Taylor is definitely one the best person you guys came in contact with since the starting of the channel, seeing you two (/three with Rory) in front of the camera is such a blessing. Keep up the good work!
Same as mine 2009 2.0tdi was looking at them before buying and heard of the hex key, 2 months later got the low lol pressure warning and she was blown😂
One thing I really miss from your CT days is the kebab restaurant scenes, where you mulled over your prospective purchases. Maybe you should adopt a new, local restaurant for similar content?
I love Viking Detail, honestly the best combo on the channel. Get in there with them gains Alex! Taylor’s loosing weight too! ROOOOAAARY, hold outtt your hand!
@Ayedidyae as someone who's from the UK I can confirm he didn't give us 2nd hand embarressment. He may not be a coach builder of have the years of experience Ed does but he has slotted into the presenting style perfectly and strongly reminds us of that. That's good enough for us, go take your pills 👍
TFSI engines need a complete refresh of the timing at 90K miles that also include checks of the High Pressure Fuel Pump that is notorious for eating up the cams! To me it sounds more that the fuel pump is eating the cams! :-) if it hasn't started the follower is only $5 bucks.. It might answer why the rough idle.
I’m getting PTSD from reading this because my FSI MKV VW GTi had the hpfp failure you described. Ate the lobe right off the camshaft and it was game over after that… Who tf thought a bucket cam follower was a good idea 🤦♂️
@@Fabulousprofound168 VW and Ford! Both have the same designs.. 2013-2017 Ford Ecoboost four cylinders have the same designs fixed with a roller at later years! Ask me how I know so much about both of them 😁 I'll give you a clue I never learn from my mistakes! 😭
17:07 - I love the contrast between the guys ensuring us the car is "very nice", "very refined", "feels solid", "it genuinely feels like a quality product" and the reality of the car being an unreliable piece of sh*t just moments later. 😀 In my head they are sitting by the side of the road in a car with a broken engine still going on an on about how lovely the switch gear is and how there's no rattle in the interior.
Isn't the 1.8 tfsi in that generation audi a common problem engine? How is that cactus 3000 pounds? I just did a little check and over here they are 12.000€.
Currently consuming all of your content. Have ran through 30 episodes of the podcast in the past couple of weeks at work. Such a fun channel. Really refreshing to see a bit more of a normy car on the channel. I have zero mechanical knowledge so find it really helpful for gems of advice. But largely, I'm here for the fun and entertainment you all bring. Cheers gents
the citroens get alot of stick, yet ive had 3 of them now and there some of the easiest cars to drive, yea the older ones have some electric issues but anything after 08 ive always found to be dead good. cheap to run, easy to drive, repairs are normally buttons, and the drivers seat is honistly one of the nicest for any form of distance driving
17:59 ohh the good ol' Taylor Test... it's been a while we need a "Best of Taylor Test" at some time. My favourite was in the Ice Cream Van with Alex spitting his drink xD
My parents had a moment exactly like that and ironically with a Citroen. They did not want a red car, or a French car, or a diesel, so they got a red, French Diesel - a Citroen C4 Picasso. 😂
Good luck with the 1.8tfsi. They were one of the biggest vw failure! Just prepare for enormous oil consumption, lukely it can be fixed with aftermarket pistons and rings!
@@gazcolman9184 In the Netherlands both Volkswagen and Audi claim 1 liter of oil in 1000km is acceptabel. With that much oil burned it’s a rolling environmental disaster.
Shame the Audi didn’t work out. I’ve had a similar 2008 A4 Avant (black, 2.0 TFSI) as my daily for almost 3 years now, and I’m really impressed with it. Usually I’m more of a BMW guy, but after my constantly leaking E46 I wanted something reliable, and this Audi really hasn’t faulted me. Bought it with 185k km, I’ve since put 35.000 km on top without any major technical issues. And while I have been looking for cars I could potentially replace it with, I haven’t really found a more complete package for the money - the Audi is reliable, spacious, comfortable, high quality, quick, efficient, has a great interior and is still beautiful to look at today (with nice wheels on it at least)… These are great cars!
