Buying a $500 VR6! Disaster or Great Deal?

[@Deutscheautoparts]

Check out the Scirocco Series HERE - kzbin.info/aero/PLtqrNCuhkOk6CQ8V0E0dbi-tHGjRtYcDw

[@WouterB76]

You two really should collaborate more often, the two of you are a golden presenter duo!

[@MrNeelmatt]

Just wait until you discover Cars and Cocktails!

[@ScottOrd]

@@MrNeelmatt I just read your comment and then immediately subscribed to that channel - thanks for the recommendation!

[@devttyUSB0]

Yep! Really enjoyable to watch them banter and work on this. :)

[@ScottOrd]

@@devttyUSB0 "I clicked for the VR6, and stayed for the banter!" 😂

[@hughwillcox5472]

I’m new too this channel I thought this was normal

[@HumbleMechanic]

So young, not prepared for what is to come. DONT DO IT PAUL AND CHARLES!

[@dogchainsaw3923]

Hi

[@acefighterpilot]

Nothing could ever prepare a trained technician to be holed up on a shop floor for five days with Paul.

[@overmonk]

I feel like Paul is predicting the future talking about injector seals.

[@bay7695]

@@RedondoBeach2 IIRC they said in original series that budget video is coming.

[@larryralrick8250]

but, did it ruin your wookie day?oh,my chihuahua profile doesn't show when posting on my pc Charles.

[@shanen4965]

Given the engines lack of maintenance, the bones look to have fared well. The only thing you didn't change were the injectors, but I'm sure that won't bite you in the butt later.

[@bigben5246]

It's almost like you can see into the future ;)

[@rennkafer13]

@@Ramboy2007 but new starters almost never fail... some guy named Paul told me that.

[@bencrosbie]

Then the injectors did bite lol

[@jizburg]

Thats what we call forshadowing.

[@ChoobsX]

The cardboard trick for keeping track of trans bolts is the easiest and most cost effective thing you can do. Its free and it works!

[@Mooreinlife84]

Growing up with my dad being a mechanic on German cars as a kid, this engine sound still today is one of my favorites. I regret not buying a R32 Golf 10 years ago when I should have. Now they are crazy expensive for one in good shape. Thanks for the making this series, I missed it somehow and got removed from KZbin notifications. I follow both of your channels. You guys are awesome!

[@JACKOFALLFATES]

I've got a 3.2L VR6 Audi A3 (AWD of course). Needed timing chains, coilpacks, radiator fan, Alternator, Battery, tires, DSG fluid + filter change and now shes back on the road. It's for sale if you're looking

[@Roderickdl]

This is like watching a prequel to a horror movie. We in the audience know this is just setting up more horrors to follow at the end. Unbeknown to characters in the story.

[@smplyizzy]

Prefect response!

[@ScottOrd]

There's even the obligatory, "this should go smoothly..." (it never goes smoothly) 🤣😎😉

[@alanhanniffy8177]

I make terrible life choices too!! Except clicking on these, informative, fun, VW, go guys go! Thank you 😊🇮🇪

[@Deutscheautoparts]

Thanks for watching!

[@Martin.ac.85]

Guys this was super hilarious, please do more of these

[@jamesk3565]

I agree

[@CommanderQool]

Yes!

[@dominikszafran5514]

Hard yes! Love seeing these adventures

[@Roderickdl]

That overlooked detail that optimism leads to be being ignored @34:50 that nearly kills everyone aboard the ship if this was a sci-fi horror.

[@jaimesandoval5774]

These guys together are meant to be friends and buddy’s, this is the good universe for them,

[@coryfrandsen2421]

You guys really had a hard time from start to finish with this build, nice work and props for not giving up!

[@Kevnl86]

My cousin and I are about to do chains on my 03 GLI (he's the VW tech) with 130k miles. Love the insight this gives me into the inner workings of this engine. You two are a fantastic duo, for sure do more videos together. Take care man

[@JoshDurston]

Amazing video! Whenever I think of attempting something like this. I’ll just watch this again and save myself a lot of pain and sadness.

[@craigiefconcert6493]

Now I have a renewed respect for “I do cars” with how easily and efficiently he tears engines down. $500 for that engine? Your “friend” was laughing all the way to the bank.

[@al2010411]

I would like to buy one also if he has another!

[@thisfool89]

$500 is about right for an engine in that condition.

[@PJBonoVox]

"I make terrible life choices so here we are." Man you could be me. Or any of us.

