I’ve never seen that belt fail. The oil filter does come out that way. When it is loosened, the plunger in the housing comes up and drains the oil so it doesn’t spill. CCs and Tiguans are the most neglected vehicles I see come through my shop. Aftermarket oil filters, non VW spec oil, 87 octane fuel (this engine requires 91) then people wonder how the intake valves get full of carbon and chains stretch. Those oil rings were bad too. They have tiny pin holes in the center groove to remove the oil from the cylinder walls, the groove was plugged solid with carbon. This engine was burning a lot of oil and they never checked it. Oh, and that valve in the end of the cam is removed via special tool. That’s how the bridge comes off. You tore this engine down better than a lot of VW/Audi techs I’ve seen, kudos!
most branded oil filters made by sunwa. ?.. synth oil is garbage.. as are the greens, epa, w.e.f. & the u.s. gov.. ausie.. mate 75, just bought a clk320. for 9k. au. 160ks. i told him, use all merc stuff, & thrash it. or it will stop.. our 91 is like your 85.. crap fuel.. $2.10. lt... not gal....
@@dand2334 the gen 3 EA888 that replaced this first/second gen engine moved to a canister style filter, but these early ones took normal oil filter cans
It was so much fun watching you purposely blow this engine while on the lift! I've never witnessed intentional inspection ports. Makes the teardown more fun
theres vids of blowout engines comparison.. a 2 lt pinto, would not blow up.. a v8 chev, blew, then the ford v8, as they shared the same radiator.. chevs are crap engines..
Instead of monsters in your nightmares, you must dream of automotive engineers who choose to use 15 different kinds and sizes of fasteners when 2 or 3 would do, and maintenance items which cannot be accessed without taking half an engine apart to get to them: Those engineers are the real monsters in this world.
@@cricri7066 Bugatti is a hypercar and it's expected to be hyperexpensive and hyperdifficult to maintain. And there's at least packaging reasons for that. On the other hand we have Audi with thermostats inside the block behind timing system and BMW with hose labyrinths that accommodate leaks to go EVERYWHERE.
@@Vel1ar this is just a bread and butter car and the engine: it's overengineered, overcomplicated and the quality is not what is should be. Very expensive cars to maintain, as al VW's and especially Audi's
Those bearing surfaces. Like we said back in the 70s... groovy! And that water pump location. Today's engines remind me of way back, when they began putting tags on radios and televisions when we switched from tubes to transistors... "WARNING: No user serviceable parts inside." Might as well just go ahead and paint that warning on the hood.
Having known several friends with these motors that needed some external servicing, they're not THAT bad to work on; I was surprised how crazy they are inside given the access you can get to various jobs around the engine. They certainly are pretty strange for I4s though. Like VW was giving out bonuses for doing things as differently as possible or something...
@@Trendyflute I think it was just VW continuing a trend of strangeness. 1.8T had 5v heads, the exhaust cam was driven by a timing belt, and the intake was driven off a small chain on the back (transmission) side of the head linking the two cams. EA113 2.0T FSI had the same weird timing setup. Then when they finally moved to a singular item driving both cams with the EA888 TSI, they decided they needed two more chains for the balance shafts and oil pump. Plus early model years of the first/second gen EA888 had issues with faulty tensioners, up until mid-2012 iirc. Sure, it's still a complex timing system, but at least they put it on the front of the engine, unlike with some of the larger engines in the VW/Audi lineup. As a driveway DIY-er with a gen 3 engine I think it's easy enough to work on for most routine maintenance tasks. Once you have all the correct sockets, that is.
Fantastic Eric, as I said in your blow up video. There was a massive amount of noise, before it let go. You had trouble cranking it over to get it started, then when you did, it took several attempts to get it to stay running. Nobody, nobody unless totally deaf wouldn’t hear the noise. As you’ve said before “I don’t believe it just stopped”. The first video was an excellent example, of why you should check your oil regularly. One channel I watch said “ if it says change oil at say 10000 miles, change it at 7000. Oil is cheap, engines are an arm and a leg. Your vehicle will last a very long time, and give you good service. Your vehicle won’t end up in a scrap yard. Nearly every tear down you do, you always say “check your oil”. This was an excellent example of what happens if you don’t. Thank Eric.
