Gifts for customers???? 

Dude! Glad to see you doing well. Those are some heavy-duty jobs, glad you're getting a chance to show your stuff. Prost!

Great to see you and see you are doing are doing well, Thomas! I wish you continued success!

I just thought I'd give you an update on my Jetta that you helped me build forever ago. It has still been a great car with the little 2 liter. Doesn't get me there fast but it gets me there. She is still serving 3 years after your help. Thank you!

That is hilarious and a great idea. I'm sure a lot of these puzzles will go unsolved. We miss the hammer dancing videos Brotha but glad you're doing well.

As busy as you are, every one of your videos posted is so appreciated! Thanks for sharing! Best of luck and much success to you, my friend!

What a great idea Thomas. Good to see you mate

@Thomas EXOVCDS *I'm happy to see you are doing OK! So many times channel owners stop producing videos and you always hope they are healthy and well, but you still have concern! Thanks updating us!*

so funny! We did a Timing Chain on a 2007 passat 3.6L VR6 Quattro. Customer didn't understand the complexity, and I explained it like this. Imagine a 200 piece puzzle, but not an ordinary puzzle. Its a puzzle with just wild flowers with many different colors making it difficult. But then add the complexity of having to remove the trans, which adds another 200 piece puzzle, but then add quattro which adds another 200 piece puzzle. But the intake has to come off which adds another 200 piece puzzle, but to get the intake off you have to remove the front of the car which adds another 200 piece puzzle. Great minds think alike! Excellent idea with the puzzle!

THOMAS !!! Great to hear from you !

Good to see you back Thomas and looks like you've been very busy with all those engines. And they all looked like nightmares to work on. Don't work too hard and have a great day!

Good to see you back & that jigsaw looks deadly ✌️🇮🇪

Hello, great idea for your customers! Like the rest of us, I too glad to hear from you. Still owning and driving VWs. My newest is a 2003 Turbo S Beetle and your video's are a huge help ! Take care and glad to see you.

Wow you have been busy Thomas, great to see you again .

Very kind and thoughtful gift there. Wonder if the customer will assemble the puzzle. Not sure i would have the patience for either. Blessings!

Glad to see you again miss your video,And great idea love the puzzle lunch box engine

We missed you thomas !!!!!! I wish you the best , this time I great you from Germany instead of Greece :)

That's really cool! That puzzle looks difficult for a gear head, I can't imagine how hard it is when you know nothing about cars! Lol glad to see another upload

Great to see you again on the tube Thomas :)

All of those engine's pictured look very complicated, I've seen people (through RU-vid) buying RS6'S And having problems with their engine and just writing them off completely, they messed about with them and temporarily had them running but they weren't by any means 100%. The jigsaw gift is a great idea! Oh the irony!! I STILL have the bits and bobs here for you Thom even after moving home, i will post them to you! Hope you're well there in BC. Great work as always 👌

good to see your still Around..

Nice to see you back in RU-vid Thomas hope everything is good with you.Your neighbour friend from Andes Auto.Have a Good Canada Day weekend.

I would buy that puzzle. What an awesome idea.

Great stuff Thomas, good to see You keeping well and busy👍🙏😎

Good to see ya pal. Good update. Happy Motoring.

Thomas, you're awesome for all of the videos and knowledge you shared with us up to this point. I have been watching for years. If I didn't live so far away from your shop, I would take my 2004 GTI VR6 2.8L 24v with 6-speed manual transmission to you for timing chains and a clutch job. I have been procrastinating for a couple years on this job. The car still runs well. No issues. I just have concerns that suddenly there will be issues. My bigger problem is that I may not be able to do the work at all because of health concerns. I do appreciate you though. I was a mechanic on jet engines for many years, so I can relate to some extent with the pressure you're under.

That's super cool.

Happy you doing good!!

Good to see you bud. Miss your videos. Hope all is well

Dude that puzzle is brilliant. But it actually looks easier to do the jigsaw puzzle than replace phasers on that engine. What is with the 50 timing chains????? Sheeesh, never seen such sorcery hahahaha. Glad I don’t do VW’s!!

That is a great idea Boom

Dealing with customers when it comes to time and $$$ is so difficult , specially when engine bays are getting tighter and tighter to get to anything . Nice to see you well my good old friend and nice touch with the puzzle 👍🍻

Dude, glad you are doing well, humblemechanic and I were just talking about you

Nice shop!!

Some of us can't handle puzzles, LOL

Happy Canada Day!

I don't know how I missed this but got it now.

Hi Thomas I do the opposite , I always give the tech that did the job a good tip like a tip at a restaurant except the tech does not have to share the tips with all the staff. The best way to save a lot of money in vehicle repairs is find a great tech like yourself , treat them well and they will treat you and your vehicle well too. Take Care 👍

We miss you buddy. Just put a cam at your head 😂

Help Please. I have a mk6 tsi ccta that blows a lot of white-ish smoke under throttle. I change the turbo (I used my old mk5 k03 turb) , new oem pcv, compression is 180 on all cylinders. Spark plugs look black and with some oil residue. You think it can be valve seals? Or should I try an actual new turbo? Bad oil piston rings? I also ran the car with the car with the turbo charge pipe disconnect (to make it N/A) and it still blows smoke.

Man, any plan to open another shop here in new England? You are the best

Thomas! I hope you are doing well.

hi quick question if you don’t mind i have a 1992 VW T4 2.5 petrol AAF i replaced oil pressure sensor with a black 0.15 -0.35 bar but its now causing oil buzzer and light can you remember from working on eurovans if its the white one i need at 1.6 -2.0 bar Many thanks Dave.

