IS IT OVER FOR THE AMAROK BEFORE ITS EVEN BEGUN? *FATAL MECHANICAL FAILURE* 

So glad you’re keeping the VW, and fair play for being so honest. So many creators out there that would try and sweep this under the carpet. Looking forward to seeing it on one of your tours in the future.

I've got one like yours. 522000 km on her. Orange oil light came on today on start up. Put a new oil sensor switch in and fresh oil change. Light is still on. Thing is with the ignition on, before flicking to start,...the red oil light flicks over to orange??.. ..

Never buy a car with an engine that has a wet belt system. Who on earth thought that running a rubber belt in oil must be mad.

Be an EGR Valve delete (and remap to wipe it off the system) if I were in your shoes with the engine out. Less sh** to go wrong with I'd be doing it. Least then you'd know that that engine and system is as reliable as you can get it. Still learnt a new thing with those engines having a Wet Belt oil pump drive.

Hmmm. Keeping driving with flashing oil light is not a great idea...

My Audi TTs had the oil light flash up. The specialist dropped the sump and found the end of the dipstick partially blocking the pick up. To save money the engine manufacturers added a plastic level indicator on the end of the dipstick - over time this has deteriorated and broken off. I tried to get a full metal equivalent but in the end I had no option but to replace it with the same part.

had a similar problem with my old Au Ford . mine was timeing chain guide big chunks blocking the oil pickup . then they would fall off

The warning lights are there for a reason and that is not to make the dash look pretty

turbo's are probably toast too if you had no oil pressure. Shame.

Good luck happy days to come

It is rebuildable, if you switched it off straight away the crank can be recut and oversized bearings fitted, one conrod will be fucked as well though.

Sounds like a design and manufacture problem. If it’s a known problem, VW should repair it or receive the consequence of brand and market failure.

No comments no join. Run after warning from the start. Mick Australia 🇦🇺

Some one needs to look at maby do a conversion to a chain drive ????

like you say still cheap with a new engine 👍

I would not have taken any info from these "Know -alls " , I would have got VW to look at it .-YES ! more money perhaps ,but at least you would have had a Great Car . Sorry for your Loss

Could this have been avoided?

Hey mate, what rims and wheel spec you have in the amarok? They look awesome!

Despicable engine design that feature. But these are the engines that have big power potential because all the parts are uprated compared to previous generations. Darkside did a chat on how the power goes up beyond expectations.

Get rid and start again, rebuild or secondhand is a crapshoot

Isuzu for the long run Ford, VWs are to enjoy under warranty mate Hope you stay away from these money pits

You have the worst luck with vehicles, hopefully this will be the turning point and like you said even with the new engine it's still a cheap motor 🤞

the 4cyl are crap

You're in totally the wrong game if you've not got 4k spare, buy a car you can afford to run rather than overlanding and praying nothing goes wrong.