Hey, so... seems like this is becoming a regular thing... I always seem to get stumped, do a ton of research, not find what I want and always end up here.
I drive an 03 VW Jetta (1.8T) not a TDI- but you people are so helpful lol
Did some work on it this weekend and I’m on the fence about just replacing the whole down pipe and catalytic converter- instead of leaving it “as is” -my stepdads recommendation. At this point the car doesn’t run great, throws a code for emissions every once in a while, is extra noisy, and everything I didn’t replace last year looks like it could rust off at any moment - with snowbanks soon to be had, I feel like replacement is better than “wait and see”.
My question is- why are all the parts the internet recommends different than the parts that are on it? Did something change or am I just not finding the right parts?
THIS is currently what the chunk of pipe that needs replaced looks like, with the cat and a.... front muffler?
THIS is what every part site recommends for the car.
So really... I’m just wondering why I’m inputting the model of my car and getting something different than what my car has- unless what my car has is incorrect. Really just mildly confused. Any explination would be helpful.
I drive an 03 VW Jetta (1.8T) not a TDI- but you people are so helpful lol
Did some work on it this weekend and I’m on the fence about just replacing the whole down pipe and catalytic converter- instead of leaving it “as is” -my stepdads recommendation. At this point the car doesn’t run great, throws a code for emissions every once in a while, is extra noisy, and everything I didn’t replace last year looks like it could rust off at any moment - with snowbanks soon to be had, I feel like replacement is better than “wait and see”.
My question is- why are all the parts the internet recommends different than the parts that are on it? Did something change or am I just not finding the right parts?
THIS is currently what the chunk of pipe that needs replaced looks like, with the cat and a.... front muffler?
THIS is what every part site recommends for the car.
So really... I’m just wondering why I’m inputting the model of my car and getting something different than what my car has- unless what my car has is incorrect. Really just mildly confused. Any explination would be helpful.