Salvage VW Crafter Engine Removal! - (Crafter Camper Build)

#vwcrafter #restoring #campervan
Hi everyone and Welcome Back To GazFish Channel.
Join us as we remove the engine of our salvage VW Crafter van that we purchased at an unbelievably low price in the UK. We’re doing this to get better access to the bent chassis member and take a step closer to turning it into an amazing camper!
We needed to remove the engine from our Crafter to further assess the damage to the Chassis Member. If it needs replacing, the engine would have also needed removing. It gives us the opportunity to repair the sump, electrical connectors, etc. in a dry space too.
This is a DAUA (2.0l 140bhp FWD) engine from a 2019 Volkswagen Crafter.
Let's get started!

[@BenHartshorne0991]

Glad I found this video bud I live just up the street from you. I saw the camera setup and thought you was maybe documenting it. Will keep an eye on the build 👌🏼

[@CrafterCamper]

Trying to video it but it’s getting a bit of a pain with the amount of work to video everything 😄 Feel free to stop next time and chat!

[@BenHartshorne0991]

@@CrafterCamper I defiantly will mate be nice to see it. I’d love to have a closer look at the m2! It’s on my list next year

[@CrafterCamper]

M2 has gone now, mate. It’s a cracking car but I didn’t use it enough and when it’s cost £800 to service, £800 to insure and £600 to tax, thought it needed to go after it’s 300 miles since Jan.

[@karlbigmore7949]

Cant wait to see you straightening the leg need to be jiged and pulled if you hire a 10 tone hydraulic ram you might have chance dont right them off for nothing try to heat up leg ass you pull and look at old bumper think off inpact looks like central so it will push legs together panel beater for 20 years loads of jig time hope it goes well easyer with engine out

[@CrafterCamper]

Cheers, bud! Struggling to find a rental dozer or something similar at the min. The O/S leg is straight and the impact just pulled in the N/S leg like you said. It’s about an inch to the left and the bend is just under the engine mount so doesn’t seem too bad!

[@karlbigmore7949]

Put old bar on and try to bar or jack it straight machine mart got hydraulic ram sell it on when finished

[@kieronmarshall2658]

just scrapped a couple of craftersc as swapping a 1.9 with a 2.5 plus harness was beyond me

[@CrafterCamper]

We thought we were going to have to do that but a chap on here told us you can buy the connections and pins to replace them. We have about 5 to do but anymore and it would be cheaper to buy the whole harness as they’re about £10 each!

[@yo23890]

Hello I can't subscribe to the channel

[@CrafterCamper]

Hey! Oh no, try this link: youtube.com/@CrafterCamper