DIY Car Life - I went to clean out and re-seal the Intake Manifold on our VW Crafter yesterday and found everything is in the way and more stuff broken! We love it though! Love the channel, bro.
AutoDoc are an excellent supplier. Spent £1,000s with them over the last 5 years. Just need to factor in the week or so it takes for delivery from Germany. Had a good giggle when you found your missing tool! Of course no one else has done that! Found a socket and ratchet in the lower engine bay of an S4 I bought a couple of years back. It was still on a nut, rusty as hell!
AutoDoc are great as long as you're not in a rush to get the parts. If you are they're a disaster, but if you can plan ahead and order in advance there's no one who offers better value from my experience.
Seems to me that all motor manufacturers are the same. Engines that can’t be maintained in situ, horrendous parts prices, engines that fail prematurely due to poor design. Imagine some poor sucker buying a similar car all shiny then it goes bang! Great content Dean, love how you take it all in your stride 👍🇬🇧😎
And than a lot off mechanics complaining about French and Italian cars because they shout be complicated.....well after this miracle from the V.A.G. companies maybe they scratch behind the ears before they start working on these German cars... But the good news so far is that this engine is maybe not damage by the broken piston, so we stay positive ! Nice video Dean !!!!
Love that you are finding cheaper ways to get the parts. The more you learn the more it helps us lot indirectly of course. Also loved your meh moment over pronouncing mahle. 😂
I'm sure you keep the real down moments off camera, but I really admire your pragmatism and determination to just keep going and get things done. Jobs like this would defeat the vast majority of us 'amateur tinkerers'.
That sounds about right with Audi. Rolls Royce use to do it in the 70's and 80's, they'd order bulbs in from Lucas and then sound them out to dealerships in RR boxes. Great video Dean, it looks a clean apart from the engine going bang.
Dean is it awful that I love when you get a car with minor issues but then ends up needing the engine stripped down or taken out? Haha Great content as always Dean, love the content and look forward to hearing this TT rawr!
I wonder what caused the damage to that piston below the head? Has it been remapped and ran very hot causing the ring gap to close or just a ring failure?
Had the same problem with 1.8TFSI A4 59 plate. Tho it wasn’t throwing up any error codes. It was drinking oil, as much as it was petrol. The thing was it’s wasn’t even smoking but they say the cats do their job very well. I bought it privately and ended up sticking in into an auction but I did lose a good bit on it.
I'm not sure whether you're getting more views with this style of set up......But I like the old way.......always watch your posts tho bro....keep up the good work 💯
Hopefully you get this car cheap enough so with what you have to put into it, your time and labour, shop overhead costs, you can make some profit out of it. Looks good, lucky no other major damage to the engine, hope no other expensive thing needs attention.
I feel your pain - had a bearing fail on my BMW thru broken timing chain guide getting in the pickup. Turns out the rod deformed and crank cracked so done a right job on it.... so ended up engine out you like you (but no nice lift in my garage lol). So turned into a full rebuild job and stripped it all right down. Just at stage of finding out about getting the crank and pistons balanced because the replacement rod is 2g lighter on one side and a new crank. Are you going to get the crank and new pistons balanced? I could risk it but given its a New (Never Ever Worked) crank so probably wise... Massive job for me as never been this deep in an engine before so huge learning curve.
Love this video & content, as I have a 2013 Black Edition Amplified as well. Mine is Somoa Orange & I recently had a misfire on Cylinder 2. Luckily my scanner revealed it was just a coil pack after swapping coils around. So, just got a Bosch one from Euros. What is the main cause of this piston failure on these engines do you know? My car has 35k miles, & I'd like try & prevent this if possible. Thanks
I feel your pain mate, I bought a super cheap Alfa Brera Spider with a bad oil leak. Couldn't get the sump off to replace the oil pump without dropping the subframe (which turned out to be rotten). Got the timing belt on finally and new pump, went to check the filter and found it full of metal - front end is now off and about to replace the engine 😞
Great video as always Dean..... I used to use euro car parts for bits up until I found auto-doc about 3 yrs or so ago ....... ive def saved alot of money using them for parts 👍🏼
Can i ask iv got a Range Rover evoque deisel is ther amy way to get it to sound like that Astra pops and bangs , if it thru pipe. will it fail an mot in future.
