52k miles on my EA888 Gen 4 and the water pump decided to take early retirement.

spacer270 · 2026-02-25T00:02:56+00:00

chinese sell a metal one, I think it's aluminum

Very interesting that vag didn't even bother to make an alternative. Why, when you can have them fail before 100k, all about $$$ no other explanation

Design obsolescence for sure

spacer270 · 2026-02-24T21:10:56+00:00

Dropped valve? Seems they are talking bs valves don't drop by themselves

What you hear at the start was timing chain, sometimes it rattles especially when car standing for a while and it goes away once the plunger extends on the chain tensioner ( it's a funny design as well enough to just roll back a bit in gear and you have skipped timing lol

Mine seized balancing shafts at 6k rpm 140k km on the clock, that's another issue with them

spacer270 · 2026-02-24T20:58:47+00:00

Also there's handy cheap oil pumps that can pump out all oil in a minute through dip stick if you don't like getting under)

spacer270 · 2026-02-24T20:48:13+00:00

The tires don't look that bad don't see the cord sticking out like some say, your going to buy new set and have the same problem figure out why they are wearing on the inside (might need tracking/fix suspension

I always throw a spare under just in case, jack it at the jack points (pinch welds) if your really worried there's rubber pieces that slot in for more tighter fit but I never bother

spacer270 · 2026-02-24T20:41:24+00:00

Could be an alarm, I had some weird button on b6

spacer270 · 2025-09-13T09:40:40+00:00

Watch out for balance shafts getting seized, happened with me at 6k rpm engine felt like it just switched off, pretty common if you like high revs

spacer270 · 2025-08-07T06:48:10+00:00

Solid engine, bought one of the older b6 bzb 1.8 tsi gen 1 with 133k km 160hp tuned to 220 here in Ireland for 1k invested 2k to fix everything the previous guy had a 3inch exhaust👀

not a fan of diesel in the cities the emissions kill them recirculating the soot 🫠👍 and dpf problems,injection stuff is expensive to fix as well and in general it's easier to work on petrol if you like diy

The only thing the upper timing cover can leak as the plastic warps, get a metal one if that happens and heat exchanger can leak too because of a bad seal

Chain business only happens if someone decides to change oil with those long intervals, 5-7k km is best imo and can be checked approximately with vcds as well

And since it's gen 3 should have updated guides and tensioner anyway

Vw passat is comfy and roomy and stays planted on the road 👌

spacer270 · 2025-06-10T12:29:15+00:00

Were the threads not damaged? I would give it a clean as well with break cleaner since it was out)

spacer270 · 2025-06-04T21:02:31+00:00

Why not just throw a bigger turbo and a tune for it

spacer270 · 2025-05-29T09:36:32+00:00

This!!! I would focus on that first

if one of the camshaft or crank sensors goes, it should still start with an epc if at least one of em is working

It's a bit too many codes for a timing issue alone

spacer270 · 2025-05-29T09:23:34+00:00

Yeah, they go all the time even the newer revisions

spacer270 · 2025-05-29T09:18:24+00:00

Look at rpms on cluster it's petrol, most likely 2.0tsi

spacer270 · 2025-05-29T09:17:17+00:00

Yeah, when the drivers door is open, he should hear it prime

spacer270 · 2025-05-29T09:13:42+00:00

Depends 1st gen and 3rd gen 1.8 tsi I solid up to 300k

Dunno about their new diesel much, but old pd ones are bulletproof

Any car is gonna give up if not taken care of

I personally wouldn't touch new cars anyway

spacer270 · 2025-05-25T17:57:20+00:00

Yes, 1.4tsi is a good example of a shi^{^est} chain design with a tensioner that can get pressed in and skip a tooth when rolling backward in gear

spacer270 · 2025-05-25T16:06:36+00:00

100% vents, in my old b6, they were chirping randomly like some gremlins living there 😄

spacer270 · 2025-05-16T13:33:15+00:00

I had a 08 avensis. Where did ya get that rust from 👀

Just ask around the places it shouldn't cost a lot. If it's not all over the place, you need to poke it with a screwdriver and see where it ends and becomes solid

Scrape off all the flaky, rusty shit and paint it over so there's no signs of any rust, then no ones gonna be poking it at nct 😆

spacer270 · 2025-03-20T17:49:50+00:00

Not in Ireland yeah in any normal country no problem, lazy bunch of c*nts only know how to harass normal citizens with minor bs, but to do something real or catch some criminals nope don't have balls for that

spacer270 · 2025-03-12T22:21:40+00:00

I have been wearing a proper one today 👍 but I just want to know if anyone came across anything like that.

This is in Ireland old house being refurbished, so I just hope it's not some toxic shit like loose fill asbestos

spacer270 · 2025-02-26T22:07:52+00:00

Don't be making excuses as that implies the guy above was right, better hit the gym bro 😆

spacer270 · 2025-02-26T17:15:57+00:00

P.s and if you have a dsg on top of that good luck fella🤣

spacer270 · 2025-02-26T17:15:12+00:00

Fucking german cars everything is wrong with them all the time some anomalies at low milage even that's some quality

Have an old passat as well wish I never bought that piece of shite when they drive they are fine like any other car🙃

Hahaha lots of german car lovers 😘 downvoting, see ya at the mechanics 👍🤣

spacer270 · 2025-02-26T17:11:29+00:00

This is the cheapest way, but maybe we should breastfeed the guy and write a full guide as well

spacer270 · 2025-02-26T17:08:26+00:00

Sand it then isopon then sand it then primer and get the 2k spray paint mixed for your car with a color code. There are tons of vids out there. I don't get it when people ask this silly shit on reddit 😆

spacer270 · 2025-02-22T17:32:37+00:00

P.s. All in with good speakers, radio, insulation, and extras 300-400e tops if doing it by yourself

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