Definitely didn’t expect the Cactus! They’re a bit marmite, my wife bought hers brand spankers back in 2015 for 13k after I got forces discount. It’s been faultless and is still our go to family car if we go anywhere with the kids. It’s a great cheap runaround.
Im doing headgaskest weekly im a mobile mechanic, you didn’t checked the whole surface of the head , and you don’t need to remove the valves ect for the head to be skimmed never ever removed them if the valves are sealing properly. And you don’t need to use a thicker head gasket if the head hasn’t been skimmed in the past , even if it has been reskimmed in the past one time you still can use an oem headgasket , you use a thicker head gasket if you reduce the compression ratio.
I did think that also ..... used to be common to skim the head to increase the compression for a bit more go but you would always use a OE headgasket . If you turboed anything then fit 2 to reduce compression etc .
I would have at least run a whetstone over the mating surfaces. An old trick is to use ink and a rubber roller, coat the mating surface, then long flat strokes with the whetstone, or a machined block of steel with some fine emery cloth glued to it. Light spray with wd40 and work it until you remove the ink. It's not perfect like a proper surface grind, but a damn sight better than nothing at all if you are in a pinch or low on $
literally I thought this - I was sat there thinking why the hell would you buy your friend a Citroen. And then Alex hyping up those crap pop out windows in the back, omg hahaha
Even as a citrophile I'm kind of inclined to agree, but it's probably fine for someone who doesn't care about cars. At least the diesel's a lot better than the petrol engines in these.
People say much more inspiring things than I can think. So I rarely comment. But I love this channel. Thank you for every smile, laugh and moments of just living life to the best. 👊😘
Loving the more mechanical focused videos!! Could do with a light you can hang from the bonnet when doing engine works though the shots were a bit dark when in and around the engine bay. Keep up the good work!
As an previous owner of an N14 R56 JCW, I would never recommend a R56 MINI, however, if you want one, this generation of the R56 MINI is the desirable one, as it comes with the N18 engine.
I'll tell you what guys, I was given a Citroen Cactus 2018 1.2i petrol company car even tho I hated french cars,and I spent about a year trying to kill it,because I wanted an AMG or a Lexus the same as the other Area Managers,trust me when I say that little car grew on me really quickly,absolute bulletproof and it refused to die,I was a bit gutted handing it back when I left.
6:05 undo headbolts from outside in says Practical Physics = Engineering not as your local YT mechacknic says "inside out". Load constrained fasteners allow upward bowing of the head when loosening middle bolts first. Best to loosen outside bolts first, allow any load in the head outward into free space, diminish any buckling action.
Always liked the gen 1 cactus. I heard in France the auto can come with a front bench seat. For some reason ive always wanted a car with a front bench.
Great video and many thanks for your informative in-depth knowledge about head gaskets. Love to see comedic vibes of you lads along with great teamwork effort.
Like James, I wanted a work car just to carry my work stuff around and do tip runs. Didn't want a diesel, estate or French. I got a 407SW tdi and its great. Cost £500 with an MOT. Does 39mpg around town & next village with 180k on the clock. Wife prefers it to the Calibra v6!
I’ve got the same Audi but in a saloon I’ve done the timing chain and if you’d like it done I can do it for Free if you supply the parts also things that goes wrong with these are pcv valves and it’s worth changing that
Someone in the Holy marketing team clearly watches all the car channels on TH-cam, or works for Car Verticals marketing and does Holy as a side hustle.
