Car Ninja! ENGINE REBUILD Audi A4 PART 1

[@jay-em]

Getting customers on is actually a pretty cool idea. It makes the channel even more unique.

[@rxtuninginc8444]

I agree. A bit of a different angle. Meet the person who owns the car instead of just the repair or problem being the only focus. Little ideas like that that change the dynamic and set it apart from what others are doing. Most shops don't even let customers in... ya know for insurance reasons lol... more like so you can't see how we're ripping you off

[@wheretheredferngrows14]

Not something anyone else is really doing.

[@daddynichol52]

Charles is the first person I've seen who is getting a full Audi engine rebuild and is still smiling.

[@einfelder8262]

When you buy a 10 year old thoroughbred, expect to feed it some hay. Needed a clutch anyway, so a set of rings not so bad. Timing gear easily checked/replaced too, while it's all out.

[@kevinbarry71]

He's still young

[@kevinbarry71]

@@einfelder8262 it is only an A4. Nothing special about it. It's not an S4 or an RS4

[@einfelder8262]

@@kevinbarry71 It's special to him, what it is to you isn't relevant.

[@kevinbarry71]

@@einfelder8262 of course. It is his money. However you are the one who called it a thoroughbred. And that's just nonsense

[@thefalloutshelter7799]

Nice to see a true Master Mechanic who lets his work ethic and skill do all the talking, rather then telling us at the start of each video what a great mechanic he is. I would always jump on Hoovies's BMW videos because I knew we were heading to the Ninja's shop. This is definitely my favorite "mechanics" channel on KZbin

[@djosbun]

Charles seems like a great guy. I hope the car gives him many years of enjoyment! Thank you for your service, Charles! 🇺🇸

[@gavinhouston1484]

You know, there are a few channels I like. They are entertaining and knowledgeable. The ones that are my favorites show integrity and humility. For Jonny to show his little temper tantrum and then eat a piece of humble pie and admit he was way off base shows he's grounded. I enjoyed this one. I hope this channel explodes! Love ya, Ninja!

[@yoitsblazeable]

Its refreshing to see that even you have to sit down and do research sometimes. We never stop learning!

[@Noxidsignorantia]

And to throw you hands up and admit you overreacted. That's why I'm here 🤣 I really hope Ninja takes off, I love hovee's style but I love watching some good ole wrenching

[@orange2352]

I got my 2010 audi a4 motor rebuilt under warranty due to oil consumption... now have 235k miles on it. Nothing but $35 oil changes and spark plugs since 90k miles. Stage 2 tuned since 25k miles!

[@orange2352]

Oh and fluids of course.

[@100PercentJake]

Manual A4 seems like an excellent daily driver, especially somewhere it snows. ...until the engine needs rebuilt.

[@kevinbarry71]

Sorry sir, your pistons are obsolete. We need to replace them. Which is just as well, because I'm sure your timing set is toast also

[@jwilliamsNY]

I have the same Audi, but I also have a 1974 DT175 as a backup daily driver. So I should be good...right?

[@rxtuninginc8444]

Ya those 2.0 TFSI were horrible for a couple years. Needed tons of work. If the oil consumption started while under warranty Audi would update it all. Still an engine I would stay away from, those years anyways. I think it was 2008-2010 worst ones iirc. The other years that have cam follower issues are much better overall. My brother just learned how to do that job himself and he replaces it every year as preventative maintenance. Being religious with maintenance also really helps those engines.

[@brandonmorris2513]

Lots of great content these days with Jonny , Jake, Elliott and Wizard!!

[@insaneiaq]

@@rxtuninginc8444 Yeah, I stayed away from the B8 for exactly this reason. The bad pistons leading to a complete rebuild didn’t sound fun. Jokes on me though, I just dropped off one of my B7s at the Ninja’s shop yesterday for the timing belt and cam tensioner. Lol

[@Peugeot306]

How modest a mechanic can be compared to others (you know who I mean).

[@string2155]

Guy loves his audi. Can’t blame him.

[@nitinbhugun2181]

Johnny is extremely knowledgeable, skilled hard working humble mechanic. Always nice to watch your videos. Unlike other "mechanics" channel where they just talk and never touch a wrench.

[@briantii]

Hmm.. wonder which “wonder mechanic” you’re referring to…. Lol

[@visker81]

@@briantii "the wizard"

[@briantii]

@@visker81 Haha thanks! He was one of the two guesses I had.....

