The amount of effort given to getting camera shots is much appreciated. The little things like framing up a connector to show you pulling it with a pick really helps.
Alot of people will watch this video just to confirm why they will pay someone that's done hundreds of these to do one more 😊 mine is still going strong at 64,000km hope it lasts many more
@@TassieLorenzo Get it thru FCP though, at least its covered by their lifetime warranty and if youre DIY youre just out labor on replacing it again in a few years.
Got it! Step 1: Disassemble front half of engine. Step 2: Replace water pump/thermostat. Step 3: Do valve job, timing chain, and new pistons while we’re in there Step 4: reassemble everything 😂
Agreed. I did the one on my 2015 GTI about 2 years ago. I only struggled with 2 things. That darn triple square bolt holding the manifold bracket on, ( I don't have a lift and was doing it on ramps so I had to Take it off and put it back in from the top which I DO NOT recommend), and the bolt that holds the belt on because I didn't have the crankshaft tool. So the belt did not get replaced. My belt looked ok but I definitely wish I had done it for the peace of mind.
As a VW tech, I appreciate you making these videos to give the community more confidence in working on their VWs and also giving the other part of the community an understanding as to why it's never cheap to bring their VW to a shop. I'm glad 90% of the Thermostat housings I do are under the warranty extension. I have this job dialed in to about 2 hours because I've done so many
I took my s3 in for leaking coolant and balance shaft seal, does it surprise you that they only changed the water pump itself under the warranty extension? I would of thought they would of done both at the same time the plastic thermostat housing and water pump
@@Noname23489 Warranty will only pay for a failed component. If one is leaking and not the other, they can only replace one. However, depending on my mood or how bad it's leaking, I'll just say both are leaking and replace both. But generally you can't replace both just because
Does volkswagen also cleans it before replacement? I’m just curious because after the repair they did for me i have more leaking stuff under my car then ever before. But it has come to a stop so my assumption is that there was still coolant or anything else left there and while driving it came down?
@D3nn1s_NL What do you mean clean it before replacement? I can't speak for everyone. The people working on your car are human. There's not a set process of doing something like being a robot. I couldn't tell you if anything was cleaned or not. I know I clean up after myself when doing a repair
Charles just wanted to thank you for this video. After doing it all right EXCEPT for the union which dumped my coolant and my tendency to be "delicate" when installing most parts on VWs, I omitted to "nudge" the pump towards the oil cooler and ensure the union was squarely seated. The boroscope pic of coolant flowing out of the oil cooler side of the union really messed up my day. Thankfully your technique saved the (next) day. Cheers!
Pro little tip, if your doing this job and have relatively big hands like me lol, there’s 4 tabs and one connector on the radiator fan, pop all the loose and boom, lots more free space. Over at the vw dealer I worked at, I learned this trick out pretty fast and it made the job super easy especially since I had a lift, that way I don’t have to remove the intake manifold. That goes for both the new and old gen, just on the old gen you have 4 t-30’s holding the fans in, but they are super accessible. I did do this job just recently on a 15 GLI from home , had it out and replaced in about an hour. If your planing to do this job and want some more room, remove the fans, you’ll thank you me later😉
Sweet video. I’m not a mechanic and was able to swap my pump and decarb my injectors all from your videos. Car is running great. Saved $2000 off labor.
Watching this video was deja vu. I'm replacing the PCV valve on my German SUV. The items that needed to be removed/unplugged is crazy, plus access was very limited. I can imagine the labor charge for this $129 part install. You have my deepest respect for making these repairs look easy.
I work at Skoda in the UK and we just take front end off and leave the intake way faster and easier less chance for something to break/ go wrong or left disconnected
great video. I just did my GTI mk7 for the second time. 60k now 90k. You do not need to remove the intake. Undo a Couple plugs, the throttle body, the hoses and then slip out the radiator. Five bolts pump is out.
I’m grateful for videos like this! The frequency of maintenance on my 2018 Beetle 2.0t gen 3B is a real downer. Coolant (very recent) leak sprayed on the big radiator fan and killed it. It stayed running and killed the battery. $180 for the pleasure to repair that! Now a water pump. Another $270 for that alone.
I have done quite a few of manifold removals, I dont like disconnecting the top coolant pipe or the fuel line. If you loosen the 4 T30 bolts on the valve cover for the coolant lines (2 under the wiring harness, 1 near the oil fill cap, and the other on the side towards the vacuum pump) it gives a bit more movement without having to make a mess. I also find it easier to remove the 2 bolts for the harness bracket rather than removing the connectors from them, gives more room to disconnect the vacuum line under the manifold and leaving it on the car. Great work as always.
