Help 2.0FSI exhaust downpipe hole

[trippy21]

Hi guys

My exhaust has been slightly noisy recently and the MPG down a little, when the car was having its Cam belt done i asked the garage to have a look at the exhaust. They said they found a hole in the flexi pipe coming out of the engine block and going in to the cat.

Spoke to Seat and they want £700 for a new exhaust section. The flexi's can not be ordered separately they only come with the cat.

Had a look on the net and it appears you can buy generic flexi pipes that can be welded in.

Anyone got any experience of this or another suggestion on a repair option which is cheaper than £700 + labour?
Can you use Gun Gum on a flexi pipe.

Thanks
Trippy21

 

[YIN]

Hi guys

My exhaust has been slightly noisy recently and the MPG down a little, when the car was having its Cam belt done i asked the garage to have a look at the exhaust. They said they found a hole in the flexi pipe coming out of the engine block and going in to the cat.

Spoke to Seat and they want £700 for a new exhaust section. The flexi's can not be ordered separately they only come with the cat.

Had a look on the net and it appears you can buy generic flexi pipes that can be welded in.

Anyone got any experience of this or another suggestion on a repair option which is cheaper than £700 + labour?
Can you use Gun Gum on a flexi pipe.

Thanks
Trippy21

Buy a second hand down pipe and fit that where are you? I happen to have one in the garage

 

[trippy21]

Cheers, i'm in Cornwall. does your downpipe have the CAT attached?

 

[YIN]

Cheers, i'm in Cornwall. does your downpipe have the CAT attached?

yes it does only done 8k miles

 

[YIN]

It looks like this

 

[trippy21]

How much would you want for them? and if i sent a courier to collect them would that be a problem?

I'll speak to the mechanic and see what it will cost me to get it replaced. I'm a sparky, this is beyond me!!!

 

[YIN]

How much would you want for them? and if i sent a courier to collect them would that be a problem?

I'll speak to the mechanic and see what it will cost me to get it replaced. I'm a sparky, this is beyond me!!!

Get posting up on the forum so you can receive PM's

 

[Poverty]

to swap over your downpipe should cost roughly 60 quid.

 

[trippy21]

Get posting up on the forum so you can receive PM's

How many do you need? Its up to 10 and there is a message box on my homepage now!

 

[trippy21]

Just seen in FAQ you need 15

 

[Nath.]

Also once you have 15 you need to wait till midnight of that day to roll over too.

 

[trippy21]

Bump
Can anyone else help as the offer above is not the correct type. I have the non-turbo 2.0 FSI engine.
Or does anyone know of a cheap way to repair a hole (that will pass the MOT!!) in a flexi pipe?

 

[cheungy]

shame... alot people including me have old TFSI exhaust systems to get rid of too.. prob best ask a garage and see what they can do weither its a weld job or something else. Have you tried ringing some local car brokers/scappys for a FSI downpipe? from a a3/golf/ and your leon of course. good luck.