VR6t GTI Update ~ Stalled Project and Fluid Leaks

The VR6 turbo project was stalled. But now it's time to get back to the MK3. I have oil leaks to fix, coolant leaks to fix, charge cooler piping to fix, a clutch to fix, a transmission to fix, some more parts to install, brakes to upgrade and probably a whole lot more. MK3 LIFE!!
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[@HumbleMechanic]

Bout damn time huh?!? What are you most looking forward to on the GTI next?

[@pmccauley1994]

The next update! because then the project is back on track!

[@Jpuds95]

Lsd install!

[@shemmo]

Gearbox rebuild

[@MarktheRude]

I know this is a rude thing to say but I do look forward to seeing how bad the task creep gets. "Maybe I'll just do this one little thing too while at it.."

[@HumbleMechanic]

HAHA That got us where we are today.... "While I am in there"

[@titanninjawarrior]

I like that you're one of the few guys that sticks to European cars. I'd love to see you pick up a really obscure european classic and turn it into something wild. Doesn't have to be insane content, your stuff is always informative and quality.

[@charlesmichael5044]

When you do something right it takes time keep up the great work !!

[@HanVwGte]

Cant wait for the updates ! keep them coming ! Love the project

[@supercarmio]

Thanks for the update man, sounds like a nice list of tasks ahead of you haha, but it'll be sweet once it's done! Have always loved MK3s, esp VR6s - excited to see the jetta front on there. keep it up! 👍👍

[@fenstyvw5397]

Can't wait to see more of the vr but I really want to hear this beast when it's done

[@takeomack2782]

Really nice update video Charles! Always love watching your videos. 👍👍👍

[@houl8071]

LSD! It's on my mk3 list too. I've been working on my vr6 gti for the past year after catastrophic timing chain failure. Way over anticipated budget and still have lifters that won't pressurize. Your oil pump priming video is helping me get her back in action!

[@aubreybush5287]

The love/hate relationship continues! Glad your working on her again, hopefully I can get mine finished up and post more videos 👌🏻

[@Dev_skoll]

Sweet video, I just bought my 1995 Golf VR6, and I love it. I am stationed in the UK , so it's a perfect car because it's going to be older then 25 years old, allowing me to shop it back!

[@Dev_skoll]

Sadly my Shift Carrier linkage broke, stupid plastic, so I am just driving it around slowly in 2nd gear, haha

[@dramduth5311]

Nice one Charles, I had my Mk2 project way before you got the VR6 and I am still saying "Don't wanna work on this crap " but need to get it done before the year is out. Thanks for the reality check.

[@tashaunmcfarlane4330]

Looking forward to this job in progress. I am also I the process of doing my first vr6 rebuild and then turbo charge. Looking for 500hp. Your videos have been my guide love from jamaica

[@brandoneberlin1694]

Going through some of these videos on the gti to get some inspiration for my mulberry 95 gti golf vr6 with Jetta front end swap. When you do end up doing the swap if you could get a video on it it would be awesome I feel like mine was a hack job by the previous owners of the car and nothing likes to go back together when I have the front end tore apart. Finally getting a coolant leak fixed and then fixing a LOT of rust issues on it from terrible previous owners. Always looking forward to new videos and I’m also thinking about turbo charging my vr6 as well probably next year when I get the funds around for it to happen. Too many projects and this one got put on the back burner so now I’m pretty excited to get it finished up and driving before winter. Thanks for all the great content! It makes it easier to look stuff up and plan out what I want to do with my gti

[@mishadow2685]

Its been so long the list makes it sound like your building the car from scratch lol. Still sounds like fun to me.

[@therealderjett]

Nice to see you have a short list of work that needs to be done.

[@rometlind7087]

Started my MK3 VR6 to MK2 CE1 Jetta Swap 2 months ago and just got it finished, It's such a joy.

[@rometlind7087]

Interested for a small gallery?

[@shark73]

awesome project. to this day i still miss my mk2 golf gti 16v. for its time it was som much fun.

[@69bock69]

looking forward to this, first time I've seen this build 👍

[@erickaguilar2531]

I just wanted to say you inspired me to start working on my mk3 Jetta vr6 swap ! Keep it up man! #mk3 #Jetta #VW

[@billasohyeah]

Thanks. Love the mk3

[@theadventuresofjavier8698]

Charles, good to get back to past projects. I personally got back into building model airplanes. I have almost 100 of them at the shop. Customers love them. Like said before ,auto mechanic was my second career choice. Fighter pilot was #1....America f...yeah!

