THIS IS A 2007 JETTA...... How do you forget the 7 Charles? Also, you are probably wondering "Charles, when can we see this get fixed?". That my friends is a wonderful question. And I can't share exactly what is going to happen, but I have a feeling.... you are going to love it!!!
Mr Piston realizes the gravity of the decisions he’s made as Mr Valve now lays permanently disfigured. Mr Piston now lives with regret as his screams are muffled from the padded walls of his cell
Are those the same elves that used to live in those black boxes with 100 vacuum hoses that the old 90s carbureted hondas had? Good to see they are moving up in the world.
@@MrTheHillfolk Jesus you are giving me PTSD... I almost bought a Prelude from a guy 23 years ago, and when he opened the hood and I saw the side draft carbs and that mystery box on the firewall with all those hoses going into it I turned around and ran back to my Cressida 😆
@@blueridgerennsport Haha I was told to never open those or unleash hell. Usually for lifting off a cylinder head, we would just unbolt the box and leave the whole thing attached to the head. Definitely looked like a scary thing
@@MrTheHillfolk Pandora's box! I've replaced all the vacuum hoses on an old Jaguar XJS V12 (approximately 8 miles worth) and that wasn't anywhere near as intimidating as that Honda
Dont' worry. We have plenty of this goodness coming. I also really appreciate that feedback. Mods/ and tweaks are all fine and good, but you guys prefer fixing broken stuff? :)
@@HumbleMechanic I'm sure many guys will disagree, but I love the fixing-it stuff best. I guess it all depends on individual tastes. Great channel for repair videos, and the only channel for genuine VW expertise. (It also has the best beard on UA-cam.) 😃😃
@@Andrew-zv4fm I know. I hate to have stopped those. I use the community response for most things like that. You guys like it? ROCK ON we do it. If only an extremely small part of the community participates.... Then I have to evaluate the time/effort and cost. Sadly I think doing the Q+A shows overall hurt the channel. as soon as I stopped, all the numbers for the channel went you. UA-cam says low count videos dont hurt.... But the numbers say otherwise
Ah man, talk about PTSD. This happened to my 01 audi TT with a 1.8L back in November. New cylinder head, new head gasket, fresh pcv system, all that. Was about 600 for parts and took my buddies and I about 12 hours to finish. Car is daily driven to this day and running like a champ 👍
Yes yes yes! Finally some more BPY content! I'm so glad you mentioned checking the oil pickup. It's not sufficient to fix the valves w/o finding out WHY it done broke in the first place. Kind of obvious in this case but still -- it's good to be as thorough as you are. Did you know that sometimes more than one thing can be bad? lol. I hope we get to see you do a full valve job since I'm not aware of any valve job videos on all of UA-cam covering the BPY let alone ANY VW engine.
Two things I took from this video. FSI engines are suprisingly similar to 827 DOHC engines from the 80s. And that little secondary timing belt tensioner on the right at 0:25 is a genius invention that stops the timing belt flopping around like it does on my mk2. And yes I tightened it properly.
Right, I was looking into GTi's...then went is350 for the worry free fun.
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@@ruthnoya8424 Yes, but the is350 makes you look like a douchebag and you're driving a V6 or V8 heavy pig with poor gas mileage with a traditional automatic transmission. The GTI and your Lexus are like comparing a Lambo with a Fiat500 - they have nothing in common except 4 wheels.
Fortunately on my brothers old Volkswagen Jetta, even if the timing belt is screwed, the valves can NOT end up being damaged on that specific engine. In his case the timing belt had slipped due it partially falling apart to the point in which the engine would not run. Anyhow, on the coldest day in years, we still managed to fix the problem via installing a new belt, and set everything to being positioned as it should be, based upon dot position markers, etc. Of course as we tensioned the belt, this knocked off the proper dot positioning a bit, so we offset the position an equal amount in the opposite direction such that once the belt tension was set, everything was at as it was supposed to be. I guess someone else did not take this into account in the past, because we now had a ton more power than ever before.
@@CrackBerryAddict I have a timing belt and tensioner done by the previous owner did it at 80k miles but didn’t do the cam chain so just for learning if it happens to me i need this video 😄
I have had 2 vehicles with interference engines survive a T-belt snapping. So much work for what should have been a little bit maintenance. I thought I preferred timing chains, but now I find that the timing belt change interval helps insure that all the other items that need attention are taken care of. Timing chains just give people the false impression that everything is ok, yet the water pump is seeping and the power steering lines are leaking amongst all the service that has been avoided. Plus cost and accessibility sucks on engines with timing chains, such as B6/7 S4 V8's. Thank you for all your detailed videos!