If you're just doing the manifold, then it makes no sense to remove the coolant hose, but you already have the coolant drained for this job, so it's kind of worth it. It makes putting the manifold back on a little easier imo and only takes a second to do. Tried it the other day. I normally don't drain the coolant first, I let it all come out when I disconnect the hoses off the housing. Then I took that coolant hose off for re-assembly. And taking it off how he did will allow you to move the entire hose out of the way because the one end is the middle hose on the thermostat housing. That way, theres stuff in your way at the thermostat housing
As a VW tech, he does have a ton of good videos that I've watched to get more comfortable with what I'm working in. That being said, these thermostats are so common amongst every ea888, vw techs don't need this as training lol I've done 3 of these now in the past week and a half. I even took a few things away from this video. I've always taken the fuel hose off of the pump instead of just pushing it out of the way like he did , as well as usually leaving the top coolant hose on. Just a couple things that'll make life a tiny easier pulling the manifold off
You can actually sneak this out by taking out the boost pipe on the right side and not going near the intake manifold. Everyone to their own though but saves a ton of hassle. Just have be careful of the plastic union when going back in.
I so appreciate you and Paul! I know it was just you in this video, and Charles, thank you! My car has been broke down for the past month. I knew it was my water pump and this video made my life so much easier, thank you thank you thank you!!!
Got the pump replaced on my Mk3 TTS recently. I’d done DIY work on my Mk6 GTI, but honestly having watched this I’m so glad I had a shop do it instead 😅 hopefully I’m good for another 60k
Thank you for this i just bought a 2020 tiguan with the same 2.0 liter engine and becuase of these in depth diy videos im not afraid to work on this thing after its out of warranty. I want this thing to go high mile like my fiesta st did. Shooting for 250k without breaking a sweat
I always replace these without removing the intake, it’s also a good idea to inspect the balancer shaft seals if it’s leaking it’s so much easier to replace when the thermostat is off
nice video, great details. however i do these all day without taking the intake manifold off and find it funny that every video recommends you do take it off, also 1 plug and 2 clips takes the fan housing off and gives you lots of extra arm room
What an insane amount of work to do a water pump. I guess it isn't as bad as doing a whole timing belt job but this was so much easier in the mk1/2/3 cars...
An optional tool for the hard fuel line is a Lisle 12720 Line Socket, 17mm (Or similar injector socket) . This makes taking off the fuel rail side much more easy and lets you use the torque setting. They are 3/8 drive so still compact.
You happened to release this video while my car was on stands awaiting the parts to do this job 😆 Fantastic work Charles 👏 very concise and detailed instructions. Really very helpful and detailed. I referred to a few other videos as well (Paul's etc.) but this was the one I used the most for the job.
FYI: I didn't have to undo the 17mm nuts on the fuel line. Just take off the clamp on the fuel line that screws into the intake. Great tutorial though, Charles makes it look so easy@😊
What's up Charles. Those coolant funnels are honestly a God sent. Never seen some a simple and genius design. I used to run it with the funnel in so it would bleed so quickly.
Anyone looking to go into the auto trade, should look at getting trained on one Make of car and make sure your at the top of your game. When you open your own shop you'll be at an advantage over other shops who don't have your specialist knowledge, specific tools and you can buy parts in bulk.
Done a few pf these and struggled to that poxy cotton reel to stay in place whilst fitting the pump. Once I've got it in place and bolted up I then panic hoping the reel hasn't flipped out of alignment or something then have to double check it's all in place. Also never thought of putting the belt on whilst fitting the pump, that's a good tip, like that. 👍👍🙂🙂
FYI I had the warrenty done on mine...didnt make it 2 years. Honestly if you have to do this get the aftermarket aluminum one, well worth the investment, I got lucky and found a mechanic that said he would order the aluminum one because the stock one is known for failure.
New video!!! So thankful!! Appreciate you Charles! These videos are super fun to watch and you humor is icing on the cake. You come across as a very positive person, and would be great to hang out with in the shop.
Thanks Charles for a timely instructional video! I’ve got to tackle this on my wife’s 2018 Golf. How long would you estimate an enthusiast mechanic would take to complete this?
German engineering meeting: what's the most complicated way to attach a water pump to this engine and also we need 3/4 of it to be made out of plastic.
