1.4 Turbo Engine Teardown After Engine Failure ~ Rod Knock
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 10 ธ.ค. 2021
- VW engine failure. This 1.4 turbo engine is from a Hybrid Jetta. It was replaced many years ago after having a rod knock. The 1.4t engine is now the base engine VW uses. They are pretty solid, but do have some engine failures, mostly around cam bolts backing out. I LOVE doing these engine teardowns. I do hate when we can't find the exact engine failure
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Would love to see a 2.5 inside out.
Edit: even though it's old and been done before, it would be awesome to see you tear a 1.8t apart.
th-cam.com/video/RkwZrx9qLRs/w-d-xo.html turn on subtitles and you should be good
@@sergeihanush2262 thanks mate. This is a very good video.
2.5L!!
2.5L would be nice to see torn down but I guess its also good you don't see a lot of tear downs because they hold up so well. I've seen some with 300K & what usually goes out on VW's with the 2.5L isn't the motor. You can find the 2.5L's getting beefed up for more horsepower.
I was hoping to see why the engine failed. :(
I would love to see a 1.8t teardown. Such a famous engine, and if an expert like you take it appart; im sure all of us can learn something from it.
Keep it up Chrarles. Hi from Spain.
I second this
Soon!!! I have a 1.8 TT 😎
I have a 20 year old 1.8t with 125k miles on it and stage 1 mods.. Still on the original headgasket/turbo and valve seals.
1.8 turbo 2dn gen 😊😊😊😊
Hey Charles, I think it would be cool to see a common rail TDI teardown if one became available. I've seen bits and pieces of CVCA/CRUA, but they're still pretty unknown to me. Even a CJAA would be cool!
Yessssss! More diesel love!
I second this! CJAA teardown!
@@kadenwatt2033 Not that I dislike the CJAA, but there's plenty of videos on that engine already, give me some CVCA/CRUA!
Yes please, a 2.0l tdi is really common here in Europe!
There are full documentation pdf bible available for the EA189 tdi, if you can't find the link, lemme know and I'll send you a link.
So what did we find wrong?
For having rod knock, all of the bearings look fine. I wonder if the piston pin had an issue.
I am shocked at how simple of a design it is for a VAG product. Looks good
They have simple design, but bad build quality
It would explain why it only knocked when there was compression in the cylinder. Because If it was a rod bearing it would make the sound all the time.
For a VW engine it it is very elegant, it's almost like a Honda engine, very impressive. I also like the care that Charles took when disassembling it ("whoops, I just accidentally dropped half the bolts & rockers back into the engine"), rofl.
@@ivanjovanovic362 bad build quality...nah... you never know who owned it and how they drove it.... There are very low engine errors on european build engines So its proprely assembled in america...
I would love to see a 2.0 tdi tear down. Been waiting a long time to see Charles do some tdi repairs...
Same, guess we keep waiting
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It’s nice to live vicariously through your videos and you seem to REALLY ENJOY your work! Stay happy Mr. Humble Mechanic!
Just found your channel, I really like the positivity and mood. Many other channels always feel the need to be so angry and elitist. Its just a hobby/interest for most of us, so a lighthearted mood is a very important thing. It makes the video sooooooo much more watchable !
Thank you for sharing! I'm having flashbacks every time you mention the light weight! One summer I worked part time for a machine shop tearing down truck engines from the junk yard for them to rebuild or part out. I'd put the parts into one or two poly buckets then one of the machinists would help me pick up the block and put it on a cart.
One day they had a Honda engine for me to tear down. All the parts fit in one bucket which was about half full. I carried in the bucket in one hand and the striped block in the other hand!
Stay safe!
Charles says it might be a cool swap engine.
Spends 15min explaining why it died at 30k and will be impossible to service everything in the future without throwing away entire engine castings.
Still crazy cool to see captive cams, no external exhaust manifold, and that rear main deal
HAHAHHA luckily they are generally pretty good.
