What is ETKA and why do I need it
Joe
work on my vehicles. I know that my Jetta is different from any other cars
that I've had in the past, especially with the 1.9 TDI but I'm sure that
I'll learn to work on it as well. With that in mind, what is ETKA and how
will it help someone like myself. I've seen them on eBay - would these be
safe? Any info you can give a newbie would be helpful. Thanks and have a
nice day.
J Hodge
"Joe" <j...@hotmail.com> wrote in message news:qoor9.465$k51.1...@news1.epix.net...
illustrations of VW's and Audis. It is what you see the dealer parts
guy looking at on his computer. For the average VW owner it's not
of much benefit. You could look up a part # you need and call for
a price, or just be sure that that the correct # was ordered. That's
about all. You don't need it to maintain one car.
It is of most benefit to VW gearheads who own different models and
are wanting to do engine upgrades or swap in parts from another series
car. You can look up parts from both cars and see what's the same
and what you need to buy, etc., and make a shopping list to order or
take to the salvage yard. The kind of parts lookup that the dealer
parts guy can't take the time to do, and doesn't want to do.
Jeff
me (noah)
peer2peer program or email me
"Joe" <j...@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:qoor9.465$k51.1...@news1.epix.net...
Charlie Russo
"me (noah)" <ilov...@NOSPAMhotmail.com> wrote in message
news:EErr9.73021$rz6.16165@sccrnsc02...
Also be advised that VW updates the ETKA CD very, very often. This usually
means
that ETKA CDs that are on EBay are outdated very quickly and are seldom the
current version.
Unless you are working on your VW yourself, the ETKA CD will not be very
useful to you.
Charlie
Jim Buys
"me (noah)" <ilov...@NOSPAMhotmail.com> wrote in message
news:EErr9.73021$rz6.16165@sccrnsc02...
Fred Flintstone
They are very useful to the DIY mechanic. Unlike the maintenance manuals
(like the Bentley), the ETKA contains detailed exploded diagrams of many of
the cars systems. Even without the part number reference, these diagrams
help you understand how the car is put together and how difficult a time you
will have performing a given maintenance item. Highly recommended by this
shadetree.
John
Kevin 'Sparty' Broderick
> ETKA is the name of the software CD that contains the part #'s and
> illustrations of VW's and Audis. It is what you see the dealer parts
> guy looking at on his computer. For the average VW owner it's not
> of much benefit. You could look up a part # you need and call for
> a price, or just be sure that that the correct # was ordered. That's
> about all. You don't need it to maintain one car.
>
> It is of most benefit to VW gearheads who own different models and
> are wanting to do engine upgrades or swap in parts from another series
> car. You can look up parts from both cars and see what's the same
> and what you need to buy, etc., and make a shopping list to order or
> take to the salvage yard. The kind of parts lookup that the dealer
> parts guy can't take the time to do, and doesn't want to do.
On an older car, it can also be useful for stuff like trim pieces that
are tough to explain (I don't know about your local parts dept, but if
I tried to order "the plastic thing that attaches by the front of the
rocker panel to hold the bigger plastic thing, and I don't mean the
plastic thing with the jack door", they wouldn't even bother looking
it up), but are relatively easy to find if you can look at a diagram.
There are also a lot of pieces that are available via the parts dept
that (at least around here) they usually won't look up because they
don't they'll be available. This is particularly true if you don't
know the name of the part at all ("it's a round-shaped thingy that
goes near the top of the engine block..."); if you can find the right
sub-group (takes a little practice, but isn't that bad) you can look
up the part number and order it that way.
Oh, and it can be useful if you're about to take something apart and
want to know what size bolts, washers, etc you may need ahead of time
(it's tough to bring a bolt into the store to compare if your only car
is disabled because it doesn't have that bolt in it).
I've also found the diagrams to be more helpful than the Bently in a
couple of cases (particularly with the 3-point belts, but those are a
conversion from a Canadian-spec Jetta; mine had the $#@! door belts
and separate lap belts).
I will agree that it is most useful for stuff that isn't OEM-spec on
your car (e.g. aforementioned belt conversion or drum-to-disc brake
swaps, etc), but that's not the only situation. Oh, and your local
parts dept will probably like you a lot more if you have part
numbers...less work for them.
Now, if I could just find a way to get my hands on a price list to go
with my copy of ETKA so I'd know how much stuff would cost...
Chris Z.
>
> I will agree that it is most useful for stuff that isn't OEM-spec on
> your car (e.g. aforementioned belt conversion or drum-to-disc brake
> swaps, etc), but that's not the only situation. Oh, and your local
> parts dept will probably like you a lot more if you have part
> numbers...less work for them.
>
Yes, they do like it when you know the part numbers beforehand. It's also
funny to see the look on the guy's face when you bring in a printout from
ETKA and he says "Where'd you get that from? You're not supposed to have
that." :)
Chris
d
so is someone gonna post it?
me (noah)
"Jim Buys" <vw...@t-online.de> wrote in message
news:aomcsb$lma$05$1...@news.t-online.com...
|-|3n10u5_4m0u5
has like every car the audi vw group made from the karman up to current
models i beleve.
"Joe" <j...@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:qoor9.465$k51.1...@news1.epix.net...
-----= Posted via Newsfeeds.Com, Uncensored Usenet News =-----
http://www.newsfeeds.com - The #1 Newsgroup Service in the World!
-----== Over 80,000 Newsgroups - 16 Different Servers! =-----