[@FCT8306onTwoWheels]

got me a B5 A4 2.8 Quattro that i saved from a salvage yard. 17k miles on it now since i bought it almost a year ago with 5k on it all original, i saw the chassis and the exhaust pipe still shining like it was straight up polished it was that clean. Turned it on with a jumper box and was like uh its really really quiet :) pretty good in the snow too

[@moniack]

I loved my '97 B5 1.8T Quattro manual. Bought it off lease and drove it for 10 years and another 130K miles. I sold it because I wanted a MKVI GTI so much. I miss both those cars.

[@FCT8306onTwoWheels]

@@moniack cool man. My Dad has my old MK4 GTI 1.8t the one with the AWP but i kinda didnt want it anymore because i was too reckless and needed something more daily-able and maybe not too sporty. Plus i was worried of things wearing out and costing a bunch. Its a family trophy car now, unfortunately sits mostly.

[@justaguylou]

Always fun to watch someone that is really good at whatever it is do that......I just never realized how much has to be disassembled to do some of this work!

[@muskokamike127]

I forget which one, but I think it's the Ford 3.5 eco boost that has the water pump behind the timing chain. The water pump is a regular wear item and requires a $4000 tear down to get to. The kicker? The impellor is plastic and regularly breaks...... That's the issue with auto engineers these days. Ok, if you're going to engineer it this way, make the water pump more durable so it should last the life of the engine.

[@AP9311]

I've never seen Jonny so calm when a problem happens or clash with another guy. He's a rock! That's why it got me drawn into watching Jonny fixing this. Wished this video was longer and more in depth. That would be cool. Just saying....:)

[@AndyDento21]

Hi from the UK..... I am currently working on an A5 Quattro manual and changing the engine for a refurbished unit which cost the same as a set of the updated pistons!!!! And yes when my boss told me there were bolts on the flywheel like an automatic!!! I laughed and thought he was having a joke.... but yeah had to do that and it is stupid and not needed at all!!!! But engine is ready to go back in now but at least we both know about it now...... Hope all went well with that engine.... I have another 2 coming in but its on an A4 and a Skoda Superb!!! Previously done the supercharged and turbo charged unit in a VW Scirocco which was a real pain in the ass....

[@RealRickCox]

That Audio motor rebuild looks about as much fun as when you rebuilt my BMW #N63 engine with oil consumption issues... there's nobody better at these kinds of jobs than #GermanMotorWorks

[@davidporter2770]

Hi Jonny from South Africa. Glad Car Ninja has it,s own channel. I have subscribed and liked. Such a humble nice guy with a sense of humor.

[@Vacationers666]

I really like this channel because I really like Jonny. I can't wait to see this channel get HUGE.

[@kerrylewis2581]

Charles loves his car enough to bring it to the best.

[@williamlloyd3769]

Brave owner stands by his car as it gets a heart transplant.

[@aabidamn]

That or he didn't trust the surgeon enough.

[@tnickknight]

@@aabidamn I think it's more the fame in this case

[@chrissmithz314]

I don't think it's fame or distrust, I bet he was just curious or maybe wanted to learn a bit.

[@renaissanceman2868]

Brave owner appears for a few seconds in a video that Car Ninja decides to make into a series. A series about a car that has common issues that Car Ninja has addressed before. Good marketing idea on the surgeon's part.

[@tnickknight]

@@chrissmithz314 doubt he has stood around any other mechanic

[@judgementalTX]

It’s good to see some wrenching rather than talking about wrenching. Ninja is a natural on camera too. Looking forward to seeing more.

[@michelswerissen6544]

Brought the car to the right person Johnny is a good guy.

[@claudiolebandit9408]

Calm even when the ninja is mad. That s look like control. Like your style Jo. Cheers

[@Devastator0]

Ahhh another engine rebuild series to watch while I help a friend fully rebuild his 92’ R32 GTR RB26DETT engine. Keep up the great work Ninja!

[@yodasbff3395]

Looking forward to the rebuild, it's a joy watching a true professional work. 👍

[@andrewhillman9632]

It's like automotive ASMR watching the Ninja at work

[@Ingens_Scherz]

This is so cool. It's paced and edited like those 90s documentary/reality shows about experts and their daily hell (see Boiling Point featuring Gordon Ramsay if you don't know what I mean). All it needs is a dramatic voiceover. "Jonny is taking on a very sick Audi A4 engine. But can he diagnose what's wrong, or is there trouble ahead?" Cut to Jonny: "Well, we've been working on it for three months now and it's worse than I thought...". Fantastic :)

[@davidorama6690]

Well done matey for keeping with the Audi V8 manual (something all IcE cars should have) - a future classic.