He can't help it; he works on German cars and doesn't realize how crazy that sounds
Most of those seals push in, so you remove the casting and press the old ones out, and the new one in. I would say that the cams are assembled using a jig that holds them all in alignment, and the cams and head are heated up to around 150C in an oven, while the shaft is in a liquid nitrogen or dry ice chamber, and then the shaft is aligned with the top casting and pressed into position fast, so that the cams shrink onto the shaft. Not easy to fix, but saves a lot of weight, in not needing any bolts in the upper head, and no chance for misalignment while boring out the bearing holes, though you will need to have very precise control of clearances.
That's one beefy looking MLS head gasket. Interesting seeing the internals. I was just leaving my job at the last VW stealership I was at when these engines were introduced, so I didn't get a chance to pull one apart so it was nice to get a look at the guts. The cam girdle with the 'integrated' cams is cool. I agree, would make a nice economical swap for an mk1 chassis car. Good mileage and decent power that would be suitable to update/ upgrade a tired, weak 8v. There has got to be someone out there that has done this swap. It's intriguing, so I may just take a look on the interwebz and see who has done it. Thanks again for the share bro! Keep up the good work and great content!😁👍
Thanks for this tear down , learned a lot from my engine .
Been driving a 1.4 2017 Jetta 5 speed with about 72,000 miles with stage 2 tune Unitronic . ( thankfully no problems so far ) 👍👍 . Small motor but with a kick !
This engine has proven to be quite reliable here in Europe.
I've seen a couple with high oil consumption, but for the most part it's just change oil and spark plugs.
Yes, I also see them as reliable. Had some leaky waterpumps on these tho but they are easily done.
Mine been running for 85 000km without issue. ( stage 2 21psi )
Weren't these notorious for jumping time? Or was it the older engine?
@@tomaskusnir2374that was the old chain driven engine. This one is belt driven, as you can see in the video.
Great little engines, only real issues was the oil consumption. Based on the Skoda Fabia platform in Europe
Hey Charles I love 💕 your technical skills I really enjoy watching your videos! I’m not a Mechanic however I’m a DIY person and I learned a lot from your Vids!
Being a Mk2 guy with a 16v, that would be fun for me. But might be a simple engine for the guys you surround your self with.
This was very informative and I like it. Swapping it into an older golf would be interesting and probably something a lot of guys will do - when they are done with the now classic 1,8t swaps.
Thanks for a good video
3:00 Actually they cool down empty shafts in liquid nitrogen - so outer diameter is going down and in the same time cams are heated in furnaces - inner diameter is going up a bit. Then, kind of as you said- shafts are slided into this cover assembly with pre-positioned cams. As temperatures aligns (with additional heating of shafts) both parts are squeezed together and should not move. Cams actually have 'special' shape on inner diameter surface, to provide better grip to shaft, I suppose.
No way to dissasemble/repair if there is an issue - straight to scrap :)
I loved my 1.8T in the winter. The defroster was clearing the windshield in less then one minute with the heated coolant.
Charles, a tear down of a 5 cylinder TDI would be great. The AXD, AXE, BNZ or BPC used in T5 vans. Love those gear-driven camshafts 😁
2:48 You guessed right, Charles. That's how the so-called camshaft module is assembled.
Love these tear down videos. Another vote for i5 2.5L tear down!
Hearing you wonder if you have a certain tool, while surrounded by all those who tool cabinets is the perfect example of my IT life
My EA211 1.4T has just turned 7 🥳 130,000km which is about 80,000miles... absolutely nice and served really really well. It's good to hear positive comments on this engine design, if I look after it (frequent oil changes, keep under the hood clean from debris), it should serve many more years 🎂
I’m actually quite surprised on how good this engine is. When I bought a Golf with this engine I was expecting it to be as refined as meat grinder with spoons but it’s really smooth and torquey. It’s also reliable although it burns a bit of oil when it’s -20 outside. I was in for a GTI but they didn’t have one in stock so I ended up with this car and I’m actually happy with it.
What about one of the smallest TSIs? The 1.0 would be interesting, to see what they did with the 3 cyl to keep it running smooth. Or maybe that ultra small 0.6l thingy?
A big old flywheel (aka rev hang). Internals should be about the same as the enigine disected in this video minus one cilinder.
