Volkswagen 2.0l Blows up!

[@Sovereignty420]

I love how you tried to block out the product placement, but still failed at it LOL. Keep trucking Ray! Cheering for you bud!

[@jameshodge9253]

I noticed that too. LoL

[@mixedboi]

Coooca Cola light, coooca Cola normal y coca Cola ze-ze-ze-zerooooOOOO.

[@CeasarBergonia]

Yup. subliminal message. 10pm and I am cracking one open.

[@craigquann]

That flashlight around the 10:25 mark scared the shit out of me. Knowing that the system supposed to blow beforehand has me on eggshells! 🤣

[@ProfessorFartsalot]

SAME LOL

[@ab2230]

+1 I jumped like it was some scary movie

[@brandonstclair6530]

Car is fighting you because you didn’t acknowledge it by saying Das Auto 🤣

[@lechatbotte.]

Lol

[@hinoki01]

This IS what happens when you don't use the car's preferred pronouns...

[@MrVsbt1]

😂

[@Flies2FLL]

Insufficient fahrvergnuven.....

[@isaiahwelch8066]

@Rainman Ray: First, about the car, I'm gonna say that the Vetta has a cracked cylinder head -- I don't think it's just the gasket. Why? Because all the plugs looked the same. As for the difference between "engine" and "motor," they usually refer to the actual potential energy that gets converted: Electricity to mechanical energy; and a fuel of some kind, to mechanical energy. In both cases, the conversion is potential, _p,_ converted to kinetic energy, _k:_ P --> K, depending on the process, which determines loss of energy, such as friction. However, engines are more than just gas and diesel; they can also include liquified natural gas (LNG), steam (i.e., "steam engine," which actually wasn't used just on trains, but also in mining, and even on a car a century ago called the "Stanley Steamer." That company today is a carpet cleaning company. And, Jay Leno has not one, but 3 Stanley Steamer cars in his garage!), and even "wood gas", alcohol, and kerosene.

[@craigtegeler4677]

I once had an Army buddy come from Minnesota, traveling to Missouri to come visit me, when he did; the Datsun truck did a WHOLE bunches of overheating!!! Well, upon a good inspection, I found out that he had a bad head gasket. Well, there was no antifreeze down in the engine oil, nor was there any oil found in the coolant or the radiator. There where no signs of freeze plug issues either! There was no water pump signs of pissing out all over the place either! So I went over these things with my buddy step by step and methodically! Since he wasn't mechanically inclined nor did he have boat loads of money in his bank account and he just barely had enough for the trip and back, I proposed to him a solution of "Water Glassing" that bad boy of an engine with a double dose, and flushed the rest of the coolant out and then completely took the thermostat out. The thermostat had been tested as well out of the car and it was still good too! So, there was either a hairline crack in the cylinder head and/ or a head gasket problem or both. This was back in 1980. As I said, water glassing took place, and upon putting the thermostat housing back on with new gasket and no thermostat. The coolant system received some water pump sealant and lubricant along with new coolant and new radiator cap too! For the remaining time of his visit I had him ram around to see some other of his friends to see if things would hold before his return to Minnesota. I made sure that he had at least a couple anti freeze jugs to be able to carry water in as well. All was a go for him and his wife as they returned to Minnesota. The truck still made it in one piece. So, this quick fix took hold pretty good just when my buddy called me from Minnesota. Needless to say, he either sold it or traded it for another vehicle. He wasn't about to try and repair that truck no how and no way! He was however quite pleased that he made the entire trip back. He even drove it for at least two more weeks until he found another vehicle to replace it.

[@damonkey3214]

The fact I myself have worked on this exact same VW and the fact I condemned it to have a bad head gasket or oil cooler and its now in your extremely capable hands is just amazing. I m glad our shop wouldnt touch it haha. Or maybe im thinking of another VW haha

[@theundergroundlairofthesqu9261]

Or some other 800 VW's...

[@Gatorsrok]

The fact you think this is the exact car lmfao Cus this is the only 2.0 VW in the world, right?

[@dr._breens_beard]

​@@Gatorsrokthe joke is that volkswagon is garbage

[@3.0.1.02]

@@Gatorsrok smart ass

[@richardwarnock2789]

Farfromrunnugan! Even heard the head turn and Cough when you put the Gloved Finger In!!!; )

[@oboist3]

That was an orgasm 🙂

[@Dudemieser]

I love your intro it's got a nice 80s vibe to it

[@MrPstobbart]

If the logo was on a shirt, I’d buy it!

[@ryanhorner1675]

For me, the diagnostic part of videos are hands down the best part! Solving the puzzle is fun lol

[@CodycoWeb]

Even if it’s wrong ? Doubt this is a head issue and most likely stems from a leaking oil cooler. It now may be more of an issue due to overheating and clogging of cooling system but almost always these suffer from oil cooler failure. While a flush of entire system and replacement of oil cooler and lines repaired may fix it the chance of trouble free service is slim.