Great content as usual. I think you should invest in a sprung bore hone. You need to break that glaze in the bores and make some grooves for the oil...Id measure the bores too...🤔😳🇬🇧
Just done a 1.4 tsi with same problem had 1-2-3 cylinder low comp all cracked ring seats honed out new pistons caused by low octane feul aparently these tsi and tfsi use only 98+ feul
I hope you won't need to replace conrods as well because the new design has a different wrist pin (as far as I know). It's now 23mm thick instead of 21mm.
Hi Dean. I hope you enjoyed the few days away with the Missus and kids lol. Thanks so much Dean for sorting out the tickets so we can get them over here in Ireland. Nice one 😅. Wow that Audi. You must know Everything to do with Engines the way you took it apart. And figured out what was Wrong in minutes. I could do that. But it would never be the same again 😮lol. That Piston looks really bad. And it also looks expensive but i hope not. That Astra VXR is Beautiful and it sounds so Nice. And bloody Fast I noticed. Did you hand your Wife the keys of the VW T6 yet. I would love too see that happen. She will be so Happy. Beautiful Wagon 😅😅. Anyway Thanks again Dean. Great Video. Oh yea what are you hiding on the back of that delivery lorry. I cant wait to see. Mabey parts for the Porsche. I dont know. But we will find out Hahaha. Anyway Chat laters 😅😅
At that stage you are as well taking the crank out and getting the bores checked and honed. That way at least you have a fully rebuilt engine and not just what that’s had new parts chucked at it.
But of a job this has turned into, yes, I would hone the bores before fitting the new pistons/rings, enjoyed the content tho, top stuff as usuall, well done mate.
As you now have had to resort to removing the engine and strip it down you may as well do the crank bearing shells and all the oil seals......no point doing the big ends and not the mains
are the faulty pistons the result of a manufacturing fault? Because I've been refused a warranty claim by Audi, even though my car burns a litre of oil per 1000ks
That's an odd bit of damage and lucky it didn't do any cylinder damage. It might be an idea to give each bore a light hone just to remove any light score marks 👍
To be honest I would get the block and crank checked over while it’s in bits and you’re waiting for parts. Could have maybe gone down the forged rods and pistons route and made it future proof. Just seems a shame not to while the engine is out and in bits. Just depends how far down the rabbit hole you’re willing to go 🐇
@@SavingSalvage WEll I give up . What I'll do is buy 10 tickets of each option so that's a 3:1 spread provided my ticket is drawn at the end and I'm the winner. Don't think its Ford though. Maybe Audi as this upload is about a TT but that could be a double bluff and the questionaire is rigged to put every off winning except me . Oh , don't know what to do now . Could be the other one ? Need some help here .
it's interesting as if it was fuel combusting out of time I would expect the top of the piston to be damaged so I reckon heat build up might have caused a hairline fracture..then boom!...think the bore was saved as the damage wasn't enough to destroy the rings completely, so the piston didn't clatter into the sides
Hey Dean, take it there's no chance that the Mahle pistons that were in the engine were already replacements? Someone thinking the same as you - £275 for one vs £330 for four is much better, but in fact it's a false economy?
Great video as always Dean. Bad luck on the internals. So glad the piston didn't make you too pistoff 😁 Just shows you how a couple of hours on the phone can save you a serious amount of cash. Hope you had a good break. Cheers, Bob
You will be able to rebuild an Audi engine blindfold soon - you are certainly getting enough practice!😅 Sourcing the piston rings from Autodoc just confirms the crazy mark up on VAG parts - they must make more profit on the parts than they do on the cars!!
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DIY Car Life - I went to clean out and re-seal the Intake Manifold on our VW Crafter yesterday and found everything is in the way and more stuff broken! We love it though! Love the channel, bro.
AutoDoc are an excellent supplier. Spent £1,000s with them over the last 5 years. Just need to factor in the week or so it takes for delivery from Germany. Had a good giggle when you found your missing tool! Of course no one else has done that! Found a socket and ratchet in the lower engine bay of an S4 I bought a couple of years back. It was still on a nut, rusty as hell!
Couldn't agree more!
AutoDoc are great as long as you're not in a rush to get the parts. If you are they're a disaster, but if you can plan ahead and order in advance there's no one who offers better value from my experience.
Seems to me that all motor manufacturers are the same. Engines that can’t be maintained in situ, horrendous parts prices, engines that fail prematurely due to poor design. Imagine some poor sucker buying a similar car all shiny then it goes bang! Great content Dean, love how you take it all in your stride 👍🇬🇧😎
And than a lot off mechanics complaining about French and Italian cars because they shout be complicated.....well after this miracle from the V.A.G. companies maybe they scratch behind the ears before they start working on these German cars... But the good news so far is that this engine is maybe not damage by the broken piston, so we stay positive ! Nice video Dean !!!!
