How to Make Your Mk6 TDI Last Forever
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- Опубликовано: 25 июн 2024
- What things do you need to do to ensure your MK6 TDI runs forever? Well, here’s the list.
Fuel additives (If you live in a cold climate, also find a winter option with anti-gel)
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Opti-Lube XL - www.idparts.com/advanced_sear...
Power Service - Get at your local hardware store/Walmart (expensive on Amazon unless buying in bulk)
Further reading for fuel additives
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Oil change items
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Timing belt kit - www.fcpeuro.com/products/audi...
WhitBread CP4 "bypass" kit - whitbreadperformance.com/prod...
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I won’t be providing any resources for the tune+deIete items. Do your own research, myturbodiesel forum and various Facebook groups are a great place to start. Use the search features and be sure of your actions before proceeding. 
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Thank you for this. Best video ive found on this topic
Do a Kerma TDI cold air intake(remove the whole entire air box). Do a Malone Tuning stage 2, Dynamic Idle, Glow Plug Duration, and fuel pump calibration. Do a Rawtek Max Performance DPF Delete with resonator and high flow CAT. Do a full EGR valve, EGR Cooler removal, and do an intake swirler removal. Do a CP-3 fuel pump upgrade. With any car, remove all the cheapies and replace with top quality aftermarket products.
What do you mean by fuel pump calibration?
Just service the car as per service book, forgot all that 💩
EGR delete increases cylinder temps, which doesn't sound like a good way to increase life.
AMAZING video. Please give us more tips these are really useful. Keep them coming.
I currently have a mk7 Golf TDI and a 2014 Beetle TDI. Both have been excellent with minimal problems. The Beetle only has 46K on it, but I'm doing the timing belt in short order, as it's 10 years old. I did the mk7's belt at 100K miles because it was 9 years old, and I like the peace of mind. The only problems I've had with either car is the batteries have had to be replaced. I had a mk4 Golf TDI before the mk7, and it had just short of 400K miles on it before I sold it. That thing was a tank!
Great video Thanks!
Bought my ‘14 VW JSW TDI DSG back in Sept. ‘21 at 20,100 miles.
Basically 2.5 years later I’m at 75,500 miles. I’ve been zoomin around and this is such a great car for road trips and daily commuter.
I’m trying to be like you and study up on this car to make it last forever with simple preventative maintenance and know when to save up for bigger stuff.
Just sucks I’m in an emissions county.
I sticker bombed it like three days in cuz I’m committed to keeping it forever.
I'm not too far from you in Madison, WI. I just got back into a TDI and happen to be hunting around yt for random TDI thoughts. Came across a few of your videos and they are QUALITY. I don't know if you a natural or if you've been at it awhile but either way - KEEP GOING. Cheers.
Thank you! It really does mean a lot. I used to make some gaming content back in the day (over a decade ago I started), learned a lot about video/audio editing. At this point, much more of my free time and passion is cars. There's a handful of gaps in the VW/Euro RUclips landscape where I saw a spot to fit in. At some point, I'd like to start documenting bigger projects (HumbleMechanic, ShopDap, James Cooperider style) but at this point, I'm happy to share the knowledge I have and document the process of some repairs/maintenance I end up doing on my "fleet."
Love your videos! You’re the best for TDI content. If you were to remake this video I think you should also talk about the dual mass flywheel issues. I know it’s not an engine problem but I’ve seen quite a few go bad suddenly.
Thank you! I thought about mentioning the DMF upgrades not too long after releasing it. I think I actually did mention it in my Mk6 TDI buyers guide video... Poor oversight on my part 😅
I’ve had my 2012 golf tdi for 6 years after my diesel gate warranty ran out I went for a Malone stage 2 and rawtek exhaust. I now have a cr170 I plan to install on it!
You only live once!
@@fdroepman8351 absolutely right she’s been a dream, I have outright owned the car for 3 years going on 4 and plan to keep and teach my kids how to drive a real manual transmission!
I have a mk7 tdi that I recently just got a stage one remap on and it’s turned it into a completely different car for a diesel it’s quite quick now 👌🏻
Is it DSG or standard ?
Also I’m new into this car upgrading thing, so I need some help here. I just bought an mk7 Passat TDi & it’s automatic. Will tuning & doing all these improvements work the same way as a Manual?
All good truths.
I used the t6 oil for about 120k mules too
I’d like to add one more fuel additive option. I use opti-lube xl in my tdi. Also, I’d like to add another benefit to egr delete specifically. You eliminate soot going into the cylinders. Soot, at a microscopic level, is actually very sharp, hard and abrasive. Egr causes a massive spike in cylinder wear. For instance, before egr, heavy duty diesels would easily hit multi million miles before requiring an overhaul(overhaul includes cylinder liners and pistons Amon other things) but after egr was regulated, you’d be pretty lucky to it a million. Dpf and scr also further reduced engine and turbocharger lifespan further. There has been bypass filters out there for a long time in the aftermarket world but they’re starting to become mandatory from the oem’s to slow the reduction in life span. You gotta understand that fuel quality, oil quality, metallurgy, part design and manufacturing quality has made leaps and bounds since before egr was mandatory but life span keeps dropping for diesels.