[@roberthartzell7104]

I worked on VW and Audi for 22 years, and this was very common, 9 Times out of 10 this is caused by a blown oil cooler, pressure testing reveals no leaks and will not leak into oil pan. It’s a easy fix, good luck with it brother!

[@ayayoutuber]

it should not be common except vw and audi. Never have that on a honda.

[@mph5896]

Just recently I had a car do this. Pushed oil into the cooling system from a perforated oil cooler. What a pain. Took a day to flush the cooling system multiple times including draining the block multiple times.

[@spelunkerd]

I have no experience with these engines but pressures in the cooling system were so high a hose blew off, and he also showed cylinder 1 was unusually clean. The volume of milkshake coming back out the reservoir was impressive! Wouldn't a small leak inside the oil cooler simply cause the milkshake without the drama? I thought high pressures are a sign that you've got cylinder head pressures inside the cooling system.... After all, oil pressure from the oil pump is usually only about 20-40 psi, cooling pressure is 15 psi, so you shouldn't be blowing hoses off....

[@Flies2FLL]

@@ayayoutuber Try driving that Honda off road some time, you'll break the suspension in quick order; A Volkswagen won't give a shit. There is a reason a VW is typically 300 pounds heavier for the same size than a Honda or Toyota....

[@CrimeVid]

That is an engine, a motor car has an engine, unless it is an unspeakable electric motor car, then it has motors. As the electric car was first, I suppose all naming of parts should follow their lead !

[@ushuaiaice2804]

Ray I had an old diesel VW Passat that had similar symptoms. I first thought the head gasket was gone. But the little oil cooler that sits above the oil filter was the culprit. I fitted a new one after flushing the system and the problem was sorted.

[@ocd2222]

this is not a diesel numbnuts

[@MrDopey32]

In my personal opinion, it doesn't matter which way it's called Engine or motor. That is an argument that's unneeded because they are relatable and everyone knows to a point that that's not something to really argue about with small differences. I hope that made sense. Lol. One of the three cars that I work on (because my buddy thinks he knows cars and does not🤦‍♂️) is a 2013 VW passat 5 cylinder, (I currently can't remember size of motor) has been going thru problems of over heating. The heater core, the water outlet housing, thermostat, system has been flushed twice. But yet it's still overheating, there's a little of dried coolant on top of the trans right under the water outlet housing. It's not leaking from there either, I've sat and watched it run for almost an hour straight each time and can't find any leaks anywhere! The only code that comes up on either of my scan tools is a permanent EVAP code. I do know quite a bit when it comes to working on cars, seeing I've been working on them for 31-32 years now. This car has me feeling like I'm constantly walking into a brick wall😂

[@kenore4003]

From Mythbusters " When in doubt, C4"

[@W3BZSL1NG3R]

Are the eletric fans Turning on?

[@MrDopey32]

@@W3BZSL1NG3R sorry, it's just now showing me the message from you. Yes, the fans come on properly. I personally think one of the biggest problems is the fact he bought it from a pay here buy here place and the owner of that place is a scam artist.

[@danteinchaosforever]

I think cars are/were powered by an internal combustion engine. Of course in the UK we also use the term Motor car! but I think it's an engine.

[@hopingforthebest1.9]

The non turbo 2.0 is probably one of the most solid engines VW has ever made, they really don't have any major issues other than a lack of hp

[@dantesinfernopurgatory7826]

Unfortunately the engine is surrounded by bean-counter cost-cutting components.

[@hopingforthebest1.9]

@@dantesinfernopurgatory7826 yeah, though the MK3 generation of cars are better in that regard

[@cesardavrieux3767]

¡Exactamente!!! A quien no le interese poseer un exceso de HP cuenta con un motor de larga vida. Tuve un BORA(Jetta) 2.0 (MK4) hecho en México en 2005 por muchísimos años (desde nuevo) y nunca necesitó reparaciones fuera del mantenimiento normal (aceite y filtros) excepto bujías, neumáticos y pastillas de frenos delanteros... y recuerdo 1 lámpara (incandescente) en la luz de frenos trasera derecha. Un buen motor y automóvil... de aquellas épocas, que no volverán. Todavía lo veo circular hoy día, parece que el fin de sus días aún no está cercano.

[@rocco.uploads]

Love the classic KZbin "hype" intro 🤣🤣 I just found your channel recently and don't even know that much about cars but I'll probably learn quickly 'cause it's so fun to watch and listen to you meme around and teach us while entertaining us 🔥🔥

[@rovhalgrencparselstedt8343]

That really did look like a broken ringland and bent up piston ring on the borescope. It also looked like there was a ring of rust and crud like the car had sat for a while with coolant/water in the cylinders. I think that engine is toast!

[@GARDENER42]

Yep. Looks like a chink out of the edge of the piston & the ring poking up. Methinks this engine severely overheated & is dead as a dodo.

