Well, it is Wisconsin. Out here in CA, the guys don't wanna get hands dirty, or break a nail, or worse, have their friends know they did something 'gender biased' and revealing ;'toxic masculinity.' I gotta get out this pansy state. I like seeing anyone, doing any DIY. There was a woman who was doing repairs (brakes, etc.) which was awesome for the 'I don't have the tools,' or 'I don't know how'....sets....They're all busy in their diversity/inclusion training classes though.
Amazing time lapse here, people don't realise the amount of time it takes just to get to the part that needs replacing. I'm doing a head gasket on a Fiat 1.2 8v which hopefully wont take quite as long, Its almost dismantled awaiting parts. Compared to college rigs, real world is much harder, but more enjoyable. Above all, proper good job here, ignore the negatives
Wow! stunning! I've done a head gasket jobs on an old Ford Cortina/Escort and many motorbikes but to take on a job like this!! Even for me and I like a challenge!! amazing, I notice the tractor in the background, a clue to an adept person ;) Besides taking on the challenge was the work being done outside and not a nice clean workshop. All that dust floating about but usually with good light (does not apply to the UK). Also starting the job in the dark with flashlights!! Amazing work. Nutter or genius!! Interesting though, some garage mechanics who are supposed to be good by definition, sometimes just don't have the initative this guy has. I take my car in for work and they mechanic makes silly little mistakes, ones if I were doing the job would spot. Not all mechanics are equal. Great work and here is a guy with courage!!
I'm not exactly sure on hours, I should have kept track of them but I know that I had the car back on the road 2 1/2 days after I started the job. This was my 2nd time pulling and re installing the head and the first time took significantly longer!
What you didn't see is the camshafts locking tool you'll need to remove the cams before taking the head to the machine shop for resurfacing. Also you don't really need to remove the front clip completely. Just pull it out enough to get access to the belts, pulleys, and timing cover. Will save time leaving everything connected on the front clip. Just have something support it from underneath.
Great job. I like working with young do-it-yourself mechanics. I find the younger crowd to be so eager to learn about these fancy VWs. I own two. A B5 and a B6. The B6 has 230K miles and still runs great. I just bought a really clean B5 with a seized 1.8. Gathering parts for a complete engine swap. They really aren't that difficult to work on. Just do a little research, take your time and you'll be amazed how much money you can save. You Boy-Racers (no pun intended) document mods and repairs on the user forums which make all the difference when learning about these cars. Keep it up!
Great video! Keep up the good work. Just changed the head gasket in my 08 caravan and am motivated to make a few bucks. saw a cool Audi on Craigslist and wanted to see what I was into on this job. I'm now informed:) Thanks again.
Great vid And I was just about to buy an Audi A4. Looks like a nightmare to work on this engine. Labor costs can be more than the car is worth. Thx for posting.
Thanks! haha there's a ton of great info available through discussion forums on this car you can find a DIY guide for just about anything. I'm unable to post links in comments but a great place to start are the Audizine forums. A google search for "DIY Audi A4 1.8T Head Gasket" will bring you to several detailed guides with plenty of photos.
David , taking the front off is better because it makes the job easier . There are two heads that need to be taken off and a timing belt also. so it's a great time to replace that along with the water pump and tensioners and I'm sure he did that.
@fly2kde This is true, but on an Audi it looks exceptionally challenging! I know on Subarus they have the lateral engines so you either have to jack the engine up or remove it in order to perform this repair.
Three hours for a timing belt is pretty quick! I would say that the most time consuming part of the job was dealing with all the lines (coolant, vacuum, etc.) and electrical connections however it was easier for me than if I was working on a stock B6 since I had already simplified my engine bay significantly by following a vacuum line and check valve removal/simplification guide. I can't post links in comments but you can find it by searching on Audizine.com
I thought AUDI front clips had the means to be “loosened” and put into “service position” where the top end of the clip could be moved away from the engine bay, but still be attached to the car.
you don't need to take the front end a part to remove the head u have enough room to remove the timing belt cause 4 6mm bolts are holding the harmonic balancer it would take 2 hour the most to remove the head
Im thinking of buying a 1998 Audi A4 with a broken head gasket, any tips on how to fix it? And is it an easy job? I replaced the manifolds on my 06’ Dodge Ram, so do you think I could do it on this?