🤣🤣🤣🤣"HOW MUCH IS THAT???" Alex's impression of Taylor: Bloody BRILLIANT!!👏👏👏👏Tell you what lads- this was a Bloody good video! Keep it up the boys! Love from Merseyside✌✌✌
On the Audi, you should check the camshaft adjuster valve. Sits in the camshaft right behind the actuater you just replaced. Also the camshaft "bridge" wich is bolted on provides the oil to that valve. If you take the bridge off you will see a little metal filter/screen that can be clogged up and not provide enough oil to the valve. It still could be a chain issue though.😅
Amazing video people I definitely enjoyed watching this on. I must say I’m inspired by your videos i have started my own YT and I’m looking forward to uploading very soon. Always amazing keep up the good content ❤
The Citroen is let down by the doors I think there would be more on the road if they had normal doors, if they don't bother you then they are a reliable motor.
My Alfa 145 T Spark had a cam variator thingy - it opened up the valves at around 4,000 rpm to give a bit of extra oomph. Problem is, the solenoid would rattle in its housing, and make the car sound like a diesel. An easy fix though.
I really love this channel because Alex always finishes projects properly before buying a new car for the sole purpose of making another shitty click bait thumbnail!
@@9wowable it will have one but if the combustion gasses are getting into your coolant it’s likely the egr cooler that’s what happened with the one on my focus st the plastic egr cooler was cracked and letting combustion gasses into the coolant although I have no familiarity on your particular engine and obvs every manufacturer has there own ways to do stuff when I had my polo it wasn’t a water cooled egr meaning it wouldn’t suffer the same way as my focus but that’s a 2003 so obvs things have changed over the years
i just want to give you guys a tip on that audi rattle. its quite common, and 80% of the time its the oil valve that sits in the camphaser, thats broken. take the Phaser solenoid out again, and with a little adapter you can just unscrew it, the timing wont jump. the phaser is not held on the cam by it. if the issue then still exists it pretty much a guarantee that the phaser is dead
13 years old. So it's old, they're very common in the UK, and R56 Cooper S's are notoriously problematic. They're at the state of being common but cheap, in a few years they'll start getting scarce and expensive. Same as 90s Japanese sports cars in the 2000s.
The amount of TFSI with blow-by from this era is well documented. Many Audis of the time, company cars, came with 1 litre of oil in the boot from day 1. Eventually, the bores end up with scores on them and the engine is for the bin. A lot of VAG group blocks were replaced under warranty.
I have a Audi A3 8p 1.9 TDI with 475k miles. Clutch is perfect and it's been remapped to get 65mpg. And not an inch of rust. Them PD engines do not die!!!!
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I didn't like where you put this product placement, it really ruined the flow of that bit about the engine.
at least try to act like you like it in the video
Does that mean that we won't see any AirUp bottles suspiciously placed around the videos anymore?
@@MyRegardsToTheDodo lol another sh**y sponsor. yt boys are so desperate for so little money. do me a favor shoot me before i get poor
Taylor is definitely one the best person you guys came in contact with since the starting of the channel, seeing you two (/three with Rory) in front of the camera is such a blessing. Keep up the good work!
Rory needs to stop telling stories about his filthy bum.
They have top gear trio energy
@@wes4990 Can't wait for their own show on TV!
@@wes4990They don’t. Which is a good thing. “Top Gear trio” is flogging a dead horse these days.
@@D.S.M-n4yTV is old fashioned now
Would love to see further investigation into the Audi.
Having had a diesel audi of that era the engine was a grenade as well. an entire era of dodgy audis playing on a past reliability reputation.
Was it the 2 liter by any chance @@1985slipstream
Same as mine 2009 2.0tdi was looking at them before buying and heard of the hex key, 2 months later got the low lol pressure warning and she was blown😂
@@klk1237 Rule number 1, never buy vag 2 liter diesel engine before 2010
@@klk1237 insane. I had a 06 turbo as well and the engine started knocking after a few months. Never buying an Audi again
One thing I really miss from your CT days is the kebab restaurant scenes, where you mulled over your prospective purchases. Maybe you should adopt a new, local restaurant for similar content?
Why?
@@sebastianwurtz5294why not?
