I Bought The Cheapest VW T5 Transporter
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So we bought a VW T5 as it was too cheap not to!!!
Turns out it was cheap for a reason, is this another one to disapear in to the barn never to be seen again?
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An ex taxi / company shuttle the Velcro was used for hanging screening of passengers ie covid
Don’t know if anyone has already mentioned this but that’s not the DSG gearbox, it’s the previous torque converter slushbox
Looking for a t5, even in this condition people are asking 8k, dunno where you found one fir 2k
Don’t bother unless you want a load of hassle in your life b
Sounds like bull shit
I can’t even find one for £6-7k never mind 2!
@@Brucey865 there’s a few non runners on flea bay now for around 2 k so I might have been harsh with my bull shit comment
You can fink them.. i just brought on near that 2200.. and what a piece of shit its turned out to be!
I think it was the "Bang Bus" from the Adult Channel, the velcro was used to keep the cameraman safe during covid filming, adding a splash barrier from the "artists"
mobile weed plant? These vents at the back plus curtains...
Bought one about year ago for 5.5, multivan 2.5 auto like yours, great van, took us to Poland and bk around Xmas and New year, had mazda bongo before and this one is great on fuel compared to 4speed bongo, lots to do like exhaust manifold to weld, electric door to be repaired...ac still doesn't work but hope to fix it before summer
2 Grand for a mobile brothel? Bargain!
Though if I were you, I wouldn’t go near it with a UV light 😳
My thoughts exactly! I’ve got to sleep in there so ignorance is bliss 👍🏻
@@BarnClubCars you know what else is bliss?
Hazmat suits!
Lucky to get it at this price, Mate. Prices of used vans, particularly VWs have gone sky high.
You have a very well spec'd Pre-facelift caravelle, keep it that way dude #resistthelift 👊
You might be surprised, caravelle front ends are sort after in the pre facelift t5 community, especially the headlights.
Got a 2.5 axd manual 6 spd 06 plate shuttle myself with 258k miles on it. Going to be doing something similar to mine I think but it's going to be done all diy by me to keep costs down. Paid 5k for mine 3 yrs ago, been a great van tbh
I have a b5.5 Passat tdi that had the same overboosting issue, ended up changing the entire turbo.
Ive been driving one of these for years, the 2.5 tdi is an amazing engine, As for limp mode problem, check for broken pieces of DPF filter lodged up against O2 sensor straight after the DPF.
Get yourself a beetle these vans are for losers
Haha Tim, did previous owner have "green fingers "?lol
Doctor Greenthumb?
With red eyes and munchies 😂😂🛫
I've a t4 camper had no trouble at all with it. Just things that I wanted done. Having to sell it now since the deisel has gone through the roof 😔
Might be that aftermarket stereo draining the battery. VAG stuff around that age had a habit of using the blue electric aerial terminal for the K line connection to the factory stereo. Fit an aftermarket one and all would be well as long as you used it daily but leave it for 3 or 4 days and battery would be dead.
Usually the mechanical vacuum pump will have failed or gone week at that milage
Hi I bought one same year same colour it turned out to be a real money pit .
Im campering mine now to try and keep its value .
I will be watching with great anticipation cheers Steve
I've always been told these are not cheap but hopefully this was cheap enough to start with? Hopefully this will make a good camper so I can use it with the family and the money side wont matter as much.
oh nooo the dreaded VW vans 😱quick lads stick wax in your ears and keep rowing....😉 how these vans got reputation for being reliable I will never know. cause there not, even the old ones were nails. only van VW made that didnt leak engain coolant was the air cooled engain thay use to make...😄 thay only clock 250 / 300 thousand miles cause everyone ends up getting cornered into spending thousands to keep them going cause thay invested so much buying it in first place thay have little choice as scraping them is just to grim a prospect to live with. head gasket fails, head cracks, even cracked engain blocks 😱, clutches, fly wheels, eletric faults, hole new engains / gear boxs😕.... best thing i ever ended up doing was getting a toyota hi ace, way cheaper to buy, 285 thousand miles driven and still not a single fault, repair or breakdown ever. buying a cheap vw one like this is proberly best bet as one for 10 grand will have all same things go wrong sooner or later, proberly sooner but just cost way more in first place.
at the back you have your second heater motor, its actuators if not dead will die soon. So change them
Factory heaters for warming the coolant is in that location, maybe someone tried using it for an aftermarket perhaps?
I bought a £2k T5, 2004, SWB no air con, windy windows and a rusty POS. Yours looks like a steal compared to mine haha. It looks quite cool now with a set of banded wheels though
The only thing mine was good for was not being rusty. Other than that it was the most unreliable POS I ever owned in 40 years of driving.