[@tim850csi]

I could watch this for hours. Literally. I find this to be endlessly fascinating.

[@JF-jm3nb]

Man Charles owns a huge bank account $$$$. This transmission is notorious to have synchro problem the 1st, 2nd,3rd gear.

[@darllafranchillo1281]

Charles THANK YOU for your service in the military!!!!! If you ever run for office, I will support and be your number 1 fan!

[@cekone123]

Liked this before I watched it. All I know is I wish I had a mechanic like you around me

[@MisterCkris]

Have had a blast going through the back catalog. Would love to see more Gen 2 (R56, R55, R57, R58, R59) content. There was a teal Coupe’ in one video and there seems to be a Mini in the shop every other video. Wife and I are gleeful owners of a R58 S and do 90% of our own maintenance. We’re in California wishing Jonny was nearby. Learning Mini maintenance from the Ninja would be awesome! 🤓🤓🤓

[@jacobb1354]

Good to have multiple car projects in the same episode. Keeps it interesting. Nice job!

[@tjmone74]

I recently bought my first Audi. A B8 manual Quattro. I am shocked at how easy it is to work on. And I did a timing chain.

[@FreedomWarrior01997]

Dude i know its not on your alley but 1.9tdi and generally pd engines have a big KZbin audience. If you come across any one of those consider doing a video. I'm a semi trailer mechanic and love watching the way you work, fast effective and really sharp eyes. Keep them videos up 👍

[@TypeTuber]

That transmission looks enormous

[@SgtRock4445]

More Audi's! Also great editing and camera work!👌

[@leonardnose5695]

Definitely a beautiful body i can see why he wants to rebuild the engine. I owned a 04 a4 and the timing belt went on it and I just decided to sell it for parts. Mine wasn’t a manual, if it was I would have definitely considered just shelling the money for a used or remand engine. Charles is very smart imo for taking it to the car ninja. Keep up the great content erjon. 🇦🇱 🇺🇸

[@einfelder8262]

Now that Charles has retrieved the lemon, his uncle has removed him from his hit list..... A word of advice - never sell ANY used car to a relative. It will ALWAYS bite you on the ass.

[@slasher9883]

Wise words, no better way to destroy a family relationship than selling a used car to a relative (that and fighting over an inheritance).

[@ulverop]

This! I sold a car to my cousin once, a 1977 VW Derby (my second car after crashing my first). It ran just fine while I owned it, but two weeks after he bought it the head gasket blew and because of a warped head he had to replace it. It was cheap and easy to do, but he still was angry with me for quite a while, even if it wasn't my fault in any way...

[@Sjefke3000]

If you can't get a lot for the car, giving it to family is ok, though. If it breaks down, no harm done.

[@einfelder8262]

@@Sjefke3000 Try reading the above posts, you are 100% wrong. Giving is even worse than selling, because it proves you already know the thing is a money pit.

[@sophakinggrey206]

For some reason I can’t put notification bell on for your channel Car Ninja! I’d love to watch when you upload!

[@arichauhan3676]

Can’t wait for part 2 already !!!

[@Bmwguy2011]

A full engine rebuild at 120? That’s scary. Great video though.

[@AJ-zv9tn]

They all consume oil, least they don’t really leak oil.

[@lexburen5932]

poor maintenance these cars should go much further without needing an engine rebuild. atleast not these a4's in europe they drive and drive with over 300.000km on them. but they get maintained well

[@Beer_Dad1975]

That's a modern Audi. Lease new, enjoy, end of lease, upgrade - all happy. Not cars to own, especially used, unless you don't mind losing a lot of time and money.

[@dcswings]

suksese Ninja mezi k am prit ta hapje kanalin tat, kam me vite qe te shof nga hoovie.... suksese vllai subbed liked and belled

[@jedanlik4468]

Why did you rotate engine counter clockwise?

[@ΤάσοςΤσουρακης]

Damn need longer videos with the teacher!

[@littletimmy7057]

i love seeing real work being done

[@SteveBassen]

It's amazing the lengths Audi had to go through to get another 4-6" of forward offset wheelbase with the Quattro arrangement (the extended flywheel/clutch setup)

[@markkeyser]

Great to see a professional at work!