@@sebastianwurtz5294eating with ya mates is almost as cool to watch as it is to do.
@Ayedidyae mercedes fan detected.
yup
Love a calm, professional Josh video. ❤
Hope Alex realises the amount of value he brings to the channel and pays him accordingly
Posh Josh…. Legend 🚗🚗🚗
Yep, he’s a great foil to the others clowning around/chucking stuff about 👍🏻
Taylor saying seated heats.. 😂😂
Door your dings too 😉
I caught that too.
It's a thing.
it´s a running gag. Alex says that all the time 😉
😂😂😂
Let's be real, we could listen to an hour long video of just Jooshy fixing cars and explaining what he's doing its therapeutic.
luckily jooshy has his own channel where you can do exactly that :D www.youtube.com/@jooshy
Reminds me of Ed China
@@SarkyBrit Maybe Mike Brewer will poach him.
I have 0 interest in working on cars but I can watch Jooshy explain his logic for hours!
@@michaelgurd7477was literally searching for this comment
I love Viking Detail, honestly the best combo on the channel. Get in there with them gains Alex! Taylor’s loosing weight too! ROOOOAAARY, hold outtt your hand!
Jooshy has been a great addition to the channel.
It's only now when I saw the orange gloves I realised how seamlessly Jooshy has slotted into the Ed China role at Autoalex...
@Ayedidyae bet you’re fun at party’s
@Ayedidyae ahahah ok wee man enjoy your evening raging at random TH-cam comments 😂😂
@Ayedidyae 🤦🏻♂️
@Ayedidyae as someone who's from the UK I can confirm he didn't give us 2nd hand embarressment. He may not be a coach builder of have the years of experience Ed does but he has slotted into the presenting style perfectly and strongly reminds us of that.
That's good enough for us, go take your pills 👍
@Ayedidyae eh? Nope can definitely confirm I'm a different guy. Look at when my account was created and my activity 👍
TFSI engines need a complete refresh of the timing at 90K miles that also include checks of the High Pressure Fuel Pump that is notorious for eating up the cams! To me it sounds more that the fuel pump is eating the cams! :-) if it hasn't started the follower is only $5 bucks.. It might answer why the rough idle.
didn't think the ea888s (2l tfsi) had a cam follower
Their timing chain as reliable as belt.
I’m getting PTSD from reading this because my FSI MKV VW GTi had the hpfp failure you described. Ate the lobe right off the camshaft and it was game over after that… Who tf thought a bucket cam follower was a good idea 🤦♂️
@Ayedidyae What does "at the time" mean?
@@Fabulousprofound168 VW and Ford! Both have the same designs..
2013-2017 Ford Ecoboost four cylinders have the same designs fixed with a roller at later years! Ask me how I know so much about both of them 😁 I'll give you a clue I never learn from my mistakes! 😭
The King of the Shitbox title may be in debate, but King of the Mini is definitely Taylor. At least in the Auto-GAlexy 😂
no debate, in the podcast there was a clear winner :D
Galexy is good 😂
*GAYlexy
@@jahyoda nah, come on, don’t
@@aidarsharafullin6900 Alex would laugh at that 😌
17:07 - I love the contrast between the guys ensuring us the car is "very nice", "very refined", "feels solid", "it genuinely feels like a quality product" and the reality of the car being an unreliable piece of sh*t just moments later. 😀 In my head they are sitting by the side of the road in a car with a broken engine still going on an on about how lovely the switch gear is and how there's no rattle in the interior.
Am I the only one that thinks the title doesn't fit the videos actual content?
I was wondering wtf is this to do with the title aswell
Absolutely I was waiting for the challenge to start lol
15:51 Audi needs some coolant, lads 😅
the lad is right. It does !
All VAG-cars lose about that much coolant between services, at least all of the ones my customers had when I was a mechanic 😂
And probably some oil added every 500miles
It’s got seated heats too
Isn't the 1.8 tfsi in that generation audi a common problem engine? How is that cactus 3000 pounds? I just did a little check and over here they are 12.000€.