Those 2 vehicles happen to be on BPY engines? My timing belt snapped and I see no witness marks on pistons or what I can see off the valves with a dual lens bore scope. I'm going to toss on a timing belt and see! Mines a 06 A4 and the pistons have some relief cuts (which I'm not seeing on others however there's not many others I've seen 😂)
BTW, I have experienced several instances of the dreaded "no compression" sound when re-starting engines (that had been recently started, ran briefly but not fully warmed up, then shut down again) in cold but very humid conditions. It's apparently caused by carbon deposits on the intake valves swelling and preventing them from closing fully, but not enough to make contact with the pistons. When things get cold again for a while or fully warm up, the engine usually takes some time cranking, but it will start. It's a strange phenomenon and doesn't happen very often, but it's quite a relief to customers who thought they were looking at a huge bill.
hey Charles, I love your content. I'm 19 and own a MK5 GTI with an FSI and I desperately need to replace the tensioner. I've tried looking for videos but most are terribly explained and recorded with one hand while the other is turning wrenches. I would LOVE an in-depth video on how to replace a tensioner on a FSI, and besides its just more content for the channel! thank you and your content is sick. the podcasts too!
The cam chain snapped on my 2005 A3 2.0T 4 years ago under start-up. Slapped a new chain on it and it still runs today with no problem. Puts out 350hp with a k04 turbo on it
I have that exact car. 160,000 miles. I’ve done and pod to have so many things fixed. I’ve changed the water pump timing belt and the cam chain tensioner and components. And about 24 more things. I so hope this doesn’t happen to me. But really cool to see a GLi on your channel. I
It depends on which part you are talking about. And really the response from you guys. Im always trying to find different things to make a video better. The biggest indicator of continuing is you guys. That is why I stopped doing MK3 videos. the views were bad. HAHA
@@HumbleMechanic The more obvious things are the shorter, compressed video format and the help of a second person with the filming. What is your aim with this new approach beyond just making better vids? I don't want to be nosy, I'm just curious :)
My wife's Beetle Turbo (2013.5 model) had a timing chain tensioner that failed at 44k miles. It would barely turn over and had little to no power. Ran the codes and it came back as a "camshaft positioning sensor" fault. Took it to our local VW shop and thank God it didn't have bent valves or any damage from the problem. Warranty covered 70% of the repair. Turns out there was a recall on the tensioner. Shop had it for a week lol.
It must have been out of warranty by time? Luckily the chain didn't break, it sounds like the tensioner may have been maxed out. Glad you didn't have to pay that whole bill.
@@HumbleMechanic yeah as you are probably familiar the warranty pays out at different percentages based on the length of time elapsed since the recall. The tensioner hadn't completely failed but was almost there. Apparently it was a problem with the early production third gen EA888 2.0 TSI motors. Hers was one of the first models made with that motor.
Hey, Charles. :) At what mileage does this chain need to be changed - does it have a projected lifespan? I have a BWA Eos and this video got me worried! Thank you very much!
My 2005 Chrysler neon cranked exactly like this when it stalled my to town, weeks ago. Weeks prior, it had rough or rattling idling and unusual misfiring at times.
Oof yeah after doing the forged build on the mk5 GTI I had which previously suffered from balance shaft failure, I decided to part ways with it. Mostly because of the dual timing (belt & chain) combo + oil pump/balance shaft setup, overall just too many points of failure in the timing system for my liking.
Just did all of this to my passat as precautionary maintenance belt chain pan intake cam hpfp vc and all accompanying hardware doing it myself was around 800 to 900 paid 1000 for the car so good fsi passat for 1800 total I'm happy
I had a timing belt break once. Luckily, the engine was freewheeling and there was no damage. I also had a timing gear let go years ago. The only casualty was a bent push rod.
I enjoy your videos and I've been looking for one on an 05 Passat 2.0 TDI BH engine with low power. It's not in limp mode and I"ve spent a few hundred getting it fixed and diagnosed with no results. I've been told it could be a clogged intake and turbo. It's been setting for a few years now but it's time I got it running and could use some advice.
I have a 1992 mitsubishi 3000gt vr4 (my very first car) and 3 months, 192 miles the timing belt shredded itself causing the pistons to smash into the valves. This ruined my entire engine (it even flattened the connecting rod bearings). And here is the kicker. This was back in 1992. Yes my brand new car needed a full engine replacement. But please don't let my story scare you guys. Turns out the timing tensioner let go of the belt because it was defective from the factory. All it cost me was a month in the dealership. 30 years later and I still own this car. But now the engine was built into 678 awhp monster with a Gates Kevlar blue racing timing belt lol. All I can tell everyone here is if your car has an interference engine, (Especially if it has a timing belt, because belts are the weakest method to keep the cams in correct timing with the crankshaft. Timing chains are a little more durable, and lastly timing gears are the strongest and best). Anyway always always do the 60k timing belt service (or whenever your car service manual calls for the timing components to be replaced) on time and never use aftermarket parts when it comes to the timing belt tensioners and idler pullies because if that cheap idler bearing that you saved $20 by buying it on eBay gets binded up and seizes the timing belt will overheat as well break most of its teeth off before you will be able to hear it failing, next thing you know that cheap eBay part is responsible for blowing up your entire engine, and costing you tens of thousands depending on what kind of car you drive. So please don't ever forget about that little belt that's buried deep inside your engine as it's probably the second most important Parr of an engine, the first being oil lol.