I just bought my daughter an 02 a6 quartto(bad head gasket) . I had bought myself an 07 ram last month blown hemi motor. I drop a new motor in easy eating pie. That is not going to be the case with your Audi or mine. I would have just pulled the engine. All the best to you in your. Be patient
steve Well it all started with a failed timing belt (I purchased the car with 100k miles everything seemed to be in great shape according to the seller and the timing belt had been done at 85k if I recall correctly.) I put 20k on it when the belt suddenly stripped destroying the cylinder head (12 of 20 valves bent.) After pulling it all apart I discovered that whoever did the original timing belt job neglected to replace the water pump at the same time...water pump seized causing the belt to fail prematurely. Lacking the funds to pay for a shop to do the work I proceeded to find a supposedly fully rebuilt and milled to spec replacement on Ebay which turned out to be not as advertised (of course I should have had it checked over by a machine shop before going ahead and installing it but at the time I was very new to major jobs such as this and opted to take the seller's word for it. I had erratic overheating issues with it during a period of a number of months before the headgasket finally went so I pulled the replacement head and had it checked over by a machine shop which determined that it was badly warped. The shop milled down the mating surface to nearly the valves before it was truly flat and I re installed the head only to find that now I had little to no compression on all cylinders. Ultimately I ended up swapping in a completely new (to the vehicle) 1.8t and finally have my car back on the road...
+TheSeriousCat Typically people don't change their timing belt at recommended intervals. Then it breaks and causes valve damage. You have to pull the head and replace the valve(s) that made contact with the pistons.
+steve (audifixr) What part of North America are you an Audi mechanic in? In Los angeles these things find their way, not only into dealerships with blown head gaskets, but all over town in peoples backyards and in various machine shops by DIYers. I stopped at a couple of different machine shops and auto stores and found the AMB, AWM, AEB and various other VW Audi heads all over the place. These things are blowing up all over Gods green earth!
I have a 2003 audi a4 1.8t and im currently trying to replace the head gasket but im having some problems. Do you have to remove the cam chain in order to remove the head gasket?
Nope just the cylinder head, so that involves tearing down the front end to get at the timing beIt. There is a "service position" that the front bumper can be put into on these vehicles which supposedly gives you just enough room to pull the head and replace the head gasket without needing to do all this disassembly but being pretty new to all this at the time I wanted to have plenty of room to see exactly what I was doing when working with the timing belt and what not. In addition as has been mentioned in previous comments I did do quite a bit more than just a head gasket job here: while the front end was torn down I did the timing belt as well and on this vehicle I am actually using an AEB cylinder head (large port, came from a VW Passat but still compatible with the stock A4 block with some work...mostly sensor related if I recall correctly.) Check out some of the guides on Audizine, here's one to get you started: www.audizine.com/forum/showthread.php/190393-DIY-B5-B6-A4-1-8T-Head-Removal-and-Install
Nathan Scott not entirely sure but I would think a compression test would rule out bent valves... if the engine truly had bent valves I'm pretty sure it'd be obvious something was up when trying to run it (if it ran at all)
Nathan Scott not entirely sure but I would think a compression test would rule out bent valves... if the engine truly had bent valves I'm pretty sure it'd be obvious something was up when trying to run it (if it ran at all)
You have to wonder about the design of a vehicle when you have to remove the entire front end just to remove the head. It's become the norm with modern cars.
I'm convinced manufactures have made servicing modern cars more difficult to discourage owners from working on their cars. Or better, just leasing the car and selling the used cars with maintenance plans (aka Certified Pre-Owned).
This is why the resale on these cars is next to nothing. Once they reach a certain age, people realize they are not worth fixing. This car in excellent condition, at least where I am, is prob worth 1500 -2500$
This was actually a full head replacement (which is more or less the same amount of work as you do have to pull off the head) however I had to transfer parts from the existing head over to the new one as it was not an exact match hence the extra time shown here haha.
Dude this is a great video and quick look at what an undertaking this job is. If you don't mind me asking: What is your skill level as a mechanic? Are you very skilled or is this a hobby? Thanks again.
