It Broke Again... and were done

[@dorkultra]

You know, I could watch a real mechanic fix a car or I could watch an entertainment mechanic struggle. Thank you for your service Paul

[@nah3193]

Real mechanics struggle too

[@simonwall5784]

He’s definitely a “real mechanic” lol

[@deejay4837]

Looks like a damn Poke-ball from hell......

[@nehguhtiv6873]

@@simonwall5784it’s the running joke of the channel. Every time he puts on the mechanic jacket he says he’s pretending to be a mechanic for the day.

[@goclunker]

He is a real mechanic, but you, my friend, are 100% vegetable

[@tristar10]

渡口(Harbor) Is literally the Chinese Hotel California. These songs are THE audio testing sample songs almost across all platforms. That bit really made me lots of giggles

[@Weissenschenkel]

Google brought it as "The Ferry" but I understand that Google knows nothing about Mandarin (apparently).

[@Nagumo_Kaoru]

高音準中音甜低音勁

[@tristar10]

@@Nagumo_Kaorumore like高音高中音中低音低😂

[@nicololorenzon3291]

Please do not stop making videos I am here honestly for the personality

[@tripleh3195]

Pauls anger is beyond relatable. Thank you for cracking me up on a pretty bad day I’ve been having. 😂

[@wasiemanwar-ali8709]

same here after a rough week

[@ryanbeck4826]

We’re gonna put it in dry cause that’s what the car has done to me 😂

[@semcf_h2p]

As a Mk5 owner myself, I've never related to Paul more.

[@Ironfacebuster]

I had the same thing happen to me so I just paid for the "Paul Fix" option at checkout. he came ALL THE WAY to my house and fixed my car, which isn't even a Golf! That's right, Paul will come to your house and fix your car, even if it's a Toyota Yaris!

[@umadachi]

Paul came to my house and personally lifted the engine out of my v10 touareg to do some routine maintenance on it, thank you paul

[@Slowwagonftl]

@@umadachiLMFAO not the V10 😂

[@unimportant5122]

Asif such a thing as a broken Toyota even exists :)

[@cmonroy8423]

​@@Slowwagonftl what? It's a great car! When it runs. Sometimes.

[@gar24407]

Paul is the angry uncle dropping F bombs left and right😂😂😂. I felt like the young nephew holding the flash light😂🤣😂

[@cmonroy8423]

Right?? 😂😂 But everyone else would scrap this POS already, so some swearings are well warranted by now ^^

[@waelal-zubieri5358]

hey, automotive engineer here. The BCM is defective and prevented the EPS from communicating to the other module. The BCM performs a lot of CAN signal gating between different networks. If the module is not doing for it some reason, stuff like this happens.

[@crazeguy26]

Stellantis and VW = junk!

[@sgt.vernex6378]

@@crazeguy26 Chevy and anything GM = junk!

[@Viking-Jan]

hi. Who can help me understand a Ratteling noice in gear 2and 3 that only occurs every first startup (dayly) on my 2012 TDI 2.0 Tiguan Automatic, DSG (7), happens when cold and accelerating only when in D. Wish i could leave a soundtrack of it here or someplace for experts to listen to...Jan

[@Bats1999]

Same here dude. Bought a red one back in July. Did the timing and changed trans with a bunch of other stuff. Drove it about 20 miles. Parked it for a day. Now crank no start. The demons are in mine too.

[@Deutscheautoparts]

God speed...

[@Bats1999]

Thank you🙏.. love the Channel. Great content.

[@mk2dubster]

Check the main fuses, sometimes they corroded which will let you crank and no start, I had this issue last year. Not saying that's your problem but it's a place to start looking

[@Dknappy]

Had my r32 for 9 months had over 100 hours of labor and 2700$ in parts. Mk5 is most definitely a love HATE

[@Bats1999]

@@Dknappy Def a love hate. When it's running, it's a fun car. Had to cancel my plans for Wookies this year. I'm sitting at hate right now.