Interresting. I actually do have a very slow water leak at my pump on an 2017 Polo Gti DAJA engine. When i say slow it drops from the max to the min line on the bottle in about one year. The shop that found the leak by pressurizing the sytem they of course told me they wouldnt want me to leave without fixing it and it would cost about 2000€. I kindly declined and here we are 3 years later. Its not given me any bother since then, i just checked the fluid every now and then and refilled as needed. But i do understand it could blow any second and cause a major bill when the engine overheats. Doing this repair myself sadly seems a bit above my head tho.
Thank you. Sadly these diy type videos done generally get views which makes it harder each time to justify. But I’d be doing the community a disservice by not making them. lol
My 2021 gti was just under 33k miles when the water pump failed on me while on a road trip ripp So still under warranty, but man. Cool to see the process of it getting replaced/fixed tho!
We don’t pull the manifold in our shop, we just work around it. Couple of extras, don’t yank on the crank without the holding tool, I had a customer tow one to us after replacing his own water pump, he ended up loosening the front crank bolt, allowing the timing to spin while he was diddling with the pump belt. We had to replace some valves. Also make sure if you have any oil leaks at the cam carrier you fix that too as oil leaking into the thermostat area will swell the rubber seals and break the plastic housing.
I just want to say thank you for doing this video I have a 2020 Audi Q3 and I have 80,000 mi and I was going to do the water pump but I'd rather pay somebody to do it cuz it's a look like a disaste.
When I had the pump etc replaced on my Leon Cupra at 75k, I asked if they could check my intake valves for carbon; they said they do the fitment 'blind', without taking of the inlet manifold!!
So, I recently had to replace the water pump and thermostat housing on my 2016 Sportwagen with the 1.8T and this video was extremley helpful. While I had the intake out, I decided to clean my valves. Cleaning went as expected and all went back together as it should. Only problem, now the car won't start. It cranks fine and is not throwing any codes to speak of. I feel like there is a sensor disconnected somewhere or an underlying issue with the intake runner. Any thoughts on what would cause a crank no start after doing the water pump and valve cleaning? Is there a reset I should perform? It did sit for several weeks until I had time to get it all taken apart and put back together.
Above the #4 intake runner ,on the head is a (cam?) sensor with 1 hold down bolt. I had to remove that bolt and twist the sensor a little for clearance to get the intake manifold out. 2014 jetta 1.8 gen3
For the 12mm bolt, no wrench would fit properly to loosen the bolt. I used a 12mm socket, cut it enough that it would fit snugly, instead of using a rachet (which is impossible), I cut the other side of the socket two sides flat so a 14 or 13mm would fit (on the modified socket, not the bolt). Doing it this way the socket is flush over the bolt, and w a 14mm open wrench I can move the moddded 12mm socket. On my car someone had been there before and seemed they used threadlock, no wrench would loosen it. I almost pull the engine out as I started to feel the bolt stripping a little bit, the socket mod saved the day.
My 2016 Jeep with the pentastar engine had a leaky water pump just 2 months after i bought it second hand. That was one of the easiest water pumps i have ever replaced, unlike this monstrosity. I replaced my water pump like in 2.5 hours working slow and steady. If I had to do it quick, maybe 45 minutes to do it right.
Thanks for the tutorial! Question: Isn´t any gasket to replace from the pump plastic body to the engine surface? I mean, I assume that there are gasket touching the surface, not directly the plastic body to the engine surface, right? Edited just to add that today mine said goodbye with 112.000Km (69.600 miles)
lol you make it looks sooo easy :) i had to do one on a tiguan my boss had me do it to save the customer money on parts with the manifold on. was NOT a fun time. next time i yank the intake
Man has been producing engines for over a century. We haven’t learned pumping hot liquid through plastic components is a recipe for failure? It’s sad that cost cutting is the achilles heel of modern engineering. Good video though, thanks!
yeah need this rn sadly, haven't checked to see if it is the water pump yet but i'm starting to believe so because i've lost a little coolant and i'm hearing a ticking noise from the engine
without reseting the coolent acutaor, i notice on my 2016 Q3 the fan kicks in often during the summer. I'm going to try resetting it and see if it helps that issue. btw, it didn't do that when i first got the car new. only after the dealership did my maintenance over the first 40k miles did i now notice it since.
Have an early edition Mk7. Had this part fail at 20k miles under warranty thankfully. Has been fine every since, sitting on 120k miles now. But I foresee a replacement soon.
