TDIJetta99
Top Post Dawg
Should put Napa, Autozone, Advance, Pep boys, etc all on this list too..
Did you miss the part I said about NON CRITICAL?
Did you miss the part I said about NON CRITICAL?
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Nope.
Did you miss the part about supporting him, even on "non-critical" items is perpetuating his shady business and likelihood to destroy yet more engines?
Napa, Vato, advance etc all have brands they need to protect. If they sell a timing belt that is obviously faulty, they will stand behind it. Rottenbacher does nothing of the sort.
Lotofpez
New member
Hello, i was wondering what everyone thinks of Parts Place Inc. i have gotten some parts for my older 1.6 diesel and been happy.
Lightflyer1
Top Post Dawg
Not the correct thread to post this. Start your own. This is for bad experiences to warn others.
quartersaw
Veteran Member
A bump for this crook. Learning the hard way is expensive...
theodore
Active member
We are not buying jewelry here, i have been buy from Pete for 4=5 years, some OEM parts are more important than others kolbensmit bearings etc. i have used the Arco pistons both IDI and TDI, we spec them while boring and have only had to return one, he sent us another no questions asked.
Volkswagen China is still making 1.6 engine for new cars. General motors has adapted that very same engine in chevy cruze and equinox.
Volkswagen China is still making 1.6 engine for new cars. General motors has adapted that very same engine in chevy cruze and equinox.
mrurbina
Vendor
I live in charlotte,nc and I bought from Prothe( he goes by LOTS of names) and a simple HD trans mount for a mk3 fell apart and was poorly constructed ..even the metal mount was a flimsy metal. The mk4 clutch slave and master both crapped out within a month..the autozone parts were better constructed out of the box and didn't let down. The mount from Roth. had the metal bend and the rubber twist itself. You can buy cheap crap off of him but ultimately all his crap comes from cheap manufacturers where he buys in bulk .
TDIJetta99
Top Post Dawg
Will you warranty your engine work when one of those pistons blows apart at 4000rpm and takes out the rest of the engine with it?
1854sailor
Resident Curmudgeon
Please let us know the name of your business so we can post it here to let folks know to avoid it...
tooreal
Well-known member
- Joined
- Jun 10, 2010
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- Tennessee
- TDI
- 2006 VW Jetta 1.9 TDI, 5-speed Manual, package 1, DOM 10/06. Tinted windows, Rear Spoiler, Reflex Silver
I bought an actuator from someone named Prothe on eBay Hoping that it was a Good Deal, it Made my car run Great but there is a Permanent CEL that Won’t Go away? They said that they have Never had Any trouble with their units at all? I had to Custom Grind the Bracket to get it to Bolt to my Car, it was such a PITA and took way to long to install! Especially since it Now gives me a Permanent Fault Code! Junk!
KyleMillione
Veteran Member
YOU GOT PROTHE'D. Never buy from rothenbacher engineering. His stuff is CRAP.
iluvmydiesels
Veteran Member
i ve been buying NAPA parts for a few years now, 1.6 and 1.9TDI parts, i can only think of one part i had a problem with since, maybe two.
the other day i bought a napa timing belt, (for an AHU) it says 'made by gates, backed by gates'. a little more expensive than most t-belts you find. i feel secure with it, thats why i bought it. going to install it soon, when i get to work on my motor.
even napa axles, for mk2s and 3s they are ~$50 an axle, after core return. some members complain on my choice, as its not oem VW, yet i ve been running a few for years, not a problem yet, and not for the price.
napa water pumps tho have gone to plastic impellers, now i stay away.
autozone and advanced i see in a lower quality category, still for parts usable. for critical parts, i prefer to buy better.
pepboys i feel is in a lower quality zone as well, still not out of the 'can buy from list'.
hevster1
Vendor
I have had at least 10 Napa brand new axles fail for everything from vibrations to clunks. Then again, I probably work on way more than you do. It depends on what you purchase but generally NAPA is more expensive than I am on everything.
hevster1
Vendor
You need to be more forceful. Crap is far too kind.
Add to this list the website www.carsteering.com which sells re-built steering racks. Have bought several from carsteering.com in recent years, and every single one has developed terrible leaks in no time. Yes their RMA process is straightforward, but for how much labor is involved in replacing the rack, it is not worth it. Every single rack I've bought from carsteering.com has leaked out in less than 10,000 miles. One of them leaked straight out of the box, car was not even driven on the road yet.
They may have put out a quality product at some point in the past, I see favorable forum posts about them from around 2012. Looks like they decided to cut costs and cheapen the product; what they're selling now is garbage.
They may have put out a quality product at some point in the past, I see favorable forum posts about them from around 2012. Looks like they decided to cut costs and cheapen the product; what they're selling now is garbage.
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jimbote
Certified Volkswagen Nut
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Oh dear!
Hory shet. Glad my OCD always kicks in and saves my ass majority of the time. My dad wanted me to get replacement pistons from the Crap Dealer because that was the first link on Google, and mine have valve indents fml
Franko6
Vendor , w/Business number
BTD, Even with dents, not all BEW pistons are headed for the trash can. Keep in mind, there ARE NO true oversize pistons of the BEW flat-topped PD pistons and everyone will try to sell the BRM or worse, the ALH or ASV versions, like that is a replacement. That is not so when the original is without valve reliefs and the replacements are with... The loss of compression should be repaired by making the valves for the BEW head PROJECT like the BRM or BHW, so you don't have a compression ratio reduced and worse, in the wrong place.
The cylinder head can be modified by surfacing the cylinder head about .020" to get the valves to project.
Any questions, feel free to call.
The cylinder head can be modified by surfacing the cylinder head about .020" to get the valves to project.
Any questions, feel free to call.
Thank you. I still need to measure piston protrusion, and I am not planning on doing that until I can re-enamel my engine block, which I have ti begin picking on the spots, and then finding the right tool to sand all the rust off so it doesn’t continue eating away at the block.
The valve dents that were received on my pistons seem to be minor and it seems like it hasn’t damaged the pistons that much. Most of it is super minor (as with how far the material was displaced). I could get away with filing down the ones with the most damage, or Ill likely get OEM pistons off of Ebay. If I choose that avenue, who’s a good and reputable vendor?
Steve Addy
Top Post Dawg
No way....cannot believe that. I thought he was done and gone?
Steve