[@steveng5503]

I wish you were located in the UK. I’ve not be able to find anyone like the ninja here! I guess I’ll keep looking had live in hope. 👍🇬🇧

[@allanbrooks3060]

A pleasure to watch

[@bbearhug]

Way to go Johnny karate! 50k subs already!

[@AaBb-zj2ld]

i had a 96 a4 5spd quattro. that car drove beautifully. the engine looked sharp as in its edges would cut you.

[@mikea.2348]

Audi was attempting to move the engine back by moving the differential closer to the front of the transmission case. This was done for slightly better weight distribution to reduce understeer. All this is what necessitated that interesting flywheel and clutch design.

[@IrishJayc63]

Finally this is what I wanna see. New favourite channel

[@aabidamn]

0:34 Those armpit sweats weren't caused by the weather. Those were from the estimation bill.

[@slasher9883]

LOL glad I wasn't the only one who noticed.

[@levainterk8918]

Route to 100k soon

[@glennp827]

Smooth sailing!

[@squarrl]

I hope you are going to measure the bores for roundness, those motors have a tendency to end up with oval cylinders.

[@ohioplayer-bl9em]

You may have just invented a new type of engine. Can you imagine the size of the valves they could use in oval engines? Like 98% of the chamber could be a valve.

[@moniack]

@@ohioplayer-bl9em Honda was way ahead on the oval pistons (with 8 valves per cylinder).

[@fastboatster]

Car Ninja is cool, but Naptown tuner is the guy to go to for all things 2.0T. Don’t need to drop the engine with subframe and transmission at all, and he showed how to pull it on the driveway in 50 mins several times.

[@ANTurbobusaGaming]

it would be nice to have a youtube Live of Ninja working on cars , that would be so relaxing to watch

[@davidorama6690]

I’ve always dreamt of FW iodine an engine. Fascinating.

[@Darskeo]

Johnny, I have decided to use you as my mechanic from now on. I need to sort some logistics our first though…mainly how do I get from Ireland to Kansas with my car when it needs work..I’ll figure it out and get back to you.

[@RubberDuckTrucking]

Welcome to the world of Audis Ninja haha nothing makes sense until you get a tiny bit of information and then its super easy At least this B8 is new enough that you can still get parts for it, can't say the same of my 2001 S8

[@projecteuroau]

Can’t wait to see more vids on the 335i

[@kevinbarry71]

I expect the list of "while we are in here" to be lengthy

[@orange2352]

Really just timing chain, guides and tensioner, water pump, and cam screen I think its called? Honestly would replace the turbo too.

[@lesmajszki2918]

Hey Johnny i know Audi does some crazy shit but at least they made this one an easy job. Cheers

[@paulp96275]

Oh yes fanbloodytastic 👍👨🏻‍🏭🇬🇧

[@peterallen4331]

You should put put Ninja logo and "Home of the Ninja" on your building.

[@audiman-gr5gn]

Love to see that ninja is the same as the rest of us what kind of blankety blank design is... Oh ok that makes sense or wrlp that bolt isn't coming out as a solid....

[@rogermwoodbury4966]

These are very interesting videos as an ownership veteran of many German cars. One comment I will make is ALL the cars shown appear to be immaculate. That makes me wonder how many miles are on the cars that come in for service? Perhaps it would add to the videos to mention the total miles on the cars as you begin their service.

[@seng628]

Smooth sailing...

[@skeelo69]

Military guy is sweating BEFORE he gets the bill from Ninja 😂😂😂

[@webfreakz]

maybe he did logistics

[@markstenberg1116]

ive never dropped the trans and engine together to put in pistons, pull the whole core support and use the cherry picker to pull the long block out the front and leave the trans in the vehicle.

[@shawna7813]

How much consumption are we talking? Audis burn oil man, it doesn't mean it won't run like a champ. I had the old 2.8 litre V6 from the late 90's-early 2000's. The car had over 230k, got 30 mpg on the highway and drove smooth as silk. It did consume 1 quart every 1K miles though...

[@hokie9910]

Man, I owned 1 2003 BMW 530i it was great until it wasn’t ….the cooling system, alarm system, misc electrical gremlins, and fluid leaks from literally everywhere. A vehicle should not do these things at 125k miles. Lesson learned, Japanese vehicles moving forward, my checkbook and stress level are in a much better place. God Bless you Johnny for having patience with these rolling pieces of German “engineering”.

