It's good therapy for us out in the field too. Since I've added "click" and "gravity" to my working vocabulary, I don't get mad at the cars and parts at all anymore.
The ALH is better for cost of parts, ease of working out and the economy but they're decent. I have the motor he was working on but with a aftermarket cam and a tune. The economy in these engines are unreal once you even throw a light malone tune on it.
I love my 12 valve Cummins with mechanical injection. I added a Banks kit that brought it up to 300HP sure made pulling a 9,000 pound travel trailer easier going up mountain grades. Oh, and it does not have an EGR.
@@johncooper4637 that’s the right tool for a different job, I mean the 12V is a great engine but 5.9 vs 1.9 makes a difference in MPG and not everyone does pulls to get to work, some just want to get there for cheap, for towing etc the Cummins is definitely one of if not the best choice 👌
The crunchy noise is probably the bumper/wheel wells. Pretty sure the bumper was cracked too so when you were driving fast and it hit a slight bump everything crunched or hit the new tires. You can drill small holes for now and use cable ties to stitch them together to improve it until replacement can be done. Awesome job, Ray.
I don’t know why everyone thinks that the polypropylene plastic has to be replaced on automobiles when polypropylene is the easiest plastic to weld back together. You can even use those nylon cable ties to weld it back together with a heat gun and a soldering iron.
You continually give me a deeper respect for auto technicians and reinforce my decisions to take it to a pro when something goes caddiwhompuss on my vehicles
Hi from England UK. Good to see a gear shift Golf. My son swears he gets 70 to the gallon in his Passat that uses the same deisel engine. No common rail high pressure pump required.
I worked as a VAG technician. The unit injectors system is called "Pumpe Duse" in German. The camshaft driven pump (called the "unit pump") supplies fuel at a pressure of around six bar through ports inside the cylinder head. The injectors are operated on by the camshaft lobes to boost that pressure to approx 2000 bar. The injectors then inject fuel when signalled via the electrical connections. Unused fuel is returned to the fuel tank via a fuel cooler located under the vehicle. Pretty reliable system though some suffer from camshaft wear. (Edited to correct errors caused by my phone).
Thanks for sharing this video Ray and thank you for being true full in your confession about the window regulator repair? Signs of a trust worthy mechanic have a fantastic day Ray
I have to say that you do alot of work that most shops would say has to be dealer repaired. I am sure you are saving a lot of people money. Kudos to you Ray for having the balls to tackle anything.
Thanks Ray for the conclusion to the TDI, at least you got 99% of their complaints sorted to perfection I am guessing they will have to replace the inner wheel plastics at some stage as that could have been the noise you heard. Great job mate as usual. Keep Safe Keep Strong 🦘🦘🦘🚗🚗🚗
the plastic valve covers of the 1.9l pump injector engines tend to warp due to thermal expansion during operation. Greetings from Germany from a former VW mechanic
@@jima3129 more like the bean counters in charge tell the engineers that they want things made as cheaply as possible. So they can make as much profit as possible. since when did people become morons and not realise this ?
@@jima3129 when "economic engineer" and bean counters run your firm you won't be able to do the "right" thing.. Throw in the design department and you get spanked for tin cover or alloy valve train cover like back in the days. Plastic mold is cheap so why not buy a new piece?
@@kitecattestecke2303 modern Cars aren't supposed to outlive a leasing contract anyway. We have a 2019 vag car and the horn just stopped working bc of software, rear brakes quitted their job cause they are under dimensioned and the vents make terrible noises
Hey Ray greeting from across the pond, love your videos. With the priming of the VW Diesel fuel filter when you take the old filter out place the new one in place an then hold the old filter over the new one, where the black feed pushes into the filter and just turn the white or black plastic piece on the bottom of the old filter and the diesel will drain from the old to the new filter and save having to turn the engine over to prime it. As you may have guessed I’ve owned and serviced a few Diesel VW Golfs in the past. Keep up the high quality videos all the best from the UK
There is one more pump in the tank too, so the car has 3 pump all together. We had fun with one of these where the engine oil cooler leaket oil into the coolant. The whole yard here was full of interesting residues from the car. As always a fantastic video, have a good one, Ray! Love from Sweden!
These engines were very popular in Europe and some old cars still have it to this day 1.9TDi never dies, it's the mini European baby duramax, same as 1.9JTD on Fiat and Opel from 1999/00
Had just about exactly the same car when it was new (mine was a 1999... ). That engine is amazing, great mileage and reliable as it gets. Drove it for a full lap of the US (across the north, down west, across to east, up east coast) and it was just such a pleasure. Great car, wish I had another one!
Nice! A pre-common rail TDI unit, this must what VAG termed "Pumpe-Duese". Having worked on my BMW M57 I have a pretty good grasp of common rail but always wondered what PD entailed. Thanks for including that gem!
@Retired Bore CRs beat it in every possible way. Torque, and efficiency definietly. PDs (unit injectors in english) can only inject at the most twice, and CRs can inject up to five times during combustion.
i was wondering about the longevity of that wiring loom at engine oil temps. Is this part of the wiring harness at least sold separately and plugs into the main harness outside the engine somewhere? And not a zillion billion dollars?
@@tx4runner459 That's not true. Most do not. This VW does because they are Bosch PD injectors where the high pressure is created inside the injector by mechanical action instead of through a common rail
@@spacecoasttactical You dont really know what you're talking about. He was right. Even on a common rail the injectors have to be actuated electronically... Hence the fuel injector harness... Inside the valve cover in oil... which is very common.
