[Vwdiesel] Jetta 2001 TDi exhaust leak

[Rolf Pechukas]

thanks James and Loren

yeah, I was told that about the ‘small’ cat by a TDi ‘guru’, but on looking at replacement parts, looks like exactly what I have in there

I can get the down pipe to past the cat for $150 off eBay - probably gonna grab that and have Midas weld it in

thanks for the tip on the leaf drains, James!

Rolf in MA


On Feb 24, 2014, at 7:47 PM, James Hansen <jhsg at sasktel.net> wrote:

> 3 bills just for the flex pipe?
> Find a different shop, or just pay it.
> Don't drive with exhaust coming in the car, that's bad for you Rolf, the
> consequences being worse than paying 3 bills for a flex pipe. You can always
> make more money, don't die of thrift.
> Obviously your hood to firewall gaskets aren't the greatest either, letting
> the hvac suck air from the engine compartment in. Maybe have a look at that
> too, engine compartment to rain and leaf collection tray by the windshield
> wipers where the hvac sucks from should be completely isolated to atmosphere
> outside the engine compartment. Check the drains too, might be held open
> with leaves.
> -james

> Geez, here you could get most of the whole system for about that much (minus the cat).  
>   Are you subject to inspections?  If not then you could do a whole thing and omit the cat or at least manifold to back of cat. 
>   Seems REALLY strange it'd  have an undersized cat in it, considering they don't tend to go bad so it should be factory...
>   Most good muffler shops should be able to fabricate something for you.  From what I recall reading, those flexies are prone to failure.  I can think of two types, the SS braided over flex pipe type or build a ball and socket with two or three retaining springs type, like a snomobile would use.  Either should be cheaper than factory part.
>   Big, open exhaust will help performance but if you're not after that, and the cat isn't plugged, why fix something that's "not broken?"
>       Loren