Currently consuming all of your content. Have ran through 30 episodes of the podcast in the past couple of weeks at work.
Such a fun channel.
Really refreshing to see a bit more of a normy car on the channel.
I have zero mechanical knowledge so find it really helpful for gems of advice. But largely, I'm here for the fun and entertainment you all bring. Cheers gents
Yep. Me too.
the citroens get alot of stick, yet ive had 3 of them now and there some of the easiest cars to drive, yea the older ones have some electric issues but anything after 08 ive always found to be dead good. cheap to run, easy to drive, repairs are normally buttons, and the drivers seat is honistly one of the nicest for any form of distance driving
They have always been really nice to drive and thats part of the issue . Something you like lets you down it falls harder .
Swapped an X3 for a C5 Aircross, hands down best car I've ever had. Near silent on the motorway
Glad you guys are finally finding cars beyond BMW.
The next 45 cars will be BMW's to balance it out
At first an Audi though...the most Boring Motor Works brand that is not Boring Motor Works...
well the MINI is a BMW Group product 😂
@Ayedidyae I did like the fact they tried to play the fact that the cactus was a good car to a friend who knows nothing about them 🤣
its cus they bought a car for someone else... they if they buy for themselves it seems itll always be a BMW or Mini
17:59 ohh the good ol' Taylor Test... it's been a while
we need a "Best of Taylor Test" at some time.
My favourite was in the Ice Cream Van with Alex spitting his drink xD
My parents had a moment exactly like that and ironically with a Citroen. They did not want a red car, or a French car, or a diesel, so they got a red, French Diesel - a Citroen C4 Picasso. 😂
I love how you can all appreciate a good daily car instead of just focusing on passion cars, is a good change of pace!
Alex’s friend has a car which “has a slipping clutch” - wonder how that came to be?
"Are you happy James?"
"Very Happy"
... Tell your face that mate.
hes autistic
😆
Good luck with the 1.8tfsi. They were one of the biggest vw failure!
Just prepare for enormous oil consumption, lukely it can be fixed with aftermarket pistons and rings!
What's crazy is Audi says a litre of oil every 2k miles is within spec! 😮
i mean the B8.5 is alright
@@gazcolman9184 In the Netherlands both Volkswagen and Audi claim 1 liter of oil in 1000km is acceptabel. With that much oil burned it’s a rolling environmental disaster.
B8 are always a gamble with shitty odds.
@@DG_427 b8 and b9 aren't great, b8.5 is okay tho
Shame the Audi didn’t work out. I’ve had a similar 2008 A4 Avant (black, 2.0 TFSI) as my daily for almost 3 years now, and I’m really impressed with it. Usually I’m more of a BMW guy, but after my constantly leaking E46 I wanted something reliable, and this Audi really hasn’t faulted me. Bought it with 185k km, I’ve since put 35.000 km on top without any major technical issues. And while I have been looking for cars I could potentially replace it with, I haven’t really found a more complete package for the money - the Audi is reliable, spacious, comfortable, high quality, quick, efficient, has a great interior and is still beautiful to look at today (with nice wheels on it at least)… These are great cars!
More Josh please, he is ace! Also love to see the Viking Detail lads! Great video!
Definitely didn’t expect the Cactus! They’re a bit marmite, my wife bought hers brand spankers back in 2015 for 13k after I got forces discount. It’s been faultless and is still our go to family car if we go anywhere with the kids. It’s a great cheap runaround.
Im doing headgaskest weekly im a mobile mechanic, you didn’t checked the whole surface of the head , and you don’t need to remove the valves ect for the head to be skimmed never ever removed them if the valves are sealing properly. And you don’t need to use a thicker head gasket if the head hasn’t been skimmed in the past , even if it has been reskimmed in the past one time you still can use an oem headgasket , you use a thicker head gasket if you reduce the compression ratio.