Thank you Charles, Very informative as always. How often would you recommend doing a coolant replacement service and the ration required, coolant and water?
My 2017 Audi S3 started a small leak around 32k miles called Audi USA about warrenty service, and they told me to contact my closest dealership which was 2hrs away in Denver. I called the dealership explaining I was barely outside my warranty (before the VAG class action lawsuit, the problem was acknowledged by them in 2023) and I was hoping to pay just for labor OR parts. Nope, the CO area VW and Audi dealerships said "tough luck, full price". I was moving across the country and had to repair the car before the roadtrip; luckily I had a good local VW mechanic install the replacement parts I purchased. Bottomline - this the common repair on the Gen 3 EA888 and will fail, prematurely or otherwise.
A tip not found here, tighten the fuel rail pipe back on before tightening down the manifold. Pulling up on the manifold (slightly) will allow a bit more room for the less than slim 17mm wrenches most people might have. Newer gen 3's that don't have studs on the manifold do not require it to be removed AT ALL.
I'm a technician but my background is electronics, I work with Lab instrumentation so I have to deal with minor mechanic stuff. When I see a job like this I'm happy to have choosen Electronics! LOL, even though there was more math envolve when studying it....
Charles, Great video as always, and very interesting. Forgive me if I have missed it, however did you manage to complete the repairs on your lovely yellow Mk 7.5 Golf R'?
How often should I replace water pump for the MK8 (play it on safeside) I have 22 GTI (bought new, originally leased but decided to keep it after a year of driving it). Love the car and want it to last for a long time. Speaking of water pump should I replace the coolant every 5 years or 10 years (VW reccomendation)?
They usually go out around 60-80k , 100k if lucky . If you are keeping it for long time. Learn to do these jobs . They are not hard with video . I learned and worked on my mk6
Going to be doing this really soon on my golf, great video. Just wondered about the 12mm for the belt, did you manage to do it with a spanner or did you have to special tool? Thanks
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The amount of effort given to getting camera shots is much appreciated. The little things like framing up a connector to show you pulling it with a pick really helps.
Agreed
Alot of people will watch this video just to confirm why they will pay someone that's done hundreds of these to do one more 😊 mine is still going strong at 64,000km hope it lasts many more
So true. I noped out at about 5 minutes into the video
Charles makes this look easy. I did this job on my 2016 GTI back in 2020. I don’t want to replace the water pump ever again.
Give it 60k miles and it will start leaking again, though?
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Yup. Plastic junk.
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Get it thru FCP though, at least its covered by their lifetime warranty and if youre DIY youre just out labor on replacing it again in a few years.
Got it! Step 1: Disassemble front half of engine. Step 2: Replace water pump/thermostat. Step 3: Do valve job, timing chain, and new pistons while we’re in there Step 4: reassemble everything 😂
Agreed. I did the one on my 2015 GTI about 2 years ago. I only struggled with 2 things. That darn triple square bolt holding the manifold bracket on, ( I don't have a lift and was doing it on ramps so I had to Take it off and put it back in from the top which I DO NOT recommend), and the bolt that holds the belt on because I didn't have the crankshaft tool. So the belt did not get replaced. My belt looked ok but I definitely wish I had done it for the peace of mind.
As a VW tech, I appreciate you making these videos to give the community more confidence in working on their VWs and also giving the other part of the community an understanding as to why it's never cheap to bring their VW to a shop. I'm glad 90% of the Thermostat housings I do are under the warranty extension. I have this job dialed in to about 2 hours because I've done so many
Same lol also a vw tech these and the 1.8-2.0 turbos
I took my s3 in for leaking coolant and balance shaft seal, does it surprise you that they only changed the water pump itself under the warranty extension? I would of thought they would of done both at the same time the plastic thermostat housing and water pump
@@Noname23489 Warranty will only pay for a failed component. If one is leaking and not the other, they can only replace one. However, depending on my mood or how bad it's leaking, I'll just say both are leaking and replace both. But generally you can't replace both just because
Does volkswagen also cleans it before replacement? I’m just curious because after the repair they did for me i have more leaking stuff under my car then ever before. But it has come to a stop so my assumption is that there was still coolant or anything else left there and while driving it came down?