I love jobs like these and I’d usually do them on a Friday. It’s usually my slow day and I get to spend an extra hour or two just tinkering and cleaning. Kind of my own decompression period from a hard week!! ❤
Get yourself a caulking gun. Makes it easy to get sealant into those tight corners. Also RTV Grey is cheaper in the big tube. Guy with the Cadillac didn't pay extra for turn signals. They're optional on cars that cost over $60k.
I'm a relative Newby to this channel and I have next to no knowledge of car mechanics. I'm 75 and I come from the days of points and plugs together with a workshop manual!! Nevertheless, I find your videos absolutely fascinating. I've been binge-watching and enjoying every minute. Thank you. Please, keep 'em coming.
I had a 1981 Diesel Rabbit back when I lived out in the country and had a 57 mile drive each way. Think it was 48 hp as it was non-turbo. Top speed of 75 or so on the level. Got 65 mpg going to Atlanta tucked in behind semi's. Great heater too.
Nice to see the innards of a TDI. I had a pre-TDI 1.6L Rabbit truck I rebuilt just a few years ago, and figured the later ones would have dual overhead cam and all. Guess there wasn't room for more valves with the injectors in there. Alas, a dope-smoker in a Kia with a dog on his lap pulled out in front of me and ended my VW diesel days........
From a TDI fanatic i can tell you all that carbon is why we have our ecus programed to turn off the egr. Then we completely pull the intake manifold when doing timing belt replacement and i personally use liquid lye drain cleaner inside the intake manifold while i plug up the intake hole with plumbing expandable hole plug. Boils out all that oil and carbon deposits in intake.
Make sure to inspect cam lobes on these engines common failure. Also there is a gasket between cylinder head and tandem pump that commonly leaks that looks like a valve cover gasket
Great job on the owner as well. Came in with a list of all the things to be checked and corrected if needed. So much easier than someone comes in and says they heard a ticking or knonking sound and you spend a whole day trying to find it.
... or the people who ask for something to be diagnosed, it turns out to be something potentially life threatening. Service declined - wtaf!! This guy had a list - just do this and this. Proper customer !
Ray: "das VolkzWagen scary, you can't fix anything in it because it'z gerrrrman!!!" Also Ray as everything comes off and gets back together without any unreasonable trouble: "Nice! Beautiful! Shiny!" Love the content, keep it up mate!
Why not blast it with dry ice instead? Seems to me it would nice having confidence there's no blasting material left anywhere to cause a problem. Also...he can only work on what the customer asked for (on the work order). The only reason he cleaned the EGR valve is he had to remove it to access the valve cover; technically I suppose he could have just knocked the excess off and put it back in. About all he can do is recommend further disassembly to give valves and intake a good cleaning.
Great videos sir. By the way, that engine takes a special kind of oil. Pumpe duse engine oil must meet VW oil standards: 505.01, 506.01, or 507.00. If you put regular oil in them it will wear out the cam lobes. Keep up the great work sir!
because of you Ray I knew how to ensure no oil leaks on my Isuzu genset, it uses end plates so I used small globs of my much hated RTV Gasket, and after several hours of use not a trace of oil where befor it'd make pools
I have 2 vw tdi 2006, 2005 beetle tdi's and can tell you get great mpg per tank because are always broken and in the driveway. They are utter garbage cars and I'm fixing to sell them now to get a toyota.
@@dylano7242 not sure what they are like in the US but those 1.9s do 300k + miles if maintained I have a 2.0 TDI with 334k on it my father's 1.9 has 300k on it and he bought it for 500 euro 4 years ago
Bet that noise the customer complained about was caused by the loose fuel filter bracket in the engine compartment - metal on metal rattling. Ray did find the bolts extremely loose on the bracket in the first video.
@@stringbeanrg being doing that on vw Skoda and Audi's for years works great everytime , you get a better clean by running the injector cleaner nearly neat from the filter than diluting the hell out of it in the tank
just leave off all the fuel lines and pour it into where the plastic t piece with the two fuel lines connected to it goes in , then put all fuel lines back on , as long as the othe lines are off as you pour in the cleaner etc it will push the air out of the filter
One of the best diesel engines ever made. These 1.9 TDIs are super reliable, great for fuel economy and tune up nicely too. I know someone with over 800k km on his and another with over 450k km Late revision 2.0TDIs are good and the Volvo 2.4D is spectacular too. It's a shame the North American emission regulations prevent European diesels from being more widespread in the market.
really? american diesel regulations stricter than europe? i wouldn't ever have suspected that. i just figured diesel's weren't as popular here due to the high prices of diesel fuel in comparison to regular gasoline.
@@michealanderson2734 In the US diesel has always been higher than gas. I remember looking at diesel prices and thinking "why are you more expensive than gas?" When gas was 3 dollars diesel was like 4 dollars 50 cents, and even higher in some places.
@@kairu_aname When I bought my 2001 TDI, Diesel was cheaper than gasoline. After the US mandated new emissions for diesels, petrol companies jacked the prices up to cover the costs for "clean diesel".
