I am starting a new thread as i had it ealier under passat help cct.
I have a 2001 1.8T i got for really cheap but needed new engine cause last one was toast- due to oil sludge. The new engine is a 2003 with 40k so i was hoping it would last me for a long time. i bought that in august and it has been constantly in the shop with my mechanic. I wish i knew about the oil sludge before as much as i have read now b/c i would have had my mechanic drop the pan before he installed it and check the pickup vent. this is the story: my husband drove it hard up the road after he charged the a/c. Then he heard a loud TINK type noise then the OIL PRES STOP came on for the 1st time that we had seen (had it for a few days at that point). Then he limped it home (1/2 mile). then i started up the car and it made a horrible noise, made me think of timing belt and quickly shut off. Had it towed to mechanic and he couldnt recreate the problem for days. We got it back and when i took it 20 miles and on hilly stretches of 55 mph, then the warnings started up again and more often. i would pull over turn off, restart go a mile, etc. Got to a point where engine seemed overly hot and could then smell some oil that had dripped down the side of the engine, my husband recalls near the turbo. My mechanic drove to car for a weekend and was able to recreate the situation. He figures we need need pickup tube. My husband is concerned the whole engine is totaled and should swap it out with the company we got it from. Before we have him drop the pan i had my mechanic looked into the drained oil pan with a boroscope, but he saw nothing. He poured the drained oil into another bucket and reported tiny black plastic bits.
He will open valve cover and look at the status in there. i wonder if CCT chewed through valve cover, or CCA pads worn.
1. I asked him to look under valve cover and check for sludge signs and pop out one of the cams- valid request?
2. If the cams look good should i pursue fixing this or just get a new used engine to swap out cause between replacing CCT VCG PCV and oil pump pickup tube this is going to cost well over 1000! If people think its such a huge deal then i can call the company and it should be legitimate to swap out engine, course i have to have wasted money on multiple installs
I told him if we are going to drop the pan, i will come up with a whole parts list of stuff for him to change out while he is doing the oil pickup tube because i am not doing this again.
I have a 2001 1.8T i got for really cheap but needed new engine cause last one was toast- due to oil sludge. The new engine is a 2003 with 40k so i was hoping it would last me for a long time. i bought that in august and it has been constantly in the shop with my mechanic. I wish i knew about the oil sludge before as much as i have read now b/c i would have had my mechanic drop the pan before he installed it and check the pickup vent. this is the story: my husband drove it hard up the road after he charged the a/c. Then he heard a loud TINK type noise then the OIL PRES STOP came on for the 1st time that we had seen (had it for a few days at that point). Then he limped it home (1/2 mile). then i started up the car and it made a horrible noise, made me think of timing belt and quickly shut off. Had it towed to mechanic and he couldnt recreate the problem for days. We got it back and when i took it 20 miles and on hilly stretches of 55 mph, then the warnings started up again and more often. i would pull over turn off, restart go a mile, etc. Got to a point where engine seemed overly hot and could then smell some oil that had dripped down the side of the engine, my husband recalls near the turbo. My mechanic drove to car for a weekend and was able to recreate the situation. He figures we need need pickup tube. My husband is concerned the whole engine is totaled and should swap it out with the company we got it from. Before we have him drop the pan i had my mechanic looked into the drained oil pan with a boroscope, but he saw nothing. He poured the drained oil into another bucket and reported tiny black plastic bits.
He will open valve cover and look at the status in there. i wonder if CCT chewed through valve cover, or CCA pads worn.
1. I asked him to look under valve cover and check for sludge signs and pop out one of the cams- valid request?
2. If the cams look good should i pursue fixing this or just get a new used engine to swap out cause between replacing CCT VCG PCV and oil pump pickup tube this is going to cost well over 1000! If people think its such a huge deal then i can call the company and it should be legitimate to swap out engine, course i have to have wasted money on multiple installs
I told him if we are going to drop the pan, i will come up with a whole parts list of stuff for him to change out while he is doing the oil pickup tube because i am not doing this again.