The 115 is a fun little engine.
I have a Haines workshop manual for a 1980's Volkswagen Polo, and I think that was a good, beautiful design of an engine. It is old school, small with a carburettor but very practical to power a city car. Cheers and best wishes.
A teardown of a 2.5L I5 would be interesting! Cheers!
Daza 🙃
indeed, a regular 2.5L would be awesome, since the swaps are getting popular
My buddy has 2 mk4 TDI Jettas with over 500K KMs each (one is almost 600K!!!). I'd like to see a tear down on a similar mileage engine just to show the general wear and tear. Love your content Charles!
It was fast, informative, very nice to watch video. Very good job!
I would hazard a guess that if one overheated that engine it's going to be head replacement, as the cam journals cannot be line bored.
And I am sure the clearances would be affected in the girdle after a boil up.
But, it's a packaging exercise which vdub has got pretty dialed in there.
Very neat.
Thanks for the tear down.
Did enjoy it.
Kind regards,
South Africa
The EA288 TDI family uses a cam girdle, still a traditional separate valve cover though unlike the one here on the 1.4.
CRUA in the MK7 Golf, CVCA in the '15 Jetta/Passat.
This looks like a better derivative of the original 1.4 turbo. Mine's a chain driven CAXA 1.4TSi from 2008 and it's been very problematic. Chain slipped at 80K and I had to replace it, the tensioner, valves etc... I also replaced the HPFP which is exactly the same as the one here [complete with roller cam follower]... that's now back to making a ton of noise again 40K miles down the road. There's also a pulsating soft knock knock knock quiet knock knock knock quiet etc... sound when the engine's idling shortly after a cold start. It goes away when warm but the HPFP clattering doesn't :( Not sure what that could be.
I have this engine in my 2016 scirocco. Incredible build by VW ive read that these are capable of being tuned to 250 bhp
I love my 1.4 90tsi that we got in the Mk6 Golf Wagen here in Australia (you’d call it a Jetta Sportwagen). We also have a 1.4 that’s turbo and supercharged.
Same engine that's in my 2020 garbage jetta. I'm glad you're a wealth of knowledge on these cars though.
CZDA version fitted to my MY18 Skoda Octavia. Fantastic engine with the DSG. Very economical on motorways and plenty of power for B roads, especially in S mode.
Cool breakdown, I have the ea211 evo 1.5 with 6MT in a skoda octavia combi (for usa = jetta size).
Fun fact it has cilinder deactivation, it still feels weird running on the highway seeing the engine running in 2 cilinder mode (750cc 2cil turbo...).
Charles the 1.4 twin charge engine would be an interesting teardown if it's available in the USA.
Sadly we never got it. :(
Yes! Finally a longer video-love it!
Hey Charles, Your video peaked my interest regarding this motor. How about doing a series on a swap to a Mk1 or a Mk2? A slightly left field approach would include the modern automatic transmission. It would make for an interesting autocross car. There must be a zillion of these motors available at auto recyclers. Cheers, Mike
The aluminum casting is excellent on that little engine.
That's a lot of very intricate techniques in there 😳🤔👏😀
As an I do cars fan I'm a little disappointed with the amount of carnage in this core
Me too!!!!
Hey Charles what a awesome video yet again. I think be super interesting to see a 2.0 tdi common rail 2012 engine teardown, be super interesting to see the magic inside
1:42 You can take the mechanic out of the flat rate shop, but you can never take the flat rate shop out of the mechanic.
Dude good video... i'd like to see you teardown the 1.4tsi twincharged... might not be the best engine vw had made but it cool being one of the few twincharged engines ever made...
I'd love to see a 1.9 PD BRM diesel teardown. The first car I drove on a regular basis was a 2006 TDI Jetta with one of those engines. I learned a lot about that engine (and pushed it to its limit often). It seems like a tank of an engine and my family still has it running strong with over 300k miles on it!
Those 1.9 PD engines are bulletproof. One of the most reliable diesel engines ever made.
would be cool to see a 2.5L I5 Teardown! I have personally seen a beetle for sale on a VW dealer lot with 500,000 miles (sold as is of course) its really cool to see that the 2.5 can rack up that many miles!
