Blown exhaust Accordian

[scirocco_88_16v@hotmail.com (Brian Wagner)]

The part you are refering to is the flex joint. It is complete with cat and
the dealership is like $600+. You can get them online at www.gapa.com around
$350
or
www.discountconverter.com/converters for $156 and yes that is the complete
assembly and the price is great. I have dealt with them in the past and will
be odering the same part in 2 weeks.

HTH

Brian
----- Original Message -----
From: "Allen Kitchen" <allenk@blkbox.com>
To: <scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
Sent: Thursday, November 21, 2002 7:58 AM
Subject: Blown exhaust Accordian


> I've recently had to drive through some water.  Not enough to suck into
the
> engine but it covered the exhaust when I stopped the car.  Suddenly, the
> exhaust noise moved to the front of the car.   A moment later, after
getting
> to safety, I noticed that I could cover the exhaust hole completely and
the
> car kept running, meaning the exhaust had found another way out.
>
> It seems to be coming from the accordianed metal piece coming off the
> engine manifold.  A buddy of mine tells me that these parts commonly go
> boom on 16V engines.  Me, I can't believe that such a weakness would
> be designed into an engine.
>
> Other than the dealership, how can I repair/replace this seemingly
delicate
> part of the exhaust?
>
> Ah, the joys of driving through Houston.  One minute the road is dry, and
> the next you and your car are swimming for higher ground.  And as Houston
> is anal about tailsniffing for inspections, I have only a couple of
> months to
> fix my Scirocco.
>
> Allen Kitchen
> 88 Black Scirocco, Durandal
>
>
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