[@hbh3144]

Those are normal grooves on piston top. It was visible all of then have it.

[@silicon212]

I think it's just the piston crown design.

[@Josb_Bluebird2143]

If that was the case there would be more problems than that.

[@timjohnun4297]

Looked like a broken ring to me

[@charlesbolin7207]

Based on what the coolant looks like, someone put the wrong coolant in that vehicle. I had a 2002 VW beetle with the 1.8l and I did a lot of damage putting "universal" coolant in it as a top up. I drive a 2018 Peterbilt 579 with a MX 13. It comes from the factory with TRP extended life Nitrate free Organic Acid coolant. One of our other drivers put a coolant in it that wasn't compatible. The coolant frothed up and looked like it had whipped cream in it. The factory coolant was not compatible was not compatible with what was put in it and it became corrosive destroying the water pump, thermostat, sensors, gaskets ECT. The truck spent a week and a half at a dealership getting flushed and having parts replaced. There is no universal coolant, watch what you put in your car. If you mix coolants to get by, flush and refill as soon as possible to avoid damage. If your going to change from factory coolant to something that claims to meet manufacturer specifications, flush before you fill!!!!!

[@larryberry2436]

According to my old tech school teacher, An engine makes its own power, a motor takes power to make motion.

[@Happyfacehotwheels]

It doesn't matter if it's chemical energy ⛽️ or electric energy⚡️it's still energy.💥

[@stanbrow]

Well said.

[@Flies2FLL]

Nonsense.

[@drrick8839]

And heat!

[@InsideOfMyOwnMind]

And the debate continues. How about it doesn't even matter?

[@jacobwebb1598]

Traditional day I miss episodes like this

[@K.Kelly87]

Don't worry too much Ray, those spark plug wires ALWAYS break. They aren't cheap, but the dielectric grease will keep new ones from sticking. I have a 2003 VW New Beetle with the 2.slow. Also, anything plastic breaks. I was surprised that none of those plastic/rubber parst didn't disintegrate when you looked at them. I had the thermostat housing crack on me and lose coolant. I was able to nurse it home by keeping it full of coolant, then later I had it towed to a shop. I asked the guy, since he was all up in there, to please do the timing belt and water pump. It was a good thing I did!!! It turns out, that cracked thermostat housing SAVED my ENGINE!!!!! The timing belt was shredded, and the water pump came out in pieces. All that, the tow bill, and full replacement of the outer belts cost me $1100. My serpentine belt is grooved on both sides and is over a C-note alone. I also asked him to make sure the replacement water pump had a METAL impeller! Always replace with better than OEM!!! The OEM is FREAKING PLASTIC!!!! Because Volkswagen. PS... IMHO.... It's ENGINE. Because engine is actually the shortened version of "internal combustion engine". A "motor" is electric.

[@peacefrog0521]

Don’t know if you know, Mk7 (2015 and later) Golf’s on the MQB platform (not sure what year Jettas, etc.) use a PLASTIC OIL PAN. Because Volkswagen.

[@gregorylewis8471]

Prodding & poking the coolant reservoir reminded me of a proctology exam. Ray, you are a certified VW cooling system proctologist! 🤣🤣🤣

[@kg-Whatthehelliseventhat]

Gigiddy. 👉👌

[@dickfitzinya3082]

I had flashbacks of my girlfriend’s yeast infection.

[@kg-Whatthehelliseventhat]

@Dick Fitzinya That's just added flavor... like fermented pickles.

[@cedhome7945]

Car porn ...ray fingers a gooey hole😜

[@Rideeon]

@@kg-Whatthehelliseventhat Yikes that escalated quickly

[@Bystander333]

That leak find was classic 11:10 on. This would be a great mayonnaise production plant if only they'd used food grade oils.

[@wb6anp]

I use them interchangeably usually but I have been told that Motors are electric driven, Engines produce their own power. A starter Motor starts and engine. but as an A&P it is a powerplant.

[@harryellis8873]

Cylinder head needs skimming and new head gasket and valve oil seals big job we charge in uk £700 parts labour needs alot of parts

[@keithrimmer3]

The oil cooler is your problem needs a coolant flush and needs a cooler and head strip now he's overheated it, Ray

[@Random_user_8472]

Once I had a Renault, which started to smoke while on the highway. Engine failed, I just could make it to a gas station in time. Damage: A leaking head gasket! Repair costs were like €600, without any warranty. At a scrap yard I found an entire good working engine for €500, so I replaced the entire engine and had some more fun with the car!

[@roxanneabbott8424]

I love the camera looking at the piston part! Thank you Ray!

