ok well my mom has a 01 audi A6 Quatro. And it wont pass inspection because both catylic converters r bad. And i kno that junkyards cant sell them 2 u because it is against the law to sell them. and i was wondering if any body had any pull at a junk yard 2 get them or if someone could fab up some aftermarket cats. because i dont think they make aftermarket cats yet for this year. if anyone could help i would appreciate it alot. Thanks
Volkswagen has a reflash for 99-01 Passats for being overly sensitive and throwing fault codes for catalytic converters when they aren’t bad. We don’t deal with Audi at our dealership but it may be something worth looking into…sure beats a 2-3K cat fix.
can always put a universal cat in
how much do u think that will cost??
I can get cats for that car, I work at a parts store
What dealer do you work at Walt?
sorry send me pm with size of pipe on the car. then i can give you ballpark figure
it’s in wellsburg, west virgina. It’s a little bit of a drive, but he’s a good guy. you might want to check over on vwvortex.com and dub-tech.com too, as he (walt) tends to frequent those boards more.
chris
Thanks chris, it’s actually in Wheeling though…WHeeling Vw
as for aftermarket universals, I would be pretty surprised to see one that fit…they are on a curved piece of pipe sandwiched (tight!) between the engine and firewall…tight enough they have actually caused a few cars to catch fire.
OP - Did you even look into the reflash?
the pipe size is 1.5 inches. the car has dual exhaust so i will need two cats and i think they come right off the motor. and thats why they r so expencive. Thanks for the help
yes i looked into the reflash. i can get the light off for a couple mins but then it comes right back on. and it wont pass when the light is on. Thanks
Does anyone know if they r comming out with an aftermarket cat in like the next year or so?
I don’t mean scan the code and clear it…Did you call Audi and ask if they had a reflash for your car?
and I’m just assuming you have over 80K miles on the car or else it’s a warranty item anyway…
yea it has like 120k.
FYI, I talked to an audi tech @ sewickley audi today, there is indeed a reflash for 01 V6 A6’s…
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hello walt!