I did think that also ..... used to be common to skim the head to increase the compression for a bit more go but you would always use a OE headgasket . If you turboed anything then fit 2 to reduce compression etc .
I would have at least run a whetstone over the mating surfaces. An old trick is to use ink and a rubber roller, coat the mating surface, then long flat strokes with the whetstone, or a machined block of steel with some fine emery cloth glued to it. Light spray with wd40 and work it until you remove the ink. It's not perfect like a proper surface grind, but a damn sight better than nothing at all if you are in a pinch or low on $
@@Mardy72 1200 grit and a glass panel after a gentle over spray in a colour
What sort of a mate are you? Buying him a cactus 😂😂
straight to jail
literally I thought this - I was sat there thinking why the hell would you buy your friend a Citroen. And then Alex hyping up those crap pop out windows in the back, omg hahaha
Absolute shit box
Its actually not a bad car@@Stealth360stealth
Even as a citrophile I'm kind of inclined to agree, but it's probably fine for someone who doesn't care about cars. At least the diesel's a lot better than the petrol engines in these.
02:01 Alex is definitely a mighty car mods fan 😂
In the bin!
Jooshy is a natural in front of the camera .. good vid ..
Sounds like Alex has been driving James’ Hyundai…
Love the random TDC cameo
Previous owner of that Audi was a initial d fan as it got akina speedster sticker
Speed stars
People say much more inspiring things than I can think. So I rarely comment. But I love this channel. Thank you for every smile, laugh and moments of just living life to the best. 👊😘
17:40 seated heats?
😂😂😂
Changing that head gasket was actually a pretty educational, beautifully made bit that was also fairly entertaining. Please, more of that!
I love how Alex's upload time is always 30mins before CT 😂
Who even watches Car Throttle anymore?
Great episode , a bit of mechanical work, detailing and different cars !!! Loved it
Follow up on some of the cars you’ve bought lately ? Would love to see them getting put back to spec
Loving the more mechanical focused videos!!
Could do with a light you can hang from the bonnet when doing engine works though the shots were a bit dark when in and around the engine bay. Keep up the good work!
Yeah, couldn't see shit
As an previous owner of an N14 R56 JCW, I would never recommend a R56 MINI, however, if you want one, this generation of the R56 MINI is the desirable one, as it comes with the N18 engine.
I'll tell you what guys, I was given a Citroen Cactus 2018 1.2i petrol company car even tho I hated french cars,and I spent about a year trying to kill it,because I wanted an AMG or a Lexus the same as the other Area Managers,trust me when I say that little car grew on me really quickly,absolute bulletproof and it refused to die,I was a bit gutted handing it back when I left.
I think audi detects a stretched timing chain on the sensor and causes misfires
6:05 undo headbolts from outside in says Practical Physics = Engineering not as your local YT mechacknic says "inside out". Load constrained fasteners allow upward bowing of the head when loosening middle bolts first. Best to loosen outside bolts first, allow any load in the head outward into free space, diminish any buckling action.
Always liked the gen 1 cactus. I heard in France the auto can come with a front bench seat. For some reason ive always wanted a car with a front bench.
This is legitimately a Car Dealership Friendship-Franchise in the making.
Lord have mercy 😅. From an Audi A4 to a CACTUS 🌵 that is a backhand slap 😂
Obviously never driven a Cactus
@@stefakyou6103 or dealt with an Audi of this era as it starts to age.
The cactus is much better looking than an aging audi
Great video and many thanks for your informative in-depth knowledge about head gaskets. Love to see comedic vibes of you lads along with great teamwork effort.
LOVE THE BUDGET CHALLENGE VIDEOS
My Mrs has had one of these for nearly 5 years, she loves it to bits and takes her all over the country. Ticks all the boxes for what she needs
Not resurfacing the head is an insane play
100% with a mls gasket... and no pressure test.. lucky is wasn't cracked or porous. Those psa engines are pony!
