this was by far the most helpful of the home spun videos I've seen. Thank you. All the other videos I looked at were more talking and less showing the actual work. Ten minutes in and they hadn't even touched a part. Then others skipped the entire process of removing the oil pan which is the single most important part of the job. Thank you once again for making this video. Have a blessed one.
Same here. After 15 mins of driving oil pressure light comes on. After 2k rpm it goes away and low revs comes back. Ongoing issue for 6months and engine sounds sweet. Similar problem like the video
Excellent video, clear, good audio and very educational. I feel I can now replace my oil pump hexagonal drive pin now. I don't have a garage, basic tools, it's winter and my car A6 c6 also has mmi issues. Its this or scrap the diesel. 😊
Diagnosis on the oil pump not building enough pressure to meet the needs of the engine is correct. It would slowly get worse and then the engine would likely ruin from not enough oil supplied to cool it. Admire anyone who takes on this daunting Audi service at home. ....somebody needs a car hoist .
Great video! Do you happen to know the link to where you bought the oil pump on ebay? Just curious even though it's been a year since you made this video. Would gladly appreciate it.
Great video. I know it's a year old, but I'm in the process of performing the same task and would like to know if you noticed what direction the balance shaft weights were facing while in TDC? MY new balance shaft is missing the timing mark on the cog and my old balance shaft is out of whack and the weights are not in synch.
Thanks for this, Same issue on my mk5 gti … knocking sound also from the bottom engine part … wobbling balance shaft 🥲 I just hope my bearings and other engine internals are okay
Hi Ruben, yep the car is still good! It’s been about six months. No more rattling noise or low oil pressure light at all. Good luck with yours, thanks for watching!
Yes, #1 was all the way up at the time. I think the torque value could really vary between models and years so I would recommend you look it up for your specific car, sorry. Good luck with your project and thanks for watching!
So was the job a continued success after months of driving? I am having a very similar issue as far as when the oil pressure light comes on but now I am actually getting a p000a code error to. Have to take it to the shop monday because I am too busy right now to do it myself. So I am basically pooping my pants at this point about it.
@@thatlldogarage well it seems like the flywheel is on the way half there.. So I think that I will need really small torx or whatever there is and pray to get out
I have an Audi A3 2.0T AXX from 2005… I think that I have the same problem, because the car after I cancel the error P000A , Anyone with the same error? Is it your same problem? Camshaft slow response I think because of oil pressure because I changed everything else like : PCV delete, 3 rings for camshafts (variator) and also all sensors for camshafts but nothing … Any idea what should I do? Thanks
You have reintroduced a significant failure point in your EA113 engine. The balance shafts are unnecessary, and you could have installed a FreeWheel that effectively disables them. Moreover, with the FreeWheel, no timing is required!
Hello, I have the same car and I got my oil pump off. My balance shaft sprocket broke off and both my balance shafts locked up. Do you think that could cause low oil pressure?
Hi Brian, yeah I would say that could be related at least! That whole assembly is pretty unforgiving so something like that could easily lead to low oil pressure in my opinion. Good luck with your project and thanks for watching!
ohhh, I think I might have the same issue. I bought a 2.0 TFSI like last week, drove it for 3 hours home, no issues. And yesterday on my way home from work the oilpressure lamp came on, I check the oil, was not very low, I checked the service manual and noticed it was due for a service, changed the oil and oil filter today and on my way home the same thing happened again except this time it started to make little ratteling noice just as I was in my driveway. yikes :/ hope its okai.
@@County_Country ohh, sorry did not notice the alert. Well yes, too little oil came up to the camshafts. But it was undamaged, the turbo on the other hand needed to be replaced so I swapped it out for a new one, and the oil pump was fine too, but the oil pickup was clogged, and there was a ton of gunk/sludge in the oil pan so I clean up as well as I could, and put everything back together, drove it for a year and now I have low oil pressure again, happened right after a oil change so my guess is there was a lot of more sludge somewhere in the engine that came lose now, I did check the oil pressure with a gauge first to make sure it was just not a bad sensor, I hardly wanna do this job over again, but I guess I have to.
you could have changed those blow engine mounts and rod bearing while you are there. you should have measured oil pressure at idle, cold and hot with mechanical guage
Hi Homero! I did not think to prime it but it would be wise to do so. I had about 5-7 seconds of timing chain rattle and then things settled down quickly. But I imagine you could disconnect the spark plug wires or remove power to the fuel pump and then crank it for 15-20 seconds. Good idea, thanks for watching!
