VW EA888 Passat Jetta Beetle 1.8T TSI Engine Teardown. Claimed "Bad Piston" What Was Actually Bad?

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In this video, I caved into the many requests for a VW or Audi engine, and found a 1.8T from a 2014 VW Passat. This was an engine that a local salvage yard sold and had returned with a claimed bad piston. This is the VERY first of this era of VW 1.8/2.0 that I have torn down and I learned as I went. I'm certainly not proficient at these but it was interesting seeing the various design differences from the brands I am used to.
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Today we tear into a bad Ford 5.4L 3-Valve Triton V8 and find out what went wrong. These engines are likely some of the most disliked engines in North America. From broken spark plugs to blown apart cam phasers, timing component failure, broken valve springs and more, these engines have a lot working against them.
My name is Eric and I own and run a full service auto salvage business called Importapart located in the Saint Louis MO area. Part of our model is dismantling and selling parts from rare and niche market engines. I don't build or rebuild engines, we simply supply hard parts to those that do!
Want to see a particular engine torn down? I may have already done one! No really, check out my other videos for the engine you'd like to see! I've made over 70 other teardowns from a Cummins to an LS7, and from Rotary to Ram Ecodiesels. You can expect a new teardown every week!
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As always I appreciate all of the comments, feedback and even the criticism.
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[@chrise1343]

Using a prybar on the coils with a tote on your head as an improvised helmet has to be one of the silliest things I've seen on KZbin. Outstanding.

[@mridaho7871]

But necessary, both coils would have hit him square in the noggin. Maybe a smaller size would have been better.

[@CheezeCracker]

His technique is second to none. But any VW owner will understand. Especially ones that said f.his, I'm not buying an official VW tool to remove em!

[@chrise1343]

@@mridaho7871 Undeniably effective, but kinda hard to see out of. :)

[@baldisaerodynamic9692]

but not the forklift? LOL

[@timothywalsh1550]

@@baldisaerodynamic9692 Forklift was a smile... totehead got me actually laughing out loud. Especially the *boop* of the coil where his head would have been.

[@MortgageMentorMike]

I watch your videos every Sunday morning with my coffee. My son Eric was a master certified tech who looked and spoke a lot like you. He passed away almost 3 years ago at the age of 43. He spent his entire life around cars, tearing them down and putting them back together. He would have loved your channel. In some small way, watching your videos is almost like having him still here. I know this may be a little weird for you, but I just wanted to thank you for your effort and today (Father's Day) was a good day to let you know I was watching.

[@Tony-112]

My condolences 🌷

[@I_Do_Cars]

This was hard to read without a lump in my throat. Hope you had an excellent Father’s Day!

[@MortgageMentorMike]

@@Tony-112 Thank you. Father's Day is always a bit tough. It is always nice to see things that remind you of positive and happy moments.

[@MortgageMentorMike]

@@I_Do_Cars I just wanted to share with you in hope that it would brighten YOUR day knowing how you brighten mine. Thanks again and keep on doing what you do! BTW, his pride and joy was a 1966 GTO. Don't see many 389 tri-powers anymore!

[@davidmcclendon583]

Sorry for your loss. Made me smile and tear up at the same time. Stay strong

[@NousagiMechanic]

VW specialist here. 1.8/2.0 TSIs are known for ring failures due to carbon buildup. This ends up snowballing as the stuck rings cause oil to burn and build up more deposits. IIRC a full piston set replacement is actually covered as a recall. Other faults of the TSI are mainly focused on the 1st gen up to 2012. Those had main timing tensioners that would overextend and cause catastrophic failure. Other than those, the TSIs are actually one of VWs best turbo engine series.

[@roddyhaley3005]

Gen 3 ea888 has got to be one of the best iterations of this engine, has practically proved its reliability so long as you keep up with the *costly* maintenance

[@NousagiMechanic]

@@roddyhaley3005 Agreed. I mainly prefer the older 06A series of 4cyl engines due to their reliability, but the Gen3s have definitely proven themselves. If I ever have to get rid of my Mk4s, it'll be to get a Mk7.

[@roddyhaley3005]

@@NousagiMechanic currently suffering from a high mileage mk7 for a daily but the more I fix/mod the more fun this shitbox becomes🤣 I've heard of alot of mk4/5 guys disliking the 7's but I guarantee you'll get your fun out of it, you know what youre doin👌

[@NousagiMechanic]

@@roddyhaley3005 Lol, I like to think I do. Have been daily driving a 1.8t that I rebuilt myself with fantastic results. Next project is a 16v 06A for a 2003 Golf, which should be pretty fun.

[@atubebuff]

Media blasting the intakes seems to be the only recommended maintenance to address carbon buildup but how do you address the buildup on the rings?