[@BBBJBC]

You can’t polish a turd but you can roll it in glitter. ❤

[@Sithhy]

Mythbusters did actually manage to polish a turd

[@Hooligan-hl1nu]

Oh, man! The ShopDAP Martini Racing wrap is LEGIT!

[@Leakyvws]

As crazy as it sounds this series inspired me to buy a mk5 r32. Except mine cost twice as much and wasn’t from Florida

[@Anna-Husky-Puppy-Carski]

Watching paul just get punished over and over by this mk5 is just way too relatable. Thank you for sharing this journey, feeling so seen lmao

[@BMW1M]

As a BMW owner, this was a much needed boost for my mental health

[@JaredSVX]

You and Charles are my favorite two people to watch on KZbin right now...absolute gold 😂

[@AtownCangri]

Paul and team, THANK YOU! I laughed my a$$ off through the whole video 😂😂😂

[@burtbacarach5034]

Man that wrap looks great!Now when you're pushing it down the road you'll be STYLIN! Srsly I hope all the demons have been exorcised,but have you considered consulting a priest?

[@Deutscheautoparts]

They say it’s not how you stand by your car, but in this case it is

[@Stratos1988]

@@Deutscheautoparts We asked you for a 10 second car, not a 10 minute car.

[@4ampaul]

I like how you kept listing issues, but it was basically what you should expect from MK5 owners

[@fussysoup23]

Yup, I have been going thru that with my mk5 rabbit.

[@TassieLorenzo]

😂

[@XantoS771]

I keep repairing my mk5 even though it's a gigantic pos. Dunno what's wrong with me haha

[@fussysoup23]

@@XantoS771 Its pretty cheap to repair and I bought mine brand new in 2008. So far got 230k miles still running strong.

[@XantoS771]

@@fussysoup23 yeah, that's probably why I still see so many of them + the aftermarket is huge for those cars

[@wumaruautoparts2410]

Am Umar from Uganda ,and VW fan. Paul's frustrations really amused me this morning. My 1.8t mk4 is not yet close to his mk5, but i now know where am headed in the near future.

[@ApexwithDavin]

I don't even really like Volkswagens, but I love watching this pain.

[@mikepurvis8824]

"is that a 240sx?"....LOL

[@scottmckinley752]

Was REALLY hoping for a “yup, that runs better” pulling out of the carwash. I look forward to the day that I have this much fun with this amount of trouble. I would think if there is a Paul delivers option there is certainly a Charles on call option.

[@sameftek9799]

Always good to see cars break down, and Paul get it fixed. That's why we are here.

[@earnestbunbury2103]

I came for the cussing...

[@benwolf2356]

I had a 1984 VW GTI decades ago, so I went through this experience in 1992. I have never owned another. My 1986 Crown Victoria drives great still.

[@johndef5075]

I saw another mechanic say Crown Vics were one of the best used cars to have or buy.

[@Neptune8]

all i learned from this series is that even though .:R32s are cool , buying a high mileage used one might just be a huge money sink

[@dhrida5518]

Oscilloscope is very helpful in these kind of situations/diagnosis, anything else is just guess work, at least you figured it out on your own, great content!

[@Jack-qn4vt]

It's hard with CAN though unless you're really smart enough to know what module is sending and decode the packets

[@dhrida5518]

@@Jack-qn4vt you don't have to decode, most of the times if a module is faulty it simply doesn't communicate, if the module communicates then it's probably the part that is faulty unless it's a broken wire between the part and the module which is easy to diagnose.

[@Jack-qn4vt]

@dhrida5518 yes correct, a dead module won't communicate. If only 1 wire is broken in CAN H or CAN L then you will still see communication. However if you put the oscilloscope on the lines to a dead module you will still will see CAN activity as the other modules will be sending/receiving packets. The only realistic way to know if a module is communicating is to test via scan tool. Unless like I said you know how to read CAN data which is a skill within itself.

[@dhrida5518]

@@Jack-qn4vt you have to test the communication at both ends with wire probes on the connections, that's one way to test wiring, you can also test for ohms at both ends jiggling the wire to see if it affects values...