Just attempted the chain last weekend along the way I broke the coolant flange nipple, broke a VVT plastic seal in the VVT housing just by touching it and broke a vacuum hose, but got the VVT adjuster bolt out without it stripping so that's a win!
@@lukew2194 Luckily I've found the 3 plastic O rings on their own for the VVT housing side of things, but my VVT adjuster does have grooves inside of it so i'll have to see if goes back together without throwing codes, a few people on forums have said they've not had issues from the wear in the grooves. Advice I would use for next time MARK THE CAMS BEFORE UNDOING THE CAM BOLT and do not use a cheap Chinese cam locking tool, on my cheap version there is a small bolt holding on each of the two legs to the top of the locking tool, the legs snapped off with ease when trying to undo the the big cam bolt, the camshafts just pushed against the legs and pushed them out of the way, I was able to reinstall two stainless steel M5x20 bolts to reconnect the cam locking tools legs back on which allowed me to get the cam bolt undone. Also bought a cheap ebay T40080 socket which didn't even fit the cam bolt so ended up using a T40080 made by Laser and worked well, I'd recommend undoing the cam bolt with one arm and using your other arm to grip the VVT adjust while pushing the T40080 tool into the bolt so it doesn't slip to the side.
5:21 "but i change as recommended: every 10.000 miles" For all you people thinking it is enough: yes, for a mere 100.000 miles, then scrapyard. If you want to drive the car to the moon and back, consider 5000 miles (or 1 year, when driving less than that) oil change span
Great info thanks. Here's my situation. 2003 dodge neon with 80,000 mi.. Timing belt snaps while driving. Any chance that engine is O.K.? Is it worth putting a belt on and giving it a go. Or am I looking at a junker now.
Is it only regular oil changes or is there other maintenance you need to do on this type of engine timing chain to prevent such a failure? Does this timing chain have a limited mileage or is it for the life of the car?
Will a video come for teardown of this engine?? Aswell timing belt replacement and how to do so? Best regards Love your work, im learning alot!! Have a golf mk6r with this engine so want to know :)
I'd love to see this particular repair job. Film it if the customer opts for the fix. I had a B5 A4 that had the belt snap but I junked it since it had over 460K miles on it.
Helpful video! It happens that I'm changing my timing belt at the local shop and they somehow screwd up. My valves look like they got hernia and can't stand straight. Anyway, they are saying that my car is too old and a wedge from the crankshaft broke while the mechanic was testing the engine after replacing the timing belt. What do you think?
Charles. What under hood light is that? Looks like a Milwaukee but it’s corded? I’m looking for a corded under hood light cuz I have a bad habit of leaving them on when I walk away.
Hi HumbleMechanic... I done myself and gotten a 1996 Audi A6 with the ACK engine (30v V6) and I'm about to do the timing belt (amongst other "while you are in there...."). I've gotten one tool for locking the camshafts, but won't I be needing several tools ? How about locking the crankshaft?
Charles! I have a 2007 GLI. I am dealing with quite a few oil leaks, the obvious vacuum pump seal leak, but also apparently there's a leak somewhere at the timing belt and the manifold cover as well. Taking it in next week for repairs. My mechanic told me to get it fixed soon because good chance there is oil on the belt and its wearing away. I'm hoping this isn't too expensive of a repair. With the timing belt leak, in your experience, where do you think it is leaking? I am going to try and tackle to vacuum pump leak myself (thanks to your help) but I'm worried about this timing belt leak. Thank you, I appreciate any advice you can give
Hi there can I ask you to please make a video on a Citron c3 2006 1400 model. Where it comes to it snapping the timing belt and happens when that happens and how to replace the timing belt please
Reason to do a health check: I’d hate to do a lot of expensive work to find out that there was a TSB, campaign, or warranty. It’s unlikely, but it could end up being free.
Worst one I seen for damage from a timing belt breaking was a Kia Rio.An auction car my dad bought not running.Pulled the head,head was junk with no valves left.This one I put in a replacement engine in
I REALLY need to get my timing chain checked on my 1.8TSI 2014 Jetta, Alot of chattering in the timing cover area and ZERO maintenance of the chain at 160k miles😳
@@HumbleMechanic I've actually tried calling my local VW dealership numerous times, and it seems the service Dept never answers the phone. I also get a "intake timing out of specification" error, but no check engine light
It's like you read my mind :D Have an 07 GTI, got the timing belt changed at 110,000 miles (now at 128k) But I don't know the history of the timing chain.. is there any warning signs of a bad one?
@@HumbleMechanic Hard to tell the noise apart from the injector noise. I assume you get some sort of code when the tension on the chain starts to slip a bit.
Hi! I bought a 2012 Touareg that sadly got its register-chain out of order. The mechanics at VW says the engine is not broken, but it needs a new "tightener". Of course this costs me a fortune😩, but how can they be so sure? I'm afraid a total overhaul is the next thing they will suggest. Have any advice/opinions? Loved your vhannel for years, and know you're an expert on these machines! It's a 3.0 TDI V6 with 189000 km...