@D3nn1s_NL What do you mean clean it before replacement? I can't speak for everyone. The people working on your car are human. There's not a set process of doing something like being a robot. I couldn't tell you if anything was cleaned or not. I know I clean up after myself when doing a repair
“Super easy barely an inconvenience “ I got the pitch meeting ref 😂 good one Charles
Hell yes!!! I love how many of you guys watch Ryan too. Haha I don’t watch much YT but it’s often him
it's my second favorite channel after HumbleMechanic of course Haha😄@@HumbleMechanic
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Having all my VWs need a replacement water pump, it’s cool to see this repair. I had no idea it was so involved 😩.
Charles just wanted to thank you for this video. After doing it all right EXCEPT for the union which dumped my coolant and my tendency to be "delicate" when installing most parts on VWs, I omitted to "nudge" the pump towards the oil cooler and ensure the union was squarely seated. The boroscope pic of coolant flowing out of the oil cooler side of the union really messed up my day. Thankfully your technique saved the (next) day. Cheers!
Pro little tip, if your doing this job and have relatively big hands like me lol, there’s 4 tabs and one connector on the radiator fan, pop all the loose and boom, lots more free space. Over at the vw dealer I worked at, I learned this trick out pretty fast and it made the job super easy especially since I had a lift, that way I don’t have to remove the intake manifold. That goes for both the new and old gen, just on the old gen you have 4 t-30’s holding the fans in, but they are super accessible. I did do this job just recently on a 15 GLI from home , had it out and replaced in about an hour. If your planing to do this job and want some more room, remove the fans, you’ll thank you me later😉
Sweet video. I’m not a mechanic and was able to swap my pump and decarb my injectors all from your videos. Car is running great. Saved $2000 off labor.
Watching this video was deja vu. I'm replacing the PCV valve on my German SUV. The items that needed to be removed/unplugged is crazy, plus access was very limited. I can imagine the labor charge for this $129 part install. You have my deepest respect for making these repairs look easy.
Had the joy of doing this on a 1.8TSI Octavia once (same car as a Golf 7, just different body style)
Absolute horrendous job.
I work at Skoda in the UK and we just take front end off and leave the intake way faster and easier less chance for something to break/ go wrong or left disconnected
great video. I just did my GTI mk7 for the second time. 60k now 90k. You do not need to remove the intake. Undo a Couple plugs, the throttle body, the hoses and then slip out the radiator. Five bolts pump is out.
I’m grateful for videos like this! The frequency of maintenance on my 2018 Beetle 2.0t gen 3B is a real downer. Coolant (very recent) leak sprayed on the big radiator fan and killed it. It stayed running and killed the battery. $180 for the pleasure to repair that! Now a water pump. Another $270 for that alone.
I run a mobile shop in Atlanta and these random videos really help with pricing jobs.
I have done quite a few of manifold removals, I dont like disconnecting the top coolant pipe or the fuel line. If you loosen the 4 T30 bolts on the valve cover for the coolant lines (2 under the wiring harness, 1 near the oil fill cap, and the other on the side towards the vacuum pump) it gives a bit more movement without having to make a mess. I also find it easier to remove the 2 bolts for the harness bracket rather than removing the connectors from them, gives more room to disconnect the vacuum line under the manifold and leaving it on the car. Great work as always.
If you're just doing the manifold, then it makes no sense to remove the coolant hose, but you already have the coolant drained for this job, so it's kind of worth it. It makes putting the manifold back on a little easier imo and only takes a second to do. Tried it the other day. I normally don't drain the coolant first, I let it all come out when I disconnect the hoses off the housing. Then I took that coolant hose off for re-assembly. And taking it off how he did will allow you to move the entire hose out of the way because the one end is the middle hose on the thermostat housing. That way, theres stuff in your way at the thermostat housing
You'd really hope VW use these as training aids. Very thorough and detailed as always.
As a VW tech, he does have a ton of good videos that I've watched to get more comfortable with what I'm working in. That being said, these thermostats are so common amongst every ea888, vw techs don't need this as training lol I've done 3 of these now in the past week and a half. I even took a few things away from this video. I've always taken the fuel hose off of the pump instead of just pushing it out of the way like he did , as well as usually leaving the top coolant hose on. Just a couple things that'll make life a tiny easier pulling the manifold off
Because of this video I checked into my low coolant and got my water pump done by VW with one day of warranty left!
Just bought a mk7.5 gti, I appreciate this video so much for the day I have to do this!