Hey brother, my 2009 2.5 Jetta 172k , when I turn the AC on both fans turn on but then they speed up and gradually until they're on full speed and are loud, also the windshield wiper fluid pump isn't working along with the heated seats , all fuses are good. Could it be the BCM?

Dear Thomas, Your channel has been a regular visit for me, the other day I wondered how you seemed to drop off the landscape. How are you? This week I saw a 2007 VW FSI 2.0T Passat that chokes and dies when the oil fill cap is removed, it's very dramatic. It's not running lean, my Autel 906BT shows fuel trim is OK, and there is no hissing around the big plastic round PCV valve cap. I've found conflicting reports on the 'net, with some saying that this is a normal finding in this vehicle, and others saying that at idle the valve should choke down a little to reduce flow during high vacuum, like old school PCV valves do. The more I learn about these PCV modules and vacuum pumps in turbo engines, the more I realize how complex they are, especially with a turbo where intake pressures swing widely. In your experience, is a huge vac leak when the oil cap is removed a sign that the PCV valve is sticking open, soon to cause seal leaks and other secondary issues? Or, should I just wait and react when fuel trims send a warning signal?

I’m having a problem in my mk4 alh tdi 5 speed. Whenever I starting coming to a stop the car will run really rough ( shakes like it’s about to stall ) then as soon as the car is completely stopped it sounds perfectly fine again and drives fine. Weather I put it in neutral or hold the clutch in as a approach a stop it still does it. I’m gonna try the hammer mod. Do you think that will fix it or have any other thoughts on what it might be🙏

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Good to see you back mate

Hey Thomas, on my Mk4 alh tdi I have oil leaking from my valve cover and my oil is a milky grey color. Do you know what is causing this? I was thinking head gasket or something

Hey man my head lights just went out in my 1999 audi avant 1.8 .could it be the switch? My left tail lamp does not work. The right tail lamp works but when I hit the brakes it goes out. I do have a multimeter. Can you tell me how I can diagnose ? Thanks

Hey Thomas. I replaced the maf on my mk4 alh tdi as preventative maintenance, felt way better had a lot more power it felt great for a couple weeks. Now i am having boost issues and it's not boosting as much. I have the code p0101 now. I unplugged the maf connector and it only has 4 pins. I am very confused. Because my actual maf has 5 pins but the connection only has 4 wires going to it and 4 pins. it has the slot for the 5th pin though. I have a picture of the connection if that would help

Hey man I do have codes P1545 and p1559 throttle body malfunction and throttle adaption. On my 1999 audi avant 1.8t AEB engine. Could I do throttle readaption manually or do I have to use vagcom?

Hi Thomas. I have a question / story for you. I can't solve this and it's my daily driver. I will attempt to keep it short and technical. LAMBDA V = 1.48 at idle Low pressure fuel pump load = 35% HPFP at idle = 4.6 bar (matches EMC) HPFP at WOT = 156 bar (matches EMC) Pending Code = P0178 - Rich off idle 07 GLi - 2.0L BPY FSI - original engine ran well prior to exploding (money shift). I swapped in a used engine after a true run through. ALL maintenance items: chains, belts, seals, gaskets and or leaks fixed / changed prior to swap. Removed pan (to check internals) and found bad balance shaft assembly and replaced that and new pickup too. At the same time, I removed the balance shaft connections properly to delete the rotating mass. First start up after swap, the car had a perfect idle, sounded like no other FSI I have ever heard. So incredibly quiet, no dieseling just a smooth hum and a slight tick from seemingly one injector. Few gentle trips around town. I noticed it had ZERO go off idle. Checked codes and had none. At that time, I looked at the LTFT and it was at -24.90% so I reset the fuel trims. The moment I did that, the car came alive again. It had full blown boost with injector whine and traction control flashing. It was like the previous engine on hyperdrive - for about 5 minutes. Then flat again as the LTFT gets back down to -25% prior to setting the code. My STFT (idle) is perfect at -0.8 - 1%. while at low RPM cruise (40 in 5th gear at 2Kish RPM with 30% engine load) Lambda is bounding all over the place from -10 -> 18 and back all over the place. While getting to a standard cruise (70 ish MPH in 6th at 2.7K ish RPM) the lambda is still bounding at cruise and you can feel a surge pulsing non stop (if you are REALLY intune with the cars expected behavior.) that passengers can't detect.

MENGA MINT!!!

Hey man I have a code P01548 solenoid for charge pressure N75 open. Can I still drive the car with a bad N75 valve??

Hey man I’m going to be replacing my heater core soon .what function on the Ac machine at the shop do I use to evacuate my refrigerant??? Also I have an after market 40$ heater core. Should I just by the original one from audi 250 or n stall the 40 dollar heater core? I just don’t want the cheap one to give out on me lol

Hey man I’m looking for a windshield cowl for my 1999 Audi A4 avant Quattro 1.8t. I know they discontinued at audi dealers but do you know any after market places I can buy one from? Please let me know i appreciate you.

Hey man! Have been a long time watcher since 2016 when I purchased my first Audi. That turned into an addiction with the b5 platform! I had a question relating to an issue on a 1.8 wondering if you had time to answer a question or two if not I completely understand. Cheers!

I enjoy yours and other VW vids, but I'm no longer in the game. Sold my Eurovan (still running nicely at 138,000 miles) and got a Honda.

1st boom

i noticed you said you did a conversion. Feel free to email me, if you do more, I can probably help you with process or details.