I'd love to see you do a 1.9pd and 1.8t 20v I know they are older engines but I'd like to hear your take on them
So I have had a drink and I missed what was actually wrong with the engine? It all looked good to me. Thanks for the videos I'm making my son watch them with me. He is slowly learning all the components and hopefully we can strip an engine down together in the shed one day. 👍
We never found a smoking gun 😣
so pretty anticlimactic for an engine with rod knock... do you think the wear on the bearings (which looked pretty minor) was the cause? or was there something else?
I was confused. I thiught he would discuss what the issue was or what his theory is.
A teardown of the 1.9 ALH would be great to see. Very popular engine.
Really loved this, now I can visualize a 1.4. I understand some have superchargers, I would like to understand where and how they are connected to the engine.
I was excited when I saw the title because in Australia I see a lot of cars with 1.4tsi engine failures/issues. I avoid these cars like the plague. Very interested to see the comments (and Charles) saying they are mostly reliable. I wonder if the hotter conditions in Aus plays havoc? My understanding is normally issues around pistons/ring lands/skirts? Maybe you could take a closer look Charles since we didn’t really find the fault on this engine yet!
Interesting. Sometimes states like Arizona and Nevada reveal unexpected problems with cars because they are so blazing hot.
That applies I think mostly to the older EA111 1.4TSI, which had a timing chain. The EA211 fixes a lot of the issues with the EA111 design, and first came out around 2012.
Every VW engine teardown i've seen just screams "lets make as many points of failures as possible and make them really expensive to fix."
But something has to fail first, and chances are you get warning from the myriad of sensors kept under the hood, monitoring the flow and temp etc. I'm not going to criticise an engineer, as this engine is engineered to be smaller, lighter, more fuel efficient, with enough punch, and that's what's important to me.
The 1.4 n/a from a VW Polo has a very similar head design as well. Very interesting.
Cool video as always!!
Thank you!
As well as golf mk iv 1.6 avf engine, had never seen anything like it before
The fact that this engine doesn't have a balance shaft is important for clutch selection. My application came with a 6 speed 02S transmission, normally used in diesel engines, so I tried a single mass flywheel designed for those applications. Everything fits, but the undampened vibrations did a number on the transmission.
The chatter was bearable, but the added vibration almost killed my transmission synchros.
Awesome work! Would love to see a rebuild for power
I have a 2020 Jetta with the 1.4T. Glad to hear that i should expect to keep the car for a while 👍🏼
Definitely a 20v 1.8T engine, tore a few of the 06A blocks apart but the older 058 blocks would be interesting to see stripped apart!
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ah you got me excited. I thought this was MY lovely 1.4T ea211 , non hybrid. See fellas, I got the good 1.4!
A valve cover/cam”girdle”-reseal would be awesome. As in a BYT 1.8 tfsi, for example.
Thank you Charles for the breakdown. That oil pan, I would like to know if it is the same size, bolt pattern and count compared to the MK 7 R or other models? Might be an replacement option if not to expensive compared to aftermarket options?
I'd love to see a W12 teardown someday if that's ever available. Great video though, thank you.
The integrated exhaust gas manifold is also one of the reasons this engine is so fuel efficient, it allows for much lower EGTs during highway cruising which allows for a leaner mixture without destroying the cat.
W-16 engine teardown for sure!
Also, I'm at a break in my MKIV Jetta crack pipe job. I turns out its not the crack pipe! It was actually leaking from where the thero-housing meets the block. The groove for the gasket had broken and was leaking coolant. Now the problem is that I have to wait on the thermostat housing in the mail. I decided to also replace the water pump since I'm in there, and rebuild my alternator voltage regulator. It's turning into a much bigger project than I had anticipated, but thanks to all of the knowledge I've gained from watching your channel, I'm excited to tackle it.
A 2.5 l5 would be so awesome. I have an mk5 jetta with this engine and I'd love to see a teardown
Do a BMY/BLG! They are dual-charged engines. Although I don't know if they were used in the US...