[@LetMeEducateYou-vj6un]

This engine failed

[@intomlinson]

I'm UK based and I'm very much in the camp that anything that combusts internally is an engine (Internal Combustion Engine and all that) and anything powerd by electricity is a motor. I used to race electronic RC cars at a fairly competitive level and noticed that any US drivers used to call the motor an engine in them and the engine a motor in the nitro powered models

[@tomcrotty1498]

Engine vs motor. Interchangeable in my opinion. It has been called a motor for over a hundred years. IE: motorcrarft, motor manual, motorway, etc. Steam engine, diesel engine, gas engine, aircraft engine, etc. Typically when electric it’s referred to as electric motor with electric being the operating word. For instance when your wipers don’t work is it an electric wiper engine?

[@gaiustacitus4242]

motor - a machine, especially one powered by electricity or internal combustion, that supplies motive power for a vehicle or for some other device with moving parts. engine - a machine with moving parts that converts power into motion: The terms are interchangeable when it comes to internal combustion machines used to power vehicles.

[@iandrackert7838]

I've worked on VW for 25 years and it always makes me laugh to watch other people work on them. They get a bad rap but a lot of times the engineers are thinking about the techs in the way they design things as exampled by those angled spark plugs. Don't get me started on the stretch bolts tho...mostly the reason you see oil in the coolant is due to the oil cooler on the filter housing. Run some blue devil through there and replace the cooler, all will be good.

[@mgs337]

Would that explain the "steam cleaned cylinders"? (and if so how? - that doesn't make sense to me)

[@iandrackert7838]

@@mgs337 I only saw one 'steam cleaned' cylinder and as many of those I've had apart it's pretty normal for the passenger side piston to be the "cleanest". I will say, I've worked on VW for so long because they are expensive to have someone else fix. In this case, I wouldn't go any further unless I was working on my own car. The oil cooler is about 100 bux and blue devil is cheap enough.

[@davidnorton5887]

Engineers thinking about tech? What, like timing chains that let go early, and are at the back of the engine?

[@SeymourBalz]

Do you think plugs are angled for convenience or flame travel ? (??)

[@iandrackert7838]

@@davidnorton5887 hmmm. All my VWs with chains have over 200k no issues. Rather that than an airbag kill me.

[@scottbishop7899]

Old faithful action going on there lol Coax it out like you would a new pet hiding under the sofa lol It's a petrol combustion engine, motors are electrical. You could skim/reface the cylinder head to take out any warping of the gasket face, and refit with new gaskets,timing belt/chain etc and probably replace the thermostat unit and flush the cooling system and do an oil and filter change.

[@MrDopey32]

I can't wait to hear an see what's next with project jeep. I like how you thru that into the beginning of the video❤❤

[@shrodingerschat2258]

As soon as he took that air tube off and I saw liquid inside and coming out the throttle body I thought "head gasket". I had a 97 Ford Contour that severely overheated because it had an air lock in the cooling system after I replaced the water pump. When the head gasket blew it blew intermix all the way through the intake and into the air box. Good news is it only cost me $250 to get the head machined. Of course that was back in 2008.

[@dannyduncan3181]

I'm pretty sure the rubber boots on the plug wires are engineered to break because I've rarely ever had one that didn't. Helps the part's business.

[@SeanBZA]

I regard those leads as a service part, buy them with the plugs, and change every 30 000 km.

[@heckelphon]

How much also is it a sign that those plugs have run far too hot at some time?

[@camouflagepeacock6414]

Engineered Obsolescence

[@mmmh2o5]

There is a special tool for removing that type of boot. I had a plastic one and finally bought the metal version. Gave the metal one to a new VW mechanic. Maybe the plastic one can go to Fl.

[@jojothepopoman]

Jeeps always come back for service. New gears were put in so it at least needs the differential covers pulled and inspected for wear and new fluids.

[@olivethrush7450]

Epic understatement. "There 's the leak!" as the engines disappears in a cloud of steam and crud! Thanks for the laugh Ray. Made my afternoon!

[@dotar9586]

Ray's diagnostic and observational skills always amaze me! 🤣

[@Highyeena]

i called that oil/coolant mix "forbidden peanut butter milkshake" at work a few days ago when someone came in with a jeep that was jacked up like that. He only wanted his radiator flushed, and I told him the radiator wasn't the only issue but he still only wanted the radiator sorted out lol

[@ricanderson5717]

With 100k miles and 10+ years, that thing is probably toast at this point. I love how the Jetta handles, but it's not a long term car in my opinion and experience.

[@Phiyedough]

I would have done a compression test to determine which cylinder is blowing. I would have also flushed the cooling system and done the test run with plain water, possibly with the thermostat removed. Just the contamination would make it tend to overheat as you are trying to cool the engine with sludge.

[@SeanBZA]

Popped the head, plus you will need to replace water pump as well, because that probably is the failure that killed it. Needs a new radiator as well, and a good coolant flush as well, especially heater core. Yes it will run with those broken boots, even though by me the set of leads as aftermarket is $20, you see many with just the rubber and no shell.