So refreshing to see them playing with cars other than BMWs. Great vid guys, love Taylor videos x
Dv6 engines will outlive us all 💪
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Love this channel and it comes into it's own when Taylor is involved.
Like James, I wanted a work car just to carry my work stuff around and do tip runs. Didn't want a diesel, estate or French. I got a 407SW tdi and its great. Cost £500 with an MOT. Does 39mpg around town & next village with 180k on the clock. Wife prefers it to the Calibra v6!
You must be living 20 years in the past 😂
@@barratt5795 when was the last time anyone saw a running calibra !
Cool OG style video, always love a switch up back to the older style of videos...nothing like buying cheap cars.
I always forget some fully grown men just don’t care for car they have/drive like they are just always happy or content with whatever 😮
Incredible. I just bought a 2016 Citroen Cactus few weeks ago for the family. Very pleased with the odd choice!
I’ve got the same Audi but in a saloon I’ve done the timing chain and if you’d like it done I can do it for
Free if you supply the parts also things that goes wrong with these are pcv valves and it’s worth changing that
Nice I like the Citroen. Nice to see some different cars on the channel. Let’s get more different cars like this one.
Here's your new car James, but you're not allowed to drive it.😂
Someone in the Holy marketing team clearly watches all the car channels on TH-cam, or works for Car Verticals marketing and does Holy as a side hustle.
Thought I recognised James...he was my tennis coach at Virgin Active Acton...haha
He’s like.. a different Ethan😂 could always do a video or two with James fixing a car? ❤️
🤣🤣🤣🤣"HOW MUCH IS THAT???" Alex's impression of Taylor: Bloody BRILLIANT!!👏👏👏👏Tell you what lads- this was a Bloody good video! Keep it up the boys! Love from Merseyside✌✌✌
I was so excited to finally see a video like this. My favourite videos when u buy a car with a budget
Can't go wrong with a french diesel hatchback!
Can’t go wrong with a hdi, I’ve had the same diesel fiesta since I passed my test 5 years ago 😂
@@Angus_____ What are you 12?
On the Audi, you should check the camshaft adjuster valve. Sits in the camshaft right behind the actuater you just replaced. Also the camshaft "bridge" wich is bolted on provides the oil to that valve. If you take the bridge off you will see a little metal filter/screen that can be clogged up and not provide enough oil to the valve. It still could be a chain issue though.😅
love seated heats
This was like early Wheeler Dealers, very educational, love it!
Grindr… actually LOL’d 😂
Amazing video people I definitely enjoyed watching this on. I must say I’m inspired by your videos i have started my own YT and I’m looking forward to uploading very soon. Always amazing keep up the good content ❤
The Citroen is let down by the doors I think there would be more on the road if they had normal doors, if they don't bother you then they are a reliable motor.
That might be, but if one is used to Citroën's quirks then that c4 is perfectly in line with expectations.
Won’t spoil it but the car you got him in the end is one of the quietest most comfortable cars I’ve ever been in it’s not talked about enough
Congratulations !! You bought an Audi !!
Your mechanic can now buy that summer house in Marseille he fancies 👍 LoL 😂
Such a great episode! It has everything and everyone in it: fixing, buying, washing, fixing (well, almost)... What more to wish for?
My Alfa 145 T Spark had a cam variator thingy - it opened up the valves at around 4,000 rpm to give a bit of extra oomph. Problem is, the solenoid would rattle in its housing, and make the car sound like a diesel. An easy fix though.
Woohooo🎉 another Autoalex upload!
Cracking video. I like that the channel is so varied, so if there's stuff you don't enjoy, it doesn't matter.
I really love this channel because Alex always finishes projects properly before buying a new car for the sole purpose of making another shitty click bait thumbnail!
