. It was such a mystery to me. ---
**Author:** ![meaneyedcatz](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/meaneyedcatz/32/692_2.png) [@meaneyedcatz](https://community.cartalk.com/u/meaneyedcatz)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2010, 1:39am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/muffler-fibers/44631/6 "2010-02-18T01:39:25Z")
Since it is the old muffler that is growing a beard I would not worry about it. No harm is being done. I do suggest some Barbasol and a pair of scissors.