Love that you are finding cheaper ways to get the parts. The more you learn the more it helps us lot indirectly of course. Also loved your meh moment over pronouncing mahle. 😂
I'm sure you keep the real down moments off camera, but I really admire your pragmatism and determination to just keep going and get things done. Jobs like this would defeat the vast majority of us 'amateur tinkerers'.
Thanks
great work Dean - big fan of AutoDoc - used it alot for my S5 (service parts)
Looking forward to the next vid!
That sounds about right with Audi. Rolls Royce use to do it in the 70's and 80's, they'd order bulbs in from Lucas and then sound them out to dealerships in RR boxes. Great video Dean, it looks a clean apart from the engine going bang.
Lots of Car Manufacturers do it, even on super cars like McLaren and Ferrari, box them up in their own boxes and charge 5 times the price 😂
Dean is it awful that I love when you get a car with minor issues but then ends up needing the engine stripped down or taken out? Haha Great content as always Dean, love the content and look forward to hearing this TT rawr!
I felt sorry for you on this vid , i could see the frustration and anger ,,, but keep going mate your a very good at what you do.
Hope you and the fam had a good break. Let's get back into this TT.
Totally understand your approach, hone pre fit rings in bore to check gaps will be absolutely fine. Done several like this never had issues.
I wonder what caused the damage to that piston below the head? Has it been remapped and ran very hot causing the ring gap to close or just a ring failure?
It would be neat if you compared the new vs old piston.
Doubt youll be able to see any difference with your eyes
Had the same problem with 1.8TFSI A4 59 plate. Tho it wasn’t throwing up any error codes. It was drinking oil, as much as it was petrol. The thing was it’s wasn’t even smoking but they say the cats do their job very well. I bought it privately and ended up sticking in into an auction but I did lose a good bit on it.
I would hone the block before fitting new pistons and rings, the new rings will never bed in otherwise
@@ohdearme1052"knows the score" ....let's hope not 😅😅
Nah, just send it
@@AlexCapi course bruv. Dat wat professional engine builders do iiinnnitttt
You do realise piston rings aren’t fixed and are floating?
Mate i juat rebulit a mclaren f1
Some Leon and camper van content is what we need 🫢🫣😂
Great video content Dean. Love rebuilds like this. Are you going to re-hone the bores and put a new oil pump before rebuilding it?
I had a similar situation with my yaris sump had two hidden bolts needs access from the gear box so did not bother to fit them little leaks
I'm not sure whether you're getting more views with this style of set up......But I like the old way.......always watch your posts tho bro....keep up the good work 💯
Hopefully you get this car cheap enough so with what you have to put into it, your time and labour, shop overhead costs, you can make some profit out of it. Looks good, lucky no other major damage to the engine, hope no other expensive thing needs attention.
I'm glad you are going to get it running again ... looks a nice car.
What causes a piston to fail like that?
Why didn't you put forged pistons and rods in,Apr bolts?.
I feel your pain - had a bearing fail on my BMW thru broken timing chain guide getting in the pickup. Turns out the rod deformed and crank cracked so done a right job on it.... so ended up engine out you like you (but no nice lift in my garage lol). So turned into a full rebuild job and stripped it all right down. Just at stage of finding out about getting the crank and pistons balanced because the replacement rod is 2g lighter on one side and a new crank. Are you going to get the crank and new pistons balanced? I could risk it but given its a New (Never Ever Worked) crank so probably wise... Massive job for me as never been this deep in an engine before so huge learning curve.
Just goes to show the mark up on VAG and other manufacturers parts.
Great job though, looking fwd to the next instalment
My ford focus did the same, ring land failure, bores fine. Bottom end rebuild.
That damage at 60 odd K. Shocking. Not even surprised on the rebuilds anymore, your totally expecting it everytime :D
Cracking deal on the pistons from Autodoc, very impressed.
Again, your patience is impressive…!
Glad you enjoyed it
I'm always amazed at your patience, Dean. Either you hide your frustration very well or you're a master at editing videos 😉
Love this video & content, as I have a 2013 Black Edition Amplified as well. Mine is Somoa Orange & I recently had a misfire on Cylinder 2. Luckily my scanner revealed it was just a coil pack after swapping coils around. So, just got a Bosch one from Euros.