[@classact9557]

At this point, he may as well just rebuild the whole engine

[@Dirtyharry70585]

All the internal bearings and bushing are trashed, include radiator and hoses, egr and hoses. Crusher time

[@dablack12]

it doesn't need all that when i work at VW I'd do about 3 of these a month oil cooler , reservoir bottle, an about 6 flushes with water an shout then when it's clean i'd do a Combustion Leak Test an never had a 2.0l fail except for one VR6

[@EBK_iN_MY_DNA]

@@dablack12 yea the 2.0’s are pretty good

[@miscbits6399]

Easier to replace rad and heater core once this kind of mishap happens, too many comebacks if you don't changeout everything that has small cloggable passages in it

[@bobby9195]

Good morning Mr Ray hope y'all have a good day

[@Blaxjax21]

Taste oil LOL, When I was in the Navy we had to test gear oil,. As I was drawing samples a new kid asked what I was doing, so I told him. He proceeded to ask 20 questions. After explaining the whole process he continued to pester me, so I opened the bottle in my hand, stuck my finger into it and taste test it. I got yelled at for making him sick, he claimed I was drinking it.

[@francodeiuliis1562]

Well that sucks for someone Hope you can sort it out Cheers from Nova Scotia

[@handsonwithblg4949]

It's Mt. St. Volkswagen !! Run for your lives !! That was amazing man !

[@Tedybear315]

Not sure about the newer 2.0's. However the factory ones from the early series used a plastic impeller on the water pump. They would give up and crack apart. As noted the solution was to change out the water pump at the same time as the timing belt would be done. (And after market water pump with a steel impeller would be strongly recommended.) The huge mess also screams "Antifreeze additive"... Blocks the radiator and compounds the mess. Last comment: When servicing the cooling systems in these engines. It's imperative to only use the factory coolant. DO NOT use any "universal coolant" or "Works on all".. Because that's 100% baloney. Some oddity about VW engines when 'works on all' coolant is used= The water jacket, hoses, radiator, every internal cooling part slowly gets a layer of this white paste build up. Last 2.0 VW engine we had apart used that universal garbage. We wound up replacing the bulk of the cooling system as it was choking off the small ports in the radiator. (Ever do a radiator in a VW beetle? Picture what should be an easy radiator job, and add disassembly of the entire front of the body clip.)

[@ednorton47]

VW Beetles didn't have radiators.

[@cesardavrieux3767]

@@ednorton47 Creo seguramente que NO en los refrigerados directamente por aire (motor trasero) pero SÍ en los "New BEETLE" (motor delantero refrigerado por medio de líquido)

[@waffalobill]

I seen that before. Reminded me after reading your post. Plastic crap cracking and replacement was metal. Buddy of mine told me about VW being picky about fluids to. Use there coolant and synthetic oils. Even the power steering fluid. If you don't, your screwed. Pumps fail, lines blow out etc etc. He said they are the pickiest and one of the more expensive cars to maintain. He had one. It broke down in a cell phone dead spot. He walked a 100 feet up the highway to get a cell signal. Drunk driver hit the car totalled it. He was facing the other direction heard a load noise, car was airborne. Flipped it over the guardrail. Guys insurance paid him over 10 times what he had into the car. Lol.

[@emurry8448]

Been there done that 😂 fishing all the plastic bits out of the engine sucks

[@AlexR_44]

The good ole 2.slow. That engine was great. Hard to kill, and if you did the water pump and timing kit properly at 100k mi, you only ever had to change the oil and maybe wires for the next 200k mi. The whole car would rot away back into dust around a mkIII 2.0 engine 😂

[@ObeseBestDad]

It's the auto cooler side I had the sniffer dog on and I was told all clear but the auto gearbox has oil and water running after we changed the object cleaned the water all seemed good , good luck

[@Wakeupandsniffthecoffee]

I may be ocd, but it drives me nuts to let leaves and crap build up under the hood and below the windshield 😊.

[@paul5683]

I feel the same way about letting all that shit build up.

[@miscbits6399]

It's a virtually guaranteed way of getting clogged up water drains and then perforation rust in critical areas...

[@aaronbritt2025]

Do we not own a coolant system pressure tester? If it's not misfiring, it's probably the oil cooler and not a head gasket.

[@mikeh6876]

Question - have you ever had anybody cry when you told them what it would take to fix their car?

[@TheOriginalDaveJ]

The motor I class as the whole car. The engine is the unit that makes the motor go vroom vroom. Hello John, got a new motor😂 remember Alexei Sayle?

[@Flies2FLL]

Compression check would be my first activity on this engine.

[@miscbits6399]

And rad system pressure/vac test too

[@joe2mercs]

Mayonnaise on the inside of the oil filler lid or coolant expansion tank is a blown gasket, but might not be the root cause. Generally if there is coolant circulation failure due to broken belt or coolant pump failure the engine runs hot, the cylinder head warps and the head gasket no longer seals. Once the mayonnaise circulates then everything needs flushing out. Not having mayonnaise on the oil filler lid probably means that water did not get on the oil but it is no guarantee since when the engine gets hot any water in the oil steams off. The fact the coolant has blown out is also a good indicator that it did not blow into the oil.