Interesting how my Caddy maxi has the same lights door handles mirrors and loads of other parts as the T5
They used it to grow weed in 😮 bloody hell. At first I thought it was for Covid 😂😂😂😂😂
Bought a 2006 T5 2.5 shuttle, 170k & LHD for £500. Bodywork not brilliant but mechanically sound. Now running 180bhp on a straight pipe with swamper wheels. Bargain!
I'd say that was a rolling weed wagon 😏
Brilliant!! growing and rolling
Dude, I have just done this, by the time I've finished sorting all the problems- new turbo, manifold, injectors, camshaft, intercooler, boost pipes etc etc, then bodywork and then wheels and suspension and interior I've spent over 14k in total, once you get so far you're committed, you might be lucky and I hope you are mate, good luck 👍
Sounds like you've got a really nice van now. Hope you get to enjoy all your hard work now.
When gas hits 5 quid a litre can I buy it .cheers
Looking at the red di , i’m guessing yours is a 130 , I have just fitted the 174 turbo gt2052 to my pre facelift , Like for like replacement all pipework and connections identical,
I think it was £450 odd from autodoc ,
Ps i would like your headlights if ever your selling them , I’ve got a 2005 transporter shuttle that i have done a california conversion too , i have the aftermarket depo caravelle headlights lol
It was a grow room on wheels.
1. Facelift it!
2. The Caravelle pre-facelift front ends easily sell for over £500 on the pre-facelift T5 FB page
3. A gearbox oil change tends to sort a lot of problems out on these boxes.
4. Never EVER buy a high mileage 2.5! It’ll need all the cams done and pretty much a top end rebuild. Just have a quick Google and you’ll see all the issues.
5. £2k for any T5 these days is a steal!
6. Good luck! 🤙
If 2.5l was engine oil changed every 5k miles then high milage is not a problem😉
@@finmac5548 not this one,for sure 😆
£2k for that in this market is a steal, regardless of condition. Can spend £5k on repairs and still make a profit.
I have a 2010 VW transporter semi high top 120k good condition silver new shape leisure battery with inverter used it for camping in Cornwall would be perfect to convert into camper open to sensible offers
I’m not even mad about this, I respect the grind 👍🏻
@@BarnClubCars I look forward to seeing how your van turns out 👍
That VW T5 is Perfect💪💪💪
Is that the engine that is pronce to a cracking manifold, and I don't mean cracking in a good way... I seem to recall having it replaced when I had one but that was without air-con so it may be an engine out job if it is cracked...
I have no idea. If it has a cracked manifold then it might be easier just to take the engine out and look at the gearbox issue at the same time.
Always something to do on these cars. Where do we find the next video on this car with the Mr Muscle turbo clean please? Cheers, from Melbourne, Australia!
It’s coming soon. I was hoping to have it in the barn on Sunday but it died on my drive so I filmed this video then. Keep your eyes peeled for the next one coming soon. Thanks for watching
Could also be map, vacuum leak, maf sensor, intercooler, boost pipe fitting, sounds like you know your stuff but for reference to others
Reminds me of the van from Squid Games. Get the passengers in and turn the gas on, night night.
I'd love to know we're the hell you found this bargain for 2k? Surly it worth more in parts alone. Wouldn't be able to find a older t4 model for this price never mind a t5
Cracking van for 2 grand the stuff your striping out can help with rebuild alot of re usable parts for some lucky person who is wanting just that
👍👍👍😜🏴🦄🦕😁✌🤞
2000 pounds, damn it is T5, he is anyway are good even he is bad. Outstanding car, I driven more than 350.000 miles on T4+T5. best of all I ever driven, excluding Cherokee XJ.
last owner was growing weed in there , he has probably step up 🤣
Great video this one. That van is a complete bargain, although I suspect, as you suggested, that the inside may have seen as much action as the the outside 😃. Great potential though, so can't wait to see how this progresses.
You need a noco genius battery charger, you can repair the battery
The cleaning of the vanes with oven cleaner is a joke .Ive seen it first hand and by a very well regarded VW tuner and yes 12 years ago it was all the rage ,But the amount it really cleaned was fuck all of nothing !
Agreed, it's a temporary solution to make the problem better, but it won't take long for that small amount removed to build up again and cause the issue.
I used a decent turbo cleaning kit on my old mk4 golf years ago, did the job perfectly well... for around 10K miles 🤣 then it just started happening occasionally again.
Need to get it done properly with the turbo removed and split.
I can see quite a lot of "smear marks" on the windows... Pretty sure I know what it was previously used for!
Get a stick and manipulate waistgate with some wd 40 If it’s 2,5 engine u can just see it from the top.
