Spot on assessment on the sealing procedure of the head assembly. Is not the first time I see people using silicone sealant on this engines even when apply correctly. They shouldn't period. As the tech mention. This cars use Anaerobic green sealant made by Audi. The sealant cures only in the absence of air. Also the sealant very cleverly was designed by Audi to be wash off when in contact with the oil without clogging. So if you put a tad to much it won't be a problem however is important to do it right. As for the cams there's a special tool to remove them.
It’s sad but very few people truly know what they are doing at their job. When it comes to auto mechanics/engine builders it’s no different. It seems like this guy is one of the good ones so I’d stick with this shop (as long as they aren’t the ones that built that engine!) lol
Sorry to hear man, way worse than I'd expected. My bet is the silicone was too thick, they didn't or couldn't torque (probably not even in the correct pattern), then had to beat the cam bridge on. Definitely go back to the engine builder to get some compensation.
Definitely worse than I thought as well.. I'm going to try, but I think I'm possibly SOL work was done in 2020, however since the build I've put on less than 4,000 kms. I suppose it was just progressively getting worse over time and finally got to this point.
Damn man, complete carnage! Seems like you're in good hands though and it will come back stronger than ever! :)
Spot on assessment on the sealing procedure of the head assembly. Is not the first time I see people using silicone sealant on this engines even when apply correctly. They shouldn't period.
As the tech mention. This cars use Anaerobic green sealant made by Audi. The sealant cures only in the absence of air. Also the sealant very cleverly was designed by Audi to be wash off when in contact with the oil without clogging. So if you put a tad to much it won't be a problem however is important to do it right. As for the cams there's a special tool to remove them.
Yes it was good to get a nice breakdown of what had caused all the damage. Car will now be taken care of by them in the future for any issues 👍
Nice video, great things are coming bro keep it up
It’s sad but very few people truly know what they are doing at their job. When it comes to auto mechanics/engine builders it’s no different.
It seems like this guy is one of the good ones so I’d stick with this shop (as long as they aren’t the ones that built that engine!) lol
I couldn't agree more!
i hope it gets fixed soon !!
Ah man. Shitty situation but it'll be back stronger than before.
Sorry to hear man, way worse than I'd expected. My bet is the silicone was too thick, they didn't or couldn't torque (probably not even in the correct pattern), then had to beat the cam bridge on. Definitely go back to the engine builder to get some compensation.
Definitely worse than I thought as well.. I'm going to try, but I think I'm possibly SOL work was done in 2020, however since the build I've put on less than 4,000 kms. I suppose it was just progressively getting worse over time and finally got to this point.
So this engine was rebuilt previously?
Yes the bottom end was after I blew the motor the 2nd year I owned the car. The head was untouched until recently.