[@TheMetalmachine467]

All you need now is that ring tone even if you don't get calls set it to go off every 10 minutes 😅

[@markallen8941]

when I was in auto shop class in the 1970s, my instructor was adamant that a motor was run on electricity and an engine was run on some type of fuel . I dont remember what his response was when I pointed out that the can of oil...cans back in the day, not bottles, said "MOTOR OIL" so I call it an engine unless its running on electricity

[@MrDopey32]

Ray, you had me roflmao with the; put the rubber on the shaft and something about pulling out. Lol What is said rubber and this talk about pulling out... those two things I don't understand, is this why I have 4 kids. 😂😂😂

[@thomasmcguire2227]

Thanks for ID sludge as water-oil mix. We kept seeing the sludge on oil-fillercap. Now I know why my dad was asked by dealer if '63 bug was garaged or not. When they heard the car was parked in a carport, they recommended more frequent oil changes. It was always very foggy in Monterey.

[@lechatbotte.]

Ut oh the Jeep returns lol. Why is it when Ray says whoa I get excited for a good video? Anyone else says it and I’m like yeah no big deal. Let the gravity and brake kleen begin.

[@newsnowriversidesgtrock]

OH boy! Oh boy! Oh boy, my "Gravity" is back. I love it Rainman, thank you so much.

[@lonewolfrcs1331]

now we know the secret of why the mcdonalds ice cream machine is always broken lol

[@Flies2FLL]

McFlurry?

[@midcenturymodern9330]

@@Flies2FLL More like McFailure. Those things seem to be down 90% of the time, and especially in the summer. 😄

[@chrismayer3919]

I thought that VW engine WAS making McDonald’s ice cream!

[@crisbyonyoutube2436]

Actually such a legendary channel

[@franciscosoto1365]

I love seeing your shows on KZbin. I think you are at one great mechanic

[@bat__bat]

Ray. Did you notice the American style hose clamps on that Tee fitting that blew off the head? Someone has been there recently... 🤔 I changed the timing belt on my roommate's 2012 golf diesel and I was forced to go out and buy regular screw hose clamps because I was furious trying to slide the German ones up and down the hoses. I hate VW hose clamps. They're designed to slip off normal pliers. Then, if you manage to open them up all the way, they won't move down the hose bc the hose is bulged after years of use. Anyway, I noticed that they were changed on the hose piece that blew off. Maybe it's a clue.

[@garywalker9279]

Ray, wished you would have checked the meniscus of the oil/coolant .... Sad Face :( LOL, Your videos have become a daily cup of reality for me. Thank you.

[@frankl.5153]

Not speaking for the majority of us old timers, but if asked, I think many would say 'motor'. Can't recall anyone calling them an engine back in the late sixties on up til I stopped getting grease under my nails.

[@pecnorthernvalley4892]

Love your work Ray! … But you really did a half-assed job covering that can! 😂

[@nvmind4]

"Found the leak. There it is!" You always crack me up dude

[@huricane5184]

Hahahaha best blur of refreshment I've never seen.

[@W3BZSL1NG3R]

Coke isn't a refreshment. Pepsi is tho.. 🙉🙈🙊

[@tomford5149]

I've always heard if it requires an outside source to run, it's a motor, example would be electricity as a power source. If it is self-sustained, it's an engine.

[@chrisrogers5644]

the international family for Ford f250-350 diesel also have this issue with oil cooler blowout flooding the coolant reservoir (called a degas bottle in diesels) with Carmel milk. 6.0 and 6.4L engines made from 01 to 2012 ish. it's a 4k fix and those issues combined with the head gasket and injector failures premature combined to cause ford to separate its relationship with international as a source for Diesel engines. good thing really in long run as ford took its light duty diesel in house and brought out the beast 6.7 scorpion diesel

[@ronsloan7662]

Hey Ray, interesting video. Hopefully it's an easy fix like some of the commenters have said. Cheers!

[@MabasCommunications]

Love that Upchurch in the background!

[@Wakeupandsniffthecoffee]

You could specialize in coolant/oil mixing. You sure get your share of them.

[@AntonioClaudioMichael]

oil is mixing with the coolant but it's not making it to the block that would be the head gasket but not all of the head gasket failed only the oil side failed and its dumping into the coolant ports @Rainman Ray's Repairs

[@anssi2267]

As a VAG specialist I would have lubricated the plug holes first to reduce the tapping force needed. Adding a bit of lube makes all plugs slide right out. With these small blocks it is best to cover the intake with a rag or your hand to reduce the annoying noise coming out of it. At the end of service it is common to mount the intake properly. A pro tip is to clean all the sludge to make it nicer for the next guy to work on!