Brake system is corroding awfully, so double check all cables. You dont want to loose brakes while driving at high speeds. Climate tubes and electics are 100% dead. Lots of electrical issues with alternator and mostly cruise speed. Better change turbo. Check cylynder heads for cracks and engine is eating oil too much, need to rebuild a lot.
they are prone cam lobe wear will put it in limp mode
The caravelle seats and rail system are worth 2k on their own
Same thoughts mate
Another man's rubbish is another's gold
Whatever the condition it doesn't need a lick of paint as badly as your garage door
You’re not wrong 😂 My mrs said what is it going to take? 10k people have seen that door now will you please do something about it!
Was it stolen to order ?
Not sure but they may av been growing the green stuff in there ahaaaa
Paid a wee bit more for mine, but it’s fitted out nicely as a camper and registered as such. Just getting the boost pressure / limp mode issue this year so I’ll be following what you do closely. I’ve ordered some trade ‘turbo cleaner’ which is about £30 but if your Mr. Muscle works that’ll be interesting. Mine re-sets after ignition off and back on so I’m thinking it might be the sensors / mass air flow / boost pressure valve area… so if anyone else has a fix for this power loss, I’m all ears.
Mine does the same, if I turn it off and on again it's ok but if you stab the throttle if happens again. Fingers crossed it just needs a clean.
@@BarnClubCars that’s the chappie, revs over 2500 I can go insta limp
How many miles on the clock? Change the turbo, change the N75 valve, cross the fingers!
@@Tresoroeffnung Yup, you got it, new boost pressure sensor and EGR valve (so badly caked I couldn’t get much play with a vacuum pump) and a load of turbo cleaner in the fuel and the air inlet didn’t fix it. Got the outlet pipe off and the turbo vanes are stuck (prodding them with a screw driver). New Turbo on its way with a new intercooler too (sagging badly), so it’s probably worth getting a new N75 valve, good shout. Big job! But it’s done 209,000 miles with a gearbox rebuild, new flywheel, new drive-belt done in the last few years. Had the code PO234 (overboost) on the computer. I’ll get another 200K out of her yet 😉
@@ianseaweed Exactly. When you consider how much work the turbo has done in its lifetime it is really no surprise. I had similar problems. Changed the turbo all was good but then found a small vacuum leak and changed the N75 also. Running nice now. Well worth the effort to keep maintained 👍
I'd guess Covid partitions too😷👀😜
It was a mobile lap dancing club⚠️😲😳
Or a mobile weed grow?🤔
That Trooper will still be going strong long after the VW has been recycled into baked bean tins.
The shag wagon?
Does it smell like cheap perfume and cigarettes?
I love the van, I wish they sold these in the USA.
It's not DSG. It's normal 6 speed auto. DSG it's only on the face-lifts
Mines a 55 plate . About to spend up to 3.500 if it is the crankshaft
Good luck! The T5 is back in the barn this week after breaking down the other day. Fingers crossed it’s a simple fix.
Nice smelly van ,girls of the night transport for dock work cab heater in the back over the hole in the floor or a bog direct to the floor and the vehicle behind ,nice buy great project at that money ,shagged but man can fix ,the van that is 😂👍👨🏻🏭
2k a bargain even if its not a runner
Overboost fault is most likely a turbo issue can't have boost leak and have overboost fault you'd see underboost haha
£2500 cash today
How does this happen when it has parking sensors ,it happens when your doing your shopping and someone hits you and buggers off 🤷♂️
This age VW t5 engines where made out of bad metal. It was mostly fixed in next generation but this one is 100% awful. I bet it does not have original engine in it.
YES
it will cost an arm a leg and your first born.
you will need a special vw specialist. Vw will even fukk this up.
Good luck young Skywalker 🖖
for 2000 pound that transporter is an gold deal only in parts this van is worth more than 6k
Looks like a mobile grow tent
Cant stand everyone facelifting such a shame also it has a normal auto box not dsg mate
Everyone I know who has a T5 has problems and all expensive because it it VW, that is why the Vivaro has taken over in the UK and sister vehicle the Trafic in Europe. The T4 was a total rustbucket and the 2.4d a dog of an engine. Golfs were crap from mk2 onwards, so now I wouldn't touch a VW with a barge pole.
why is the pipe from the turbo to the intercoler black ? is that not your leak i have put an oli catch can on my axe 2.5 tdi 174 4 motion i jave change the turbo pipes from stock to selfmade tubes and pipes no leaks any more the stock pipe rubbels seals are bad and the clickie system from the pipes is ++++ty i have put an cold air filter on it with new pipe from bumper to the cold air intake now i do 1/12.3 an liter now before that it was 1/10 1/9 i use 0w30 oli not 5w30 . and i have mu van ful of stuf totaal weight is 2800kg ish and its an 2005 im happy with it and i busy with an facelift to t6.1 i have bougt an donor crashed t6 rear of that van is totaal the rest is fine so plus if i make an camper out of it it will be wort more than 30k i have invest so far 12k 2.5k for the t5 in 2016 amd 4 weaks ago 8.500 voor t6.1 totaallos donorcar to face lift my old batsy
We need to have a good look in there when we take the EGR off to clean it. Hopefully it's something simple like a leak or it just needs cleaning.