Ray is really meticulous. i am the same way. worked on my own cars all my life. never trusted anyone else to do work on car after getting ripped off from the local service station mechanics as a young kid. if i didnt know how to do something i would get the shop manual and figure it out. that was before you tube. there is nothing you cant do by yourself. Ray is awesome for helping you guys out
Yeah thats a proper diesel right there. Look at that thicc timing belt. But PLEASE use 5w40 with the VW 50501 spec other wise the cams will wear out prematurely because the unit injectors put a high load on it plus the cams for the valves are narrow bc the unit injectors need large cams . This camshaft looks like new and it should stay that way.
I had my EGR out of my 2010 Jetta TDI so many times to clean it, I could pull it, clean it, clear the codes in less than 20 minutes. Fuel filters on the VW diesels have to be changed regularly
I wouldn't call that carbon buildup bad... I'd call it typical :-). I've definitely seen plenty worse on tdi's I've worked on. Sometimes it's amazing how much torque they still make even though the intake is restricted down to about 20mm diameter!
In Spain this is considered normal maintenance.. clean EGR every 60 to 80K KM, and the second time you clean you also need to clean the air admission as it will be clogged. This golf probably has restrictions on air intake. Appart from EGR and MAF sensors, power windows etc, car is reliable.
@@aitorbleda8267 Are these small diesels still in profusion in Spain. Used to B in NA , but very rare in CenTex now. Lotsa Toyota's and Testicles abound on our slo moving parking lot highways. Makes street racing difficult !
@@peted5217 Extremely popular and sought after. A few of the engine models had fatal defects, but most of them were excellent.. if you knew what you had to change and when. In Taxi service they last 400K to 600K Km, normally on the second turbo and injectors, and plenty of EGR/Air intake/MAF cleaning
@@aitorbleda8267 just don't buy BXE, it comes from factory with rod bearing knock. Also - there were also N/A 1.9 called SDI, with powers in 60 & 70 hp and no torque at all they were able to consume as low as 4L/100km with avg speed of 100-110km/h
That "NOISE" was one of the original complaints that they wanted you to address in their list. It was the tire hitting the inner fender well that you didn't fix with staples or stitching it up with plastic ties.
i'd agree. I looked back at your footage and i didnt see anything obvious in the roadway. I imagine that was the bumper plastics noise complaint customer had
@@petermolnar8667 i cut mine after the plastic broke and couldnt be held by screws. it started scraping in front of my wheel like a flapping scoop. but now I get super nervous in the rain because im in a prius and i dunno of water will get up into there.
Love this guy I seen so many vid when they put the new gasket in never seal the corners of the humps I felt like it would leak so I left the vid i come here and he says what I was thinking 😂😂😂
The mk5 golf is the easiest of the golf range window regulators to change you just unbolt the outer door skin and door handle to do it not like the mk4 you did.
Hey, Ray. Wouldn't it be cheaper to buy Xylene (brake cleaner) in gallon drums and use a pump-up squirter to squirt it onto things that need cleaned? Aerosols are surely way more expensive...
@@gazza750 Not really. I put 100psiin my SureShot can an it'll spray half way across the shop. You just gotta remove the little plastic thing in the tip.
These vids actually help with my anger at cars. Sometimes I rage when things are seemingly made more difficult on purpose presumably to thwart the home mechanic. I used to have to walk away for five mins, now I try to take a calmer approach. I also learn new tricks eg the baking soda and super glue hack. Also the click, reverse click various gravities amuse it's actually rather like having a parrot around but far less messy.
Best way to desolve I found was spray with carb cleaner. But first with round brush to loosen some buildup. Nice and shiney. at the intake buildup stays this way. So take it out and soak with diesel or walnut granulate blast the ports.
All have do is put diesel cleaner in cleans out quick. Will see black smoke for awhile then clears. Diesel engines are in no way like gasoline, they will run off anything slightly combustible. Which is good and bad, bad because can "run" away continue running on just oil and tear themselves apart.
Is this guy going for a timing belt as well? The previous title said the car had been sitting. At 70k regardless of age this car should have had at least one in its life time.
i use REDX 1 shot that stuff cleans everything on the inside of the engine plus no dirty hands just put it into the tank with the diesel , and its good for getting broken heater plugs out as it decokes the whole engine, thanks for the video
Your spot on revealing these scumbag scammers,I'm a mechanic in the UK and the amount of of cars that come in for a second opinion is getting worse,we pride ourselves on doing honest& necessary work only,these people will be named and put out of business.. keep up the good work Ray ...Ozzy UK..
Ray, what are your thoughts on replacing that timing belt while you had the timing and valve cover off? Replacement interval on those is around 75k if I am not mistaken. Our Jetta threw the timing belt and we had to rebuilt the head due to the interference engine. Is this because it is a diesel?
A " turn indicator light" is used to inform others on the road what you are intending. As per the Highway Traffic Act in the northern country. I'm not asking permission, I'm telling you what is happening. Perhaps this confusion is the cause of several vehicle contact incidences.
I've had some interesting experiences with merging and changing lanes. The first memorable time was shortly after movie to Atlanta and getting in I-75. A person in a BMW decided to speed up, I just kept merging. They laid on the horn and we both kept going. Person's good was about at my B pillar, but I kept going and the BMW finally yielded. Never understood people's hostility while in the protection of the metal fortress. I won't bore you with other examples and don't willingly act the jerk, but I definitely had to learn to be more assertive here. I was taught to plan ahead while driving and even have my GPS set up so that I can see future turns just to avoid setting off someone's road rage. Anyway, so glad to not have to commute 30 miles every day anymore.