[@RRebo]

Your question about Motor or Engine... Here in England, the word Motor is used to refer to the entire vehicle, so over this side of the water, the correct term would be the Engine, because the engine is in the motor.

[@willbgrill]

Ray, you need a cooling system pressure tester-if it was a blown head gasket you just let it sit under pressure for 15 mins and watch the coolant run down the cylinder walls with a borescope. You might want to upgrade your borescope too, you can get one with an HD camera with a side camera built in for less than $150 online, a high quality image makes a big difference when you see a chunk of carbon on top the piston and can't make heads or tails if it's something else. ALSO, I think on that year range the cooling systems on passats and jettas are really bad about electrolysis, heater cores are readily available through the dealer because they clog up and lack heat output. Our local dealer told us something along the lines of if the car needs it's 3rd heater core then they quote a radiator and engine due to lack of flow. I think you're in FL so I'm guessing people just don't use the heater as much there and may not be as known of an issue. Also ALSO, those spark plug boots are made to be removed using a tool(of course), look up a CTA 3055. I only know this because a customer supplied one for spark plug replacement on a Eurovan VR6 with waste spark ignition, he got new plug wires anyway because they had carbon tracking I think-had to take out the cooling fans to do it if I remember correctly, it was dumb. I've never had to diag a failed oil cooler for these engines, or any VW so far fortunately, I've also never seen a head gasket failure on these 2.0L but if they ran it out of coolant then it's definitely possible. Would love to see more of this car if you go deeper into diagnosis, I'm not totally convinced the cyl 1 piston was completely clean, as you were pulling the scope out the left side of the piston looked like it had similar carbon build up to the others but you would know better since you've been in there on and off camera. I don't get these engines in that often, mostly the TSI's and those have PLENTY of issues, so I find this case interesting. Anyway don't let it get to your head just keep up the good work 👍

[@jsh6952]

Because of the cooling system contamination, Ray does not want to damage his tools for leak detection with said contamination.

[@calyodelphi124]

Ray already has a cooling system pressure tester, IIRC. But he stated early on in the video that he can't do any cooling system tests because of all the oil contamination.

[@davidcharlesgrimsley7559]

Thanks for the clean piston head tip my Peugeot 207 that I have just bought seams to have a similar problem with over heating and signs of a coolant sealer in the system , hence most likely head gasket blown. So the car can go back to the car sales where it was brought from last week

[@conner768]

ever since starting your shop half the jobs you get are coolant and oil mixture jobs lol

[@andythekitsune]

The milkshake brings all the cars to his garage

[@leexgx]

Good these vw, skoda overheat protection keeps the fans running when the engine is off had it happen on mine when the smaller pipe got blocked with glue, previous mechanic broke that T-piece and temporarily use some brake line pipe glue and jubilee clips but it got into the pipe and blocked it so the self beading return pipe couldn't remove the air (similar design to this engine), head gasket on my car was already failing before this happened (only pressurising coolant system, no oil contamination) I was able to remove the glue from bleed inlet on that round tank that was blocking it Recommend plugging diagnostic tool in and monitoring the temperatures when you suspect this type of situation (not wait until the fans ramp up to full speed as you might get a face full of super heated coolant)

[@ganzonomy]

Can we see more carnage of this? Is there an unlisted part 2?

[@atlas869]

LOL what a mess! good luck on fixing that one!!!!

[@Baisulis84]

since 24:00 felt a strong urge to buy cocacola. Dam you RAY!

[@W3BZSL1NG3R]

He was hiding his shame , From all US Pepsi lover's

[@Bolzotron]

oil cooler! sadly typical for VW :) had the same symptoms, same stuff with a caddy, same engine aswell :D

[@Rharlan695]

I would like to say it doesn't bother me that people use engine and motor interchangeably, but it does and I can be pedantic about it at times. As an engineer by training, I feel compelled to explain that things with internal combustion are engines and that things with magnets and windings (and therefor electricity) are motors.

[@MichaelSteeves]

I'm amused that the English (you know, the ones who invented the language) used to refer to cars/automobiles as "Motors". As in "Ask Jeeves to bring the Motor 'round to the front."

[@MazichMusic]

That's the way I was taught.

[@Dirtyharry70585]

I think ‘engine’ is too complicated for people to think about

[@lechatbotte.]

Yes sir. My father taught me that as a child, then again he was an electronic engineer

[@gopies3]

What do you think of outboard motors? LOL

[@TylerSmith-ri7lv]

At 11:50 that was pretty cool least u found the leak cool thing is how it shot out like that and look like peanut butter

[@craigrinehart968]

They cannot be interchanged. A motor runs on electricity and an engine runs on gas, diesel etc. I was taught this in auto mechanics in high school freshman year about 59 years ago. Always kept that in mind. Great job Ray. Keep up the good work.