Thanks for the info, I'll add an Opti-Lube link in the description!
@@eurodriven2507 not a problem bud. I spent so much time trying to figure out the best ways to make our tdi’s last forever. I’d really like to add a bypass filter setup to the oil setup to see how it does. The factory filter only filters down to 40 micron iirc which is still way too large. Also, as far as the fuel filtration goes, a popular mod is to replace the oem 40 micron filter setup with a aftermarket housing and caterpillar 1-2 micron filter(can’t remember but it’s single digits).
Do you ever use a block heater in the winter?
Edit: Also thanks for the video! It’s great!!
I don't have a block heater, I don't have a frostheater either. My buddy however, does have a frostheater. Very useful for him in the dead of MN winters. I garage park and use my Jeep for most driving in the winter, I would still like one though!
Great information. Have you personally installed the whitbread metering kit? I’ve got 230k on my ‘13 TDI and I’m concerned about the CP4. Strongly considering ordering the kit this week.
I have not, I run additives and I change my filter regularly, if I saw any metal shavings, I'd probably order a CP3 kit instead of the "disaster kit" with the metering valve. My plan otherwise is to go CP3 once my timing belt is due next (in roughly 80k miles) since it'll be easily accessible. If my area had especially bad fuel quality and/or for some reason I wasn't able to be on top of the filter changes, I'd definitely do it. It is cheap insurance all things considered. The kit costs what one injector does.
@@eurodriven2507 that’s fair. This is what I’m thinking. I live in Canada and had never ran additives. I’ve just ordered Stanadyne Lubricity as it is backed by VW. I’m also about 100k away from my next timing belt change therefore I’m gambling until then. I think I’ll order the kit for peace of mind. Then go CP3 at my next belt change.
Do replace your CP-4 fuel pump with a CP-3 fuel pump.
Hi, nice innovative video, i m in toronto, do you or anybody watching have any recommended good reliable mechanic to do all these modifications. i m very much interested to do for my 2014 vw jetta TDI done 130000 km. My car is still on warranty till 200000 km or till sep 2024. Plz suggest, thanks
A great video and I enjoyed it! How do you get 55mi/gallon!? Maybe those additives on your fuel? I have 2010 tdi and I've had it for last 5 years. Last year, I deleted DPF since the warranty was over and my dpf was bad. Now i am getting about 42mi/g on highway average speed of 75 to 80. I notice If I keep the speed below 70 it dramatically increase the fuel millage. Before the delete I was averaging around 38mi/gallon. NYC area mix of local drive and highway. The delete made my TDI so much better but man 55mi/gallon is insane!
Manual transmission, 17" wheels (lots of people upgrade to 18"), drafting when possible, sticking to the speed limit, letting myself lose a little speed uphill, getting above the speed limit by about 10 when going downhill and letting that give me a little "push" before the next stretch.
I’m not getting 55 mpg,s. I’m getting 42 same as you
Love your info.. Would like your opinion on a ea288 2015 vw golf sportswagen. 80k almost. I trust my dealership. But I don't trust 80k timing belt change. What's so different that vw requires 80k on mk7 tdi? Would love to hear your opinion
My parents had a 2015 sportwagen. Aside from a random DEF issue during the "polar vortex" a few years ago in MN, it was a fantastic car. The DEF system is definitely a weak point though and I wouldn't personally own one that wasn't in warranty or deleted. From what I'm reading on the "myturbodiesel" forum, the Mk7 TDI is the same 130k miles for the timing belt interval, but interestingly, I'm seeing people say 130k or 5yrs instead of the MK6 130k or 10yrs. A TDI guru will probably know better than the dealership honestly.
Another couple of things to consider about the MK7. It is not independent rear suspension, it's a solid beam. There wasn't enough space to implement an IRS system with the DEF tank. If you were to delete the DEF system on a Mk7, you can swap in an IRS from a different MQB car that came with IRS. Beter handling, comfort, etc.
The MK7 TDI, for reasons I don't know, has a belt driven oil pump, instead of the standard chain driven oil. It's internal, it's supposedly lifetime. I haven't heard of one failing, but the idea of a high mileage, rubber belt, soaked in oil 24/7 does concern me.