No he doesn't 😂
@@jakejbarnett Haha sarcasm doesn't come through well in youtube comments
Viking detailing must of missed the pink chewing gum box on the floor 😅😅
The "Akina Speed Stars" sticker.. if you know you know
That’s why the engine is blown! 😂
Glad I wasn’t the only one who noticed it 😂😂
Josh giving Ed China Wheeler Dealer vibes.
Another common reason for finding combustion gasses in coolant is the egr valve
Does the 1.8 TFSI have an EGR valve?
@@9wowableHe's talking about the mini
@@9wowable it will have one but if the combustion gasses are getting into your coolant it’s likely the egr cooler that’s what happened with the one on my focus st the plastic egr cooler was cracked and letting combustion gasses into the coolant although I have no familiarity on your particular engine and obvs every manufacturer has there own ways to do stuff when I had my polo it wasn’t a water cooled egr meaning it wouldn’t suffer the same way as my focus but that’s a 2003 so obvs things have changed over the years
@@stephentuckey9955 I'm aware it happened to a Sprinter I had. I just had a brainfart thinking you were talking about the Audi 😂
Great car the A4 SE used to sell these new. Good to here you have the cruise option, needed. Auction cars, you never know 🙈
Imagine being Alex's mate and he turns up with a Citroen Cactus, just for you... PMSL 😂😂
Citroën chassis are so much nicer than VAG ones, they are so much more comfortable than those audis.
@@joempoem478 lol
Coolant level on the Audi 😂 no one has told them how much oil those drink 😂💀
What happened to the Audi then?
I hope they still fix it (or give it to Top Dead Center, maybe as an apology for the damaged toolbox).
Almost surely timing chain.
At least it's not an engine out job, as the engine is mounted lenghtways
Most likely 500 quids worth of parts listed on ebah then weigh the rest in for another couple of hundred quid .
Would love to see more content from Josh like this!
that mini is lovely
i just want to give you guys a tip on that audi rattle. its quite common, and 80% of the time its the oil valve that sits in the camphaser, thats broken. take the Phaser solenoid out again, and with a little adapter you can just unscrew it, the timing wont jump. the phaser is not held on the cam by it.
if the issue then still exists it pretty much a guarantee that the phaser is dead
What about a legacy estate diesel?
Not ULEZ
@@beaugiles9939 what about petrol?
James needs a can of red bull, not a car.... I've never seen a man less excited about a new car than him.😂
When Alex turned round to reveal a Cactus, I actually gagged 🤮🤣🤣🤣
17:40 Seated heats are the most important option in the UK I've heard. 🤣👍
What the hell is going on in the UK that a 70k mile mini cooper S younger than 7 years is worth 3.5k?? Thats a 10k car at least in germany
It's 13 years old. And still feels a bit pricey for one in the UK.
61 plate, so 13 years old
@@4039byrne cheapest one in germany from 2011 is 6k, so still very good
13 years old. So it's old, they're very common in the UK, and R56 Cooper S's are notoriously problematic. They're at the state of being common but cheap, in a few years they'll start getting scarce and expensive. Same as 90s Japanese sports cars in the 2000s.
It's a 61 plate meaning 2011 and it's a common car that is known to break often. So people generally aren't interested
The amount of TFSI with blow-by from this era is well documented.
Many Audis of the time, company cars, came with 1 litre of oil in the boot from day 1.
Eventually, the bores end up with scores on them and the engine is for the bin.
A lot of VAG group blocks were replaced under warranty.
I'll never rely on an Audi ever again, I swear it's plastic on wheels 😭
I have a Audi A3 8p 1.9 TDI with 475k miles. Clutch is perfect and it's been remapped to get 65mpg. And not an inch of rust. Them PD engines do not die!!!!
Brittle, crunchy plastic that costs lots of money 👍
Even the timing chain guide is plastic crap
@@alexhinchcliffe7465He's more so talking about the newer stuff.
Can't wait for 3 years time when joshy sets up his own TH-cam lol
He already has. It's called Jooshy's garage.