mk2 Posted April 26, 2019 Report Share Posted April 26, 2019 @Rich , how far r u from this guy? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich Posted April 26, 2019 Report Share Posted April 26, 2019 Where is he? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adrian777 Posted April 26, 2019 Author Report Share Posted April 26, 2019 Them plugs looked awful! Definitely was running rich since there was always quite a strong smell of Petrol. My stupidity thought that was down to it possibly being remapped badly since when I plugged my OBD scanner in, had 0 fault codes come up as well as that poor fuel economy. I'm guessing VCDS looks a lot more in depth than OBD 2 though? Located in West Yorkshire!😂 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lupogtiboy Posted April 30, 2019 Report Share Posted April 30, 2019 (edited) On 4/25/2019 at 10:04 PM, Adrian777 said: In the meantime I was quoted £570 including labour from a VAG specialist to have the timing belt, water pump, tensioner and camshaft cover gasket to be changed. Hate to say it but that's expensive, I work for a main VW dealer and we charge £494 for parts and labour on a cambelt and waterpump and that's in the London catchment area where everything is more expensive! The rocker cover doesn't have a gasket, its a green sealant and costs £79.50 inc vat for a 100g tube! Edited April 30, 2019 by lupogtiboy 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich Posted April 30, 2019 Report Share Posted April 30, 2019 West Yorkshire is near enough. I do cambelts for £100 plus parts. You should see how fast I can do a pd diesel. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mk2 Posted April 30, 2019 Report Share Posted April 30, 2019 It'll take at least two hours for the lump to cool before you could start work on it... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich Posted May 1, 2019 Report Share Posted May 1, 2019 4 hours ago, mk2 said: It'll take at least two hours for the lump to cool before you could start work on it... Heat makes things come apart easier. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adrian777 Posted May 13, 2019 Author Report Share Posted May 13, 2019 (edited) GTI Engine update: Got someone to have a look at it and the engine has been compression tested. Results show there is nothing wrong with compression on all 4 Cylinders. Apparently the car drives without misfire but there is a lot of blue smoke so it's burning oil. From this information am I right in saying that the piston rings are ok then? Since if there was a fault with the piston rings, wouldn't the compression test show this by a lower figure? In my head right now, changing the camshaft cover sealant and sparkplug o rings seems logical in the way that compression is fine but it's burning oil so oil is obviously getting to where the sparkplugs are. So options are changing the camshaft cover sealant and o rings, engine swap or rebuild. (I know I'm gonna reread this thread in like 2 years time and think wow I used to be stupid)😂 Edited May 14, 2019 by Adrian777 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mk2 Posted May 13, 2019 Report Share Posted May 13, 2019 Blue smoke means burning oil. So where can it come from in a NA engine (that isn't broken)... Rings. Valves. Sump gases. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adrian777 Posted May 17, 2019 Author Report Share Posted May 17, 2019 We make a return! No misfiring now, I believe that was down to my stupid ass not tightening the plugs on enough but lesson learnt😂 Still burning oil however but only under very hard acceleration so I will be getting the engine reconditioned asap but due to me needing to daily the GTI and do long distances, it's probably smarter just to bite the bullet and let somebody who knows what they're doing do it instead. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Y2ACP Posted May 18, 2019 Report Share Posted May 18, 2019 Good to see your back on the road,that looks like a great place to do a dubble car photo shoot,scamondan dam? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LR5V Posted May 18, 2019 Report Share Posted May 18, 2019 21 hours ago, Adrian777 said: Still burning oil however but only under very hard acceleration so I will be getting the engine reconditioned asap but due to me needing to daily the GTI and do long distances, it's probably smarter just to bite the bullet and let somebody who knows what they're doing do it instead. A little oil burning isn't a problem that needs to be rushed, it will still drive fine. Rather than rushing, take a bit of time to save cash and to find someone good and reliable to do the work - in the meantime enjoy your Gti 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich Posted May 18, 2019 Report Share Posted May 18, 2019 Buy a spare engine. Rebuild that. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue Loop Posted May 18, 2019 Report Share Posted May 18, 2019 23 hours ago, Adrian777 said: Still burning oil however but only under very hard acceleration so I will be getting the engine reconditioned asap but due to me needing to daily the GTI and do long distances, it's probably smarter just to bite the bullet and let somebody who knows what they're doing do it instead. No need to rush it. Find someone good and competent Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adrian777 Posted May 22, 2019 Author Report Share Posted May 22, 2019 Now booked in next week for a full engine rebuild😁 In the meantime though, put it on ramps to see if I could work out where the exhaust was blowing. Unfortunately didn't find the source of the blow but it sounds like it's coming from that section pictured above. It does look like the mid section has been replaced quite recently though! Correct me if I'm wrong, the mid section on a GTI has a silencer on it right? This one just looks straight. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sausage Posted May 22, 2019 Report Share Posted May 22, 2019 Put your fingers on or near the joins and clamps, feel around the back as well with the engine running, you will feel it if it is blowing and where from. