exhaust replaced

[gdallas]

just curious, (and i;ll ask them when i see them) but my body shop are replacing my exhaust because it was damaged in a recent rear collision. will this also come with a new DPF, or is that separate? a4 3.0 TDI V6

[Crasher]

I don't know which engine code you have but if it is a CAPA you are looking at £3000 for a complete system and another £670 ish if the car is EU6, for the exhaust from the back up to and including the DPF. If the impact was bad enough to bend the DPF I would not want the car back! Not only that but the car would be written off by the insurance in most cases depending on what the rest of the damage was, the DPF is straight after the turbo, so the shunt would also go into that.

[gdallas]

It's a ccwa. It wasn't that bad tbh. Left tail pipe was knocked off the bracket and was marked. I just didn't know what would be replaced.

[Crasher]

The silencer will have to be replaced, they are around £460.

[gdallas]

Cool. Cheers crasher

[gdallas]

crasher, question for you mate. cars been sorted, got it back today, but they have cut my old tailpipes off and clamped on new audi ones, no new siliencers etc. i was a little taken back to begin with as my previous twin exahausts was a complete unit. there was no clamped on tailpipe. having checked etka there, it looks like the tailpipe is now indeed clamped on, but it looks rubbish and cheap. saying that, see attached. the tailpipe (9) is for CALA, CAKA, CCBA. doesnt say its for my CCWA. im confused. are they right enough?

[Crasher]

Well they have sort of bodged it as you can tell, using the genuine Audi tailpipe off of the more powerful model.

[gdallas]

So this is the wrong part is it? Do you know the correct part?

[Crasher]

yes, the complete rear silencer (3) as shown in the link you posted and I think the box has to be cut off at an indent indicated point and the new one fitted with the sleeve (8)

[gdallas]

Doesn't 3 look like it has a clip on tail pipe too though?