Super informative video, and spellbinding to watch. I understood maybe 2% of it! 😂👍
Really enjoyed the deconstruction of this. Do a 1.8 or 2.0 gen 3 non mqb next 🙂🤪
Really interesting I have a 2001 Polo that I have thoughts of putting in a TSI engine in so this video was good, the TSI engine is similar to the one I already have but this one is more developed.
Cool video. You should do a tear down series on every VW/Audi engine. :)
I vote for the ea288 TDI engine next. That thing is a complicated beast: multiple cooling circuits, variable water pump, water to air intercooler, variable vane Turbo, and more. While you can get an idea of how it works from the self study program, would be nice to see it apart!
The ones without adblue are ok
Love to see a AWP 1.8T teardown Charles 🙏🏻
You should tag this video with Ea211.
Im considering it for a Mk1, with a DQ250 gearbox, just need to get real friendly with a good tuner that can clean up all sw issues.
as an ex Audi Tech I used to tear down 4.2 BHF V8 engines (Audi S4) for the Famous Timing chain issues..... do one of those... i find them still very fascinating and very advanced for its times
Great video! If you can put your hands on one, it would be cool to see a V5 teardown. I don't know if you have it in the US, it was fitted to the mk4 Golf here in europe
I have a 1.2TFSI EA211 with 110hp in my Audi A3 from 2014 with timing belt. Still running strong. But I‘m changing oil+filters every 7500km
Very entertaining to watch. great video Charles.
Mines on a custom stage 1 running 185bhp and 318nm in my polo bluegt. Absolutely cracking little engines, enough power and economy to not want anything else
The 2.0L EA288 TDI also use a similar design for the camshaft housing but with a separate plastic cover. Kinda cool, built camshafts so the lobes are pressfit onto the shaft itself. Not so fun when they spin the lobes or gears tho, had one do that, ran just fine for about 5km then it threw cam/crank timing faults. Took a while to figure ot that the gears between the two camshafts had spun since there is no marks or any way to check if the cams are aligned to eachother. Thankfully they fixed that for the EA288EVO so you can atleast check the alignment on those
I do agree the 1.4 is a very good engine even 1.2 tsi like we have here in the uk. Never ever seen one blow its self up even with poor maintenance! We had one problem with a 2018 1.4 where it cracked the piston ring land and caused it to loose compression and score the bore but could of been a faulty injector as that part of rhe piston had been very very hot possibly to excessive fuel
This has a gear and chain driven oil pump with springs inside it, which makes the most important piece, the oil pump, more suspeptible to wearing out and breaking. Most oil pumps on small four cylinders are directly gear driven and so rarely wear out or have problems.
Time to tear down an 07K 5 cylinder. Cheap and easy to find, and fairly similar to the 1st gen TT-RS/RS3 engines (which are neither cheap nor easy to find).
From people I know, it's typically the piston skirt that bends and makes it knock. The old 1.4 16V AFH motor (1996-99 Polo GTI or SEATs) is a better swap in a mk1...which is what I have in mine. But it's only a bolt in for small block euro spec cars. You could move the passenger side motor mount and then bolt it in. Small blocks also run the old 085 series gearboxes.
Except those cars were never sold in the US... where Charles (and I) are. It would be like me telling you to swap in the 2.5L 5 cylinder you guys never got.
@@rennkafer13 Good point.
In the USA, many people with a Vanagon will spend a lot of money to buy a 1.9TD. We never got a 1.9TD, only various 1.9 TDI engines. It makes them more expensive to buy than a 1.9 TDI, and also has less performance. However, the ease of install makes it worth the price to some Vanagon owners.
Charles, love your videos. This is actually the first new age vw engine that i think it okay! The camshaft set up is weird but thats typically never a problem unless theres an oil issue.