Hey mate, after seeing that EGR valve, can additives really clean even half of what we just saw or are we wasting our time and money!? Often feel I'm " stuck on stupid" on more days than I care to admit to!!
Ray, I pity you for the noises that you have to listen to that some people call music. It would never stop me from watching your videos. Just wanted to let you know how much we appreciate the effort that goes into your videos. Great job as usual.
@@edcrego396 agreed Ed. I may have to send Ray some earbuds or ear plugs instead of tools. They may be more beneficial! Lol... [just kidding. Nobody get your panties in a twist :) ]
"you weren't looking" (the shift to 2nd), but we were listening, and I heard the shift. I miss my sticks, Toyota Matrix, Geo Tracker, even a 67 Chevy II Nova V8 4barrel 3 on a tree.
New Tires + Fresh Road gravel as you pulled out of parking lot onto main road means you picked up a large rock in the tread. Just as you began to speed up it threw the rock into your wheel well! Your welcome 🙏🏻
OK I've figured this out. This channel is therapy for Ray's incessant talking to himself disguised as mechanical education.
I absolutely love it!
Well it beats other RUclips channels where they don’t talk at all. 🥴
Oh groovy you cought up to the rest of the class lol
and gets monetized for it too.
the injection of mocking the tone of the telephone ringer in mid-sentence is hilarious.
It's good therapy for us out in the field too. Since I've added "click" and "gravity" to my working vocabulary, I don't get mad at the cars and parts at all anymore.
One of the best diesel motors ever made.
Great cars too
+1 the little engine that could ♥️
The ALH is better for cost of parts, ease of working out and the economy but they're decent. I have the motor he was working on but with a aftermarket cam and a tune. The economy in these engines are unreal once you even throw a light malone tune on it.
I love my 12 valve Cummins with mechanical injection. I added a Banks kit that brought it up to 300HP sure made pulling a 9,000 pound travel trailer easier going up mountain grades. Oh, and it does not have an EGR.
@@douganderson7002 Do you know who Banks is? Clearly not
@@johncooper4637 that’s the right tool for a different job, I mean the 12V is a great engine but 5.9 vs 1.9 makes a difference in MPG and not everyone does pulls to get to work, some just want to get there for cheap, for towing etc the Cummins is definitely one of if not the best choice 👌
The crunchy noise is probably the bumper/wheel wells. Pretty sure the bumper was cracked too so when you were driving fast and it hit a slight bump everything crunched or hit the new tires. You can drill small holes for now and use cable ties to stitch them together to improve it until replacement can be done. Awesome job, Ray.
I don’t know why everyone thinks that the polypropylene plastic has to be replaced on automobiles when polypropylene is the easiest plastic to weld back together. You can even use those nylon cable ties to weld it back together with a heat gun and a soldering iron.
Just had youtube ask me about your comment with face chart. "inspired me to watch" and happiest in case you were curious.
That’s a front splitter not the actual bumper just another piece of plastic that clips along the front n screws on either end 👍
You continually give me a deeper respect for auto technicians and reinforce my decisions to take it to a pro when something goes caddiwhompuss on my vehicles
11:00 props to the audio editor, putting in real time sound over 2x speed footage.
Hi from England UK. Good to see a gear shift Golf. My son swears he gets 70 to the gallon in his Passat that uses the same deisel engine. No common rail high pressure pump required.
I worked as a VAG technician. The unit injectors system is called "Pumpe Duse" in German. The camshaft driven pump (called the "unit pump") supplies fuel at a pressure of around six bar through ports inside the cylinder head. The injectors are operated on by the camshaft lobes to boost that pressure to approx 2000 bar. The injectors then inject fuel when signalled via the electrical connections. Unused fuel is returned to the fuel tank via a fuel cooler located under the vehicle. Pretty reliable system though some suffer from camshaft wear. (Edited to correct errors caused by my phone).
Thanks for sharing this video Ray and thank you for being true full in your confession about the window regulator repair? Signs of a trust worthy mechanic have a fantastic day Ray
I have to say that you do alot of work that most shops would say has to be dealer repaired. I am sure you are saving a lot of people money.
Kudos to you Ray for having the balls to tackle anything.
Thanks Ray for the conclusion to the TDI, at least you got 99% of their complaints sorted to perfection I am guessing they will have to replace the inner wheel plastics at some stage as that could have been the noise you heard. Great job mate as usual.
Keep Safe Keep Strong 🦘🦘🦘🚗🚗🚗
In Europe these are routinely chipped to silly HP...
Over 200 easily more with deeper pockets...
50mpg easily obtainable too
We Doit In Murica Too ... My Daily Driver Is a 250+hp 6Speed ALH Wagon
the plastic valve covers of the 1.9l pump injector engines tend to warp due to thermal expansion during operation. Greetings from Germany from a former VW mechanic
@@jima3129 more like the bean counters in charge tell the engineers that they want things made as cheaply as possible. So they can make as much profit as possible. since when did people become morons and not realise this ?
could that crunching noise been the inner fenders
there is oil vapour catch
@@jima3129 when "economic engineer" and bean counters run your firm you won't be able to do the "right" thing..
Throw in the design department and you get spanked for tin cover or alloy valve train cover like back in the days. Plastic mold is cheap so why not buy a new piece?