Thanks Bornthor ! When this video was done I was very new to all this so I guess a hobby out of necessity (couldn't afford to pay a shop to do the work so I learned through trial and alot of error.) Now I would consider myself pretty skilled at least working on these cars after continuing to have issues with this vehicle and ultimately completely swapping in a different engine which I am driving the car with now.
Disassembled waaaaaay to much ,the car shouldve been put in service mode in which it allows u a lil more room to work, u dont have to remove the radiator,condenser, nor headlights
wow thats a pain in the ass for sure, pulling the front facia to replace head gaskets BUT on quite a few GMS now you gotta pull the front fascia/bumper to replace the fucking headlamp bulbs....
+just random In this case I was actually dealing with a badly damaged head so it had to come off regardless. I'm afraid I'm not qualified to give advice on whether or not you should try tightening the headbolts on this vehicle...the stock headbolts (at least on the 1.8t) are one time use "stretch" bolts so my feeling is you'd likely just be asking for more trouble. I'd consult the forums (Audizine, VWVortex, etc.) and see what the experts say...
Dan Englund Thanks man. Did it work? I have no real need to do this now because my car has already 250.000tkm on it. I've just loosen the radiator cap a bit to prevent overpressure. Can easily go 20-30tkm more. The head bold tightening could still work in my opinion.
I'm sure it'd be easy on a corolla, or most Japanese cars. They make them for maintenance - the benefit of the owner. Germans make them for the benefit of their dealer, or anyone charging to repair. They may as well weld the hoods, lease them and turn them in when they die - which they won't in 2-3 years, but no repairing after that, just turn it in. You're starting to see cheap BMWs and Mercedes on Craigslist, obviously due to this. You could only give me one if I had rom for a second car, but I wouldn't take it on road trip.
Found a4 quattro with head gasket blown for £500, thought "great ill give it a try, searched for "how to change head gasket video, saw thumbnail, thought.... fuck this.
was wondering if you can help me out here. i have a 2002 audi a4 quattro and im not sure whats wrong with it. it turns on but once i go around 40 or so for awhile, it'll start to heat it up. is it the thermostat or water pump?? idk
wow wow wow,, i drive an A4 1.8t quattro and it runs like a champion and im going to never floor it again...but if i ever need that done im sticking a stick of dynamite right in the center ...i could never afford that to be done...the German engineering is top notch but fuck all that
Kevin Hardesty Not just a headgasket job here, pulled head then had it resurfaced by a machine shop + new timing belt, tensioner and all that good stuff...
And it's a thousand bucks you keep In your pocket when you're smart enough like us guys who can do it ourselves. Plus, most labor is 70,-80 an hour or more for special stuff. Then extra problems you run into, the replacement parts then new fluids. I guarantee this job is more than a thousand at a shop. I had one of my cars a shop before once to get a sensor replaced behind the harmonic balancer ( this was only an 01 civic by the way ) . Cost me 600 I think with half off on labor because I know the guys and I had already bought my own parts for them to use. It's fucking basically priceless to know how to work on your own stuff in this world. Some things you can save money on though , like oil changes because they buy bulk on the shit at low low prices.
That's the argument I always here when I do my own work. Regardless of money, and time, there is a HUGE satisfaction of accomplishment and knowing EXACTLY what was done - that quality fluids or parts were used, that bolts were torqued to spec or that IF I found something else, I could diagnose, fix or ignore instead of the incessant, 'we needed to replace XYZ,' 'are you sitting down,' 'I've got some bad news.' I won't go to shops just because of that, though I'm good at saying no, it's not worth it.
Simao M The trouble is the cost of labor if you have to pay a shop to do the work...learning to work on these cars is just something I accepted as a necessity if I wanted to own one ;)
"German Engineering"....Saabs were backwards like that, but they ran solid, forever, you never heard of blown head gaskets and failed radiators like on ALL BMWs and many other German cars.
how you can you be arsed? omg... I admire people that can really be bothered doing this... Ide rather go for a run with 80LB on my back for like 10-20 miles...
Mad skills. I love to see that young folks are still willing to get their hands dirty and tackle a project like this - outside no less. Good job.
Well, it is Wisconsin. Out here in CA, the guys don't wanna get hands dirty, or break a nail, or worse, have their friends know they did something 'gender biased' and revealing ;'toxic masculinity.' I gotta get out this pansy state. I like seeing anyone, doing any DIY. There was a woman who was doing repairs (brakes, etc.) which was awesome for the 'I don't have the tools,' or 'I don't know how'....sets....They're all busy in their diversity/inclusion training classes though.