You were exceptionally humorous in this episode. A real chuckle-a-thon for many a viewer. Yes, you were on your feet the entire episode, so i think you have earned your stripes as a stand up comic. Well done!
OK, that was a bit unique! I've never seen the small end of a rod in the oil pan, while the big end was making a new inspection port. I'm impressed by your destructive creativity, Eric. One day I must learn that magic trick.
love the vid sir - not suggesting you blow up more in the shop but man is it super interesting to see exactly how it sounded prior to the final "event" then the post event tear down. High school auto shops need to add these to their suggested reading.
After watching your videos I decided to change my oil every 3k miles instead of the Honda recommended 5k. I want my car to run 300k miles. And a 2010 CRV should make it.
Love your videos, Eric. I have no mechanical abilities beyond the VERY basics, but I've a ctually learned a lot. No BS, no drama, no stupid music, just facts and entertainment. Keep it up!
As always Eric, thanks for my Saturday night entertainment. I saw part 1 earlier and have to say that was quite the noise when that engine finally blew up. Keep the great content coming.
Eric, you're presentations are always entertaining. They are also quite educational. Thanks for your videos. I do appreciate them a lot. Greetings from the Buckeye State, Ohio.
@@peterwilding1203 , exactly. I understand that VW CC is not the cheapest car, like Toyota Corolla, but the amount of complexity here is hard to justify, IMHO.
@@senco981 , did you ever own a Mazda 3 or Miata? I can tell you didn't. *Those* are the most fun cars to drive. While being reliable like a tank, simple to maintain, DIY-friendly and gorgeous outside and inside.
My favorite part of every video has become when you speed up the video and audio and then talk to the camera 😂❤ it’s always absolutely hilarious 😅. Thank you for so many laughs.
Hey Eric! Love your tear downs! Passing through your neck of the woods on our way to the eclipse. Couldn’t quite make it to check out the desk parts before you closed Friday, maybe next time. Keep on finding those piston nuggets.
I love your videos! I work nights and I pass time majority of nights watching you tear down motors or work on your projects. The style of your videos is the best I've ever seen, straight to the point with no annoying music blairing over the intro or background during teardown. You stick to the topic, for example when you are pulling the pushrods out of a motor, you do just that, not talk about your knowledge of who invented the word pushrod or some other useless information! Keep the videos coming and I'll keep on watching and liking night after night! I appreciate you making these videos, you document tear downs of motors that id probably never get a chance to tear down personally.
Never stop posting these videos Eric. At my work they removed a huge X15 Cummins engine out of an International truck. I said to myself, “well there’s an engine that sure as hell wouldn’t fit on Eric’s stand.” 😜
The crank pulley bolt ends up at around 225-250 ft-lbs when finished with its torque sequence and requires a holder to keep the crank pulley in place as it is keyed. That engine was so fucked that you loosened the bolt without trying to.
The best part is you always pointing out how something is in a very good condition and then insulting the entire part by yeeting it through the shop, but when it’s really bad and not to be used again it is handled with greater care than a blood diamond.
Watched blowing up Volkswagen 2.0 engine, to cool. Now I'm going to watch you tear the engine down, I can only guess a rod stuck in the side of the block. Reminds me of my younger days, we used to go to the junkyard. Jammed the gas pedal with a piece of wood, stand back and watch it blow up, lots of fun, your video brings back good memories.
Thanks for the video, Eric. I don’t normally like when people just tear up perfectly good vehicles for views. I think it’s as stupid as cash for clunkers and there are a lot of people that would drive that older vehicle instead of sending it for scrap. I did appreciate your video and understood that most of the engine parts were junk from the previous owners lack of maintenance or at least lack of oil. It always seems strange to me that one rod bearing was completely gone and the others were worn, but still doing the job. Thanks
Hi Eric, this video series is so much fun to see, it will if nothing have many of your faithful viewers checking their oil levels, to see so much hearing damage and carnage is what I expected with your teardown, Thank you Eric.