Pity these diesel vans won’t be allowed in the city centres in the future
New turbo 👍
I think you’re right. Looks like a new turbo is coming soon.
@@BarnClubCars do yourself a favour and either put it on a ramp or get someone else to do it. Flippin nightmare of a job 😀
Headlights and bumper not worth much 🤔 They are going up in value for the genuine caravelle ones.
Not a dsg
why would you think they black off the windows from inside? to keep the sun out of course if sleeping in there. its a transporter!! thats what they are for! but best thing to do with this is scrap it and get one that has the engine where its meant to be... in the back!!
I live in a vw t25 camper
That’s the dream right there 👍🏻
Never jump start a vehicle like that. Positive to the battery and negative somewhere on the engine.
Why not?
@@thingyee1118 Currant draw. Ever wonder why the leads get hot very quickly.
You will be needing a gen vw battery to start. Buy one with the cloth seats though ffs
Looks like an ex surveillance van. Somewhere you sit for hours to get the footage you need for insurance claims or whatever. Ventilation in the rear gave it away for me because if you sit for hours in a vehicle without the window cracked open, it tends to fog up giving your position away.
If it was for surveillance, why would the interior be divided into sections around each seat? You'd only need to cover the windows! My guess - mobile knocking shop. Each section would have enough room for a BJ or a "chair" ride.
@@csjrogerson2377 😂. I think that your answer is nearer the mark.. LOL
Sell that reg plate to a Lotus owner……get you’re money back….👍💪🇮🇲
Had a t5 for years. Chased it and chased it spending fortunes fixing everything. Waster of time, waste of money. Just buy a Toyota and enjoy a happy life b
A man who has been there, and speaks sense! People must really wake up to the Bulls*&% of VW scene tax!
or a good t4 like mine
I'm guessing it was partitioned off for Covid
And learn how to use jump leads !!
Don't think it's a dsg gearbox ?
It’s got two main issues, 1 is that it throws up an over boost fault and goes in to limp mode. The other issue is when you put it in gear but keep your foot on the brakes it stalls. The boost fault is probably the turbo or a boost leak. The stalling is the one that has me most worried 😦
It’s the 6 speed dsg box on this one
Automatic with traditional torque converter. Not DSG, but when they run correctly they are almost as good as a DSG first Gen 👍
I know cause I own one. And have worked on it a lot! I have a 2009 model T- Edition 2.5tdi 6speed automatic. When you get it running, don't get scared if it looks like it's slipping in 3th gear. They all do this, it's shifting kind of like 1 , 2 , 3 , 3.5 , 4 , 5 , 6.
DSG not in a T5 until 2010 and the T5.1.
You will see many adverts for T5's with auto boxes described as DSG, sadly even traders seem to think every VW auto is a DSG, they simply are not.
Outside of changing the gears for you they are very very different.
That said good luck with the van, I spent 4k one and am still spending out on it.
This is great news if it’s not a dsg, the clutches on the dsg boxes look super complex so this should be easier to work on 👍🏻
It's tiptronic not dsg
Bargain….£5k worth of fuel in that!
I’ll swap your headlights for my facelift headlights
Just break it for parts and make a quick £6K with little effort.
Put real effort in and make more.
Otherwise you will spend so much you might as well have bought a decent one!
It's a pile of crap.
From experience, no matter how much you fix, everything else that still works will be on its way out and you just won't stop fixing things.
I mean £6k would be nice but what’s worth the money? Some people have said the rear seats are worth a few quid but where’s the rest?
Please don’t facelift!! Original T5 Caravelle front end still looks the best IMHO
High mileage T5s .......... just as any other van, practically worthless money pit. Why oh why do people think that as its a VW it MUST be different? Wake up and only pay what they are worth............ NOT VW tax
Some high miles which haven’t been looked after and serviced do tend to be money pits like anything mechanical in life that gets neglected. But they definitely aren’t worthless. £2000 for that is a steal. Spend 5k on it and sell it for 10k easy
Looks like someone has been growing illegal substances in the van. 👀
It was mobile meth lab or canabis factory although I doubt that because it's would be obvious as it would stink.
Can I buy it off you
You could alway buy a transit ,and sit back and watch it rot away
Calling bulshit on this one 2k no way
2K ? 😒
Chuck the interior away make it a camper and treble your money
Grow Van
I worked on them vans for a living nasty vans imo very overrated why they so popular is beyond me.
I think it was a mobile cannabis farm?
dogger van