[@jaronshelton4124]

As a VW driver who is a avid watcher and fan of your channel I just would like to thank you for finally showing us some love

[@Retnug]

Very common for those boots to get stuck. Easiest way to get them out is with compressed air. Shoot the air straight down the middle of the boot.

[@evancourtney7746]

They come out easy when the engine in warm, had minimal problem when I changed my plugs last time.

[@huzudra]

I've been doing things for a long time and I'm kicking myself for never thinking of this, thank you!

[@ccopmp]

Happens to Benz as well

[@pacearrow4620]

brilliant!

[@efrenr446]

I like the comments section, you always learn something new.👍

[@nou3796]

i love these teardowns, it encourages me to upkeep my own vehicles maintenance, and let's me see how many different engines there are.

[@ovidiurusu4490]

As is no one gives thus man a dollar Thanx

[@PJR1234567]

Comments so far are spot on about the oil rings. That is the main problem with the engine. They are technically not bad rings, but over time, they do get gunked up, and carbonized because of lack of attention to timely oil changes. In the manual, VW states oil intervals are 10k miles. Problem is, most people don't spend the extra money on synthetic and run these engines on basic oil for 10,000 miles between changes. That is just asking for trouble, and trouble will find you fast. If anyone has a 1.8. I highly recommend a liquimoly Engine Flush and Running good quality synthetic oil and changing it that's 5,000 miles instead of the suggested 10,000 miles. I bought a used 2014 Passat with the same engine and his smokes like a fogger using the core of oil every 400 miles. After a series of engine flushes every 3,000 miiles along with the oil change at 3,000 miles using synthetic oil, the oil consumption problems have essentially disappeared, it no longer smokes and the car runs fantastic now. So far I put an additional 55,000 mi on the engine (bought it with 170k) without a single issue. So if you have this engine in your Passat, Jetta, etc get an oil flush and switch to synthetic and change your oil more than recommended.. It worked for me.

[@Moondog970]

Good info, I bought a 2014 Passat 1.8 a month ago.

[@shanemitchell5807]

It has nothing to do with oil changes. I did mine every 5000Klms with top grade synthetics, form new, and still the engine used 1L/1000Klm. The oil rings and piston design are notorious for carbon build up and blockage. They have a new piston and oil ring design to solve the problem. There's your smoking gun. I did the engine flush several times and it reduced the oil consumption for a while but, returned quickly. It was a never ending saga so, I got rid of it with all of it's problems. I now own a Hyundai I30N (87,000Klms) and doesn't use any oil between changes and has none of the problems the GTI EA888 had. Stay away from these VAG cars unless you plan to get rid of it well before the warranty runs out. VAG cars are no longer durable and are designed to fail with deliberate obsolescence engineered into them. I've owned lots of cars and by far the GTI had the worst reliability/durability. Japanese cars are much better with durability. I owned a Toyota Corolla that refused to die.

[@Kenneth_R]

Would be awesome to see a VR6 teardown. Very unique "inline V" engine. Lots have been produced by VW over the years in displacements from 2.5L up. Should not be hard to find one by now.

[@stevend3753]

I’m sorry, but the beginning of this video is absolute comedic gold!

[@Mad_Rass.mk6gli]

I died laughing with the ignition coils because I deal with the same thing as I own a Gen 3 tsi powered car (fully built mk6 GLI). They all love to get stuck and they actually make a tool to pop them out. Best way is to get shop air and blast it while pulling the coil to the front of the engine. Also next time it’s a lot easier to pull that bridge off the cams for the vvt, that allows you to slide the guide down and out. That crank sprocket- the correct way is to shove the bolt back in there (with the special washer) if you were to put the engine back together so you don’t risk dropping it down the oil pump chain hole and it allows you to turn the engine over without bottoming out the bolt into the crank. But that sprocket is supposed to come off once you pull the tensioner and guides out and that will allow you to take the chain off. These early 1.8t and 2.0t were known for burning oil because they used a low tension oil control ring to minimize friction but it was too easy for the oil to get buy and be burnt especially with a high mile engine that wasn’t taken care of. The control rings get caked up of carbon and don’t allow the rings to effectively scrape down the oil which seems to be what happened to this engine, those oil control rings are absolutely gummed with carbon. Volkswagen typically replaces the piston and rings but now I’m seeing that they are replacing the motors. Other than that the later revision released after 5/14 don’t have any other issues apart from timing chain failures until 2016. They are very solid engines and rarely break. The ea888.3 can achieve around 500hp/475ft lbs of torque RELIABLY bone stock with just a turbo and fueling upgrades along with other stuff to support. That should say quite a bit about how good they are when they are taken care of.