[@VS666]

Hey buddy, from one mechanic with bad eyesight to another you should seriously consider wearing contacts, it makes working on cars and life in general a lot more pleasant, no dirty greasy lenses to look through and not to mention how cumbersome they are! Love this series! The wrap looks killer!!!

[@kawzx777]

Not going 2 lie, that wrap is like a great magic trick 😂

[@kylestumpo7372]

I love these videos so much. Manual swap the R30poo will solve a lot of your problems.

[@AlexDub1318]

This is perfect video to remind me to NEVER buy a Volkswagon in my life ever again. I had a terrible experience with a jetta 08 2.5😵

[@MaikDreijer]

For anyone mounting new VW door seals, here's a tip from a VW mechanic. Soak em in warm water for about 15 minutes, slides on without any issues.

[@nate5683360]

My absolute favorite videos are on this channel! Thank you!

[@kristijancoric3604]

Looks amazing. I was going to say could it be TCM gremlins but glad you finally resolved thecissue.

[@Misplaceddd]

“Riding with the angels” LOL The flashing engine light reminds me of a time I had a MKV Wolfsburg Jetta driving to Arizona and back about 2 1/2 hours (2 hours there 2 hours back) I love ya Pauly D don’t forget Charles much love!

[@ElectricDoktorLand]

Ya know, I miss my MK5 but with every one of these videos I watch I miss it less.

[@Bob-qs6wg]

Watching your video makes my life so much better LOL! Thank you !

[@hardcoreep]

I'm sold on the Martini livery

[@ThePeavey23]

Hope the abs module don’t go bad like my rabbit, took a year to find a replacement. Btw Paul is just a great dude and love his company an his sense of humor!

[@L0rdVadr]

Omg. The garden gnome made this video totally worth every second. 😂😂😂😂. Thanks for sharing.

[@WHJeffB]

Entertaining as hell as always Paul! Sounds like this thing is a prime candidate for a 6spd MT conversion...

[@GabrielBoehm]

As a former 240SX owner, I fully understand and appreciate your comments. You got it pretty close there

[@AlexStauber-wr6qq]

As a body shop & detail shop owner, and mk5 owner, I’m 100% for the wrap job. Doing proper body and paint is huge work.

[@jefffanning2799]

I see you are having way too much fun fixing the car. The wrap is amazing!

[@lemons4315]

SD videos are the highlight of YT honestly.

[@LrulestheworldM8]

I sold a cabrio last year with all sorts of issues to some dude. Couldn't wait to get rid of it. I feel every step of this mans pain. This stuff has sworn me off VW products forever. Theyre nice when they work, but they are a nightmare when they dont. And i refuse to deal with the expensive parts and poor support. Good luck to you man. Thanks for the video.

[@andrewg2322]

You got burned on this job when you selected the “Paul Install” on shop DAP 😂

[@BuildTheSandbox]

Self own

[@rodneynoriel1528]

I found on my mk5, if the bumper is trashed you really have to replace most or am the fender liners. I spent about $250 in fender liner parts. Once you displace the bumper once all the screw holes are ripped out and broken.

[@phillxor]

It's true. Once that bumper gets ripped off, it's never the same under there.

[@viceverse11]

"...but not us." Sums everything up.

[@rkan2]

Nice wrap! Would've liked to have seen more frustration and Paul ranting about fixing the problems mentioned though!!

[@nativesumerian2146]

This made my day too… thought i was the only one. My Audi A3 3.2… so many times im ready to give up and sell this car. Ive done a ton of work myself, and im probably around 11k in repairs+upgrades, not too many mods really.. Its funny cus many of the good aftermarket parts for these R32 motors are really REPAIRS anyway! 😂. But it felt good to see someone have my same pains 😂 You gotta really love and respect VAG cars to work on them!

[@jimboi6400]

Great video, reminds me of what happens when I buy a project car 😅😅

[@nickpappas4133]

Here in Canada 🇨🇦 independent repair shops can’t access all factory information but if a VW dealership runs Guided Fault Finding (GFF) it will tell you if any module has a change in coding and can put coding back to factory spec.