I believe I have the same problem. Did you notice a knocking sound when the RPMs dropped? I will investigate at the weekend. But I’ve definitely got a tapping / knocking sound coming from the sump luckily I was very close to home and turning left when the light came on. Great video and very instructive Thanks 🙏🏼 Carl.
Yes, I sure did! It sounded very low on the engine and like a heavy and quick thunk thunk thunk. Thanks for your comments and for watching too! Good luck!
@@thatlldogarage Thanks for You’re reply, from You’re description it’s sounds the same. I’m definitely going to have to go and inspect a 2nd hand Oil Pump and Balance shaft assembly before purchasing one. I will post a video or two with an update 🤞🏼 Thanks again.
This is the problem I’m having. It knocks when it revs down. Not when it revs up. I started wondering if maybe my chain is loose and slapping? Also I noticed during initial startup, it doesn’t seem to do it for some reason. When they first run, they idle high for the first few minutes, it seems during this time it doesn’t make any noise. I didn’t know these stupid balance shafts needed to be timed either. I wish they had left these out of these cars.
I will add, I’ve done a delete before. However, I did this with a seized up assembly. But it wasn’t worn out and eat away like this. I just disconnected the first gear from the shafts themselves. I cut out the next gear in line, which was the beginning of the first shaft. That disconnected the drive gear and allowed it to free spin. I left all the shafts and everything in it and i think it’s still running today. Looks like I’m about to get into this mess again
Thanks for the replies, I’ve replaced the engine now. I still have the old complete engine in the garden which I’m getting around to taking the balance shaft of to inspect the crank bearings as I suspect that’s what was giving me the knocking when the rpm drops down. I’ll probably break the engine down for parts now and claw some money back.
@thatlldogarage great! I'm having the exact same issue with my car now. Ordered a pump and now I'm optimistic that this is going to solve my issue. Thanks!
Hey great video! The oil pump is definitely a hassle on this engine! Do you know your engine code though? I thought the 2007 models and above drove the balance arms and pump with cogs, but yours is belt driven
this was by far the most helpful of the home spun videos I've seen. Thank you. All the other videos I looked at were more talking and less showing the actual work. Ten minutes in and they hadn't even touched a part. Then others skipped the entire process of removing the oil pan which is the single most important part of the job. Thank you once again for making this video. Have a blessed one.
Thank you so much. There are very few clear videos on this. Both image quality and narration. This is great!
This video has been super helpful as im going through the same issue. Thank you so much for posting this!
Same here. After 15 mins of driving oil pressure light comes on. After 2k rpm it goes away and low revs comes back. Ongoing issue for 6months and engine sounds sweet. Similar problem like the video
Excellent video, clear, good audio and very educational. I feel I can now replace my oil pump hexagonal drive pin now. I don't have a garage, basic tools, it's winter and my car A6 c6 also has mmi issues. Its this or scrap the diesel. 😊
Thank you very much! Good luck on your project and thanks for watching!
goog job, and long enough! thank you for sharing.
Diagnosis on the oil pump not building enough pressure to meet the needs of the engine is correct. It would slowly get worse and then the engine would likely ruin from not enough oil supplied to cool it. Admire anyone who takes on this daunting Audi service at home. ....somebody needs a car hoist .
I agree, I’ll have to have a talk with the video production staff to see if a hoist is in the budget. Thanks for watching!!
@@thatlldogarage 😂😂
Doing mine now
Great video! Do you happen to know the link to where you bought the oil pump on ebay? Just curious even though it's been a year since you made this video. Would gladly appreciate it.
Great video. I know it's a year old, but I'm in the process of performing the same task and would like to know if you noticed what direction the balance shaft weights were facing while in TDC? MY new balance shaft is missing the timing mark on the cog and my old balance shaft is out of whack and the weights are not in synch.
Thank you, sorry but I don’t remember that detail. Good luck with your project, hopefully it is up and running by now.
What was your oil pressure reading before and after you did all this?
Thanks for this, Same issue on my mk5 gti … knocking sound also from the bottom engine part … wobbling balance shaft 🥲 I just hope my bearings and other engine internals are okay
Same here
The car still good? I'm about to do that on mine I have the same problem oil ligth come on at less than 1600rpm but above those rpm the ligth is gone!