Hi Charles. Another great video. Thanks. With this much damage would you ever consider installing a used engine or perhaps a factory rebuilt ? Have you ever had good luck with a used engine ? Thanks in advance. Brian
Is that the camshaft chain? My 2007 GTI had a broken camshaft chain couple years ago and was covered by the extended warranty, the timing belt was fine but the camshafts are linked by a chain, I think that 2007 GLI has the same set up and it’s the camshaft chain that’s broken too.
Hi, I have a turbo related question. My 16 A3 1.8t lost power and started blowing smoke. There is a rattling sound from the turbo area and there is oil all on my exhaust tips. I'm assuming the turbo has failed and cracked somewhere. I have not completed confirmed this but it a very telling sign. I have a stage 1 tune on it with 20-22 lbs of boost, on a stock turbo with 32k miles on it, and only had the tune for about 3k of those miles. What kind of turbo do you recommend so this doesn't happen again?
Hey Charles, I read somewhere that you can see the part number on a timing chain tensioner or tensioner guide through an access port on the chain cover on a TSI. Is that true? I have a 2008 Passat and I was just curious.
I like the fact that even though you knew what the problem was you still did a diagnostic scan. A quality technician workflow. Thanks Charles!
Thats a typical mechanic, wanting to find extra work as the customers already bleeding money and they've got them over a barel. :D
THIS IS A 2007 JETTA...... How do you forget the 7 Charles? Also, you are probably wondering "Charles, when can we see this get fixed?". That my friends is a wonderful question. And I can't share exactly what is going to happen, but I have a feeling.... you are going to love it!!!
A 2000s Jetta.. seems legit lol
@@-redtango HAHAH
VR6? If not Id still watch it
Anything is fixable. The real question is; is the vehicle worth the money to fix it?
Slap a 4BT in it.
Mr. Piston he is oh so helpful. Mr. Valve is like "I can't get up!" And Mr. Piston he says, "Don't worry buddy! I got you!"
Mr Piston realizes the gravity of the decisions he’s made as Mr Valve now lays permanently disfigured. Mr Piston now lives with regret as his screams are muffled from the padded walls of his cell
See, what happens is the little elves inside your engine come out at midnight, march to the local bank branch and pay my mortgage.
Are those the same elves that used to live in those black boxes with 100 vacuum hoses that the old 90s carbureted hondas had?
Good to see they are moving up in the world.
@@MrTheHillfolk Jesus you are giving me PTSD... I almost bought a Prelude from a guy 23 years ago, and when he opened the hood and I saw the side draft carbs and that mystery box on the firewall with all those hoses going into it I turned around and ran back to my Cressida 😆
@@blueridgerennsport
Haha I was told to never open those or unleash hell.
Usually for lifting off a cylinder head, we would just unbolt the box and leave the whole thing attached to the head.
Definitely looked like a scary thing
@@MrTheHillfolk Pandora's box! I've replaced all the vacuum hoses on an old Jaguar XJS V12 (approximately 8 miles worth) and that wasn't anywhere near as intimidating as that Honda
@@blueridgerennsport
Haha almost anything is easier to replace vacuum hoses than those hondas 😜
This is much more like it - an old school Humble Mechanic fix-it video. Perfect. 😀😀
Dont' worry. We have plenty of this goodness coming. I also really appreciate that feedback. Mods/ and tweaks are all fine and good, but you guys prefer fixing broken stuff? :)
@@HumbleMechanic Yes, fixing broken stuff
I miss the question and answer videos HM did.
@@HumbleMechanic I'm sure many guys will disagree, but I love the fixing-it stuff best. I guess it all depends on individual tastes. Great channel for repair videos, and the only channel for genuine VW expertise. (It also has the best beard on UA-cam.) 😃😃
@@Andrew-zv4fm I know. I hate to have stopped those. I use the community response for most things like that. You guys like it? ROCK ON we do it. If only an extremely small part of the community participates.... Then I have to evaluate the time/effort and cost. Sadly I think doing the Q+A shows overall hurt the channel. as soon as I stopped, all the numbers for the channel went you. UA-cam says low count videos dont hurt.... But the numbers say otherwise
Love the BPY content, cant get enough! excited for part 2!
Same here
Ah man, talk about PTSD. This happened to my 01 audi TT with a 1.8L back in November. New cylinder head, new head gasket, fresh pcv system, all that. Was about 600 for parts and took my buddies and I about 12 hours to finish.
Car is daily driven to this day and running like a champ 👍
It’s hilarious when it’s not your car though lol it’s happened to me too
Yes yes yes! Finally some more BPY content! I'm so glad you mentioned checking the oil pickup. It's not sufficient to fix the valves w/o finding out WHY it done broke in the first place. Kind of obvious in this case but still -- it's good to be as thorough as you are. Did you know that sometimes more than one thing can be bad? lol. I hope we get to see you do a full valve job since I'm not aware of any valve job videos on all of UA-cam covering the BPY let alone ANY VW engine.
