Exhaust and other bits

[irvind]

Mine needs the back two sections of the exhaust replaced, so I'm wondering about replacing the whole system with a Milltek, just waiting now for the distributors to give me a quote. Audi price for the back two bits is £512! What's the deal with the cats, do they come with a new system? (Excuse my ignorance, I'm not that technical). The car was off the road for most of last year due to two dealers not diagnosing a dodgy ignition amplifier and coil. Would that problem have affected the cats in any way?

Also it needs 3 new mounts for the diff, one rear and two front apparently, Audi price is £142, so I take it there'll be a cheaper alternative somewhere?

One last thing, the accelerator pedal cover has been broken off, and apparently the whole pedal needs replaced! Again the quote for this is £45 + VAT. Surely there's a cheaper solution?

Sorry for the multiple queries...

Cheers

Irvin

[irvind]

ok, ordered the Milltek (£477 inc delivery), so now I know what 'cat-back' means... And I found a cheaper throttle pedal from vagparts. Fantastic, things are looking up!

Still curious about possible damage to the cat though, and any diff thoughts?

Irvin

[S2central.net]

Your CATs will be fine - no worries with that ignition problem....

For the rear diff you can get a much cheaper and better result with a bush that is fitted to the existing mount bracket. Try a search in this forum for rear diff mounts or Powerflex. It has been done by more than one member here so far. I need to do it on mine soon...


Paul

[irvind]

Thanks Paul, I'm aware if the post you're referring to, but I'm confused since my guy says it needs the three mounts, one rear and two fronts? Is he wrong?

Thankyou

[martinjs]

Irvin, you can check the condition of the rear diff mount (its in the middle bolted to the back of the diff) get a piece of bar between the diff and subframe, and try to move it, i had about an inch of play which is not good! i guess you can do the same for the LH and RH mounts too.
dunno about the fronts, havent checked mine yet.:wacked:

[irvind]

Thanks martinjs

The car's at a garage about 40 miles away so I can't really check it for myself. I checked with the local dealer for Powerflex and they'd have to order one anyway, and since I'm in a bit of a hurry I've told my mechanic to just go ahead and order the original spec parts. They were quoting £29 for the Powerflex part btw, as the website price is ex-VAT.

Hopefully be back on the road again, again, soon.

Cheers all

Irvin