[@Wobblenuts]

I love that it was wrapped before it was actually fixed. I feel like that is the most relatable car enthusiast thing of this whole series. Oh and all the anger and cussing.

[@Afraz_9n3]

Modify before you fix🤷🏽‍♂️😂😂

[@petecurran3995]

Paul-install SUPER-session. Ace work, Sir!

[@HadesDownUnder]

Haaa. The sinking feeling when I saw the thumbnail. I had a GT that I loved until I experienced an unending range of issues as well. I spent thousands before I called a stop too.

[@bradpiovesan8550]

I can see why the not so clapped out versions of these sell for top dollar. I love that you are bringing this R back from the depths with a comical twist 😅

[@fmarinosfromafar9512]

Your frustration is all our frustrations, Paul. Keep up the good work (hope you actually make it there and back again to Wookies...)

[@shichae]

Great work on polishing that R-Thirty-Poo, Paul! Hope y’all have fun at WITW!!! ^_____^

[@rafa_vsky]

Wow. That looks absolutly stunning after the wrap.

[@2of2DCH]

@10:33 LMAO!!!! This video is glorious! Paul and crew at their best. Thanks for the laughs!

[@adhizzle9985]

Paul gets hosed with every fix he makes on his car, meanwhile Charles is bussin' around on his new daza beast. Das Auto.

[@petervanschenck4596]

Wow....get that thing runnin cause it looks fantastic.

[@samiam6382]

Absolutely perfect. An amazing video as always. My old mark five haunts my nightmares like a cheap hooker. Can’t quit though, just bought a 2023 Arteon so I can replace the front brakes and rotors at 12,000 mobiles.😵‍💫 A known problem. Love the golf r engine and dsg. But really love the launch control.😳 I’ve owned v dubs since 68. I’m a dummy. But my v dubs are the only cars I’ve ever driven that make me laugh out loud.

[@roberthargrave573]

Great video, Paul looking forward to seeing the next one the wrap looks awesome by the way

[@vdubguy55]

I love my Volkswagens…. But Paul’s feelings on this car are exactly how I have felt at times working on them! 😂

[@CerealKiller.]

Shenanigans like these keeps my sanity at ease hahaha

[@darylmorse]

I found your channel last year when I was considering purchasing a Golf R. I ended up getting another BMW, but I still watch because this is one of the most entertaining KZbin channels for gearheads that I've ever found. The VW community is made better by your contribution. I wish the BMW community had someone as entertaining and informative as you. Sorry you're going through such an ordeal with this R32. They have the potential to be very cool cars, but yours certainly has been a POS. I hope you are able to make it run as well as it looks and sounds.

[@orbassasin]

Check out M539- seriously quality bmw content.

[@darylmorse]

@@orbassasin I'm aware of this channel and I agree, it's excellent. I also enjoy the evolve channel. However, neither of them are as snarky, sarcastic or sassy as this channel.

[@jfcjr4584]

This was highly entertaining. 😅 R32 is coming together, hope you keep at it.

[@jimnapier9045]

So I had a MKV that was also stuck in 1st gear after a deer collision. Took it to a friend who replaced a fuse. Easy fix!

[@hyper8545]

Now ser dap lord of pauls deserves his own daza swap mk7.

[@thegodfreyspecial423]

That looks absolutely amazing. Notwithstanding its POS status mechanically.

[@ck17350]

Damn, Paul, that's one good looking turd. Props to Wrap Guys out there doing good work.

[@redgtr]

I have the same year rabbit and I swear just as much whenever I work on it. Fixing one thing requires fixing at least 4 other things too

[@bonnatobonnato5000]

Love those projects!!!!! Congrats for sharing!!!

[@texarkana3781]

I had a bad BCM problem with my 2018 GSW 4Mo. Mainly affected the interior lights. Took an itinerant VW engineer to diagnose at my local dealer. Total part cannon, lucky it was under warranty, was without the car for nearly three months.

[@peterers3]

that POC sure looks good!