@@kitecattestecke2303 modern Cars aren't supposed to outlive a leasing contract anyway. We have a 2019 vag car and the horn just stopped working bc of software, rear brakes quitted their job cause they are under dimensioned and the vents make terrible noises
Hey Ray greeting from across the pond, love your videos. With the priming of the VW Diesel fuel filter when you take the old filter out place the new one in place an then hold the old filter over the new one, where the black feed pushes into the filter and just turn the white or black plastic piece on the bottom of the old filter and the diesel will drain from the old to the new filter and save having to turn the engine over to prime it. As you may have guessed I’ve owned and serviced a few Diesel VW Golfs in the past. Keep up the high quality videos all the best from the UK
That carbon build up looks like my hash pipe from the late '60's.
There is one more pump in the tank too, so the car has 3 pump all together. We had fun with one of these where the engine oil cooler leaket oil into the coolant. The whole yard here was full of interesting residues from the car. As always a fantastic video, have a good one, Ray! Love from Sweden!
I love VWs! Proud owner of a 1992 Golf MKIII VR6. Had her since 1993 and still drive her like I just bought her. Fix her myself.
Thanks for the video.
Sigh, I miss driving a stick shift. Great video as always Ray!
You'll find Volkswagen with stick, even in the US.
"When it comes to internal combustion engines, the important activity can be found in the dudu-dudu-du-chamber." - Ray, probably. 😆🤣
These engines were very popular in Europe and some old cars still have it to this day 1.9TDi never dies, it's the mini European baby duramax, same as 1.9JTD on Fiat and Opel from 1999/00
Had just about exactly the same car when it was new (mine was a 1999... ). That engine is amazing, great mileage and reliable as it gets. Drove it for a full lap of the US (across the north, down west, across to east, up east coast) and it was just such a pleasure. Great car, wish I had another one!
Nice! A pre-common rail TDI unit, this must what VAG termed "Pumpe-Duese". Having worked on my BMW M57 I have a pretty good grasp of common rail but always wondered what PD entailed. Thanks for including that gem!
@Retired Bore CRs beat it in every possible way. Torque, and efficiency definietly. PDs (unit injectors in english) can only inject at the most twice, and CRs can inject up to five times during combustion.
@Retired Bore touché.
Common fault that causes a slight misfire is deterioration of the injector wiring loom that is immersed in hot oil
i was wondering about the longevity of that wiring loom at engine oil temps. Is this part of the wiring harness at least sold separately and plugs into the main harness outside the engine somewhere? And not a zillion billion dollars?
Just about every diesel has that type of harness for the fuel injectors.
@@tx4runner459 That's not true. Most do not. This VW does because they are Bosch PD injectors where the high pressure is created inside the injector by mechanical action instead of through a common rail
@@theundergroundlairofthesqu9261 Yes the injectors loom is a separate parts and is pretty cheap.
@@spacecoasttactical You dont really know what you're talking about. He was right. Even on a common rail the injectors have to be actuated electronically... Hence the fuel injector harness... Inside the valve cover in oil... which is very common.
Always a pleasure to watch your different variety of jobs everyday. Thanks Ray
I love jobs like these and I’d usually do them on a Friday. It’s usually my slow day and I get to spend an extra hour or two just tinkering and cleaning. Kind of my own decompression period from a hard week!! ❤
Get yourself a caulking gun. Makes it easy to get sealant into those tight corners. Also RTV Grey is cheaper in the big tube.
Guy with the Cadillac didn't pay extra for turn signals. They're optional on cars that cost over $60k.
I think the turn signals are part of the "courtesy package" that is now a subscription service.☹
They come that way when they go to Alberta Canada!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Red Face White knuckles.
@@edwardcarberry1095 looks like its been taking out of the road book in Sask too
Just keep doing what you’re doing, love the video’s.
I always loved how easy it was to work on a vw they may be lego cars but no denying its easy to fix
I'm a relative Newby to this channel and I have next to no knowledge of car mechanics.
I'm 75 and I come from the days of points and plugs together with a workshop manual!!
Nevertheless, I find your videos absolutely fascinating. I've been binge-watching and
enjoying every minute. Thank you. Please, keep 'em coming.
I had a 1981 Diesel Rabbit back when I lived out in the country and had a 57 mile drive each way. Think it was 48 hp as it was non-turbo. Top speed of 75 or so on the level. Got 65 mpg going to Atlanta tucked in behind semi's. Great heater too.
Yeah awesome heater, even when you don't need it!
Nice stall at 25:46 during the parking lot U-turn in second gear. Nothing stays unnoticed 😅
I just watched the video today and wondered if anyone else noticed too….
Finally a vehicle I recognise from the UK. Nice work Ray. 👏 👍
Gotta love when valve covers are pretty smooth and easy to do @Rainman Ray's Repairs
Nice to see the innards of a TDI. I had a pre-TDI 1.6L Rabbit truck I rebuilt just a few years ago, and figured the later ones would have dual overhead cam and all. Guess there wasn't room for more valves with the injectors in there. Alas, a dope-smoker in a Kia with a dog on his lap pulled out in front of me and ended my VW diesel days........
They remained 8V until the 2.0 PDs came, those had a 16V version too, the the 2.0 CR is 16V only if I’m not mistaken
Ye my 2.0 TDI has a dual cam I did the timing belt on it 2 months ago it has 330k miles on it now
Found your RUclips by accident. I have no idea why I find it so entertaining! Keep up the great work.
Glad you're here!
Your banter back and forth with the RUclips audience is absolutely hysterical.