This was one of the cleanest car DIY videos I've seen! amazing job!
been watching all the old videos so catching a video that's been up 2 minutes and not 6 years feels mad
You can actually sneak this out by taking out the boost pipe on the right side and not going near the intake manifold. Everyone to their own though but saves a ton of hassle. Just have be careful of the plastic union when going back in.
I so appreciate you and Paul! I know it was just you in this video, and Charles, thank you! My car has been broke down for the past month. I knew it was my water pump and this video made my life so much easier, thank you thank you thank you!!!
Got the pump replaced on my Mk3 TTS recently. I’d done DIY work on my Mk6 GTI, but honestly having watched this I’m so glad I had a shop do it instead 😅 hopefully I’m good for another 60k
How much did you pay?
@@ToadxGaming $1250
Watching this review was super easy, barely a inconvenience.
Don’t forget to make your water pump bolts tight
I'll be following your vid later this week when I replace mine. The dealership wanted $3K to replace the water pump alone...
The dealer said the same thing to me. How can they justify this cost!!
As a Subaru apprentice I really apprentice these awesome and informative videos on other car brands!
Thank you for this i just bought a 2020 tiguan with the same 2.0 liter engine and becuase of these in depth diy videos im not afraid to work on this thing after its out of warranty. I want this thing to go high mile like my fiesta st did. Shooting for 250k without breaking a sweat
I always replace these without removing the intake, it’s also a good idea to inspect the balancer shaft seals if it’s leaking it’s so much easier to replace when the thermostat is off
how would you replace the balance shaft seal? my understanding is it runs through to the front of the engine and it is part of the timing chain.
Very nicely done! My water pump isn’t leaking now but I feel much better prepared to tackle it when it starts. Thank you!
nice video, great details. however i do these all day without taking the intake manifold off and find it funny that every video recommends you do take it off, also 1 plug and 2 clips takes the fan housing off and gives you lots of extra arm room
This is the way
What an insane amount of work to do a water pump. I guess it isn't as bad as doing a whole timing belt job but this was so much easier in the mk1/2/3 cars...
An optional tool for the hard fuel line is a Lisle 12720 Line Socket, 17mm (Or similar injector socket) . This makes taking off the fuel rail side much more easy and lets you use the torque setting. They are 3/8 drive so still compact.
Nothing like coffee and a humble mechanic video!
"You still got plenty of Rizz left to not be dogwater" killed me.
Great video! Love your content. Keep up the good work, Charles!
You happened to release this video while my car was on stands awaiting the parts to do this job 😆
Fantastic work Charles 👏 very concise and detailed instructions. Really very helpful and detailed. I referred to a few other videos as well (Paul's etc.) but this was the one I used the most for the job.
Hey.. what are aome symptoms to indicate your water pump is going yo fail? Ty!!
O Yes. U doing Great Job. Mechanical process is my passion. So that's why I just started my YT Channel to showcase work to world
great video. i usually do this with out taking manifold off. once you do a couple i feel like its easier to just leave it
I’ve done a lot of these you can get away with not removing the manifold it’s a bit more fiddly but worth it
Impeccable timing as my water pump just died yesterday.
FYI: I didn't have to undo the 17mm nuts on the fuel line. Just take off the clamp on the fuel line that screws into the intake. Great tutorial though, Charles makes it look so easy@😊
What's up Charles. Those coolant funnels are honestly a God sent. Never seen some a simple and genius design. I used to run it with the funnel in so it would bleed so quickly.
Anyone looking to go into the auto trade, should look at getting trained on one Make of car and make sure your at the top of your game.
When you open your own shop you'll be at an advantage over other shops who don't have your specialist knowledge, specific tools and you can buy parts in bulk.
Done a few pf these and struggled to that poxy cotton reel to stay in place whilst fitting the pump. Once I've got it in place and bolted up I then panic hoping the reel hasn't flipped out of alignment or something then have to double check it's all in place. Also never thought of putting the belt on whilst fitting the pump, that's a good tip, like that. 👍👍🙂🙂
This video was very helpful!... helped me to realize that I am not gonna do it. Im going straight to the shop.
FYI I had the warrenty done on mine...didnt make it 2 years. Honestly if you have to do this get the aftermarket aluminum one, well worth the investment, I got lucky and found a mechanic that said he would order the aluminum one because the stock one is known for failure.
Hot dang! This is one heck of a job! But I've done Volvo Whiteblock PCV jobs, so honestly nothing scares me anymore. If you know you know!
Any reason why you didn’t go with one of the metal water pump options while it was being replaced?