[@Hamsteren91]

I was a mechanic at Toyota and yes I have used cardbord for all sorts of bolts and bearing shells, all sorts of stuff. So yes a real mechanic will definitely use cardbord for organizing.

[@Cal94]

best thing i've heard was someone ripping Fabrats or Matt's Off Road Recovery. said somethin like [impressive use of CAD. Cardboard aided design] x)

[@rainocongo4972]

Great comment Chris! I know this is a random question but I’m looking forward to applying at Toyota, Did you guys hire felons by chance? It’s been 5 years

[@tommypaddack]

Been down to the cams and the timing chains, but never had the pistons and rods out of my old VR. Much props for all of this effort!

[@riclaus]

What a great opportunity for some fresh injectors. :)

[@2LV2]

you guys really present well together! Very watchable, thumbs up!

[@bgee461]

Your videos are the greatest format and the most logical layout. The commentary after helps a lot too

[@bryanalbright3019]

Old school leave the flywheel on. Stand the motor on end . Flywheel stays while you turn the block. It's that easy guys. 😮

[@caelfentress2681]

Did you notice all of the timing for this engine is on the flywheel side?

[@eppyz]

"Oh I'm pretty strong"....."oh I went to the gym once" frickin hilarious haha👍😎

[@Max_Thunder]

Watched every minute of this series. Thanks guys for the awesome content!

[@fredygump5578]

Good timing! Today I received the correct coolant for my Mk7 from you guys. I have heard that using the wrong stuff was bad. Seeing an example of why it's bad is pretty awesome...and a little scary!

[@meeterhead462]

Awesome journey . 👏 the funny part is watching the energy drain away 🤣 as you both struggle to get the build finished.. You Guys TOTALLY ROCK ..❤

[@aroundomaha]

Reminds me of a recent video Charles did called "While I'm in there..." otherwise known as the mechanical version of if you give a moose a muffin.

[@mxover]

These colabs are so hilarius, love them!

[@bodyboarder831]

That head bolt part was so satisfying for some reason. You guys are great together. Both of your channels are my favorite youtube channels to watch hands down. Thank you guys for making such awesome content

[@shanedog9082]

I had a 2001 Jetta glx with that vr6 2.8. It had I think 175hp. It was okay I thought. Ignition went bad at 80k miles. The cooling system was garbage. The radiator cracked all connectors and hoses suck, the disintegrated and got brittle. Worst of all the transmission was way under built and failed at I think 90k miles. Cosmetics of the car stayed really nice all of its life though. The leather interior lasted and was like brand new from the day I bought it brand new till the day I sold it 14 years later. Good luck with your motor! Cool project!

[@jamesk3565]

As soon as he mentioned "as long as you don't punch a hole in the block" I was hoping they would have cut to some random block with a hole in it trying to play it off🤣🤣

[@Deutscheautoparts]

Missed opportunity

[@jd_portland]

u 2 are great together! very entertaining and informative!!

[@blackericdenice]

13:05 that come from not changing mixed coolant.

[@ScottOrd]

I really enjoyed this project - it's very encouraging to those who want to add some additional suffering into their automotive lives! 😎

[@cruisey9857]

These types of videos never get old, hope you do more!

[@VIIGerman]

Watching this video while sitting on my vr6 mk4 makes me feel so self-councious :(. bought it from a friend who had it collecting dust snow and salt, with a hole in the bell housing(@tranny) and half-assed jbwled patched. as a first timer VW owner, and not very skilled other than basics, this scares me so much. But hey! gotta love that angelical vr6 noise

[@ThePartsBin]

The asmr of those injector connectors was beautiful!

[@dyslectische]

Love the vr6 and the vr5 engine. The sound from thos cars are great . Working for vw for 20years

[@KamionKing]

21:47 Nice finger work, Charles. Got me sweatin’ over here.

[@GeorgeBaskharon]

@45:00 So that our trans doesn't have a gaping hole, Paul really cracks me up 😂

[@El_Chompo]

I love your guys' videos together. Amazing suffering. What a great engine when it runs right though, and the car looks so cool.

[@CrAzZyTheCodingBoss]

26:00 was awesome 👏 That is the *new way*

[@IMPORTRUS]

i have bought and boosted many high mileage vr6s with out issue..love these things....have a aaa 2,8 with a m90 eaton blower in my 83 gti now.