[@mikegreen2229]

Just got a low mile 18 GTI 3 weeks ago. My first watercooled VW after being a hardcore aircooled guy since 2000. BW is not for everyone but they suit me well

[@philpots3216]

I just warm it up a bit, coils pop straight out

[@Mad_Rass.mk6gli]

@@philpots3216 that too.

[@wieslawszypniewski6954]

The VAG 1.8/2.0 TFSI engines EA888 series had the oil-burning problems due to smaller pistons involving smaller thickness piston rings, until end of 2015 . It was easy to notice because an engine consumed 1l/500-1000 km and even much more Oil from the cylinders walls could not flow through the carbonated piston rings and burned causing huge problems and in result charged a pocket significantly. Repair require ro change both pistons and their rings for thicker , to honing cylinders, and precise grinding of the head Problem was resolved after 2015 year by VAG

[@brianl8983]

I’m glad to see you put some safety gear on to pull the coils. 😂😂

[@davidnelson6893]

That was LOL HAH

[@kathleensavoie6231]

Funny thing is they claimed it was a bad piston but never removed the coils probly because of excessive oil consumption a normal thing for a vw gave 427 000 kilometers on my 2.0 and just keep adding oil to it thing tough enough for me

[@andyburns4855]

i’m and Audi certified tech. the problem with the pistons are clogged oil control rings. vw/audi doesn’t just sell rings. you have to buy pistons as an assembly and installed them onto the rods. overall this engine would have been rebuildable engine if it wasn’t for sitting outside in the weather for a while.

[@polo16v191]

Uncorrect. Rings are sold separately without any problem. Check in ETKA

[@erik_dk842]

@@polo16v191 But if you get the same slack rings ass the original, it won't help you. The idea of cutting the ring grooves wider for wider rings seems more viable.

[@mydimeisup5103]

Probably best to replace with new DM pistons anyway. Even if you put new rings on an old piston, the oil drain paths are also clogged up. So you got new waffle style rings but the oil still can't drain down because the piston is clogged. Always best to replace pistons with rings.

[@catinthehat5140]

@PoloP sometimes those separate rings are the older style which are prone to carbon getting stuck because of the small holes. The newer rings have more spaces

[@graydonjones6912]

As someone who has suffered major eye injury you've garbage can is appropriate, i cut my right eye in half after breaking a garden rake so safety is important

[@shawnoen1029]

In the past, VW has had issues with woodruff keys on the crank pully. Issues including damage to the actual keyway on the crankshaft during removal leading to engine replacement as a result (G60 engine comes to mind). This specific engine (EA888), is known for water pump leaks, PCV system failure leading to leaking rear main seals, and timing chain tensioner or chain guide failure. Also, the special low friction coating on the cylinder walls can start to fail leading to engine replacement. Finally, carbon buildup on top of the valves and on the valve stems as with any direct injection engine. Most of these engines do not have high mileage (yet) but once they do you will start to see timing chain stretch or failure requiring an essentially partial engine teardown to replace the chains and all the guides and tensioners. It's VWs own fault really as they say this turbocharged engine can go 10,000 miles between oil changes and they spec it with 0W-20 oil. Improved fleet MPG at the cost of engine longevity. You can tell this particular engine has gone 10,000 miles (or longer) between service due to the burnt oil staining in the head. I always recommend 5,000 miles between oil changes.

[@Ram14250]

Agree with your every word as an owner of a TSI 2.0L Turbo, with failed tensioner. Mine called for 0w-40 .... I went 6K between changes ... but the tensioner still failed @ 51,000 miles.

[@a200tq1]

I don't know the reason, why do they bringing such a poor version of this gen3 engine to the US. In Europe, these engines got a port injection paired with fsi (no carbon problems), exhaust vvt, upgraded chain, and a valve lift system on the exhaust side. The only problems are the PCV and the water pump, but overall these engines (European version) are good for 150k miles easily without major issues.

[@sawyerbartlett727]

funny you bring up the water pump, because there’s an ongoing lawsuit against them right now lol. been waiting for this video, own a 14 1.8 jetta

[@harrywalker968]

ford had a class law suit against them over the bronco,, 80 on,,killing people.. as of now, any ifs 4x4 is bs.. i nearly rolled mine..