Is the water pump also an issue on the 1.8T? Wondering about this issue on my 2019 Alltrack
New video!!! So thankful!! Appreciate you Charles! These videos are super fun to watch and you humor is icing on the cake. You come across as a very positive person, and would be great to hang out with in the shop.
Thanks Charles for a timely instructional video! I’ve got to tackle this on my wife’s 2018 Golf. How long would you estimate an enthusiast mechanic would take to complete this?
My humble mechanic good job my car is next for that job
German engineering meeting: what's the most complicated way to attach a water pump to this engine and also we need 3/4 of it to be made out of plastic.
Aerosol glass cleaning (foaming) works great to clean off crusty coolant! Give it a try next time. Makes clean up much easier.
Interresting. I actually do have a very slow water leak at my pump on an 2017 Polo Gti DAJA engine. When i say slow it drops from the max to the min line on the bottle in about one year. The shop that found the leak by pressurizing the sytem they of course told me they wouldnt want me to leave without fixing it and it would cost about 2000€. I kindly declined and here we are 3 years later. Its not given me any bother since then, i just checked the fluid every now and then and refilled as needed. But i do understand it could blow any second and cause a major bill when the engine overheats. Doing this repair myself sadly seems a bit above my head tho.
Amazing job, Charles! Your videos are always a wealth of information/inspiration.
Thank you. Sadly these diy type videos done generally get views which makes it harder each time to justify.
But I’d be doing the community a disservice by not making them. lol
My 2021 gti was just under 33k miles when the water pump failed on me while on a road trip ripp
So still under warranty, but man. Cool to see the process of it getting replaced/fixed tho!
We don’t pull the manifold in our shop, we just work around it. Couple of extras, don’t yank on the crank without the holding tool, I had a customer tow one to us after replacing his own water pump, he ended up loosening the front crank bolt, allowing the timing to spin while he was diddling with the pump belt. We had to replace some valves. Also make sure if you have any oil leaks at the cam carrier you fix that too as oil leaking into the thermostat area will swell the rubber seals and break the plastic housing.
I just want to say thank you for doing this video I have a 2020 Audi Q3 and I have 80,000 mi and I was going to do the water pump but I'd rather pay somebody to do it cuz it's a look like a disaste.
When I had the pump etc replaced on my Leon Cupra at 75k, I asked if they could check my intake valves for carbon; they said they do the fitment 'blind', without taking of the inlet manifold!!
Thank you sir! Appreciate you sharing this with us.
This is the best ever video, Thanks
i like watching your videos because it reminds me how much i hate working on german cars. Keep up the great work!!
Trying to learn as much as possible about the EA888's
Rule #1: stay away
So, I recently had to replace the water pump and thermostat housing on my 2016 Sportwagen with the 1.8T and this video was extremley helpful. While I had the intake out, I decided to clean my valves. Cleaning went as expected and all went back together as it should. Only problem, now the car won't start. It cranks fine and is not throwing any codes to speak of. I feel like there is a sensor disconnected somewhere or an underlying issue with the intake runner. Any thoughts on what would cause a crank no start after doing the water pump and valve cleaning? Is there a reset I should perform? It did sit for several weeks until I had time to get it all taken apart and put back together.
Wish this video came out 6 months ago. Woulda saved me hundreds
Above the #4 intake runner ,on the head is a (cam?) sensor with 1 hold down bolt.
I had to remove that bolt and twist the sensor a little for clearance to get the intake manifold out.
2014 jetta 1.8 gen3
For the 12mm bolt, no wrench would fit properly to loosen the bolt.
I used a 12mm socket, cut it enough that it would fit snugly, instead of using a rachet (which is impossible), I cut the other side of the socket two sides flat so a 14 or 13mm would fit (on the modified socket, not the bolt).
Doing it this way the socket is flush over the bolt, and w a 14mm open wrench I can move the moddded 12mm socket.
On my car someone had been there before and seemed they used threadlock, no wrench would loosen it.
I almost pull the engine out as I started to feel the bolt stripping a little bit, the socket mod saved the day.
I friggin love this channel
My 2016 Jeep with the pentastar engine had a leaky water pump just 2 months after i bought it second hand. That was one of the easiest water pumps i have ever replaced, unlike this monstrosity. I replaced my water pump like in 2.5 hours working slow and steady. If I had to do it quick, maybe 45 minutes to do it right.