[@donbrashsux]

Keep them coming ..Halarious guys

[@williamaguiar14]

It’s funny see this and knowing what was to come and you guys look so excited lol

[@jrkaz6070]

Love both of you!!!Of all the mk4 vids I've needed to watch, this one has the absolute largest variety of information in a small amount of time considering. Love seeing a 24v receive such love from the most capable of hands!👍👍!YOU GUYS ARE MY FXXXXXG HEROES!!!!!

[@JmanRx81]

Berryman's Chem Dip works great for soaking parts that are caked in carbon. If you have time to let them sit in it, it works great. Get a couple of gallons or so of it and dump it all into a large sturdy container that is chemical resistant and then just put your parts in and let them soak for a day or so. Lots less hard work to get your pistons and whatnot cleaned up good.

[@bencrosbie]

Bought from a cowboy, engine left outside in the weather for like months. Love the crunchy bubble wrap sound deuche connectors 🤣 need more vids of the two of ye.

[@michaeldunagan8268]

@7:48 I do not understand it with timing chains. If they are only good for 100-120k miles, then may as well have a Toyota timing belt (80k) which will not send shrapnel into the engine after 145k of use. (I know because I bought my 1999 Solara 3.0 V6 1MZ-FE @145k. I asked the seller when the timing chain was last changes. He replied: " "What's that . ??"

[@cdc690]

This was a great video. I had a great time watching this. Wish I could be part of one of these adventures. Reminds me of back in the day…. Makes me nostalgic, and want to take a trip to NC

[@Freakezzz]

Just got an mk5 rabbit. Felt horrible when I took the cover off and seen 2 broken tabs on my injectors. Now, I don’t feel so bad! Thanks DAP, lol.

[@Freakezzz]

I also immediately flushed and changed coolant after seeing this.

[@FrankieGRAI]

Hi Paul, I enjoyed this video so much, I was laughing every minute of it. haha. I have my VW Jetta GLI MK4 2.8L 24v (BDF) in your shop this week (for something else). I bet my engine needs this love and care as well. Jeez, cannot believe how dirty this engine was. I bet mine is as bad as well. Any engine beyond 200K needs all this maintenance and super clean up for sure. You might need to invite Charles again to do mine!

[@radekbank9718]

Perfect work. I love old school cars and engines.Super

[@sergeyb6071]

the "shockingly, they don't leak, until they do.." just killed me 😂😂😂

[@imashill9181]

You should check the strater :P

[@agenericaccount3935]

I *will* be using that painting tip.

[@isaacstapp5562]

Have the exact same engine when I went to replace the thermostat housing and its innards I found the previous owner used window caulking to “seal” it…

[@bassment03]

Great content thanks for the info guys

[@roymg]

Oil pan threads get destroyed because the oil plug, on metric cars, is a straight machine thread unlike the older non-metric cars it's a taper thread which is more forgiving when installing the plug.

[@MOTA_KRAMPUS]

Amazing video! Great work guys! :D We want MOAR!

[@simonhare7369]

Sure hope the pistons top ring lands weren't too hammered after 200k. I reringed one at 120k and the old top rings felt really loose in their groove, the lands had a visible lip from mixture firing hammer. Ended up taking 0.3mm off the ring lands and fitting fatter old stock rings. Great vids lads.

[@torentmonkey]

No that aint from mixing antifreeze. That is "head gasket sealer" ... it has fiber in it to plug holes and it does that :)

[@antoudovcic2005]

You guys should put a turbo on it, imagine: vr6 DOHC (24 valves) with a turbo🤩🤩

[@CommieHunter7]

When I did the head gasket on my VR6, went to put the cylinder head bolts back in. Did the conversion from Nm to FtLb backwards, and ended up with a ft lb value HIGHER than the spec Nm. So I got to the 90s and was like "this feels too much, but the book is the book." Snapped a bolt, THEN went to double check. So yeah I needed a second set of bolts.

[@SuperBad850]

Another great video! So much extra work.

[@dB_944]

I loved the head bolt challenge!

[@takeomack2782]

Another fantastic video guys! Please keep them coming!!! ❤️

[@justaguy6100]

I sure hope this video made the pain of making this decision less onerous. A little anyway. I honestly loved seeing a full tear-down and rebuild.

[@farticus6907]

I really enjoy when you guys work together. At least what you present to the public, it appears you guys are really having a good time.