Amazing time lapse here, people don't realise the amount of time it takes just to get to the part that needs replacing. I'm doing a head gasket on a Fiat 1.2 8v which hopefully wont take quite as long, Its almost dismantled awaiting parts. Compared to college rigs, real world is much harder, but more enjoyable. Above all, proper good job here, ignore the negatives
Wow! stunning! I've done a head gasket jobs on an old Ford Cortina/Escort and many motorbikes but to take on a job like this!! Even for me and I like a challenge!! amazing, I notice the tractor in the background, a clue to an adept person ;) Besides taking on the challenge was the work being done outside and not a nice clean workshop. All that dust floating about but usually with good light (does not apply to the UK). Also starting the job in the dark with flashlights!! Amazing work. Nutter or genius!!
Interesting though, some garage mechanics who are supposed to be good by definition, sometimes just don't have the initative this guy has. I take my car in for work and they mechanic makes silly little mistakes, ones if I were doing the job would spot. Not all mechanics are equal.
Great work and here is a guy with courage!!
That's the kind of friend you want to have!!! that being said im lucky i have one like him.
RESPECT!
brilliant job😎
no wonder garages charge so much😱
was thinking of changing piston rings and big end shells, no way now lol
great job on the video and hopefully the car. I liked seeing the family/friends around, that's what makes this stuff enjoyable. Also the horses.
I'm not exactly sure on hours, I should have kept track of them but I know that I had the car back on the road 2 1/2 days after I started the job. This was my 2nd time pulling and re installing the head and the first time took significantly longer!
Where you from ?
@@FilthyFundz4 The license plate was Wisconsin
What you didn't see is the camshafts locking tool you'll need to remove the cams before taking the head to the machine shop for resurfacing. Also you don't really need to remove the front clip completely. Just pull it out enough to get access to the belts, pulleys, and timing cover. Will save time leaving everything connected on the front clip. Just have something support it from underneath.
this looks like a really big gigantic job on an Audi!
Great job. I like working with young do-it-yourself mechanics. I find the younger crowd to be so eager to learn about these fancy VWs. I own two. A B5 and a B6. The B6 has 230K miles and still runs great. I just bought a really clean B5 with a seized 1.8. Gathering parts for a complete engine swap. They really aren't that difficult to work on. Just do a little research, take your time and you'll be amazed how much money you can save. You Boy-Racers (no pun intended) document mods and repairs on the user forums which make all the difference when learning about these cars. Keep it up!
this video saved me about $600
Great video! Keep up the good work. Just changed the head gasket in my 08 caravan and am motivated to make a few bucks. saw a cool Audi on Craigslist and wanted to see what I was into on this job. I'm now informed:) Thanks again.
caravan with a engine 🤔
Holy crap had no idea what was involved with this! N did sometimes at night?! .. Wow, Great job!!!!😁
I should have became a car mechanic rather than a truck and tractor mechanic, look how clean he's the entire time!
Great vid And I was just about to buy an Audi A4. Looks like a nightmare to work on this engine. Labor costs can be more than the car is worth. Thx for posting.
you know what's missing? In the end, going from timelaps to realtime and...vroom! engine starts! :)
you are the best!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
It shows that you acquired experience :P I was like no way it's his first time !
Nice! Thanks for this video!
Thanks! haha there's a ton of great info available through discussion forums on this car you can find a DIY guide for just about anything. I'm unable to post links in comments but a great place to start are the Audizine forums. A google search for "DIY Audi A4 1.8T Head Gasket" will bring you to several detailed guides with plenty of photos.
you put in work bro. Good job dude !
David , taking the front off is better because it makes the job easier . There are two heads that need to be taken off and a timing belt also. so it's a great time to replace that along with the water pump and tensioners and I'm sure he did that.
There's only one cylinder head... It's an I4.. The most common engine configuration in a passenger car in the world......
Keep it simple great job
love the dish washing gloves
by the way your an artist
Good job!!
@fly2kde This is true, but on an Audi it looks exceptionally challenging! I know on Subarus they have the lateral engines so you either have to jack the engine up or remove it in order to perform this repair.