[@Trendyflute]

Overall really good engines for the money as far as I can tell. Water pumps have long been a weak point in VWs, remember to change them more like 60-75k miles than 100k.Also learned a cascading failure that can cost you thousands: if PCV valve seal gets damaged, the crankcase can get pressurized and blow out the rear main seal. Left unchecked that will oil soak the friction material of the clutch and thermally damage the flywheel. Even good shops can struggle to get a new RMS to seal well on the first try, often meaning multiple RMS parts to complete one install successfully, and RMS is a bit lightweight on these engines in general. These latest generation VWs are really, really sensitive to flywheel weight and balance so doing anything different than another OEM dual mass (~$1000) is likely to make the car a headache to live with. Happened to one friend and we blamed it on the high boost of his stage 2 tune, but then it all happened to another friend on his stock GTI. Both 2.0Ts though, 1.8Ts are supposed to be less problematic. Fingers crossed for my APR Stage 1 1.8T in my Golf 🤞

[@TomRad1]

I'm glad to see you're finally wearing some proper PPE.

[@jimsvideos7201]

This shows the boner German engineers have for making things more complicated than they need to be.

[@mphilleo]

Or making things out of plastics and superior German adhesives.

[@liver.flush.maestro]

Very obviously.

[@lordredrevolt8108]

Or just worse... just look at the plastic water pump in the vw/audi 2.0 lol

[@dmitryhwguy1646]

@@mphilleo and some bolts on this engine are made of steel, other are aluminium alloy!!!

[@neilbarnes3557]

@@mphilleo Yeah... I had a 2003 Seat with the previous VAG 1.8T engine - 5 valves per cylinder, 180bhp - and the engine required nothing mechanical other than a couple of cambelts in 120k miles and 16 years... but the engine plastics were terrible. Every bit of solid plastic got brittle, so most broke, and the soft plastics around the air intakes and crankcase ventilation *all* rotted away and started leaking. We won't mention the auxiliary air pump, which gave me an engine management light at random intervals for most of that 120k miles...

[@orangetlr]

My first VW was a Jetta with the 1.8T. It will be the last VW I will ever own.

[@PeteR90468]

My first VW was a Jetta with the 2.0 na. It will be the last VW I will ever own 😄

[@christopherpaez4948]

Why is that? I have a 03 Jetta with the 1.8t and now im a little scared lol

[@dalea.5845]

I have an 05 Jetta TDI. It is a tank and will be the first/last VW that I own…

[@frankdesbaux]

Yep. They last a lifetime.

[@dumbeezy5480]

@@christopherpaez4948 You’re fine. They’re good engines.

[@smahlt]

"That is... just perfect!" *chucks the timing guide halfway across the shop*

[@huzudra]

If you don't like doing removal of the water pump on a stand imagine how I feel doing it on the car with reassembly! Not my favorite water pump to do but not the worst one I guess. You don't have to worry about the belt breaking ever because it'll leak long long long before the belt goes bad.

[@bleach_drink_me]

this person speaks the truth! done a few of these water pumps myself,first one sucked! 2nd one I removed the charge pipe,throttle body,manifold support and moved the wires screwed to the manifold. was able to do it fairly easy considering. change the belt when installing the new pump and it should never be a problem. I include the belt as part of the quote when replacing the water pump.

[@UncleKennysPlace]

Try it on a Ford 3.5 EcoBoost in a Flex or Taurus or front-drive Explorer. It's buried.

[@scrappyjunk8793]

another over enginered engine from Germany FARKEN NUEVEN LOL

[@snoofayy6150]

the bolt that holds the pulley on the engine side of that water pump belt is also REVERSE THREAD and rarely comes out, the belt honestly lasts fuckin forever so even at shops we very rarely tempt fate by trying to be a hero and replace the belt

[@hhyuga]

@@UncleKennysPlace not buried more so under the timing cover(i own a 14 explorer)

[@weekendwarriorweldingdiypr4604]

I've been waiting all day for this! checked at 6pm, 630pm, and nothing. finally, its out! Hoping for more carnage tonight after last weekend.

[@anthonybertone2336]

Me too

[@Duken4evr29]

Straight from the shop manual - "to remove the coils, wear appropriate storage/safety gear, attach the special pulling tool, procure a forklift, and exert 225 newton meters of vertical torque" 😆

[@jamesmedina2062]

🤣👌

[@samholdsworth420]

Silly German engineering

[@CharlesVanNoland]

"I know some things about some stuff, and junk." Amen.

[@thomasfletcher4765]

Oh crumb , it's dark helmet's brother , blue helmet 😵 ! Everyone run !!! 🤣🤣

[@Jasminethelovelycat]

I never expected to laugh so hard while watching an engine disassemble!

[@abcortani]

"You know what? Our engines are too simple and reliable, let's change that." Volkswagen engineer probably

[@bjarnieinarsson3472]

Old story.. VW engineer was seen on Car trash site looking at old VW's cars there. German bystander was satisfied and proudly said, "see, that's how German engineering works, he is looking for parts that put the car there, so they can make them stronger next time.." "No", said the worker.. "they are looking for stronger parts with more life to them, so they can make them weaker next time and make more money in that way."