[@tjerkkuijsters1850]

May the force be with you..........wookie power

[@L0rdVadr]

LordVader here. Exited to see the Jetta front end swap. Big fan of it as well. Have had 2 mk3 golfs/ gtis and both rocked Jetta front end swaps. Good luck n hope to see her on the road soon

[@dr.frahnkensteeen4485]

This Video has Motivated me to hurry and finish my B5 Passat 1.8t with a swapped in B5 S4 2.7t engine! Thank you for this update! As for your swap, I think a Polished Intake would look nice!

[@HumbleMechanic]

Me too. I am talking to a dude about it now. :)

[@dr.frahnkensteeen4485]

Looking forward to seeing your VR6 done! I just finished off my 2.7t Passat today! kzbin.info/www/bejne/l6Sad5tmq7V4b8U

[@mikepalmer1770]

What I'm most excited to see is that thing done and at wookie in the woods next

[@sirfartsalot1328]

Had a 92 cabrio I drove while still in college. Car wasn't in the best shape, but got amazing gas mileage. Wish i could've done a 1.8t or 2.0t swap with it. I'll always miss that car. Been a vw guy since i was 16 and learned manual on a old golf Wolfsburg. Not as loyal as I used to be since their diesel bullshit though. Hope they bring the vr6 back to the golf.

[@ComblessMan]

Not to be flippant but, I'm most excited to see it on the road.

[@jeremymontes9872]

Glad to see the white wookie making a come back!!!

[@nokoolaid]

I friend of mine had a turbo'd VR6 in a Corrado years ago. Scared the crap out of him. He spent like 8k on the engine 20 years ago. I imagine the tech for such upgrades has improved a lot in that time. Now if I could only find some inexpensive engine upgrades to my 2.5 beetle...

[@mal0neranger]

#mk3ownersforlife Get back on it Charles. Give me motivation to get started on my ABF!

[@ZVONIMIR172]

i got a mk3 golf 90 hp 1.9 tdi a few weeks ago, love the car, the only bad thing is the rust, its bad..

[@basithph8958]

Miss the VR6 best sounding six-pot

[@braddowns17]

You should be able to get that to-do list done in about eh 2_3 hours

[@brianskinner4328]

Glad your going back on the gen 3 golf/Jetta combo. Always have liked the aaa engine. Seems like those engines are one of the best built for the vr6"s. I also thought that design was the best looking for all the generations. I could be wrong on some information. Just an idea (maybe it won't work), how bout aaa block, 24v vr6 head and intake with or without turbo? Just trying to be creative, maybe pulling out of my ass, but ya know I was thinking about it when you started this project saying you were using the 99 vr6 head gasket. Glad you and your family are safe.

[@HumbleMechanic]

Not sure the heads mate up on on the 24 and 12v. But I like where you’re going. I think if any engine stuff happens it’s getting a 3.6 😎

[@vwfreshness459]

Hope to see you again at BFI October fest.

[@HumbleMechanic]

Heck yeah. I’ll be there

[@tkirk3660]

Nice video, I'm looking for a used GTI right now I find a lot here in central Texas priced between 6k to 8k which is about how much i have saved any where from 2002 to 2010. I want to do intake, exhaust and possibly a stage 1 ecu, and use it as a daily driver to save diesel and wear on my truck. Any suggestions on what to look out for on a used GTI?

[@estevanvaldez437]

I’m looking forward to seeing that Jetta front end ? And dyno runs :) did you build that Short runner intake ? Looks sweet :)

[@HumbleMechanic]

Me too. I didn't build the manifold. I had a buddy of a buddy of a buddy mae it. LOL

[@NoMercyMike626]

My brother passed away last year and left me his projects, one of which was his AAA VR6 from his 98 Jetta and when he pulled it found out one of the cylinders is scratched. The plan was to send it to get bored out and then sleeved then boost it and swap it into a Mk1 Caddy we have. You guys think its possible? (Obviously when i have the money)

[@VRdeano]

Shneekee I’ve seen plenty of VR swapped mk1’s. I’m sure there are guides of how people have done it online (vwvortex) or burnallthemk1s on Facebook

[@NoMercyMike626]

@@VRdeano and the scratch? Is it common or at least heard of, that people get scratched cylinders and are able to fix them?

[@HumbleMechanic]

Sorry for you loss. That is totally do able. Would a hone fix the scratch? Maybe it doesn't need to be bored.

[@NoMercyMike626]

@@HumbleMechanic im honestly not sure, he used to try to explain all about engines to me and one of my biggest regrets is not paying enough attention. I think one of the things that helped me get through it all was watching video after video learning about cars, engines, etc. But I still dont know enough to know how much a hone is able to clean up.