Happy to see BPY content. I've learned a lot about cars by working on this engine.
Two things I took from this video. FSI engines are suprisingly similar to 827 DOHC engines from the 80s. And that little secondary timing belt tensioner on the right at 0:25 is a genius invention that stops the timing belt flopping around like it does on my mk2. And yes I tightened it properly.
I love these videos because most people would load the parts cannon. Its proper diag at its finest.
So glad I traded my 06 GTI FSI in years ago. The engine made the car fun (when it was clean), but otherwise was an over-engineered headache.
Right, I was looking into GTi's...then went is350 for the worry free fun.
@@ruthnoya8424 Yes, but the is350 makes you look like a douchebag and you're driving a V6 or V8 heavy pig with poor gas mileage with a traditional automatic transmission. The GTI and your Lexus are like comparing a Lambo with a Fiat500 - they have nothing in common except 4 wheels.
@ did you really just try and explain why a gti was cooler than an is350 lol we get you own a gti but go home kid you have a basic hot hatch lol
Fortunately on my brothers old Volkswagen Jetta, even if the timing belt is screwed, the valves can NOT end up being damaged on that specific engine. In his case the timing belt had slipped due it partially falling apart to the point in which the engine would not run. Anyhow, on the coldest day in years, we still managed to fix the problem via installing a new belt, and set everything to being positioned as it should be, based upon dot position markers, etc. Of course as we tensioned the belt, this knocked off the proper dot positioning a bit, so we offset the position an equal amount in the opposite direction such that once the belt tension was set, everything was at as it was supposed to be. I guess someone else did not take this into account in the past, because we now had a ton more power than ever before.
This just happened to my FSI and this video helped me diagnose it and fix it properly, thank you so much Charles!
Glad it helped, sorry it needed to
can’t wait to see this tear down and rebuild i need to learn how to do it just in case it happens to my 06 GTI
You could also do a timing belt/chain service as preventative maintenance.
@@CrackBerryAddict I have a timing belt and tensioner done by the previous owner did it at 80k miles but didn’t do the cam chain so just for learning if it happens to me i need this video 😄
Do your mx on time or slightly early. Do not neglect or be cheap. Otherwise you might have to do twice....
I have had 2 vehicles with interference engines survive a T-belt snapping. So much work for what should have been a little bit maintenance. I thought I preferred timing chains, but now I find that the timing belt change interval helps insure that all the other items that need attention are taken care of. Timing chains just give people the false impression that everything is ok, yet the water pump is seeping and the power steering lines are leaking amongst all the service that has been avoided. Plus cost and accessibility sucks on engines with timing chains, such as B6/7 S4 V8's. Thank you for all your detailed videos!
Those 2 vehicles happen to be on BPY engines?
My timing belt snapped and I see no witness marks on pistons or what I can see off the valves with a dual lens bore scope. I'm going to toss on a timing belt and see! Mines a 06 A4 and the pistons have some relief cuts (which I'm not seeing on others however there's not many others I've seen 😂)
Weird, your videos are even more enjoyable as a FORMER VW owner. 😂
I literally just did a whole new head on my 2.0T A4 video. I came here looking how to do it. Figures it’s available now😂
I am about to say something controversial, I love the way the mk5 gen looks. For sure better then the mk8.
Been there just finished on my A3 ended up putting new rings new clutch and many other parts. Lots of time and $ but she’s running 👌🏽
Maintanance is key
Always ready for a new Humble Mechanic video!
Great video and its great that after all of this time you still manage to read and answer viewer comments 🙂
The mechanic on this Chanel is knowledgeable and humble 👍
Thank you 🙏
I was always afraid the chain was going to go on my old HHR, never did thankfully. Sad to see when it happens. Thanks for sharing!
Why is it so hard to find a competent mechanic nowadays?
I love you videos, and your very clear english (Non native english speaker here) Keep going, amazing job!!
Thank you!!!
hey you are the best mechanic i know!!!!!! Thank you so much ive learned a lot with your contents! Amazing Work!
BTW, I have experienced several instances of the dreaded "no compression" sound when re-starting engines (that had been recently started, ran briefly but not fully warmed up, then shut down again) in cold but very humid conditions. It's apparently caused by carbon deposits on the intake valves swelling and preventing them from closing fully, but not enough to make contact with the pistons. When things get cold again for a while or fully warm up, the engine usually takes some time cranking, but it will start. It's a strange phenomenon and doesn't happen very often, but it's quite a relief to customers who thought they were looking at a huge bill.
Love the video man! Always so knowledgeable! Thanks for the amazing content Charles!
I'm a simple man. I see a humble mechanic video. I click. Then like. Then comment. (Already subscribed)
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hey Charles, I love your content. I'm 19 and own a MK5 GTI with an FSI and I desperately need to replace the tensioner. I've tried looking for videos but most are terribly explained and recorded with one hand while the other is turning wrenches. I would LOVE an in-depth video on how to replace a tensioner on a FSI, and besides its just more content for the channel! thank you and your content is sick. the podcasts too!