[@Ihavetruth22]

german engineering =bullshit

[@catinthehat5140]

They have to make power and meet emissions

[@mediocreman2]

All German engineers are tasked with making things complex. It's good because it means the company lets their engineers play a bit, but it's bad because they don't sufficiently test things before releasing them to the public

[@gort8203]

LOL with pulling the plugs! I appreciate the humor and I think you deserve to have your own TV show.

[@reubensandwich9249]

Thanks for reminding me of the infamous 1.8s from the late 90s to early 2000s. The sludging problems with those engines.

[@jamesmedina2062]

the simple fix was running a good oil but it also needed a oil cooler radiator

[@robertmedsker5305]

The container on your head was comedy gold..

[@CheezeCracker]

So much gold in the intro, forklift VW coil pack removal tool, PPE blue bucket on head. Brilliant!!!

[@graydonjones6912]

A shout out to your suppliers, I've blown up a few engines in my days and it's always interesting to take them apart

[@kotelypiesely1268]

as soon as they strayed away from 5 valve and port injection it all went to crap, the 1.8T 20V, long as you keep the timing belt in good shape, is very reliable, and fairly easy to tune

[@PavelKostromitinov]

I had one of those on US-built Passat. Well, probably engine was OK - I had so much problems with AT that I decided to sell it way before any mileage problems would occur

[@ChickenC0re]

The 2.0 of that era would run forever with maintenance.

[@Anna-op4bs]

The "ohmygod" when the chains are exposed got me. Stoked for the Volkswagen representation, I thoroughly enjoyed this! Thank you!

[@bassmanbn]

LOL! The bucket head was too funny!!! Great stuff.

[@hankpoth9681]

Love watching your videos, excellent education, good humor and no excessive profanity(a little is tolerable). You probably would have enjoyed doing my 400ci aluminum block, three piece crank and four piece camshaft, not by design!

[@mike-ph3fk]

As the owner of a 2014 passat with a 1.8t, yes. The sparkplug boots were vulcanized in hell, and are borderline impossible to remove. Double edit. Thanks for the vid. Will make working on the ole farfegnugen that much easier.

[@gunnargeroy8406]

Has the car been reliable?

[@paulstan9828]

My favorite Saturday evening show

[@South-Central-TX-WX]

same here

[@reubensandwich9249]

I must feel bad for those retired viewers where every day seems like Saturday but doesn't end with a teardown video.

[@paulstan9828]

@@reubensandwich9249 Ha!!!

[@South-Central-TX-WX]

@@reubensandwich9249 agreed

[@Anthony-xn7mh]

Happy Father's Day back at you. I enjoy your vids very much and find them quite informative also. You seem to have a great personality for what your chosen profession is also its perfect for You Tube. Here's wishing you and your family all the best. Tony

[@ScottyB8u]

Still love you giving me something to look forward to every Saturday evening. I know it's not bloody likely, but I'd love to see a teardown of a Subaru FA20 engine sometime.

[@JayKayKay7]

Amazing complexity to the engine casting.

[@mrturner69]

its nice to compare and contrast different ideas and designs from all over the world. its incredible how many different ways you can design a simple 4 cylinder engine

[@TassieLorenzo]

I mean this is an example of a *not* simple 4 cylinder engine, though the 1.4L EA211 is a pretty good design and quite a bit more elegant than the EA888.

[@catinthehat5140]

@@TassieLorenzo it may not be simple but the latest version, the ea888 ev4 is pushing 310hp on the high end. That's impressive for a 4 cylinder

[@TassieLorenzo]

@@catinthehat5140 It's ok, but just compare it to a teardown of a Honda K20C1. The Honda's engine design is way more elegant IMO.

[@Jushwa]

@@catinthehat5140 over 400 hp with just a remap it's up there with the top 4cyl of all time no doubt at this point.

[@Brian-us5vx]

Was there malice in the combustion palace? :) Thanks for your great videos and presentation style! Kudos!

[@timtimtimmay4654]

Honestly, I believe those of us who requested a VW/Audi just wanted to see if you cuss them as much as we do for the many minor annoyances they seem to be filled with.

[@Ricko65]

LOL - Safety first!!!! Great videos! Thank you for the great channel. Makes me take care of my engine tons more!!!!

[@ryanbrown918]

You had me rolling with that helmet tactic.. 😂😂😂

[@autotech8326]

Love the way this engine was built hated the way it was maintained… keep it up Eric love your vids!

[@Joserocha-wm9de]

Saturday night isn't complete without a " I Do Cars " Those spark plug coils man 👌 😂😂😂😂😂

[@colchronic]

The humble mechanic is probably cringing when you cut the chain

[@desdecardo]

4:18 it's the hallmark of a true professional when the next hazard is spotted before it happens. I laughed each time a coil pack hit the bullseye.

