Re: 2.8 12V V6 Cat

[Chris Newbold <cnewbold@transarc.com>]

At 11:54 AM 5/27/98 , John Legelis wrote:

>Isn't there an EPA-mandated extended warranty on emissions-related
components?  Perhaps this applies only to newer cars (e.g. w/OBD II).... 
Anyone know?  60k miles - yikes!!  You're sure everything is in tune??  Too
rich a mixture could cause you cat to overheat and burn out.

As far as I know, the EPA mandate is for 5 years or 50k miles.
California, I believe, mandates a longer period, up to 70k miles.

This is really a "known" problem on 1992-93 V6s; Audi bought a
bad batch of cats and now some of us are paying for it. (No
bitterness here :-) Talk to any parts counter guy, and you'll
see the driver's-side cats are selling like hot cakes.

-Chris