Mk5 goodness coming
"A connecting rod through the block". You jinxed the car man lol
This video reminded me that I still have some FSI engine parts in my garage from the MK5 GTI I sold a while ago.
Reminds me of my old 08 GTI, now I’m in a 17’ Focus ST and it’s amazing how similar the two are
The cam chain snapped on my 2005 A3 2.0T 4 years ago under start-up. Slapped a new chain on it and it still runs today with no problem. Puts out 350hp with a k04 turbo on it
Great video as always Charles 💯🤘 keep them Vdubs on the road 🚗💨
Here I hit play and settled down for a pleasant 30 min video on a repair. No such luck, will have to wait for the rest of the story!
You’re going to love part 2 ;)
You're a great role model to younger techs like myself
I have that exact car. 160,000 miles. I’ve done and pod to have so many things fixed. I’ve changed the water pump timing belt and the cam chain tensioner and components. And about 24 more things. I so hope this doesn’t happen to me. But really cool to see a GLi on your channel. I
This is more of a "While I am in there" type of job
Interesting new video format! :) Is it intentional or is it an one-time exception?
It depends on which part you are talking about. And really the response from you guys. Im always trying to find different things to make a video better. The biggest indicator of continuing is you guys. That is why I stopped doing MK3 videos. the views were bad. HAHA
@@HumbleMechanic The more obvious things are the shorter, compressed video format and the help of a second person with the filming. What is your aim with this new approach beyond just making better vids? I don't want to be nosy, I'm just curious :)
Great video, and great points on the diagnostic process and not skipping anything. Thank you
Great timing! I have a 07 working on now
Thank you for the video ,,, Could we see some 1.4 tsi content,, T.B install. or W.P install , Thanks
I agree!!! I need to get my hands on one
My wife's Beetle Turbo (2013.5 model) had a timing chain tensioner that failed at 44k miles. It would barely turn over and had little to no power. Ran the codes and it came back as a "camshaft positioning sensor" fault. Took it to our local VW shop and thank God it didn't have bent valves or any damage from the problem. Warranty covered 70% of the repair. Turns out there was a recall on the tensioner. Shop had it for a week lol.
It must have been out of warranty by time? Luckily the chain didn't break, it sounds like the tensioner may have been maxed out. Glad you didn't have to pay that whole bill.
@@HumbleMechanic yeah as you are probably familiar the warranty pays out at different percentages based on the length of time elapsed since the recall. The tensioner hadn't completely failed but was almost there. Apparently it was a problem with the early production third gen EA888 2.0 TSI motors. Hers was one of the first models made with that motor.
Yep. Lot of fine print the dealers had to follow
Wow, I have never seen a broken timing chain. Good info.
Can't wait to see the stripdown of this !
Not what I was looking for but great content as always
Great video man 🔥
Hey, Charles. :) At what mileage does this chain need to be changed - does it have a projected lifespan? I have a BWA Eos and this video got me worried!
Thank you very much!
I acquired an Audi TT MK1 from the auction. I was lucky like Charles, my Timing belt was also loose and no compression.
My 2005 Chrysler neon cranked exactly like this when it stalled my to town, weeks ago. Weeks prior, it had rough or rattling idling and unusual misfiring at times.
Oof yeah after doing the forged build on the mk5 GTI I had which previously suffered from balance shaft failure, I decided to part ways with it. Mostly because of the dual timing (belt & chain) combo + oil pump/balance shaft setup, overall just too many points of failure in the timing system for my liking.
My shop teacher told me 40 years the 4 cycles of the 4 cycle motor , suck , squeeze, bang , blow and I never forgot it .
VW = Check engine light and throw the car away !
Need more 4 cycle women in your life.
Just did all of this to my passat as precautionary maintenance belt chain pan intake cam hpfp vc and all accompanying hardware doing it myself was around 800 to 900 paid 1000 for the car so good fsi passat for 1800 total I'm happy
I had a timing belt break once. Luckily, the engine was freewheeling and there was no damage. I also had a timing gear let go years ago. The only casualty was a bent push rod.
Another great video. Thanx Charles!
Glad you enjoyed it
I enjoy your videos and I've been looking for one on an 05 Passat 2.0 TDI BH engine with low power. It's not in limp mode and I"ve spent a few hundred getting it fixed and diagnosed with no results. I've been told it could be a clogged intake and turbo. It's been setting for a few years now but it's time I got it running and could use some advice.
I have a 1992 mitsubishi 3000gt vr4 (my very first car) and 3 months, 192 miles the timing belt shredded itself causing the pistons to smash into the valves. This ruined my entire engine (it even flattened the connecting rod bearings).
And here is the kicker. This was back in 1992. Yes my brand new car needed a full engine replacement. But please don't let my story scare you guys. Turns out the timing tensioner let go of the belt because it was defective from the factory. All it cost me was a month in the dealership. 30 years later and I still own this car. But now the engine was built into 678 awhp monster with a Gates Kevlar blue racing timing belt lol.
