My friends ’79 Scirocco just received a new exhaust and cat from Autotech
and now it seems the cat is gone (3 months old). I’m not sure about this
but ust the other day the car started running very sluggishly and it
sounded like a Beetle in the way it made the brbrbrbrbr sound. I
thought it was something in the exhaust just because of the difference
in the way it now sounds. Another thing that points to the cat is the
e-brake and the area around it in the cockpit are burning hot! I don’t
think his car has an OX sensor but if it does could ya let me know? I am
going to look at it with him in the next couple days but any advice in
advance would be helpful. thanks,
Josh Clark
16v ’87 Scirocco
30
Mar
WHAT THE HELL?
On Tue, 18 Jun 1996, josh clark wrote:
> My friends ’79 Scirocco just received a new exhaust and cat from Autotech
> and now it seems the cat is gone (3 months old). I’m not sure about this
> in the way it now sounds. Another thing that points to the cat is the
> e-brake and the area around it in the cockpit are burning hot! I don’t
If a "cat" is hot, that means it’s still working. The hotter it
gets, the more it’s working. What has probably happened is that the fuel
mixture has gotten way too rich dode. You guys haven’t been turning any
mixture screws on the sly, have you?
Jim
If the cat is failing, (or has failed) the problem is in your fuel system.
OR, your ignition system isnt burning the fuel.
Id bet the fuel system is the fault. Have it checked out!
Shawn
82′ Scirocco GTi 8v