From a TDI fanatic i can tell you all that carbon is why we have our ecus programed to turn off the egr. Then we completely pull the intake manifold when doing timing belt replacement and i personally use liquid lye drain cleaner inside the intake manifold while i plug up the intake hole with plumbing expandable hole plug. Boils out all that oil and carbon deposits in intake.
Make sure to inspect cam lobes on these engines common failure. Also there is a gasket between cylinder head and tandem pump that commonly leaks that looks like a valve cover gasket
"Oh can't you see, what this VW diesel is doing to me" LMAO Keep up the informative videos Ray.😀
happy VW, happy life
Followed by their other big hit:
“Heard it in a Vee-Dub Car…
Can’t go far…”
Great job on the owner as well. Came in with a list of all the things to be checked and corrected if needed. So much easier than someone comes in and says they heard a ticking or knonking sound and you spend a whole day trying to find it.
... or the people who ask for something to be diagnosed, it turns out to be something potentially life threatening. Service declined - wtaf!! This guy had a list - just do this and this. Proper customer !
Ray: "das VolkzWagen scary, you can't fix anything in it because it'z gerrrrman!!!"
Also Ray as everything comes off and gets back together without any unreasonable trouble: "Nice! Beautiful! Shiny!"
Love the content, keep it up mate!
The sound you heard was probably the broken wheel arc covers rubbing against the tire.
That was my thought as well. Fred
Hi Ray, if the EGR is so coked you should clean the exhaust ports as well. here we do it with a walnut blaster Greetings from Germany
Blasting with walnut is the BEST for this stuff.
i had same issue on an golf used oven cleaner on all the bits in the end brought I up lovely, pain was taking off in first place
Very good use of the word, coked. Same problem as the v2 rockets Germany rained on the civilian population.
Why not blast it with dry ice instead? Seems to me it would nice having confidence there's no blasting material left anywhere to cause a problem.
Also...he can only work on what the customer asked for (on the work order). The only reason he cleaned the EGR valve is he had to remove it to access the valve cover; technically I suppose he could have just knocked the excess off and put it back in. About all he can do is recommend further disassembly to give valves and intake a good cleaning.
@@dreadrechsler8278 walnut shell can be reused
@ 25:47, nice one.. you stalled the engine!!! I did see it!! Keep it up Ray! Always happy to see another upload!
I had one of these. Awesome little car!
Ray, you make this look easy....but I know a lot of times it is not.
Great videos sir. By the way, that engine takes a special kind of oil. Pumpe duse engine oil must meet VW oil standards: 505.01, 506.01, or 507.00. If you put regular oil in them it will wear out the cam lobes. Keep up the great work sir!
+1
because of you Ray I knew how to ensure no oil leaks on my Isuzu genset, it uses end plates so I used small globs of my much hated RTV Gasket, and after several hours of use not a trace of oil where befor it'd make pools
Awe, we couldn’t see the Window Regulator repair. Bummer. Great job Ray.
Perfect little commuter car. Great mileage If the diesel prices weren't so damned high!
One of the most viable options given the high fuel prices
My ve tdi got over 600 miles on a tank before the light would come on.
I have 2 vw tdi 2006, 2005 beetle tdi's and can tell you get great mpg per tank because are always broken and in the driveway. They are utter garbage cars and I'm fixing to sell them now to get a toyota.
@@dylano7242 not sure what they are like in the US but those 1.9s do 300k + miles if maintained I have a 2.0 TDI with 334k on it my father's 1.9 has 300k on it and he bought it for 500 euro 4 years ago
@@GameCastCubed Which engine codes exactly? (Both 1.9 and 2.0)
@17:30 I think I would have loosened the bolts up top to have a little slack to start the bottom connection, but you worked it out 🙂
Carpet spray Ray, will make your life so much easier when putting gaskets on and installing said hardware. Dolideedeedooo
Bet that noise the customer complained about was caused by the loose fuel filter bracket in the engine compartment - metal on metal rattling. Ray did find the bolts extremely loose on the bracket in the first video.
he didnt find them loose, but he did them not connected floating in the channel
oven cleaner sprayed into the manifold and leave sit for a while then vacuum out
put a bottle of injector cleaner in the new filter and top it up with diesel before putting the fuel lines back on ,
Some times it works some times it don't Cummins are finiky like that
@@stringbeanrg being doing that on vw Skoda and Audi's for years works great everytime , you get a better clean by running the injector cleaner nearly neat from the filter than diluting the hell out of it in the tank
just leave off all the fuel lines and pour it into where the plastic t piece with the two fuel lines connected to it goes in , then put all fuel lines back on , as long as the othe lines are off as you pour in the cleaner etc it will push the air out of the filter
@22.58 Ray we talked about this. Your FIRED!!!
Your videos are good for my mental health
One of the best diesel engines ever made. These 1.9 TDIs are super reliable, great for fuel economy and tune up nicely too. I know someone with over 800k km on his and another with over 450k km Late revision 2.0TDIs are good and the Volvo 2.4D is spectacular too. It's a shame the North American emission regulations prevent European diesels from being more widespread in the market.
really? american diesel regulations stricter than europe? i wouldn't ever have suspected that. i just figured diesel's weren't as popular here due to the high prices of diesel fuel in comparison to regular gasoline.
@@r3wturb0x51 where I live in Canada diesel was always half the price as gas I’m getting about 1200km out of my ALH tdi
@@michealanderson2734
In the US diesel has always been higher than gas.
I remember looking at diesel prices and thinking "why are you more expensive than gas?"