The Mk7 definitely has advantages and disadvantages compared to the Mk6, but I haven't personally owned or worked on one. The entire time my parents had theirs, it was in warranty so the most I ever did was check the air filter and put air in the tires. At the end of it, I believe my dad said he prefered his Mk6 wagon, which was bought back during "DieselGate". He found the Mk6 seats much more comfortable and any of the Mk7 advantages were negligeable. He also didn't like needing to keep a bottle of DEF in the garage or needing to buy a bottle in the middle of roadtrips. It should only need to be refilled once every 3 or 4 fill-ups, but on roadtrips down to Florida and back, it would definitely come up. That's a non-issue with a tune and deIete, but they traded it in for a Tiguan before warranty was up so that was never really considered.
my current bulletproof list:
on-time oil change, fuel, air filters, timing components
whitbread cp3 disaster kit
whitbread aluminum lower timing cover
osiris evo aluminum skid plate
full dpf, egr/cooler delete, race pipe
Still need:
swirl flap delete
cp3 swap
Fun bits:
full rawtek 3inch straight pipe
neuspeed turbo discharge pipe
dap short shifter
coilovers+wheels
Did you retain the ASV with the race pipe?
@@eurodriven2507 yeah just got rid of the egr valve and the egr tube that runs to the exhaust manifold
Which kit did you use? Been looking to do this and remove the EGR cooler, but haven't decided on which kit to go with.
@@eurodriven2507 i went with darkside, shipping cost me a lot but they dont use the sketchy plug for their egr cooler delete, it has a silicon cap. It required some modification to the little piece bolted to the turbo (dremel grinding it down to make it a smooth circle) so that the cap would clamp on securely. Also i didnt use their water line joiner, i just bought new hose at autozone for $7 and ran a new one. All in all it ends up being a very clean and reliable delete.
@@eurodriven2507 darkside, the shipping fee sucked but it comes with a silicon cap instead of the sketchy dorman plug. Requires a little dremeling of the turbo egr inlet piece (easily removable) so that the clamp seats nicely around the whole thing but I think its definitely worth the hassle knowing its not going to fall out or fail and send a piece of metal into the turbo.
I also didn't use the coolant line joiner from the kit, i just bought some heater hose from autozone and ran a new line, its only about 2 feet and looks much better and also has less leak potential.
Hi mate, When you talk about "Miles" do you mean Kilometers? Thought the timing belt replacement was well before 130,000 Miles (209,000kms)?
Miles, not kilometers. The Mk6 TDI is 10k miles for oil, 20k miles for fuel filter, 130k miles for timing.
Thanks for clarifying, Interestingly the Mk5 interval is only 120,000 kms as opposed to the 209,000 kms for the Mk6 that was stated here for the timing. Cheers,
Riley@@eurodriven2507
When I had my 2010 Golf TDI (wrecked by drunk driver), my biggest problem was the icing / water in the intake during winter. I remember VW came out with a modification, but I never got it before my car was gone. Was that problem ever solved?
Seems like there have been a handful of revised fixes from VW. The other solution is to deIete + tune out the EGR. I'm not sure if the fix is still available and/or at all affordable for most or if it was mainly a fix for those who ran into the issue while still under dieselgate warranty. I'm unfamiliar as it has never affected me. Unsure if I have any revision of a fix done to mine.
When I installed a cold air intake on my 2014 jetta tdi i got a PO401 for EGR insufficient flow like 2 weeks later. I switched back to the stock airbox and cleared the codes and haven't got anything yet and it's been a couple months now. I've never seen this before but there was a small hose coming out of the bottom of the airbox and I didn't think twice about it because I was excited to finally have it installed, but could that have been for the EGR? Like have I just been sucking straight dust into it for those two weeks? idk if this has happened to anyone but I just really want to put it back on because it drove and sounded great, but if I'm just damaging the EGR by having it open like that then forget it
The EGR gets airflow to and from the motor with hard pipes. The small hose piece you're probably thinking of is basically a little tube that helps get some hot air to the airbox for cold start reasons.
That all said, is your TDI in warranty? If you're ready to reinstall the airbox anytime you go in for work, I see no reason not to run it. If you're out of warranty, run it.
@@eurodriven2507 I still have about 40k to go for my warranty but I live in Arizona rn so I'll never have to worry about the cold lol. But thank you so much man, I haven't had it for too long but it's good to know it's not something I screwed up. Putting it back on asap
Install a 1.9 pd instead 👍🏼
I have an 03 alh with 330k and been thinking about buying a 2.0 tdi but I don't think they will last as long. My 03 should have a ton of life left
If the ALH is still going and you don't feel like you really want/need the quality of life improvements, I would keep the ALH. The 2.0 TDI will last if you XYZ. An ALH doesn't care, it'll just go as long as you do timing and oil on time. I nearly bought two ALH's before I decided to get my Mk6, in the end, I'm glad I have something with modern amenities, but I'm still looking for an ALH to be a backup/winter car.