You're chingon like me, I like mechanic stuff.
I have a audi a4 2006 2.0 turbo
I do the mechanic stuff my self.
Three hours for a timing belt is pretty quick! I would say that the most time consuming part of the job was dealing with all the lines (coolant, vacuum, etc.) and electrical connections however it was easier for me than if I was working on a stock B6 since I had already simplified my engine bay significantly by following a vacuum line and check valve removal/simplification guide. I can't post links in comments but you can find it by searching on Audizine.com
I thought AUDI front clips had the means to be “loosened” and put into “service position” where the top end of the clip could be moved away from the engine bay, but still be attached to the car.
Good job
you don't need to take the front end a part to remove the head
u have enough room to remove the timing belt cause 4 6mm bolts are holding the harmonic balancer
it would take 2 hour the most to remove the head
Im thinking of buying a 1998 Audi A4 with a broken head gasket, any tips on how to fix it? And is it an easy job? I replaced the manifolds on my 06’ Dodge Ram, so do you think I could do it on this?
I just bought my daughter an 02 a6 quartto(bad head gasket) . I had bought myself an 07 ram last month blown hemi motor. I drop a new motor in easy eating pie. That is not going to be the case with your Audi or mine. I would have just pulled the engine. All the best to you in your. Be patient
Perfect ;) you have nice work
Why was the head gasket changed? I'm a technician at an Audi dealer in North America and have never seen one fail on these engines
steve Well it all started with a failed timing belt (I purchased the car with 100k miles everything seemed to be in great shape according to the seller and the timing belt had been done at 85k if I recall correctly.) I put 20k on it when the belt suddenly stripped destroying the cylinder head (12 of 20 valves bent.)
After pulling it all apart I discovered that whoever did the original timing belt job neglected to replace the water pump at the same time...water pump seized causing the belt to fail prematurely. Lacking the funds to pay for a shop to do the work I proceeded to find a supposedly fully rebuilt and milled to spec replacement on Ebay which turned out to be not as advertised (of course I should have had it checked over by a machine shop before going ahead and installing it but at the time I was very new to major jobs such as this and opted to take the seller's word for it. I had erratic overheating issues with it during a period of a number of months before the headgasket finally went so I pulled the replacement head and had it checked over by a machine shop which determined that it was badly warped. The shop milled down the mating surface to nearly the valves before it was truly flat and I re installed the head only to find that now I had little to no compression on all cylinders. Ultimately I ended up swapping in a completely new (to the vehicle) 1.8t and finally have my car back on the road...
+TheSeriousCat Typically people don't change their timing belt at recommended intervals. Then it breaks and causes valve damage. You have to pull the head and replace the valve(s) that made contact with the pistons.
+Dan Englund Too bad the eBayer that sold you the bogus head isn't liable for the hours installing it and removing again.
+steve (audifixr) What part of North America are you an Audi mechanic in? In Los angeles these things find their way, not only into dealerships with blown head gaskets, but all over town in peoples backyards and in various machine shops by DIYers. I stopped at a couple of different machine shops and auto stores and found the AMB, AWM, AEB and various other VW Audi heads all over the place. These things are blowing up all over Gods green earth!
+Greg sees true i just blew a head and replaced it
bien bien amigo. eres bueno
I have a 2003 audi a4 1.8t and im currently trying to replace the head gasket but im having some problems. Do you have to remove the cam chain in order to remove the head gasket?
Nope just the cylinder head, so that involves tearing down the front end to get at the timing beIt. There is a "service position" that the front bumper can be put into on these vehicles which supposedly gives you just enough room to pull the head and replace the head gasket without needing to do all this disassembly but being pretty new to all this at the time I wanted to have plenty of room to see exactly what I was doing when working with the timing belt and what not. In addition as has been mentioned in previous comments I did do quite a bit more than just a head gasket job here: while the front end was torn down I did the timing belt as well and on this vehicle I am actually using an AEB cylinder head (large port, came from a VW Passat but still compatible with the stock A4 block with some work...mostly sensor related if I recall correctly.) Check out some of the guides on Audizine, here's one to get you started: www.audizine.com/forum/showthread.php/190393-DIY-B5-B6-A4-1-8T-Head-Removal-and-Install
Going to go buy the exact same car, but the HG was just replaced. Is there a quick way to know if the valves are bent?