[@rayshutsa6690]

I really enjoy the tear downs this was the first European engine. The way they did the oil pump was surely better. It was amazing how the engine was in pretty good condition. Always waiting for the next video. I enyoy your commentary it helps us non mechanics understand. Hope you had a great father's day. ❤🇨🇦

[@jbrunson88]

Recently found your channel. As a person who is NOT mechanically gifted but loves taking stuff apart, this is GREAT!! 👍 It’s also cool you get Adam Sandler to take apart your engines for you. (I’m kidding)

[@SamuelVelter]

You have a Adam Sandler to review cars(Jason Cammisa) and a Adam Sandler to tear down engines, this one. Almost a Adam Sandler for everything

[@donaldhoot7741]

Oh no, this IS the real Adam Sandler!

[@TassieLorenzo]

How come no one ever says how SuperfastMatt looks and acts like Tom Lennon (or Thomas Lennon)? Is it just cause Tom Lennon isn't as well known as Adam Sandler? 🤔😂

[@cwshellhamer342]

Where's the next Porsche video!!?? I am dying to see how you've progressed with it!

[@permutatechguy]

Let’s go!!!! Dude you have some magic the internet has never seen here!

[@tedjohnson64]

Really enjoyed the VW EA888 tear down, and especially the insightful comments from the experienced VW techs.

[@chrisfreemesser5707]

Happy Father's Day to you too Eric. I seem to recall from the 100K vid that #2 will be showing up for you in a few months???

[@I_Do_Cars]

7 weeks!

[@larrymitchell3502]

@@I_Do_Cars More sleepless nights ahead. BTDT, 50 yrs ago, then had a moment of stark insanity & did it again 11 yrs ago (different wife). Do not do that.... one of my airline pilot buds says "To retire rich stay married to the first one."

[@michaelahrendt3368]

As always-great stuff, entertaining and educating. You asked what the name of that specific gearing seen on the harmonic balancer: it's called Hirth Verzahnung and was used widely in the good old times where cranks were bolted together inside the engine block. which was designed as 'tunnel casing'. At that time the choosen way to get a stiff crankcase with that available casting quality. Keep on strippin' bolts ;)

[@rlatall1]

I first saw this Hirth cupplung on a HE 111 engine built by BMW in WW2. (saw a technical manual actually) This is a typical connection used in German industry today, for example on large compressors. You just have to take off the harmonic balancer correctly, then put a spacer back on with the crank bolt and all will be well. Otherwise the gear also comes off the crank.

[@djmech3871]

Happy Father’s Day! Father’s are so important, my dad showed me how to work on cars. So many young boys today don’t have a father in the house, that’s really sad. Keep the great videos coming.

[@TinHatRanch]

The Spark plug boots are made my “Chinese handcuffs Inc”.

[@robertwest3093]

Perfect!

[@pkt1213]

Next to my eye pro and face shield, I am going to add a tote. Well done!

[@malfu1010]

between the forklift and the trash cant i cant!!! LOL just great great great!!!

[@richardflagg3084]

The bucket was a good idea when "safety squints" may not be enough. I'm less than 5 minutes in and ur killing it!! Happy Fathers day Eric.

[@31dknight]

Another great teardown video. Thanks

[@dawnpoint]

Using a forklift to pull an ignition coil is the greatest example of bringing a gun to a fist fight I've ever seen.

[@jamesfranko5098]

You must never have tried taking them out then. He brought the appropirate tool.

[@jamesk3565]

loved this, hope to see more VAG tear downs

[@catinthehat5140]

Insert joke

[@timkothavala6558]

I owned a 2014 Passat with one of these engines. Ran great, good power and fuel economy. Always nervous of all the plastic in and on the motor. These will not be as long lived and economical to own as previous VW engines were. Also made in Mexico for the US market......... I always wanted to look inside one. Thanks for the teardown!!

[@dimitargueorguiev9088]

Another great disassembly video for Saturday evening!

[@mphilleo]

When it comes to coils, I usually get my fingers under the coil pack, secure the boot with my fingers, and then twist to loosen the surface adhesion. You only need to break one coil before you start doing it this way.

[@suckithardnfast]

These videos make me change my oil early. I have a 2019 Miata and intend on making it last me a very long time. Would love to see a Mazda PE-VPS on here. Keep making great videos!

[@thetechlibrarian]

Same it’s 5-7k for me tops depending on how it was used for those miles I have seen enough 10k cars burning oil or with vvt issues to not

[@dougrobinson8602]

@@thetechlibrarian My hypothesis, for what it's worth, (not much, honestly) is to redline my engine daily to exercise the vvt, and cycle the variable valve lift through it's full range. It also keeps fresh oil going through the vvt solenoids. Oil changes every 8,00 miles, even though my OCI says I'm good to go for many thousands more. I'm mostly on the highway, but oil is cheaper than a long block. 150,000 miles so far with no issues, and the cams looked like new when I did the valve cover gasket.