All I can tell everyone here is if your car has an interference engine, (Especially if it has a timing belt, because belts are the weakest method to keep the cams in correct timing with the crankshaft. Timing chains are a little more durable, and lastly timing gears are the strongest and best). Anyway always always do the 60k timing belt service (or whenever your car service manual calls for the timing components to be replaced) on time and never use aftermarket parts when it comes to the timing belt tensioners and idler pullies because if that cheap idler bearing that you saved $20 by buying it on eBay gets binded up and seizes the timing belt will overheat as well break most of its teeth off before you will be able to hear it failing, next thing you know that cheap eBay part is responsible for blowing up your entire engine, and costing you tens of thousands depending on what kind of car you drive. So please don't ever forget about that little belt that's buried deep inside your engine as it's probably the second most important Parr of an engine, the first being oil lol.
Ah, this is/was the Jetta for the drag race! I had this video still open as a tab in my Firefox for some reason. ;D
Just attempted the chain last weekend along the way I broke the coolant flange nipple, broke a VVT plastic seal in the VVT housing just by touching it and broke a vacuum hose, but got the VVT adjuster bolt out without it stripping so that's a win!
Some of that stuff you can’t even look at.
So, now you need a new VVT adjustment unit. How hard was that bolt to take out? Did you use the proper bit?
@@lukew2194 Luckily I've found the 3 plastic O rings on their own for the VVT housing side of things, but my VVT adjuster does have grooves inside of it so i'll have to see if goes back together without throwing codes, a few people on forums have said they've not had issues from the wear in the grooves. Advice I would use for next time MARK THE CAMS BEFORE UNDOING THE CAM BOLT and do not use a cheap Chinese cam locking tool, on my cheap version there is a small bolt holding on each of the two legs to the top of the locking tool, the legs snapped off with ease when trying to undo the the big cam bolt, the camshafts just pushed against the legs and pushed them out of the way, I was able to reinstall two stainless steel M5x20 bolts to reconnect the cam locking tools legs back on which allowed me to get the cam bolt undone. Also bought a cheap ebay T40080 socket which didn't even fit the cam bolt so ended up using a T40080 made by Laser and worked well, I'd recommend undoing the cam bolt with one arm and using your other arm to grip the VVT adjust while pushing the T40080 tool into the bolt so it doesn't slip to the side.
I'm looking forward to seeing some disassembly + timing videos on this engine!
5:21 "but i change as recommended: every 10.000 miles"
For all you people thinking it is enough: yes, for a mere 100.000 miles, then scrapyard. If you want to drive the car to the moon and back, consider 5000 miles (or 1 year, when driving less than that) oil change span
Great info thanks. Here's my situation. 2003 dodge neon with 80,000 mi.. Timing belt snaps while driving. Any chance that engine is O.K.? Is it worth putting a belt on and giving it a go. Or am I looking at a junker now.
great video. Thanks.
Great job
It tooks you 3 weeks to post the video which is before this one and one week after for this one !! Man please keep organized
Bro…..
@@HumbleMechanic 10 weeks for complete replay
I’m not sure what that means
Is it only regular oil changes or is there other maintenance you need to do on this type of engine timing chain to prevent such a failure? Does this timing chain have a limited mileage or is it for the life of the car?
Will a video come for teardown of this engine?? Aswell timing belt replacement and how to do so?
Best regards
Love your work, im learning alot!!
Have a golf mk6r with this engine so want to know :)
I'd love to see this particular repair job. Film it if the customer opts for the fix. I had a B5 A4 that had the belt snap but I junked it since it had over 460K miles on it.
Wooooo this is my engine!!!!!
great video very good info for those who don't understand what happens when belts break 👍
Thanks! now we gotta get her fixed.
Helpful video! It happens that I'm changing my timing belt at the local shop and they somehow screwd up. My valves look like they got hernia and can't stand straight. Anyway, they are saying that my car is too old and a wedge from the crankshaft broke while the mechanic was testing the engine after replacing the timing belt. What do you think?
Please do a timing belt tutorial on FSI!
Charles. What under hood light is that? Looks like a Milwaukee but it’s corded? I’m looking for a corded under hood light cuz I have a bad habit of leaving them on when I walk away.
Hi HumbleMechanic...
I done myself and gotten a 1996 Audi A6 with the ACK engine (30v V6) and I'm about to do the timing belt (amongst other "while you are in there...."). I've gotten one tool for locking the camshafts, but won't I be needing several tools ? How about locking the crankshaft?
Timing belt AND timing chain on the same engine? Sheesh!
Naptown Tuner coming your way
"Whether it's the belt or the chain, obviously the damage is going to be the same."
Bars.