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lupogtiboy Posted May 22, 2019 Report Share Posted May 22, 2019 Yes the GTI should have a middle silencer, looks like someone has deleted it to make more noise, so perhaps it's not actually blowing, it's just louder Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LR5V Posted May 23, 2019 Report Share Posted May 23, 2019 Good to see you are not rushing into anything with this! I'm sorry, I'm going to be Dad here, you will be spending a big chunk of wedge on this engine rebuild, I really hope you have done your homework about who ever you have booked with: Have they got solid VAG experience - better still rebuilt an AVY engine before? Do they have good reputation? - googled for reviews? How long will they take? - if they don't know what they are doing a few weeks can very quickly turn into months What guarantee will they provide for workmanship and materials? Not being funny, the fact they can fit an engine rebuild into their schedule within a week or 2 would not be a tick in the box ....that is unless the situation was really desperate. As already said by a few of us, you have good compression, your current oil leak is not terminal, your situation is a long way from desperate - probably just requires a head rebuild alone Just as an example, I enquired at a very good garage about getting a bottom end rebuild done for mine, they were happy to take on the job, but couldn't book it in for 2 or 3 months. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adrian777 Posted May 27, 2019 Author Report Share Posted May 27, 2019 (edited) On 5/23/2019 at 10:29 PM, LR5V said: Good to see you are not rushing into anything with this! I'm sorry, I'm going to be Dad here, you will be spending a big chunk of wedge on this engine rebuild, I really hope you have done your homework about who ever you have booked with: Have they got solid VAG experience - better still rebuilt an AVY engine before? Do they have good reputation? - googled for reviews? How long will they take? - if they don't know what they are doing a few weeks can very quickly turn into months What guarantee will they provide for workmanship and materials? Not being funny, the fact they can fit an engine rebuild into their schedule within a week or 2 would not be a tick in the box ....that is unless the situation was really desperate. As already said by a few of us, you have good compression, your current oil leak is not terminal, your situation is a long way from desperate - probably just requires a head rebuild alone Just as an example, I enquired at a very good garage about getting a bottom end rebuild done for mine, they were happy to take on the job, but couldn't book it in for 2 or 3 months. Cheers for looking out! So the gentleman that's doing it has several years experience rebuilding engines apparently, he's going to be retiring next year. Has quite a few 5 star reviews on Google but I don't think he's done an AVY before but knows the common issues such as the valves. Should have an update next week on progress but right now I believe the engine is out😁 Edited May 27, 2019 by Adrian777 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adrian777 Posted May 27, 2019 Author Report Share Posted May 27, 2019 (edited) In the meantime, got a new sump and some sealant to put on whilst it's having a rebuild😍 (If anyone's interested in what sealant VW Parts ordered for us) Sump prices have gone up a bit though since a few years ago! Paid around £160 including VAT Edited May 27, 2019 by Adrian777 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich Posted May 27, 2019 Report Share Posted May 27, 2019 Why a sump? Also is it a golf Mk5 1.6 one? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adrian777 Posted May 27, 2019 Author Report Share Posted May 27, 2019 59 minutes ago, Rich said: Why a sump? Also is it a golf Mk5 1.6 one? The thread on the current sump is stripped but it's already oversized so the mechanic who looked at the car last recommended it'd be better just to get another sump. It's a Lupo GTI sump, just gave my reg to VW Parts and they found it and then I checked the part number VW Parts gave us to one I found on here to confirm it's not from a Golf although it fits. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich Posted May 27, 2019 Report Share Posted May 27, 2019 Does it have a hole in the bottom for an oil sensor? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adrian777 Posted July 14, 2019 Author Report Share Posted July 14, 2019 On 5/27/2019 at 5:31 PM, Rich said: Does it have a hole in the bottom for an oil sensor? It doesn't😀 Realised I could have saved a lot by just buying a MK5 one and blanked it off but lesson learnt☺️ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adrian777 Posted July 14, 2019 Author Report Share Posted July 14, 2019 (edited) So I've been silent for a very long time whilst the car was going through its rebuild and what a rollercoaster of emotions that was! The main setback was that after a few days, it'd been discovered that the Skirt from Piston 3 had a crack in it! That set us back a lot of weeks getting one from a main dealer, but £202 for a new one believe it or not! The car is now back though and currently just bedding the rings in and all the other components such as the clutch and brakes since it'd been stood around for about 8 weeks. But in other news I hate which ever previous owner changed the gear knob... All this time I believed it was a 5 Speed but turns out it's a 6...😂 Got a lot planned for this car right now though, so I will be hardwiring a Nextbase 522 front and rear dashcam into it very soon and will be taking the full front end off since none of the panels line up how I'd like them to as well as the housing one of the washer jets which has come off. Edited July 14, 2019 by Adrian777 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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