[@a.m.9357]

Yep, "superior German quality" apparently.

[@hokie9910]

@@a.m.9357 From what I’ve seen the early 90s was the last of the old German cars built to last.

[@wernerdanler2742]

I had an 03 in 06 07. Less than 50k miles when I bought it. No problems. Drove great. Maybe it was a good thing the finance company got it when they did. I actually traded an 02 A6 Quattro for it. Now that thing was trouble!

[@a.m.9357]

@@hokie9910 Totally agree.

[@hokie9910]

@@a.m.9357 My father purchased a 1985 325e in 1989 with 50k miles for 14k. Drove it until 2008 when a deer totaled it. It had just shy of 300k miles, never left he or my family stranded. 2 clutches, several valve cover gaskets, couple of brake jobs, a muffler and fluids and filters and it ran like a top when it was sent to the junk yard. Try that with a BMW made after the 90s! It really is sad to watch the downturn of these once great car companies who have traded their values for those of planned obsolescence. If I could pick 2 cars from the German heyday it would be a 1985 300sd and a 1987 535is, now those cars were truly timeless.

[@gregoryfairchild2460]

My 12 Q7 3.0t was using about 2 quarts of oil between oil changes until I replaced the Pcv valve now maybe a pint if that.

[@itsnotme07]

Well isn't THAT interesting on the A4....didn't see that coming!! Haha. Thanks for the lesson in Audi Engineering!!

[@sv_endless6340]

DONT ALL OF US AS MECHANICS COMPLAIN FOR NOTHING, until the job is done and then we think, not so bad, if we just new HAHAHAHA I am the same. Great job

[@6lemans10]

Rebuilding a new engine will sink most Americans financially. This guy needs to count his blessings.

[@doriangray2020]

If you can’t afford to have an engine rebuilt then you should never own a car.

[@6lemans10]

@@doriangray2020 True words. I hope you can live up to that statement financially.

[@fuzzycuffs]

Why not source another engine instead?

[@orange2352]

True, you can get a 2015/2016 motor with low miles under 3k. Once when mine blows I will swap a used one in. Im at 235k miles but still runs great on my 10 Audi A4. Im buying a new car soon but will keep it as I love the way it drives!

[@steveshoemaker6347]

Thanks Jonny👍....l am a new Sub'er to your awesome channel😃🚗👈👀

[@qmenx]

I have the same car but with a DSG transmission which already fail and had to fixed. I also need to rebuild the entire engine… same extreme oil consumption… the bill is going to be huge!

[@tonychambers6275]

This guy must be great to work with

[@andrewlaw]

What engine code is that Audi running?

[@JDR1971]

Looks like an easy clutch job on that Audi. LOL.

[@trackerofbadboys]

Car Ninja!!!!!! Yes!!!!

[@arminfejzulai1321]

🇦🇱🇦🇱🇦🇱 Wish you were closer to Chicago!

[@thingserik7269]

So apparently the girl in the front said, "Are you dropping off or waiting?" Guy, "I'll wait" You can only eat so many cheese crackers, snickers bars and chips out of the vending machine

[@joeybaez1745]

Great video

[@billyc2572]

Just noticed the offset taillights on the BMW. I was like hmm wrong trunk.... but its not.. never noticed that before and now I find it so aesthetically broken lol. Why would they do that... I'm talking about the joggle in the taillight housing between the trunk and rqp

[@DasArab]

Every days a School day, eh Jonny?

[@josephnasiri]

Did that customer ended up sleeping in your shop until his car was fixed?

[@mathewfullerton8577]

Ninja, you can say what you want!

[@FeeBear70]

Wait, he bought it twice? Once isn’t enough :)

[@kevinbarry71]

Three times. Now that he's paying to replace the engine. Effectively.

[@peterhelm6003]

Its time I bought some AXE & SLEDGE supplements and did a few workouts. Who needs a Beamer when a T shirt alone will have you looking seriously cool.

[@imchris5000]

audi when pulling the engine at 100k is regular maintenance

[@chillis28]

👍👍

[@jeffie8696]

Oil consumption? must be a 2.0 TSI like mine LOL . Low tension oil control rings , low speed running, bad quality gas. Drive it like a German probably last forever with a few timing chains.

[@michaelarchangelthehammer]

Common to complain about German engineering, after you actually figure out what to do you also have that response...it was actually easy