When gas was 3 dollars diesel was like 4 dollars 50 cents, and even higher in some places.
@@kairu_aname When I bought my 2001 TDI, Diesel was cheaper than gasoline. After the US mandated new emissions for diesels, petrol companies jacked the prices up to cover the costs for "clean diesel".
@@roberth3793
That's fair, but it was always more expensive where I live. It just got more so after that.
Ray is really meticulous. i am the same way. worked on my own cars all my life. never trusted anyone else to do work on car after getting ripped off from the local service station mechanics as a young kid. if i didnt know how to do something i would get the shop manual and figure it out. that was before you tube. there is nothing you cant do by yourself. Ray is awesome for helping you guys out
Change timing belt and water pump
The fact you didn't fill the fuel filter before you tried to start it broke my hart...I can't believe that people do this, what a shame...
I really like this little thing. Cool little car.
I had a vw golf of that year it died a horrible death the rubber return lines one of them burst and engine caught fire
The fact it caught fire didn't have to fix it
Yeah thats a proper diesel right there. Look at that thicc timing belt.
But PLEASE use 5w40 with the VW 50501 spec other wise the cams will wear out prematurely because the unit injectors put a high load on it plus the cams for the valves are narrow bc the unit injectors need large cams .
This camshaft looks like new and it should stay that way.
Probably used the bulk stuff that they have
5w40 50501 spec is key to the cams longevity! 300k on my tdi with Pentosin HP2.
THIS! Although 507.00 is a substitute, I’d still use 505.01
I had my EGR out of my 2010 Jetta TDI so many times to clean it, I could pull it, clean it, clear the codes in less than 20 minutes. Fuel filters on the VW diesels have to be changed regularly
Just like all diesels
Nice job and great skill with knee steering and shifting.
I wouldn't call that carbon buildup bad... I'd call it typical :-).
I've definitely seen plenty worse on tdi's I've worked on.
Sometimes it's amazing how much torque they still make even though the intake is restricted down to about 20mm diameter!
In Spain this is considered normal maintenance.. clean EGR every 60 to 80K KM, and the second time you clean you also need to clean the air admission as it will be clogged.
This golf probably has restrictions on air intake.
Appart from EGR and MAF sensors, power windows etc, car is reliable.
I would call it soot.. not carbon. Would suggest something is a little off. I base this principle on my oil furnaces.
@@aitorbleda8267 Are these small diesels still in profusion in Spain. Used to B in NA , but very rare in CenTex now. Lotsa Toyota's and Testicles abound on our slo moving parking lot highways. Makes street racing difficult !
@@peted5217 Extremely popular and sought after.
A few of the engine models had fatal defects, but most of them were excellent.. if you knew what you had to change and when.
In Taxi service they last 400K to 600K Km, normally on the second turbo and injectors, and plenty of EGR/Air intake/MAF cleaning
@@aitorbleda8267 just don't buy BXE, it comes from factory with rod bearing knock. Also - there were also N/A 1.9 called SDI, with powers in 60 & 70 hp and no torque at all they were able to consume as low as 4L/100km with avg speed of 100-110km/h
That "NOISE" was one of the original complaints that they wanted you to address in their list. It was the tire hitting the inner fender well that you didn't fix with staples or stitching it up with plastic ties.
On ours I cut the inner edge off in a curve so the outer bolts are still attached but there is no tyre-plastic contact anymore haha
i'd agree. I looked back at your footage and i didnt see anything obvious in the roadway. I imagine that was the bumper plastics noise complaint customer had
@@petermolnar8667 i cut mine after the plastic broke and couldnt be held by screws. it started scraping in front of my wheel like a flapping scoop. but now I get super nervous in the rain because im in a prius and i dunno of water will get up into there.
Nice work Ray, thanks for making my day !!!
Love this guy I seen so many vid when they put the new gasket in never seal the corners of the humps I felt like it would leak so I left the vid i come here and he says what I was thinking 😂😂😂
The mk5 golf is the easiest of the golf range window regulators to change you just unbolt the outer door skin and door handle to do it not like the mk4 you did.
What about the glued front bumper?
Hey, Ray.
Wouldn't it be cheaper to buy Xylene (brake cleaner) in gallon drums and use a pump-up squirter to squirt it onto things that need cleaned? Aerosols are surely way more expensive...
more expensive but a lot more pressure in a can and it is the pressure that moves a lot of the crud
@@gazza750 Not really. I put 100psiin my SureShot can an it'll spray half way across the shop. You just gotta remove the little plastic thing in the tip.
These vids actually help with my anger at cars.
Sometimes I rage when things are seemingly made more difficult on purpose presumably to thwart the home mechanic.
I used to have to walk away for five mins, now I try to take a calmer approach.
I also learn new tricks eg the baking soda and super glue hack.
Also the click, reverse click various gravities amuse it's actually rather like having a parrot around but far less messy.
Best way to desolve I found was spray with carb cleaner. But first with round brush to loosen some buildup. Nice and shiney. at the intake buildup stays this way. So take it out and soak with diesel or walnut granulate blast the ports.
The intake manifold is also probably severely clogged with carbon.
ALH TDI's were prone to clogging. BEWs not at much. Not saying it isn't possible.
@@chrisczock8648 You are right Chris. I thought it was an ALH.
And the intake ports in the head, the valves etc....
All have do is put diesel cleaner in cleans out quick. Will see black smoke for awhile then clears.