[@HumbleMechanic]

Feel free to shoot me an email with pics if you want. Charles(at)humblemechanic.com

[@stecoles6317]

Good video and nice for the updates, think you should have a word with mike at streetspeed 717 as he has a vw scirocco and is going to do an auto to manual swop, he will need advice before he brakes it 🤣🤣

[@HumbleMechanic]

Hahah. Oh boy. I don’t think I’ve seen any of his stuff. I’ll check him out.

[@nicolasbrewer8848]

What i would like to see isn't about the gti, but about doing a mk3 2.0 turbo!

[@hacks5093]

so how much do you want for the headlights from the golf front end? currently on have one headlight xc lol

[@blower1]

Just the 1 or 2 things to do en :D

[@alessandropru]

YESSSSS. SOOOOO MUCH YESSSSS.

[@HumbleMechanic]

:)

[@brianskinner4328]

I don't remember if I asked this question. If I did it was a long time ago. On the vr6 starters I noticed a tip on the bendix of the starters. What is that tip for? It's something I was always curious about.

[@jamesk3565]

Did u post a vid on the r32 suspension? I dont kno if i missed it or not.

[@computiNATEor]

(Im)patiently waiting for an ETCG Fairmont vs GTI video ;)

[@HumbleMechanic]

SAME! But that fairmont should be WAY faster. HAHA

[@computiNATEor]

Should is the operative word; it seems to struggle for traction. I bet the GTI could hold its own!

[@gilbreezy34]

Finally!

[@headcas620]

You're too late bro. You have to jump the shark and build a turbo Lambo.

[@HumbleMechanic]

Hahaha is that what all the cool kids are doing? 😂

[@mikea9521]

Hey bro I been watching over the past time about your vr6 build. Nice!!! I don't know if you could help me with some questions about mine

[@HumbleMechanic]

Either post it here of on the Facebook group. Tons of help for y

[@mikea9521]

Trying to keep it short. But I did turbo repair on this thing and new intake gaskets. Installed new radiator hoses. I have bad misfire. Never was there before. New wires new coil new plugs. Sprayed down everything with brake clean idle don't change. Don't seem like any intake leaks

[@mikea9521]

My main question I wanted to ask is how are your coolant hoses routed? When I bought this thing it was torn down to s#*t. I bypassed heater core.

[@RadoMatt]

For anyone going to H20, do you have to register/pay for the Saturday show and shine? I can't find a separate registration from the Sunday show on their website.

[@HumbleMechanic]

Wish I was more help here.

[@BlackCubone]

Git er duunn

[@HumbleMechanic]

Damn right!

[@miguelfernandez5218]

Hey Charles hello, i’ve got a VW CC 4motion VR6, i would like to get touch with you in order to get some at advice at modifying. Is it possible? Would appreciate!!!

[@DigitalKudzu]

Upgrades! Because Racekar 🤣 I want to see a 2 wheel peel.

[@HumbleMechanic]

That makes 2 of us!!!!

[@Biohazard667Productions]

Hmm awesome contender for the KZbin project car challenge whenever the next one is

[@HumbleMechanic]

Oh what is that?

[@Biohazard667Productions]

@@HumbleMechanic ohw you dont know!? Well superspeedersrob did the first 2last year and in the beginning of this year , you should look it up! It was really cool and the video serie he made was legit. The next one is not yet announced tho

[@HumbleMechanic]

Oh nice. I will have to check it out.

[@cristianojoana1898]

Hello humble always following your videos from ever , i have a question i have a golf 3 tdi and the brake pedal doesnt bite like newer cars like the mk4 and more modern cars.. has more long travel and doesnt bite good , ATE pads and rotors , already bleed multliple times... any suggestion?

[@HumbleMechanic]

Maybe a bad line?

[@cristianojoana1898]

@@HumbleMechanic all 4 new lines...

[@RadoMatt]

You mentioned "Any serious metal in the oil pan" I just found a very small amount in my VR6t, and was curious how worried I should be?

[@RadoMatt]

Also, I want to do a short shifter in my car. (Corrado with 02A) What shifter should I do? I would love to see you do a DIY

[@RadoMatt]

@Brendon Morris Thanks for the info!

[@nickhowell168]

I am turbocharging my 01 12v VR6 soon. I have one question; how much boost is save for stock bottom end? I ask because everything for my car is 3-4x the price than, say, a Civic. I do plan on getting Pistons and rods but I can't afford them yet.

[@HumbleMechanic]

I am running like 12psi on stock bottom end, with a head gasket spacer

[@jamessouder6044]

screw the jetta headlights , get a set of hella dual rounds , so much better lighting

[@lylecheckeye6300]

Get Eric the car guy to help,. Bribe him with a Pizza . Love the show !!!!!!!!!!!!