Nathan Scott not entirely sure but I would think a compression test would rule out bent valves... if the engine truly had bent valves I'm pretty sure it'd be obvious something was up when trying to run it (if it ran at all)
Nathan Scott not entirely sure but I would think a compression test would rule out bent valves... if the engine truly had bent valves I'm pretty sure it'd be obvious something was up when trying to run it (if it ran at all)
You have to wonder about the design of a vehicle when you have to remove the entire front end just to remove the head. It's become the norm with modern cars.
Roger Onslow thats the reason I haven't purchased a new car. The diy service is next to none.
I'm convinced manufactures have made servicing modern cars more difficult to discourage owners from working on their cars. Or better, just leasing the car and selling the used cars with maintenance plans (aka Certified Pre-Owned).
This is why the resale on these cars is next to nothing. Once they reach a certain age, people realize they are not worth fixing. This car in excellent condition, at least where I am, is prob worth 1500 -2500$
Not Japanese, THEY know how to make cars.
When the catch tag hit my phone I thought I was looking at a we morning weaker on a fresh one.
It takes only 4 hours to replace the head gasket on my old Toyota. 400k and it's running good now.
This was actually a full head replacement (which is more or less the same amount of work as you do have to pull off the head) however I had to transfer parts from the existing head over to the new one as it was not an exact match hence the extra time shown here haha.
German engineering
didn't see you take turbo off? and was there valve damage ?
Dude this is a great video and quick look at what an undertaking this job is. If you don't mind me asking: What is your skill level as a mechanic? Are you very skilled or is this a hobby? Thanks again.
Thanks Bornthor ! When this video was done I was very new to all this so I guess a hobby out of necessity (couldn't afford to pay a shop to do the work so I learned through trial and alot of error.) Now I would consider myself pretty skilled at least working on these cars after continuing to have issues with this vehicle and ultimately completely swapping in a different engine which I am driving the car with now.
Dan Englund what ended up causing the motor to go ? and how many miles did your car have before swapping motors ? nice video
I'm not entirely sure but it was all done in 2 1/2 days and I definitely spent most of that time working on the car! haha
Disassembled waaaaaay to much ,the car shouldve been put in service mode in which it allows u a lil more room to work, u dont have to remove the radiator,condenser, nor headlights
Thank you
wow thats a pain in the ass for sure, pulling the front facia to replace head gaskets BUT on quite a few GMS now you gotta pull the front fascia/bumper to replace the fucking headlamp bulbs....
Did anyone try to tighten the head bolts? Did it work? My babe (A4 1,9 TDI) is pretty old, so I'm thinking to try that before doing the big job.
+just random In this case I was actually dealing with a badly damaged head so it had to come off regardless. I'm afraid I'm not qualified to give advice on whether or not you should try tightening the headbolts on this vehicle...the stock headbolts (at least on the 1.8t) are one time use "stretch" bolts so my feeling is you'd likely just be asking for more trouble. I'd consult the forums (Audizine, VWVortex, etc.) and see what the experts say...
Dan Englund
Thanks man. Did it work? I have no real need to do this now because my car has already 250.000tkm on it. I've just loosen the radiator cap a bit to prevent overpressure. Can easily go 20-30tkm more. The head bold tightening could still work in my opinion.
+just random Yes, the head I installed in this video worked however I have since swapped a new engine that I am currently running in this vehicle...
Still have an a4 tdi? i have one.. wouldnt mind finding someone who speaks english so we can compare some notes, perhaps identify loose cables lol
Ninja stuff!
Approximately what was the total hours it took you in real time?
haha yeah although I've only done this job on my A4 I can't imagine it's an easy job on any vehicle!
I'm sure it'd be easy on a corolla, or most Japanese cars. They make them for maintenance - the benefit of the owner. Germans make them for the benefit of their dealer, or anyone charging to repair. They may as well weld the hoods, lease them and turn them in when they die - which they won't in 2-3 years, but no repairing after that, just turn it in. You're starting to see cheap BMWs and Mercedes on Craigslist, obviously due to this. You could only give me one if I had rom for a second car, but I wouldn't take it on road trip.