Hi Ruben, yep the car is still good! It’s been about six months. No more rattling noise or low oil pressure light at all. Good luck with yours, thanks for watching!
Thank's man,nice video......
Excuse me, where can I get this oil pump part new???
Ecs or fcp euro
Excellent video
Thank you very much!
Great video. I am struggling a bit with my A3 oil pump. So, is piston 1 all the way up? Would you remember the right torque to tight the bolts?
Yes, #1 was all the way up at the time. I think the torque value could really vary between models and years so I would recommend you look it up for your specific car, sorry. Good luck with your project and thanks for watching!
Had tac tac noise on cold start vith out oil pressure light?
You didn’t do the chain? Does that require removal of crank
is oil pressur low problem fixed efter oil pump change?
Great work. But I would put more than just jack stands. At least a couple of jacks along and some lift-stands under the front tires.
How was the vibration after was that correct the way you timed it
how is that plastic called near the pump? 24:13 min
So was the job a continued success after months of driving? I am having a very similar issue as far as when the oil pressure light comes on but now I am actually getting a p000a code error to. Have to take it to the shop monday because I am too busy right now to do it myself. So I am basically pooping my pants at this point about it.
Hey, quick question, how did you get the two bolts near transsmison out? Been struggling to think how?
I don’t remember struggling with that part in particular, what is the issue you are having with those two bolts?
@@thatlldogarage well it seems like the flywheel is on the way half there.. So I think that I will need really small torx or whatever there is and pray to get out
Is it a big job ?
I have an Audi A3 2.0T AXX from 2005… I think that I have the same problem, because the car after I cancel the error P000A , Anyone with the same error? Is it your same problem? Camshaft slow response I think because of oil pressure because I changed everything else like : PCV delete, 3 rings for camshafts (variator) and also all sensors for camshafts but nothing …
Any idea what should I do? Thanks
You have reintroduced a significant failure point in your EA113 engine. The balance shafts are unnecessary, and you could have installed a FreeWheel that effectively disables them. Moreover, with the FreeWheel, no timing is required!
Did you consult a shop manual ?
Yes
Does anyone change the chain on this job?
good job bro
Thanks, I appreciate you watching!
Hello, I have the same car and I got my oil pump off. My balance shaft sprocket broke off and both my balance shafts locked up. Do you think that could cause low oil pressure?
Hi Brian, yeah I would say that could be related at least! That whole assembly is pretty unforgiving so something like that could easily lead to low oil pressure in my opinion. Good luck with your project and thanks for watching!
@@thatlldogarage okay great 1 last question. Did you reuse the bolts for the oil pump or are they stretch bolts?
And also how is the used pump holding up. I'm definitely not spending 2000 dollars on a oil pump. I just bought a 300 dollar one on ebay
ohhh, I think I might have the same issue. I bought a 2.0 TFSI like last week, drove it for 3 hours home, no issues. And yesterday on my way home from work the oilpressure lamp came on, I check the oil, was not very low, I checked the service manual and noticed it was due for a service, changed the oil and oil filter today and on my way home the same thing happened again except this time it started to make little ratteling noice just as I was in my driveway. yikes :/ hope its okai.
hi what was the nocking noise did u find out more
@@County_Country ohh, sorry did not notice the alert. Well yes, too little oil came up to the camshafts. But it was undamaged, the turbo on the other hand needed to be replaced so I swapped it out for a new one, and the oil pump was fine too, but the oil pickup was clogged, and there was a ton of gunk/sludge in the oil pan so I clean up as well as I could, and put everything back together, drove it for a year and now I have low oil pressure again, happened right after a oil change so my guess is there was a lot of more sludge somewhere in the engine that came lose now, I did check the oil pressure with a gauge first to make sure it was just not a bad sensor, I hardly wanna do this job over again, but I guess I have to.
you could have changed those blow engine mounts and rod bearing while you are there. you should have measured oil pressure at idle, cold and hot with mechanical guage
GOOD VIDEO DID U HAVE TO PRIME THE OIL PUMP?
I use petroleum jelly or assembly lube. Works great draws instantly and dissolves into the oil with no effects. Many engines, many years, zero issues.
Should have installed the wasa freewheel while that deep
Or cut out a gear poor man’s balance shaft delete lol.