Diesel engines are in no way like gasoline, they will run off anything slightly combustible. Which is good and bad, bad because can "run" away continue running on just oil and tear themselves apart.
@@dylano7242 What product would you recommend? Fuel additive?
Is this guy going for a timing belt as well? The previous title said the car had been sitting. At 70k regardless of age this car should have had at least one in its life time.
Probably not. Some people are dumb like that.
Was just thinking the same thing.
One of VW better engines too
Exactly.
Agree 👍
The vw diesel has a timing belt? Wow that's weak.
Excellent video, you are the man! its only you and "Jimmy making it work" channel I watch now days 👌
I watch Ray and Watch Wes Work. He's the only fella I've seen on YT that still greets people like I do lol. I'll check out the Jimmy channel too.
i use REDX 1 shot that stuff cleans everything on the inside of the engine plus no dirty hands just put it into the tank with the diesel , and its good for getting broken heater plugs out as it decokes the whole engine,
thanks for the video
FYI for carbon removal --- try Hoppes #9 bore solvent. It's designed to remove carbon in firearms.
Oven cleaner works great too!
And smells good after as well.
@@bobrexford1718 Indeed.
What was wrong with the sun roof?
Your spot on revealing these scumbag scammers,I'm a mechanic in the UK and the amount of of cars that come in for a second opinion is getting worse,we pride ourselves on doing honest& necessary work only,these people will be named and put out of business.. keep up the good work Ray ...Ozzy UK..
Great video as always @Rainman Ray's Repairs
I’m surprised as to why you didn’t take of the rest of the manifold if the egr was that dirty? The manifold would have been pretty dirty too
If its got a dpf he'll find out after a couple of weeks town driving
@@jaimz33 this type doesn't have a dpf.
@@joskd8491lucky theyre a pain.
Ray, what are your thoughts on replacing that timing belt while you had the timing and valve cover off? Replacement interval on those is around 75k if I am not mistaken. Our Jetta threw the timing belt and we had to rebuilt the head due to the interference engine. Is this because it is a diesel?
There's a huge amount more work to replace the belt - removing the valve cover isn't even part of changing the timing belt.
Long time viewer, first time commenter. I actually laugh out loud when you pop the brake clean into view and the ominous music plays!
Good evening from Australia loving your videos
A " turn indicator light" is used to inform others on the road what you are intending. As per the Highway Traffic Act in the northern country. I'm not asking permission, I'm telling you what is happening. Perhaps this confusion is the cause of several vehicle contact incidences.
Lol
I've had some interesting experiences with merging and changing lanes. The first memorable time was shortly after movie to Atlanta and getting in I-75. A person in a BMW decided to speed up, I just kept merging. They laid on the horn and we both kept going. Person's good was about at my B pillar, but I kept going and the BMW finally yielded. Never understood people's hostility while in the protection of the metal fortress.
I won't bore you with other examples and don't willingly act the jerk, but I definitely had to learn to be more assertive here. I was taught to plan ahead while driving and even have my GPS set up so that I can see future turns just to avoid setting off someone's road rage. Anyway, so glad to not have to commute 30 miles every day anymore.
notification squad!🔥🔥🔥
That song brings back memories from the early 80's.
Several years ago we were in Europe and rented a diesel Golf with a stick shift, great little car!
I could use that little blue devil. Would be perfect for the errands I run. Especially with the manual.
8:00 It is remarkable how robust 💪 this part of the valve system of a diesel is compared to the best gasoline engine I have ever seen.
That’s partly because it’s where the high fuel pressure is generated
@@petermolnar8667 and that engine is 18½:1 compression. A cam similar to a petrol engine would get bent like a paper clip. 😂😂
Hey mate, after seeing that EGR valve, can additives really clean even half of what we just saw or are we wasting our time and money!? Often feel I'm " stuck on stupid" on more days than I care to admit to!!
hit and miss sometime one works but then stops when you try again and its just a yes / no situation
If you put half a can of Berrymans B-12 in your tank every 3rd tank of fuel or so you won't have any carbon.
Love the vw 1.9 TDI - so much torque
Everyone should drive stick
I’ve heard that on some Golf models, to work on the innards of a door, take off the outer body panel.
Ray, I pity you for the noises that you have to listen to that some people call music. It would never stop me from watching your videos. Just wanted to let you know how much we appreciate the effort that goes into your videos. Great job as usual.
I agree the music would absolutely drive me bonkers I'm very surprised that the shop allows such things like that to go on
Pity yourself.
@@edcrego396 agreed Ed. I may have to send Ray some earbuds or ear plugs instead of tools. They may be more beneficial! Lol... [just kidding. Nobody get your panties in a twist :) ]
Who's toothbrush did you use on that EGR! 😂
Wifes.
Personally, I keep a 3 pack in the toolbox at all times!
That's a whole different car now. Good amount of things fixed on it now. Good job
"you weren't looking" (the shift to 2nd), but we were listening, and I heard the shift. I miss my sticks, Toyota Matrix, Geo Tracker, even a 67 Chevy II Nova V8 4barrel 3 on a tree.
Always fill the new filter with new diesel..-thx. for the Video .
More relaxing than ASMR!
Lovely little car. Very popular here in the UK.
New Tires + Fresh Road gravel as you pulled out of parking lot onto main road means you picked up a large rock in the tread. Just as you began to speed up it threw the rock into your wheel well! Your welcome 🙏🏻