I really enjoyed this two part video, I was a participant in dodge blow up. We were badly abusing it with teenage foolishness. I had to push it 20 miles home. Every incline needed help
This is my favorite video series you made so far because i did not understand how people could blow something up so bad. Like when you do a tear down and the crankshaft is broken in half, what the hell had to happen? What did it sound like? It is also very entertaining.
I suggested a few months back for you to blow up an engine,then tear it down. I’m going to take credit for steering you that way.. keep up the great work Eric..😊
I have the biggest grin now you addressed the gray tug in the room……… I will patiently wait it will be worth it!!! Excellent job Eric, I had an 99 A4 with the 1.8t a fun car.
I love that you took this to it's inevitable end in the last video - because it was actually educational to hear what was going on. But, I also now kinda wish I would have heard how horrible it was but NOT have it blown up - to see what that looked like. I know, can't have both. But perhaps in the future a tear down of a horrible-sounding-pile that is not actually granaded yet. For science.
That impressed me in so many ways. First off, the damage was more than I expected. Second (in a good way) way to go VW for all that casting quality and machining quality, gear sets and chains etc. on a relatively lower cost engine. Third (in a bad way) WOW they managed to make a pretty conventional inline-4 really weird and complicated didn't they!? As a former 2x 1.8T 20v owner, and a current 1.8T EA888 owner I appreciated this a lot, and would love to see you do any/all VAG 5 valve head motors in the future! Cheers Eric!
I do really dislike engines being blown up intentionally. (Any Cummins 😢). Having said that, knowing that the TSI was already trashed, it seemed very informative! Well done as usual Eric!
Eric, I have watched your channel for a long time. I love it. One thing I like to look at on different engines is the water jackets around the pistons. This engine appeared to have way less than other engines. My opinion, if you can't keep the cylinders cool, you can't keep the oil cool to do it's job. Possibly why this engine uses oil, runs low on oil and damage happens. I am mechanically inclined, but by no means a mechanic. Though I was wondering if size of the water jackets could be a topic you could comment on with tear downs. Again I love your channel, keep it up! Eric T.
Morning Eric. Had a thought for a possible side-gig for you. Guitar Slides - being that the wrist pins almost invariably survive the BLAM, give them the chance of a new life in music...
Watched your masterful moment when the inspection port was installed. Now let's see how good you are! Although the smashing of the car was great too! 😅
Yeah, my 2001 V6 went through three water pumps in 120k miles and was ready for another at 140k miles. Wouldn't surprise me if the belt held up, but probably replaced each time. Loved driving that car, but hated owning it.
By the way, every video of yours always has me smiling or chuckling. I loved your extra extension. Just one question “ who does the cleaning up after you finish? Do you do it, or do you leave it to your staff????
Hey, Eric! I'm surprised when you took off the girdle (38:44) you didn't talk to the engine and say he looked happy to see you. Maybe next time? Best wishes from Florida.
I can see you're worried if that type of content plays well with the channel but I say it does, just don't go out blowing Vipers and such - that wouldn't work haha :)) This engine was perfect for such experiments - neglected to the edge of destruction and not really that special to begin with. Resulting damage was far greater then I expected tbh, very delicate engines aren't they? Good stuff man!
The oil filter does indeed come off that way. Wow, that chain tensioner was way extended. Definitely needed a chain job. I'm surprised the engine didn't jump time.
Love your videos Eric! Glad you got that induction heater so you don't have to breath so hard 😂. Blowing up an engine was pure genius 🤑 Keep up the good work man 👏 ✌❤
I'm glad you're not going to intentionally blow up any more engines. It's fun looking at the aftermath, but it just tortures my mechanic's soul to hear rods hammer...
40:00 that was hard to watch. From where we were sitting we could see the counterweights on cylinder 1 just begging to be levered by Blue. Instead you turned the crank the wrong direction. But you showed it who is the daddy!
I laughed when I saw the stud missing on the turbo exhaust manifold, bc I have the same one missing on my 2012 Jetta GLI, and it now has an exhaust leak at high rpm. The manifold warps and breaks the bolt. I was going nuts trying to figure out wtf this noise was, and that’s the main culprit…..the mk6 GLI is now my “weekend vehicle”, so it doesn’t bother me much