[@HumbleMechanic]

I don't think Eric wants to work on any more German cars. LOL

[@free5370]

I have a 2000 Vr6 Gti that I’ve owned for 2 years, done the clutch, timing chains, crack pipe and countless other things for that Wookie sound, the car randomly dies or acts weird because of a short in my “drive by wire” there is no way to buy one online and not sure what to do as the car is practically totaled without it. Do you think I should just take a dump in the back of the car and try and sell it?

[@HumbleMechanic]

Well we can look for a throttle body at a junk yard. IF it's a wiring issue, we have options to overlay or fix the harness. Sounds like it needs some proper diag to find the actual issue.

[@free5370]

HumbleMechanic I assume it’s the wire that goes to the throttle body, when I bought the car it was all taped up and looks like it’s been cut, nearly in half, maybe Il take it to a VW tech, thanks for replying btw your the man!!

[@holstekgear7672]

How much hp do you think the stock AWD system could take? Being turbo'd you would think it would be getting close.

[@HumbleMechanic]

Plenty of 400+ hp R32s running around in stock drivetrains.

[@shemmo]

go wookie go

[@edgarsalinas6408]

do you sleep with that metal (car) insane too much love for a cold metal, plastic etc etc items .

[@HumbleMechanic]

HAHA WHAT?

[@eppyz]

2 words about this build. "Money Pit". Haha

[@HumbleMechanic]

This build, and all other builds. Hahaha

[@MrJanneVille]

How did you do catch can?

[@HumbleMechanic]

no. But I think I will be adding one.

[@Streetmodz-Joe]

Charles what's happening with this now?

[@HumbleMechanic]

Nothing. Haha she’s just chillin

[@brilliantradience]

Disclaimer: Jedi Mind Trick attempt When you're done with these projects why don't you build a Mk1 Vr6 G60 4motion? You can make a fun streetable car with a manual or a time attack/strip beast with a DSG, just leave out the Haldex and split the tourqe 35/65 rear, but G60 may not be enough for strip runs.

[@lavolkstanostravwreyes1595]

Transmission

[@AliA-jr3iv]

i just bought 03 GTI VR6 and im looking to turbo it is there is kits online ?

[@HumbleMechanic]

I got mine from CTS, but I am not sure I would go that route again.

[@AliA-jr3iv]

@@HumbleMechanic thanks boos

[@met9009]

Even the kits from the high end companies for high end cars are crap. Honestly if you can get a good manifold with good fitment and the turbo is in a good spot with a good drain location grab it. Its better to make your own charge tubes and find a good intercooler, the kits never fit right and rub and not supported correctly. This is no to mention how much you will have to modify the car to fit them too. They rub holes and the couplers blow off on a lot of them. Its really not that bad to make your own kit just have to keep in mind where things are going rub and get hot. The turbo oil feed needs to be correct for the turbo your running ie line size and if a restrictor is required, also the drain is very often overlooked. The drain needs to be full size of the exit port on the turbo with as soft of bends as possible and dump in to the crank case into AIR not below the oil level. Even oem setups will often have oil leaking on the inlet side because their drains are not correct. The rest is hooking the turbo to the exhaust system and if you need to plum your wastegate into the exhaust as well. There are a few more parts needed fueling blowoff vale etc really when yo go down this road its better to learn it all for your self and do it right and if you mess up learn. Also when something breaks you will know whats going on and not have to worry about taking it to a shop.

[@AliA-jr3iv]

@@met9009 sure i looked on the kits they are over 4k i think im going to bulid ny own kit thanks

[@MrJlsflshes]

VR6t GTI???? it''s called the white wookie:-)

[@HumbleMechanic]

Ya it is. :)

[@SandrodelGreco]

Do you still have this car? :(

[@HumbleMechanic]

Yep I still do

[@SandrodelGreco]

@@HumbleMechanic We need to hear some more Woooom!

[@therightpedal]

oh lord, DON'T do the Jetta front end. It looks OK but say goodbye to headlights that actually do anything - especially the brights.

[@HumbleMechanic]

I think I have a solution for that. One that doesn’t involve awful xenons. Lol

[@tarout82]

Abandon Ship

[@HumbleMechanic]

HAHA

[@criszeno777]

I dont want to work on this crap is me with my mk3 😂

[@HumbleMechanic]

I feel that LOL

[@Jekylnhyde55]

Jetta front swap on Mk3 👍🙂, on Mk4 👎😑

[@HumbleMechanic]

100% agree!

[@bamsrevo]

Stop talking and actually work on 1 car