Great video, a badly engineered Car that requires so much dismantling.
It's German, 'dat's da way it's supposed to be.'
Audi in EEUU, exports from deusland? Make on USA? .
how long did it take to remove the front end?
How much time take to replace the head gasket?
Master
vary nice man, can you teach next time, have a camera man or some thing will be awesome.
How long did this take to complete?
Found a4 quattro with head gasket blown for £500, thought "great ill give it a try, searched for "how to change head gasket video, saw thumbnail, thought.... fuck this.
How long did that take you?
wonder how many f-bombs were dropped. I remember doing my timing belt! never again!
+Mark Curschmann countless. It's just part of owning this car...it's either f-no! or...f-YES!
+Mark Curschmann Timing belts are easy on these cars. Try doing one on a V8 Audi. LoL
Absolutely, what makes you think I didn't? haha
how much would you charge to do this again???
was wondering if you can help me out here. i have a 2002 audi a4 quattro and im not sure whats wrong with it. it turns on but once i go around 40 or so for awhile, it'll start to heat it up. is it the thermostat or water pump?? idk
Did yu get ur Audi running..??
Just wondering had the same problem
yea got it fixed, it was the thermostat and i had a blown head gasket
How many hours? Thx.
Spring Green?
good job great video but you might wanted to start it before putting every thing back together
wow wow wow,, i drive an A4 1.8t quattro and it runs like a champion and im going to never floor it again...but if i ever need that done im sticking a stick of dynamite right in the center ...i could never afford that to be done...the German engineering is top notch but fuck all that
F Cruz exactly, that is why u can pick up a used one for next to nothing
Wow...
I'd bet money he put the TTY head bolts back in.
Yeah? That wouldn't be wise. ARP, but thanks for the vote of confidence
3 days to do a head gasket on a 1.8t no wonder you were fast forwarding it lol..
Kevin Hardesty Not just a headgasket job here, pulled head then had it resurfaced by a machine shop + new timing belt, tensioner and all that good stuff...
Really Dan? Anything you can't do?
All that just to replace a head gasket?! I'm sure that's about a thousand bucks to pay someone to do that...
And it's a thousand bucks you keep In your pocket when you're smart enough like us guys who can do it ourselves. Plus, most labor is 70,-80 an hour or more for special stuff. Then extra problems you run into, the replacement parts then new fluids. I guarantee this job is more than a thousand at a shop.
I had one of my cars a shop before once to get a sensor replaced behind the harmonic balancer ( this was only an 01 civic by the way ) . Cost me 600 I think with half off on labor because I know the guys and I had already bought my own parts for them to use.
It's fucking basically priceless to know how to work on your own stuff in this world. Some things you can save money on though , like oil changes because they buy bulk on the shit at low low prices.
federalrj94
That is so awesome I wish I had those abilities to work on my Audi like that.
That's the argument I always here when I do my own work. Regardless of money, and time, there is a HUGE satisfaction of accomplishment and knowing EXACTLY what was done - that quality fluids or parts were used, that bolts were torqued to spec or that IF I found something else, I could diagnose, fix or ignore instead of the incessant, 'we needed to replace XYZ,' 'are you sitting down,' 'I've got some bad news.' I won't go to shops just because of that, though I'm good at saying no, it's not worth it.
Crystal meth is a hell of a drug.. lol
wow, was he working at night? mannnn things we go through, Audi aint nothing but trouble.....
Just as complicated as other cars, Audi are not more trouble, they last a lot longer than most engines.
Simao M The trouble is the cost of labor if you have to pay a shop to do the work...learning to work on these cars is just something I accepted as a necessity if I wanted to own one ;)
All that work for a head gasket
"German Engineering"....Saabs were backwards like that, but they ran solid, forever, you never heard of blown head gaskets and failed radiators like on ALL BMWs and many other German cars.
i overhaul my engine 2 day head gasket no spare part
#I just hate audi because of the front of the car. its jut impossible to do somthing without removing the front
that was about the most stupid thing i ever seen
Better not to buy an Audi A4. I keep my Peugeot 406. lol
Mine was easier. I just sold the car. Piece of junk!
how you can you be arsed? omg... I admire people that can really be bothered doing this... Ide rather go for a run with 80LB on my back for like 10-20 miles...