Charles! I have a 2007 GLI. I am dealing with quite a few oil leaks, the obvious vacuum pump seal leak, but also apparently there's a leak somewhere at the timing belt and the manifold cover as well. Taking it in next week for repairs. My mechanic told me to get it fixed soon because good chance there is oil on the belt and its wearing away. I'm hoping this isn't too expensive of a repair. With the timing belt leak, in your experience, where do you think it is leaking? I am going to try and tackle to vacuum pump leak myself (thanks to your help) but I'm worried about this timing belt leak. Thank you, I appreciate any advice you can give
I have a 2007 FSI on Passat wagon, how does the chain break? I understand the belt goes bad, but’s chain?
Hi there can I ask you to please make a video on a Citron c3 2006 1400 model. Where it comes to it snapping the timing belt and happens when that happens and how to replace the timing belt please
You , sir , are worth your weight in gold..brilliant video, explanations and information. Thank you.
Reason to do a health check: I’d hate to do a lot of expensive work to find out that there was a TSB, campaign, or warranty. It’s unlikely, but it could end up being free.
Hello Charles, which is the mileage of this engine ? Thank you !
Great B roll
Thank you
Timing belt and a timing chain on an engine is really asking for trouble, excluding timely oil changes.
Worst one I seen for damage from a timing belt breaking was a Kia Rio.An auction car my dad bought not running.Pulled the head,head was junk with no valves left.This one I put in a replacement engine in
OH man!!! Id love to see that damage. HAHA
It damaged the cylinder head big time.Read on this and this is what happens when the timing breaks in the engine of this car
I REALLY need to get my timing chain checked on my 1.8TSI 2014 Jetta, Alot of chattering in the timing cover area and ZERO maintenance of the chain at 160k miles😳
PLEASE DO!!!
@@HumbleMechanic I've actually tried calling my local VW dealership numerous times, and it seems the service Dept never answers the phone. I also get a "intake timing out of specification" error, but no check engine light
That’s a red flag! Any local Indy shops that specialize in vw
@@HumbleMechanic not that I'm aware of, live in Jacksonville, NC, so about 6 hours from you. Any recommendations besides going 2 hours or more away?
@@HumbleMechanic my local dealership got bought put by Parkway of Raleigh in January
It's like you read my mind :D Have an 07 GTI, got the timing belt changed at 110,000 miles (now at 128k) But I don't know the history of the timing chain.. is there any warning signs of a bad one?
They get really noisy, on start up especially. Id plan to replace it. Cheaper to do as maintenance than a repair
@@HumbleMechanic Thanks Charles!
@@HumbleMechanic Hard to tell the noise apart from the injector noise. I assume you get some sort of code when the tension on the chain starts to slip a bit.
Hi! I bought a 2012 Touareg that sadly got its register-chain out of order. The mechanics at VW says the engine is not broken, but it needs a new "tightener". Of course this costs me a fortune😩, but how can they be so sure? I'm afraid a total overhaul is the next thing they will suggest.
Have any advice/opinions?
Loved your vhannel for years, and know you're an expert on these machines! It's a 3.0 TDI V6 with 189000 km...
How could i know when to fix or rebuild my timing chain or build before it broke ? Any signs? My car is 260,000km passat 2007 B6 FSI 2.0
Hi Charles. Another great video. Thanks. With this much damage would you ever consider installing a used engine or perhaps a factory rebuilt ? Have you ever had good luck with a used engine ?
Thanks in advance.
Brian
I have the same engine in my 2011 audi and I'm being given the choice between having it rebuilt or engine swapped.
The timing belt/chain is a fuse that pops when maintenance is foregone for too long. Nifty device.
HAHAHHAHA That is pretty funny
you go on EBAY and find another engine to code and adapt to the car. otherwise it is just too much money.
Man the prices for these engines are crazy. The engine will cost more than the car did. LOL
@@HumbleMechanic gotta keep looking I got a CJAA with 60k miles for $727 with turbo....250 shipping my car is NOW back on the road.
Is that the camshaft chain? My 2007 GTI had a broken camshaft chain couple years ago and was covered by the extended warranty, the timing belt was fine but the camshafts are linked by a chain, I think that 2007 GLI has the same set up and it’s the camshaft chain that’s broken too.
I watched the video it is the exact same problem as mine, lol.
Yep GTI and GLI are basically the same
Could u do a 1.8t engine tear down cause my belt just shredded the teeth off and yea not sure if it just skipped time im hoping im lucky but doubt it
Hi, I have a turbo related question. My 16 A3 1.8t lost power and started blowing smoke. There is a rattling sound from the turbo area and there is oil all on my exhaust tips. I'm assuming the turbo has failed and cracked somewhere. I have not completed confirmed this but it a very telling sign. I have a stage 1 tune on it with 20-22 lbs of boost, on a stock turbo with 32k miles on it, and only had the tune for about 3k of those miles. What kind of turbo do you recommend so this doesn't happen again?
Hey Charles, I read somewhere that you can see the part number on a timing chain tensioner or tensioner guide through an access port on the chain cover on a TSI. Is that true? I have a 2008 Passat and I was just curious.
He made a video a while back. ua-cam.com/video/G65J1aEszyc/v-deo.html