Did you have to prime the oil pump after your work?
Hi Homero! I did not think to prime it but it would be wise to do so. I had about 5-7 seconds of timing chain rattle and then things settled down quickly. But I imagine you could disconnect the spark plug wires or remove power to the fuel pump and then crank it for 15-20 seconds. Good idea, thanks for watching!
@@thatlldogarage Yeah I disconnected the coils and cranked it for about 15 seconds and it worked.
Just bought a A4 2.0T and was told that this was a issue I need to address. Hopefully this is the issue
Me as well. 1800 for the oil pump though! I am hoping this is NOT the issue lol
@@AltHunterTCG I meant to say I hope not , but it ended up being the issue.
@@UnknownButKnown15 taking mine into the shop tomorrow. Lorddd. Im about to change oil just to be sure. How much was it if you dont mind me asking?
I believe I have the same problem. Did you notice a knocking sound when the RPMs dropped? I will investigate at the weekend. But I’ve definitely got a tapping / knocking sound coming from the sump luckily I was very close to home and turning left when the light came on.
Great video and very instructive
Thanks 🙏🏼
Carl.
Yes, I sure did! It sounded very low on the engine and like a heavy and quick thunk thunk thunk. Thanks for your comments and for watching too! Good luck!
@@thatlldogarage Thanks for You’re reply, from You’re description it’s sounds the same. I’m definitely going to have to go and inspect a 2nd hand Oil Pump and Balance shaft assembly before purchasing one. I will post a video or two with an update 🤞🏼
Thanks again.
This is the problem I’m having. It knocks when it revs down. Not when it revs up. I started wondering if maybe my chain is loose and slapping? Also I noticed during initial startup, it doesn’t seem to do it for some reason. When they first run, they idle high for the first few minutes, it seems during this time it doesn’t make any noise.
I didn’t know these stupid balance shafts needed to be timed either. I wish they had left these out of these cars.
I will add, I’ve done a delete before. However, I did this with a seized up assembly. But it wasn’t worn out and eat away like this.
I just disconnected the first gear from the shafts themselves. I cut out the next gear in line, which was the beginning of the first shaft. That disconnected the drive gear and allowed it to free spin. I left all the shafts and everything in it and i think it’s still running today.
Looks like I’m about to get into this mess again
Thanks for the replies, I’ve replaced the engine now. I still have the old complete engine in the garden which I’m getting around to taking the balance shaft of to inspect the crank bearings as I suspect that’s what was giving me the knocking when the rpm drops down. I’ll probably break the engine down for parts now and claw some money back.
long term update? oil pressure still ok?
Yep, that definitely resolved it! At least until he crashed and totaled the car!
@thatlldogarage great! I'm having the exact same issue with my car now. Ordered a pump and now I'm optimistic that this is going to solve my issue. Thanks!
@SHONGERMAINE Good luck!
@@thatlldogarageis it a big job to replace the oil pump of an Audi ?
Hey great video! The oil pump is definitely a hassle on this engine!
Do you know your engine code though? I thought the 2007 models and above drove the balance arms and pump with cogs, but yours is belt driven
Thanks! Sorry, I don’t know the engine code. I’d go look but my son totaled the car shortly after that video!
All that work for a USED oil pump ?
Yes
That was way too much rtv! All that excess will just come off and clog the pickup tube!
Mine turns on between speeds of 35 and 60 only!!
Are you really going to trust your engine to a $175 EBay used oil pump? Really?
Over engineered pile of poo… the balance shafts are not needed
Bad bearings.
the amount of rtv you put will clog pickup tube soon in couple months. bye bye engine
You can catch it in time if your turbo blows out first
@@Barmalejus I hope so, mine just blew . Terrible noise
Way to much indeed, just a little roll and tap it with your finger to make a smooth thin layer, more than enough to seal.
Oil pumps shd not be chain driven. Go back to old school !
Okay
Just a shitty design. No wonder they all break after 100k.
Crazy audi design. A hex pin to drive an oil pump for the life of car. Totally mentle or greed.
Oil pump replacement but doesnt show or tell how u got it out. What of time video. Thumbs down.
Oil pump comes off around 15 minutes. Sorry that I didn’t have a good clip of that section. Good luck with your project!
Do I have to take the front clip off so I have room to turn the crank shaft to top dead center cylinder