[@johnwhite2663]

As a long time Audi owner I thank you. I’m aware that the 2.0t had problems and I’ve wondered why. This was helpful to understand the basic components. Thanks!

[@alvarosolis2723]

It was very entertaining watching you tear this down. There are many procedures to follow prior to removing the valve cover and the chains respectively. As for the crank, it is standard procedure to install a plastic spacer mimicking the crank pulley to hold the assembly together to avoid the gear falling off. The oil pan definitely needs to be removed to remove that oil pump chain.

[@TheProjectHelpDesk]

I find it funny that you, I and everyone I know uses brake-kleen on everything........ but brakes.

[@Nick-ue7iw]

I love these EA888 engines, particularly the GTI version. The turbo power is addictive and if you want a stick shift car they are one of the very few left. It's a shame VW wont give us the dual injection head they use in europe. Also people: you need to do your timing chain, that 100k mile mark is not a recommendation, its a requirement.

[@jamesmedina2062]

Quick story: I worked with a German guy back when I drove my manual Passat with 1.8t and I told him about my Mustang with V8 and he told me how he loved the torque of V8's. Cool guy he was. I think the 1.8 and 2.0 were designed to be real torquey motors unlike my Honda 1.5t that needs to be spinning up past 3000 to have "torque". I installed a hybrid turbo from GPopshop in Arkansas and it wanted to increase torque but needed bigger injectors and tuning. Also these sound really good with a nice burble given the right exhaust sys like Milltek.

[@samholdsworth420]

A timing chain that only lasts 100k? Pathetic!

[@mikegreen2229]

@@samholdsworth420 That’s just preventative maintenance. The manual actually says to do it at 125 or 150K. Every timing chain system stretches over time. No engine is immune to that

[@loganamurray64]

@@mikegreen2229 125k or 150k is still sooner than any Japanese or American company with the exception of the Speed3/6’s

[@mikegreen2229]

@@loganamurray64 It’s not any harder to do than the 100K timing belt/water pump service on my Honda. And that’s a very conservative interval compared to most belt engine cars. Don’t get me wrong, I have a 17 Camry 4 cyl as well as my GTI. At least the GTI is thrilling and fun to drive. I also have 2 60 year old VW’s that have 1,000-3,000 mile oil change and valve adjust intervals. Big deal. I think it’s hilarious all the comments on this video when there was no carnage at all. The engine survived, just consumed oil. Even Toyota had a horrendous issue with oil consumption during the same time frame as this VW engine. Piston/ring design. Same exact problem. A lot of keyboard fake mechanics commenting

[@abrahamreid8065]

You are such a goofball!! I started laughing so hard when the coil hit the tub over your head!!! I'm at work in a quiet break room and everyone is looking at me like I'm crazy now.

[@joeblow5037]

It's OK they are all probably on TikTok looking at CCP propaganda video's who's the crazies? 😵

[@ihatemybosses]

1998 I had the first APR stage III kit for the A4 adapted to my Passat. The old AEB had bigger intake ports and was a great engine. Most I got out of it was 260whp at 5500 elevation. Lost a rod bearing after 3 years of abuse.

[@jamesplotkin4674]

Those last two would have bonked your head really hard. Good that you had official OSHA tote for the job ;-) PS... That's a truly tall engine.

[@runningawayvagabond5876]

I used to work for a VW/Audi dealership. If you were to ask me for one main takeaway of what I learned it would be to NEVER, EVER own a VW or Audi out of warranty. And if it is under warranty make sure you live close to the service department, you'll be visiting often. These things are over engineered overly complicated vehicles built as absolutely cheaply as possible. Like really, what could possibly go wrong then?

[@mediocreman2]

That's not true. Having owned all the German brands, the Audi is the least of my concerns. BMW is the worst for longevity and Mercedes does stupid things like make electric brakes.

[@jorgex1604]

Very relaxing to watch. Thanks!

[@y0riai.]

love your channel mate. Thanks for sharing. Take care

[@MattyEngland]

The older 1.8t engine actually made 150 hp, 180 hp and 225hp, depending on the turbo and map. They were also bulletproof. These later engines are junk.

[@jeffreygoss8109]

What was change?

[@Lehmann108]

My 2002 GTI had stock 180 hp and I gave it a stage 1 tune to bring it to 200 hp.

[@christopherpaez4948]

@@Lehmann108 I have an 03 Jetta now on stage 2 and I love it. I’m glad they’re more reliable than the new ones.

