IS IT OVER FOR THE AMAROK BEFORE ITS EVEN BEGUN? *FATAL MECHANICAL FAILURE*

Just 5 days of ownership and this happens…
This could be the end for the new Amarok project and it hasn’t even started yet!
What would your decision be?
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[@liamthelolzer]

So glad you’re keeping the VW, and fair play for being so honest. So many creators out there that would try and sweep this under the carpet. Looking forward to seeing it on one of your tours in the future.

[@grittoutdoors]

Thanks buddy😁

[@charlies418]

Never buy a car with an engine that has a wet belt system. Who on earth thought that running a rubber belt in oil must be mad.

[@grittoutdoors]

Never even knew they had one until this happened. At least I know now and it didn’t happen in the middle of the Sahara

[@pgilb70]

Hmmm. Keeping driving with flashing oil light is not a great idea...

[@grittoutdoors]

I like to find these things out the hard way🤷‍♂️

[@peterj5751]

Sadly you were advised poorly. Any time oil pressure actually drops enough to turn on the oil light you are doing damage. It may have been a faulty sensor but my advice would have been not to drive it until it was changed because of the potential consequence of low oil pressure is too high. Sadly for you, it wasn’t the sensor.

[@richardhunt1384]

Be an EGR Valve delete (and remap to wipe it off the system) if I were in your shoes with the engine out. Less sh** to go wrong with I'd be doing it. Least then you'd know that that engine and system is as reliable as you can get it. Still learnt a new thing with those engines having a Wet Belt oil pump drive.

[@tallboy49]

The warning lights are there for a reason and that is not to make the dash look pretty

[@grittoutdoors]

You could have told me this last week!🙄

[@mick00000000002]

No comments no join. Run after warning from the start. Mick Australia 🇦🇺

[@danold6443]

turbo's are probably toast too if you had no oil pressure. Shame.

[@danielflinn3571]

Good luck happy days to come

[@charlies418]

My Audi TTs had the oil light flash up. The specialist dropped the sump and found the end of the dipstick partially blocking the pick up. To save money the engine manufacturers added a plastic level indicator on the end of the dipstick - over time this has deteriorated and broken off. I tried to get a full metal equivalent but in the end I had no option but to replace it with the same part.

[@mikeclark4416]

I would not have taken any info from these "Know -alls " , I would have got VW to look at it .-YES ! more money perhaps ,but at least you would have had a Great Car . Sorry for your Loss

[@v8aj]

It is rebuildable, if you switched it off straight away the crank can be recut and oversized bearings fitted, one conrod will be fucked as well though.

[@grittoutdoors]

Just time being what I’m up against with it hence the decision to go for a brand new engine instead of

[@keithchad661]

had a similar problem with my old Au Ford . mine was timeing chain guide big chunks blocking the oil pickup . then they would fall off

[@youtybebw]

Get rid and start again, rebuild or secondhand is a crapshoot

[@Wilbargosh]

Sounds like a design and manufacture problem. If it’s a known problem, VW should repair it or receive the consequence of brand and market failure.

[@tobester4172]

like you say still cheap with a new engine 👍

[@grahamrobson9292]

Despicable engine design that feature. But these are the engines that have big power potential because all the parts are uprated compared to previous generations. Darkside did a chat on how the power goes up beyond expectations.

[@bobbritten5673]

Some one needs to look at maby do a conversion to a chain drive ????

[@martinyardy3213]

You have the worst luck with vehicles, hopefully this will be the turning point and like you said even with the new engine it's still a cheap motor 🤞

[@romansbandini6009]

Hey mate, what rims and wheel spec you have in the amarok? They look awesome!

[@grittoutdoors]

Evo Corse wheels with 275/65R18 Falken Wildpeak R/T’s

[@romansbandini6009]

@@grittoutdoors thanks mate for your reply

[@dinho890i]

Isuzu for the long run Ford, VWs are to enjoy under warranty mate Hope you stay away from these money pits

[@grittoutdoors]

@@dinho890i later Isuzu doesn’t exactly have the best track record and this isn’t the later Ford/VW, this is all VW

[@dinho890i]

​@@grittoutdoors the only thing that goes wrong on them its the suction control valve and the ac evaporator, they are everywhere here in Mozambique. Hope you can have a solutiob for your Amarok mate

[@grittoutdoors]

@@dinho890i you probably still have the 3.0L variant like Australia gets too. In which case yes I agree, but the uk version with the 1.9 and even the older 2.5TT haven’t proven themselves as well

[@dinho890i]

@@grittoutdoors what problems do your 1.9 ddi's have? Haven't heard them having troubles unless using contaminated/poor quality fuel

[@thelonewolf666]

the 4cyl are crap

[@mathewsmith3294]

You're in totally the wrong game if you've not got 4k spare, buy a car you can afford to run rather than overlanding and praying nothing goes wrong.

[@grittoutdoors]

Totally disagree with you, it’s nothing to do with that. I could have bought a 5yr one with 50k miles and this still happen. I’m not clinging onto hopes and dreams here, I’m trying to create relatable content for the majority to see if you should or shouldn’t do this…

[@davethedog007]

This is one of the craziest comments I’ve ever read on KZbin. Doesn’t matter how much money you have. Just get out there any live your life. Some months I don’t have 4p in my bank but I still get out there and have fun.

[@mathewsmith3294]

​@davethedog007 but I assume you aren't running trips to Morocco etc as a business 😂

[@angelaclose4460]

Always someone who wants kick you while your down ​@@grittoutdoors