I would love to see a video on how you diagnosed and fix a broken Valve spring on this MK7
You will! Tomorrow we are putting chains on it and the video will probably 2 weeks out. Filming the yellow car soon too
おぉ〜これはとても有意義な作業動画ですね。👍
私のはまだ漏れていませんが後々発生しそうな修理なので参考になりました❗️
I would like to see a video on how to release all these clips on like air pipes, ect, ect. on modern vw vehicles.
Thanks for the tutorial! Question: Isn´t any gasket to replace from the pump plastic body to the engine surface? I mean, I assume that there are gasket touching the surface, not directly the plastic body to the engine surface, right?
Edited just to add that today mine said goodbye with 112.000Km (69.600 miles)
Jimmy Hoffa approved this video! Nice video. Very educational.
lol you make it looks sooo easy :) i had to do one on a tiguan my boss had me do it to save the customer money on parts with the manifold on. was NOT a fun time. next time i yank the intake
Man has been producing engines for over a century. We haven’t learned pumping hot liquid through plastic components is a recipe for failure? It’s sad that cost cutting is the achilles heel of modern engineering. Good video though, thanks!
I just noticed my 18 S3 has a minor water pump leak. Great timing Charles. lol
Do you have to program this ? If you don’t what happens
yeah need this rn sadly, haven't checked to see if it is the water pump yet but i'm starting to believe so because i've lost a little coolant and i'm hearing a ticking noise from the engine
Great job Charles, very detailed, Thank You💯👌👍🙏🙂
U make it look easy
without reseting the coolent acutaor, i notice on my 2016 Q3 the fan kicks in often during the summer. I'm going to try resetting it and see if it helps that issue. btw, it didn't do that when i first got the car new. only after the dealership did my maintenance over the first 40k miles did i now notice it since.
New video Sunday! Yay! Ever thought about doing a shop chemical video?
Have an early edition Mk7. Had this part fail at 20k miles under warranty thankfully. Has been fine every since, sitting on 120k miles now. But I foresee a replacement soon.
Thank you Charles, Very informative as always. How often would you recommend doing a coolant replacement service and the ration required, coolant and water?
My 2017 Audi S3 started a small leak around 32k miles called Audi USA about warrenty service, and they told me to contact my closest dealership which was 2hrs away in Denver. I called the dealership explaining I was barely outside my warranty (before the VAG class action lawsuit, the problem was acknowledged by them in 2023) and I was hoping to pay just for labor OR parts. Nope, the CO area VW and Audi dealerships said "tough luck, full price". I was moving across the country and had to repair the car before the roadtrip; luckily I had a good local VW mechanic install the replacement parts I purchased. Bottomline - this the common repair on the Gen 3 EA888 and will fail, prematurely or otherwise.
Assuming this also applies to the 1.8 ea888 in the standard golf as well? Engine is mostly the same from what I understand, although I could be wrong.
Brilliant channel, fantastic content 👍🏻🇬🇧
Thank you for once again demonstrating why I never want to own a car newer than my 1985 Toyota Cressida.
A tip not found here, tighten the fuel rail pipe back on before tightening down the manifold. Pulling up on the manifold (slightly) will allow a bit more room for the less than slim 17mm wrenches most people might have. Newer gen 3's that don't have studs on the manifold do not require it to be removed AT ALL.
Awesome video, very detailed - thanks Charles
Wish you lived in DFW; I have a mk7 2017 at 120k miles and will need work in the future
I'm a technician but my background is electronics, I work with Lab instrumentation so I have to deal with minor mechanic stuff. When I see a job like this I'm happy to have choosen Electronics! LOL, even though there was more math envolve when studying it....
Charles, Great video as always, and very interesting. Forgive me if I have missed it, however did you manage to complete the repairs on your lovely yellow Mk 7.5 Golf R'?
It’s in process. I’m actually at the body shop now
Amazing video man❤
How often should I replace water pump for the MK8 (play it on safeside) I have 22 GTI (bought new, originally leased but decided to keep it after a year of driving it). Love the car and want it to last for a long time. Speaking of water pump should I replace the coolant every 5 years or 10 years (VW reccomendation)?
They usually go out around 60-80k , 100k if lucky . If you are keeping it for long time. Learn to do these jobs . They are not hard with video . I learned and worked on my mk6
Hey Charles, would you consider doing a video on the more "Humble" 1.4 TSI water pump change?
Going to be doing this really soon on my golf, great video.
Just wondered about the 12mm for the belt, did you manage to do it with a spanner or did you have to special tool?
Thanks