[@stuarttrapani9330]

Curtis from warehouse needs to be promoted to master tech after all his help on this project

[@milescarter7803]

This is the most accurate PSA against owning a Volkswagen group product. I say this having one still and having owned a dozen. (Thankfully never anything newer than a MK3). These MK5 are getting to the point where they are so cheap there needs to be a bolt in RWD swap. They look amazing, but could really use some simplicity. Is there a mod for regular power steering you can do? It would be amazing to find the lowest spec one we can.

[@madmechanic7641]

.. "when the speedo break's..." Classic mate.. You've way more patience than me.. : )

[@Spoolybuildz]

Just finished using one of his videos to do a timing belt on a 1.8t tt quattro. Working on a car way too late at night just hits way too differently. You kinda just lose it in every way. But thanks for taking us on this journey with you Paul!

[@eppyz]

You Guys need to have a DAS shirt that says "Riding With The Angels" once you make them? Let me know I will be first in line to buy one👍

[@miketeeveedub5779]

I sometime disparage the CIS injection in my Mk1 Jetta (wish it was 'more' modern). I also knock the manual steering (wish it were power), and the manual transmission (wish it was a DSG). After watching this video, I am now appreciative of what I got. I promise - no more complaints. It's perfect as it is.

[@nbrowser]

R3Poo...yep Paul, that's the perfect summary.

[@hellaflushhonda]

So what about the spark plugs lol 😂 I LOVE THIS CHANNEL 😂 it’s fun because WE ARE ALL LIKE THIS when we are working on our cars 😂

[@Dogmatix71]

i fully enjoy watching you struggle Paul .. keep the struggle alive and never give in to subbing the work out.

[@runrideread]

A shitbox is a shitbox no matter the skill or knowledge of the mechanic.

[@N0ENEMIES]

Haha, the radio is awesome. I got a free, it's still unbelievable to me, r56 jcw from a buddy after being park for months with an unknown sunroof leak and to this day when you turn it on the garbage chinese DVD touchscreen heads it automatically plays Star Wars a New Hope with no sound.

[@euroberto85]

I would still buy this car from paul. Even though it would break his heart to see it go

[@Deutscheautoparts]

How much are you coming to pick this car up for?

[@euroberto85]

@@Deutscheautoparts oh hell, i dont have the heart to separate paul from his favorite car. But if i had to put a price on it i would easily pay $8,000 as is. $9,500 fixed. But I dont have the money anyway, i was just being a big fat phoney

[@spinnetti]

Quite a transformation! I think I would have just painted it white, then added the color as vinyl

[@WinterVR6]

This whole video was amazing. That wrap looks incredible!! ❤

[@P3PPING]

I don't even like VW but I love this channel.

[@MlLKMAN]

No worries, the wrap will outlast that car😅

[@RockApeDesigns]

I have a type 6 golf convertible and feel your pain brother. 3 DSG Mechatronics issues , radiator and other gremlin issues. VW repairs cost an arm and a leg just to get the car running again. I am at the point of just throwing the car away and cut my losses.

[@random13627]

2:29 huge flex i can’t even cap

[@fjord5207]

That pillar glue needs to come off. It interferes with the side curtain airbag. Not good.

[@olaflange8210]

As a fellow mk5 owner I must thank you for this bit of schadenfreude. Its comforting to know that I dont suffer alone.

[@primodeelux]

Feel your pain. Valve body/Mechatronic fixed mine

[@primodeelux]

…..and as I watch further.😂

[@djtribo8925]

The best R32 right here, LOL!!!! Paul is too funny. The wrap looks amazing and enjoy wookies!!!

[@miguelangel9708]

This project is inspiring me to work on my own vw

[@groovygannon]

We had a ceramic Gollum that got passed around like that at a shop. Always made me laugh.

[@jenny80myles]

I can't believe Paul did an actual ROFL. :)

[@158158cow]

This reminds me of buying my red MkV so much. Broken door handle (exact same component), peeling clear coat, a couple of big dents, hella rock chips, suspicious front bumper condition, unwashed inside and out, etc. 🥲 #MkVlife