I have a friend who has a 2013 Beetle with the same engine that has 92K on the clock. It sounds like these VW 1.8L turbo engines are ticking time bombs as they age. It seems to be OK right now, but once it hits 100K, who knows. Maybe, she should unload it while the used car market is high, and convertible season is nearly upon us which would help the value as well. Kevin in Lexington, NC
Sent from my iPhone > On Mar 17, 2022, at 6:41 PM, Bob Rentfro via Mercedes <mercedes@okiebenz.com> > wrote: > > > Youngest’s 2014 Jetta, 1.8 T, 121K miles, had the red oil pressure alarm come > in the other day after she had driven it about ten miles and then let it idle > in a parking lot for about ten minutes. As soon as the alarm came in, she > shut it off and called me. At that point she had her things to do so it sat > for about three hours. > When she came back out she checked the oil level (perfect) and ensured no > puddles were beneath it. She started the engine and it started and sounded > normal with no oil alarm light in. I told her to monitor the dash closely and > listen carefully as she drove home and if anything sounds amiss or the alarm > comes back in shut ‘er down. > She made it home without mishap. I was going to check the oil pressure and > start troubleshooting but I have way too much stuff going on right now, so I > took it down to a highly respected German shop (BMW, Mini, VW [no MB]) and > have them give it the once over. > > After having it for a day they reported back: > > “One scanned fault for low oil pressure plausibility and airmass sensor > fault. Smoke test reveals leak at upper timing cover gasket. Clamshell is > also leaking a bit of oil. Spool valve okay. Timing chain tensioner fully > extended 9 notches (spec is no more than 7 notches extended). Using Picoscope > measured cam/crank timing correlation and found camshafts are deviating > consistently further indicating timing chain stretch and worn timing > components. At idle, oil pressure is 22 psi (spec is 17-29 psi). At 2000 rpm, > 34 psi (spec is 23-31). At 3700 rpm, 34 psi (spec 43-58 psi). This > indicated worn counter-balance shaft leading to the improper oil pressure > control.” > > Bottom line, $6.25K repair. I bounced this off of a couple other VW guys and > they said it looks/sounds reasonable. > > We’ve had the car since new. No deep-seated emotional attachment to it. > > Get it fixed or sneakily trade it in on something else? > > AZBob > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