[@AntonioClaudioMichael]

Coolant could also be dumping into a cylinder and burning off but Most likley the coolant would also be in the Crank case with the dipstick oil also of that was the case @Rainman Ray's Repairs

[@littlered1880]

Ray I am on your side for your choice of refreshments

[@randyoehlert5045]

My Nissan Xterra did this last summer. Transmission oil cooler in radiator cracked. It wasn't good. Took me 3 days to replace parts and clean out the cooling system, replace transmission. Transmission was trash also full of coolant. Never could get it all cleaned out. Only 60 thousand miles on it. Had to fix it.

[@daveunbranded]

And the internet goes wild. Ray puts regular antifreeze in a Volkswagen!

[@bigtruck57h25]

Engine's toast anyway

[@daveunbranded]

@@bigtruck57h25 I figured it was from the start. 2.0 VW life. I still would have used water. I am cheap that way

[@joshuabrown3525]

It's kinda sad that Volkswagen has fallen so far. The VW Bugs and buses were air cooled. The 1980s VWs and quite a number of diesels from many generations were tanks.

[@theslimeylimey]

A family member had a 2009 Tiguan with the early 2.0T to replace her loved rock solid Jetta she had for a long time. Lasted 5 years and the engine ate itself and of course VW shrugged and said oh well. She bought a Honda CRV as replacement and will never own another VW. I'll never understand why manufacturers make cheap knockoffs of their own products and then wonder why they lose once loyal customers.

[@DeepakKumar-lv4te]

Seems manufacturers are letting the public test their cars. Any problems around 100k are ignored as the car is too old and blame is put elsewhere.

[@W3BZSL1NG3R]

I call them 3yr and throw away cars

[@johnruppe1699]

Oh, it's due for an oil change Ray!

[@bluemule3891]

Hello Ray, I am sure you know this already, but just in case. All German vehicles are picky, there are generally no cheap fixes, except air cooled beetles. Even my little A2 diesel was picky about prechamber cup placement. So, remember, if a part is known to fail replace it while you have the engine apart, i.e. even if the oil cooler looks good, (i don't know how anyone could tell on this vehicle) replace it. Just finished a Tiguan Turbo and water pump, I told the customer he needed to replace the intake and injector seals (DI Engine) if he wanted me to do the job, this is how to avoid a comeback in 6 months. IMHO Blue Mule

[@agentthomas4662]

Motor v Engine: The dictionary uses the terms interchangeably now. I was taught that an engine creates its own power from an internal combustion, a motor requires an outside power source to do the same work. Keep up the great work Ray, love watching your channel. Say hi to the Wife Unit. 😀

[@captvimes]

No engines are powered by a fuel there are steam engines and jet engines so not all internal combustion. Engines are by definition motors too as motors are defined as producing motion. Engines are like a subset of motors that dont include electric or spring. When it comes to cars you can use either but even if technically correct nobody says jet motor or steam motor so i wouldnt personally for a car either unlesss it is electric.

[@johnt.848]

@@captvimes Correct.

[@agentthomas4662]

@@captvimes Yup I get that, not many steam powered engine now days though.

[@W3BZSL1NG3R]

@Sam Vimes Diesel engines are powered by fuel n compression...

[@captvimes]

@@W3BZSL1NG3R but need fuel. Steam engines also work the same way and also sometimes use hydrolics too. You arent going to get an easy answer on this. Also we call fueled bikes Motor Bikes not engine bikes.

[@MikeRuskinMcSkin]

we do have a check ENGINE light for a reason for our private recreational vehicles, doesn't say check MOTOR, lol common sense, MOTOR is a commercial term . I'm With you on this Ray, great video as usual.

[@ryans413]

A motor is electrical an engine is mechanical. I hate when people call the engine a motor

[@sand0077]

Aye, thar she blows! 🏴‍☠ My guess on that odd piece of material near one of the pistons is, gulp😱, part of a piston ring😦

[@Mikelp73]

My sister just traded a vw Passat turbo. I drove that car a couple times and it was very nice and quick. However it burned the oil. And she never checked it so it ended up needing a timing chain. But she never checked the oil and it I believe was needing another timing chain. Anyway it left a sour taste in my mouth for vw regardless. I drove behind her one day and it was blowing blue smoke

[@legionofanon]

those pistons look like the edges have a valve clearance machined into them, I think thats the "crack" you were looking at. in cylinder one you can see the valve open on the right and the "crack" was on the right side of the piston

[@dillbuckler1239]

Had this on a VW transporter. Ran it for 2 hours with a hose running in the header tank and the bottom rad hose off.. was fine after🤷🏻‍♂️ must have been off a previous repair

[@yhird]

On aircraft we call it a powerplant because it produces power for several different systems, not just locomotive power. Great video.

[@Happyfacehotwheels]

In tanks, the engine and transmission together is a Powerpack.

[@Flies2FLL]

That's nonsense. Every time I sit in the simulator I blow a motor, and I'm not talking fellatio....

[@krtbrt]

@@Happyfacehotwheels in my RV, it’s called a Pusher.