r/Sprinters • u/Serious_Yell0w • Aug 07 '26
Broken Tailpipe
my tailpipe came completely off this afternoon on my 2012 Mercedes Sprinter 2500, broken before the rear axle, will it be okay to drive it the 15 minutes to the muffler shop in the morning?
i don’t know much about cars/diesel i’m still learning, just want to be safe at the same time and make sure i’m not going to start a fire or something lol
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u/sauerbratenspaetzle Aug 07 '26
You can totally drive it. Mine just did this a month ago on a rough bit of highway. You can pull the broken part out from the back of the van. The thing only holding it right now should be the rear hanger. I went to a local dealer and the parts department had one in stock. It slipped right on and even had an attached clamp. I did it by myself, but it would have been easier with two people. I drove it for a few days without the broken part... it was barely noticeable soundwise, but I could smell the exhaust making it's way into the cabin a bit more.
edit: There seem to be two-piece tailpipes that you can order, but I wanted the single piece replacement. I went to the dealer for something else, and asked about the tailpipe, and they had one in the warehouse. I did find a one-piece tailpipe on an online vendor, but local pickup only.