[@donaldhanson2640]

The newer ones are reliable if you keep up the maintenance.

[@kenj.8897]

No early ones are junk

[@cmosier20]

I appreciate using the proper PPE while removing the coils

[@CheezeCracker]

Fitment was a little rough, likely not an authentic VW OEM 🪣

[@X-ForceBro]

Thanks for taking care of the audience in the comments man I know you didn't have to and I appreciate it

[@yodasbff3395]

Very interesting tear down 👍.

[@brianpatten]

And now for something completely different; a man uses a rubbermaid tote as a face shield and helmet whilst disassembling an engine XD. Keep up the great work, Eric! Love these teardowns, thanks for the hilarity!

[@dennisgoans701]

Wonder if Rubbermaid would sponsor yiu? Lol

[@aarone8013]

A classic episode.

[@timlee4204]

Eric you learn something new every day

[@williampearce5932]

Thanks for the teardown. I have the newer version in my Golf R and it has dual variable cam shafts and dual lobe profiles on one cam. Too bad it is not as easy to work on as your extracted engine. The newer water pumps leak around the plastic housing and I just received a class action notice on the water pump. I really appreciate your work and information.

[@catinthehat5140]

They still use plastic thermostat housings, it's on P revision. Unless they figured out a way to fix the plastic check out ecs tuning in a year or two they might have an aluminum one

[@brent1356]

As someone who just changed spark plugs in my '13 GLI with the gen 3 2.0T, I completely understand his struggle with removing the coil packs

[@CheezeCracker]

And now we know what tool to rent next time

[@Cooperdaleit]

The EA888 Gen 3 is one of the best engines of modern times without a doubt!

[@challitajoseph8408]

This one is a gen2

[@mydimeisup5103]

@@challitajoseph8408 This is gen 3. Exhaust is built into the block, oil fill is on upper timing cover, and uses cartridge-style oil filter just to name a few.

[@Ben-jq5oo]

I learned so much from this video, thankyou. Your presentations are a pleasure to watch. 🇦🇺

[@jimbeckes1743]

I enjoy your videos I look forward to them every Saturday night

[@lawnmowerdude]

I’m surprised you don’t have a probe camera. Could be fun looking through “inspection ports”.

[@ovaca16]

I think it'd be cool to see a QR25de out of the mid 2000's Sentras get torn down. They had issues of the cat breaking down and cathing on fire and the debris would be recirculated into the combustion chambers.

[@ryanbrown918]

Ahhh...the death of most every Sentra SE-R

[@ovaca16]

@@ryanbrown918 oh yes indeed, they are fun and torquey engines though.

[@charliefischer59]

VAG (Volkswagen Audi Group) tech here. I've been in the industry for 77 years and let me tell you. Those carbon ring pump gears are known for gearing up and spooling up the shrimble tube. Be careful

[@brian.daniel]

Haha! The forklift was funny but the prybar and protective “helmet” was the best! Great vid as usual!

[@josh8344]

The EA888 engines are REALLY solid engines, and you can tell they have a lot of design influence from the Honda k-series.

[@devondelgado1818]

I don’t know about that

[@teea3085]

LOL they wish they could be Honda K series, but they are just german shite.

[@stevemccauley5734]

Of which were inspired by the GM/Saab Ecotec that came out 2 years prior… Honda seems to get way more credit than has ever been do.

[@teea3085]

lmao inspired by GM ecotec shite? They can't even designed a half decent car let alone an engine. Honda get credit because they are one of best of the best.@@stevemccauley5734

[@MurphyTheBandChild]

Six-sided bolts are no where near complicated enough for German engineers.

[@djmech3871]

🤣

[@baldisaerodynamic9692]

wanna think about that deeper? those 6 sided bolts were used by them on purpose to give the image that this little tiny 4cyl is going to be a cakewalk from the outside.....then.....well.....that water pump LOL

[@CrisanBogdan]

that's really really odd that it took so much force to remove the coils from it I have a 1.4 MPI VW engine that had issues with coils (known issue) and I personally changed them, and let me tell you, it did not required any force at all, also, the engine it's from 2003, it seen some days :) Love your content and I'm really glad to see engines made in Europe on this channel, I hope to see more in the future!

[@ledeyabaklykova]

I know nothing about engines, but I drive a '17 VW Golf Sportwagen powered by a 3rd-Gen EA888 . No issues. Driven her in all sorts of conditions-- long distance, driving for 7-hrs straight, stop-n-go in SoCal, snow, blizzard, hot desert, soggy Oregon autumns-. Love love seeing you gutting the beautiful oil pump. The Audi engineering team that developed that robust-looking pump did their assignment well. I think they built the engine around this pump.