[@Deutscheautoparts]

We’re usually having a good time, until we aren’t ; )

[@arrbek2359]

Thx for the detailed guide... but if a guy with a crusty VR6 was to take it to the shop for a reco... this would cost ballpark $20k parts and labour. yes?

[@bigben5246]

I love a neutron meter - especially 30 of them + 180 freedom units x Celsius

[@qoqoosi]

My dad has 2013 Volkswagen CC 3.6 which has 367k kilometres on it and it still runs great and performs great I think it's immortal engine

[@vr6caddy843]

Invaluable info, cheers guys

[@aiden280zx]

7:42 my w8 chain tensioner bouncing around while redline in the snow doing donuts xD

[@ibg2004]

seen ya broke the dipstick. Always remove the dipstick when doing swaps.

[@Albert87nl]

Can sombody tell if. when going with a 12v AAA motor. and 02J gearbox. in combination with that alumilium oil pain. of the mk4 type. what the P/N is of the intermediateplate thats vissible at "37:22 ? . i looked all thru Etka.. oemepc. ilcats... tha orginal 12v inspection cover Is NLA and im going with a alupan to pretty much solve 2 problems in 1 go

[@Albert87nl]

if anybody has. id be very gratefull. cus after 3 weeks i cant find it on my own :(

[@CommieHunter7]

I'm starting here but I'll watch the whole series if only because I love the VR6 more than is reasonable.

[@erichtisnado1536]

Charles: .... (install them correctly)... they don't leak! ... until they do!

[@HumbleMechanic]

:P

[@andrewnixon4561]

Just playing with you guys but you got to remember Loctite and you got to be very careful scraping the head surface

[@jakemurphy9536]

Didn't see any checking and blueing and possible scraping of rod and main bearings for fit.

[@cardude4565]

old electrical connectors - one way to preserve the plastic quick release - wd 40 spray and a heat gun.

[@MechTronMan]

Just discovered this channel. Great entertainment, thanks :D

[@engineresurrector2414]

I'VE seen it before were that fiber crap in the coolant ports is from head gasket repair in a can.

[@tobihaifisch7558]

21:40 ARP recommends this mounting paste, right? Or is that only for upgraded bolts, when you cut your head bolts a step bigger?!

[@agustincorrea3244]

I have an Q7 2009 with this 3.6 L engine and replaced the valve cover gasket and Valve cover because there was a leak of vacuum on the rear part and once the new Aluminum cover with gasket was installed the engine was turned on but lot of whit smoke comes out of the muffler. Job was perfomed by a VW mechanic but looks like the engine is done. Took the car in since the brake was too hard now the Audi Q7 is useless.

[@barrysauce]

Both of you are funny to watch. For a second I thought you took stuff off the big shelf and then put it all back on to screw with us viewers.

[@TonysTechAndCars]

How did you get that far down and not install new injectors?

[@Deutscheautoparts]

They’re $250 each. That’s an additional $1500 for the build

[@n9wox]

No charge to test with 12V.

[@77magnuss]

Not enough coolant flowing explains the burnt on oil everywhere. I’m guessing everything was running hot for quite a while.

[@elijahmaurer9039]

The paper looking rtv ish stuff is probably a fiber filled head gasket repair chemical. A lot of them have glass particles that look like that.

[@MagnusIngvartsen2003]

38:01, what song was that? Fire beat

[@Frangalgolf_gtimk42portas]

🔴HELLO, WHAT IS THE OPEN TORQUE IN NM OF THE VALVE COVER OF THIS VR6 2.8 24V ENGINE THANKS

[@petermatteson4619]

Why didn’t you stake the bolt you used to close the reverse switch? That would be be the correct locking solution for that situation.

[@darrellroireau4061]

Super entertaining! You guys rock!

[@sleurhut1]

it could be me but the tooths on the intermediate shaft looked pretty worn down sloping to the left. if i was spending this kind of money i would have swapped them. But nice job!

[@rpm172]

That is Prestone Stop Leak!!! 14:00

[@andrewkuhn850]

35:29 explain more please Paul on this subject for the viewers

[@umakemerandy3669]

14:09 coolant sealant.

[@THOR-tz8su]

Why you dont milling the head and the Block and the Sides of the Block intake ????

[@colubrinedeucecreative]

That was awesome! I don't think it was mentioned how that you cleaned the coolant passages? That and also the intake header?Was the block sent off to be cleaned as well? Thanks.

[@lukgaroo]

The only 2 people I trust on the whole wide web on VW's