I would actually consider a vw swap with this engine
it still uses a timing belt in 2021 lmao
@@brokentradgedy yea its unusual but I am very familiar with timing belts. Less mass rotating as well vs the weight of a timing chain
I wouldn't mind seeing the inside of some TDIs (I have a BKD, but I'm not sure if that was available in the US)
Can you do a teatdown on a 1,9tdi? Those engines are bulletproof, and it would be cool to see a teardown to see why they are so reliable.
love to see 2.5 Tfsi from the Rs family!! :)
Great engine, I've got a Seat Ateca 1.4 150bhp with ACT active cylinder technology. Its proving reliable so far, timing belt replacement seems to be a bit complex compared to normal, requiring vw special computer to lock cams rather than conventional locking tools. The interval on the belt seems a bit odd aswell, originally a lifetime belt and now vw seem to recommend 125000 miles.
My only experience was with a 125hp 1.4 tsi in 2012 Leon Mk. 2
This engine has a timing chain.
It is at 175000km and so far it had a leaking heat exchanger (this caused the coolant to disappear over time and probably had the added benefit of cleaning the carbon from the valves at least partially) and turbo wastegate leak which was remedied by extending the actuator rod.
Other then that, normal maintenance. I did replace the serpentine belt, rollers and tensioner for it at 125000km.
Not engine related, but I also had a failed brake booster.
No such thing as a lifetime belt…
@@aygwm That is Volkswagens terminology, not mine.
@@aygwm There is, when the belt breaks the engine life is over.......
My Polo GTI has the CAVE twincharger engine, that would be good to see!
AWN 4.2! I plan to build one for my C5 A6 and that would be an awesome start
Hey Charles!
Very nice breakdown of the 1.4 turbo.
I'd like you to take an Audi 3.0 V6 TDI apart. You are a VAG guru 😁🤘🏻
Here in Brazil we have an engine that is more "base" than this one, it's an R3 1.0L TSI. I own a T-Cross Highline (smaller than TAOS) and use the 1.4 TSI engine in the version I own, the others use this 1.0, I really like your content, peace bro.
I had a 2016 jetta base manual with tech so it had the nicer touch screen and all the electronic switches instead of manual. Leased it for literally 160 a month. But added on the maintenance for 3 years as well as scotchgard the out and inside. And finally tire and wheel protection. Loved the thing so much I decided to buy it when my lease was up and my wife drives it daily and I use it as my primary lyft uber rideshare driving which means it's running around stop and go and long travel 5 days a week. Has near 120k on it now and it's never had a single issue. One thing I do recommend on any vw Audi or benz. Every month twice a month I run a can of berryman b12 thru the tank and I've never had carbon buildup ever. It had a timing belt changed at 100k and the clutch has been upgraded. It also has the apr stage 1 upgrades from the dealer. This was the car that made me love german cars so much. Being a salesman for vw Audi and Benz. Becoming a audi brand specialist. They truly are amazing vehicles. And you can put my cadillac 05 sts v supercharged up against most cars even modern ones... but I will say that the Passat from 2015 on is the smoothest quietest most comfortable and capable vehicle on the road. I think if the Jetta gets to start having issues in another few years. The passat 3.6 liter premium R line edition is such a luxurious vehicle. And with that 4wd and v6 they rip.
Have one of these mighty little dudes in my Golf 7.5 GTE, very efficient and contributes more than enough oomph to the hybrid system.
There is a TH-cam channel called 'I DO CARS'. All types of engine teardown videos, usually after a catastrophic failure. I love watching his videos. I don't think he has done a VW engine, but probably because he sells parts off the engine and his customer base doesn't buy VW parts. But maybe you can find an engine and do a collab. He has an insane car collection including a Lotus Espirit. Several....several BMW's. The favorite part of most fans of his channel is to try and figure out what happened to the engine. Some of them are brutal. Piston destruction. Broken wrist pins, bent rods. Everything. Worth checking out.
That’s awesome
I never owned a diesel but i would love to see a VAG diesel teardown.
I believe the last 2.0 TDI sold in the US in 2015-16 also had the same camshaft design.
I would love to see a W engine teardown! If you don't have access to any of those, a 2.5 I5 would be nice as well.
I did a w8!!!
@@HumbleMechanic Oooh, missed it! Thanks for the heads up :)
they have been a great engine honestly, very few issues. and a 150 ps cod in the likes of an audi a1 makes it a pocket rocket.