What is the main cause of this piston failure on these engines do you know? My car has 35k miles, & I'd like try & prevent this if possible.
Thanks
Just a heads up check the crankshaft ring for damaged
I feel your pain mate, I bought a super cheap Alfa Brera Spider with a bad oil leak. Couldn't get the sump off to replace the oil pump without dropping the subframe (which turned out to be rotten). Got the timing belt on finally and new pump, went to check the filter and found it full of metal - front end is now off and about to replace the engine 😞
Dean, you've dodged an absolute bullet with that piston failure. It makes sense to use OEM parts as they're exactly the same as genuine parts.
Great video as always Dean..... I used to use euro car parts for bits up until I found auto-doc about 3 yrs or so ago ....... ive def saved alot of money using them for parts 👍🏼
Can i ask iv got a Range Rover evoque deisel is ther amy way to get it to sound like that Astra pops and bangs , if it thru pipe. will it fail an mot in future.
Turning imto a nice little project. Love watching m539 restorations, he does some great engine rebuilds. Hows the porsche coming along?
Got to love your positivity!
Great content as usual. I think you should invest in a sprung bore hone. You need to break that glaze in the bores and make some grooves for the oil...Id measure the bores too...🤔😳🇬🇧
I'm from Northamptonshire, can you recommend someone where I can get my seat belts reset and the airbag module too!
Well done on this and replacing all pistons good call
Nice video as always! I wonder how the piston was damaged like that? If it was blowby also the topland would have been burnt through, but it wasn’t…
you have the patience of a saint sir.
I've got a nice car just want to see you work on stuff.. hope you had a nice time in Cornwall 👍💯
Those two bolts arent going back in are they?
Like removing the driveshaft on a 6n2 gti to do the sump, those two bolts never make it back.
They will do just incase it leaks oil into the bell housing, that’s not ideal
@@SavingSalvage I guess only you can look to see if the bolt protrudes all the way through.
Great update, another engine rebuild 😀😃,
Good luck and nice you have managed to save a few quid
Mate, how it hasn't scored that rotten we'll never know!! Fair play though!! Nuts deep as always Dean 👏🏼
thankyou Dean,as usual very enjoyable content,,,seems the family break has given you a proper boost hope it all went well,,👌👍,,
Just done a 1.4 tsi with same problem had 1-2-3 cylinder low comp all cracked ring seats honed out new pistons caused by low octane feul aparently these tsi and tfsi use only 98+ feul
Bore looked scored to my old eyes and it would be a shame to put so much time and money into it and not hone them check still round etc
Deffo not scored, one of the best bores I’ve seen for a while 😂
I hope you won't need to replace conrods as well because the new design has a different wrist pin (as far as I know). It's now 23mm thick instead of 21mm.
Ooo I’ll find out in a week or so 😂
Another great video, some work to do😮, guess you're doing the clutch also, it's nearly a rebuild, looking forward to the next one 👍
Wow, lucky no engine damage with that, Surprised no oil starvation with all that in the oil pick up pipe
look forward to seeing the TT running
great vlog dean..more damage = better content for the video..more damage the better from where im sitting love your rebuilds
Hi Dean. I hope you enjoyed the few days away with the Missus and kids lol. Thanks so much Dean for sorting out the tickets so we can get them over here in Ireland. Nice one 😅. Wow that Audi. You must know Everything to do with Engines the way you took it apart. And figured out what was Wrong in minutes. I could do that. But it would never be the same again 😮lol. That Piston looks really bad. And it also looks expensive but i hope not. That Astra VXR is Beautiful and it sounds so Nice. And bloody Fast I noticed. Did you hand your Wife the keys of the VW T6 yet. I would love too see that happen. She will be so Happy. Beautiful Wagon 😅😅. Anyway Thanks again Dean. Great Video. Oh yea what are you hiding on the back of that delivery lorry. I cant wait to see. Mabey parts for the Porsche. I dont know. But we will find out Hahaha. Anyway Chat laters 😅😅
Astra ticket purchased, and I’ll be buying a ticket for this TT when it’s finished 👍
Great video on the TT, hoping to see the more on the RS Focus soon.. 😊
At that stage you are as well taking the crank out and getting the bores checked and honed. That way at least you have a fully rebuilt engine and not just what that’s had new parts chucked at it.
What do you do about emptying ac systems ? I don't remember seeing you do it on your engine out vids or is it done by 3rd party?
What are delivery times to the uk like from Autodoc?
Not too bad, around a week
hi dean hope you had a nice break, audi tt great new build..
But of a job this has turned into, yes, I would hone the bores before fitting the new pistons/rings, enjoyed the content tho, top stuff as usuall, well done mate.
What about the rods?
Oh the joys of a knackered piston....Keep up the great work Dean..👍🏻
As you now have had to resort to removing the engine and strip it down you may as well do the crank bearing shells and all the oil seals......no point doing the big ends and not the mains
not just the Ford Eco-Boosts and Lions to give a wide berth to then
are the faulty pistons the result of a manufacturing fault? Because I've been refused a warranty claim by Audi, even though my car burns a litre of oil per 1000ks
AutoDoc is so underrated.I always shop with them and it's a lot lot cheaper.
You have to wait a few days for shipping and stuff but that's okay.
That's an odd bit of damage and lucky it didn't do any cylinder damage. It might be an idea to give each bore a light hone just to remove any light score marks 👍
Well done ! But tat poor woman's back !!!
That piston was FUBAR ,they must be badly made or badly designed . Great video
Great video Dean brilliant saving from auto doc 👍
To be honest I would get the block and crank checked over while it’s in bits and you’re waiting for parts. Could have maybe gone down the forged rods and pistons route and made it future proof. Just seems a shame not to while the engine is out and in bits. Just depends how far down the rabbit hole you’re willing to go 🐇
Why,??have a second sump?
“Great idea Volkswagen! Ya knobs!” Lol
Right ridiculous for sure!!
*Piston Broke !*
Brilliant video as always hope the rebuild goes well 👍
I’ll wait till you raffle your German builds. Vauxhall unfortunately doesn’t do it for me. 👍👍🇬🇧🥊🥊👌👌
There’s £10,000 cash if you don’t fancy the VXR 😃
@@SavingSalvage want a car rebuilt by you Dean and not the cash . It will be a collector item in the future when you are rich and famous 🤣👍👍
Haha
in the live draw what does VXR in the questiionaire mean ? If I get the answer wrong will I lose the prize? Thanks Jonny
Haha it’s to do with the brand of car 👍🏽
@@SavingSalvage WEll I give up . What I'll do is buy 10 tickets of each option so that's a 3:1 spread provided my ticket is drawn at the end and I'm the winner. Don't think its Ford though. Maybe Audi as this upload is about a TT but that could be a double bluff and the questionaire is rigged to put every off winning except me . Oh , don't know what to do now . Could be the other one ? Need some help here .
6:57 you better not crash my car driving like that ! 😂
You're not having much luck, Dean, with the Cupra, and now this!
The VXR sounds sick😊
Was this a know issue with piston quality for engines made between certain dates? Did this affect all VAG cars or just Audi?
Yes known issue on them, there was a tpi to repair them back in the day
Why was the engine in this state?
What would cause the damage to the piston/engine ?
it's interesting as if it was fuel combusting out of time I would expect the top of the piston to be damaged so I reckon heat build up might have caused a hairline fracture..then boom!...think the bore was saved as the damage wasn't enough to destroy the rings completely, so the piston didn't clatter into the sides
Great work yet again 👍👍👍👍👍
Great video mate
Excellent video fella thanks
Anymore on the Caravelle coming? nice!
Well it will have a good engine in it at least now Dean.
I have te same car and engine but mine is a 2012 with 39k on it. Should I be worried about my pistons :(
Do you have the EA888 or EA113 engine?
@@SavingSalvage EA888 CESA. Let me know if you need help with the TT lol I would be down to help
Hey Dean, take it there's no chance that the Mahle pistons that were in the engine were already replacements? Someone thinking the same as you - £275 for one vs £330 for four is much better, but in fact it's a false economy?
Amazing the engine survived because that wouid normally result in a conrod through the block.
Poor girl getting her to lift that 😮
Great video as always Dean. Bad luck on the internals. So glad the piston didn't make you too pistoff 😁
Just shows you how a couple of hours on the phone can save you a serious amount of cash. Hope you had a good break. Cheers, Bob
You will be able to rebuild an Audi engine blindfold soon - you are certainly getting enough practice!😅 Sourcing the piston rings from Autodoc just confirms the crazy mark up on VAG parts - they must make more profit on the parts than they do on the cars!!
Exactly what i said in the previous video, ring lands
Awesome vid, thanks for sharing, I'll see you next week when I pick up the car 😜
Still remarkable that the TT has the same wheelbase as the Porsche 928!
Do a vis balance shaft delete