I’ve watched half a dozen GTI coil removal videos and yours is the first that actually showed how the plastic grabber piece moves when one pushes the top tab. Great camera work!

Like the zip tie trick, mine come out easily, but that's good to keep in mind.

Awesome video. Changed mine in like 45min-1hr. Cheer mate 👍🏼

@vindieu

3 жыл бұрын

did you also remove all the hoses behind?

A little tip: You should screw in the sparking plugs with the extension by hand and leave out the wrench for now. You have a lot more sensitivity with your fingers and can avoid damaging the thread. You need to tighten the spark plugs with the tool of course.

Thanks man! Helped me out!

Thanks for the video!!

awesome vid +joelkswagen, i had a similar issued with a cracked valve cover. I think this could of easily have been a diy.

I found the gap on those plugs is .32 not .28 , I know it’s only .04 but just wanted to comment on that since I did find it recently before I changed mine to those same plugs. Awesome video!

@BenState

4 жыл бұрын

gaps widen with age.

nice exhaust note! which one are you running?

I see that the pcv system is incorporated into the valve cover.. pretty interesting likely why those are so costly

I have a 2008 Audi A4 Avant with the 2.0t that I recently purchased. I am having the exaxt same oil issues, with visible leakage around the valve cover. I ordered a new valve cover gasket that I was planning to install tomorrow. I was hoping this would help my consumption. Do you suggest I go ahead and replace the whole valve cover?

Hey did you put gasket sealer on the Valve cover?

Before you swapped this, did your car blue smoke due to the oil in the spark plugs?

Hi I’ve noticed you’ve done a pcv delete. I have recently done mine, but from my air filter there is a deep ticking sound. Did you experience this if so how did you rectify it?

This should work for my B8 Audi A4 right?

nice. what is this super cool not-PCV-valve stuff in place of the PCV-valve? catch can? you're good with the coil connectors, I tried that on my EA113. that didn't go well. can't get the ignition to work correctly, it feels like the engine is struggling for air. it idles reasonably without the air box, but when I put the cover back on, it's all oscillating until stall. I think I broke the connectors too much.

Was it the rocker cover gasket that put oil on to the spark plug

never ever ever ever start putting any bolt or anything with threads into its place with a wrench or torque bar! can easily strip them out...

@ancientapparition1638

4 жыл бұрын

yup itll be fine until you fuck up that ONE thread and usually its something really important

Did you have oil smoke issues after a period of coasting off the throttle? I'm thinking this may be my issue. People keep saying that if you have oil burn on this car it must be piston rings, and yet I thought it was the TFSI/early TSI that had the ring issue, not the FSI. The FSI inherently burns some oil past the rings, but nothing to be worried about.

Thanks for the informative video. Qtn: what aftermarket cold air intake system do you have on this vehicle? Any feedback on the air intake system you are using?

@Joelkswagen

8 жыл бұрын

+Nigel Morgan Thank you Nigel! I am using a BSH true seal intake. What I like about it is that it draws colder air directly from outside of the vehicle thanks to the air box that encloses the filter. I had a Nuespeed P-flo before this, and I would say the difference is marginal. Ultimately most cold air intakes are going to function the about same. I would recommend the BSH true seal because it is a better fit than the P-flo, and its not quite as loud (I found the sound to be a little obnoxious after the novelty wore off).

@nigelmorgan4902

8 жыл бұрын

+Joelkswagen Cheers Joel, sounds like a great choice as a good fit and less obnoxious sound is important to me. There are so many on the market to choose from so it's always good to get other people's opinions. I look forward to future DIY/How to videos from you - definitely helped me with my MkV GTI. Thanks again!

i see you have a pcv blockoff. where do you direct the positive crankcase pressure since the whole system is gone

the coil-packs from R8 run hotter that's why your plugs are one colder!

@freakyfrank1549

2 жыл бұрын

This is actually a myth. They're red.

I burn a good bit of oil from my exhaust, I’ve been told it could be a turbo seal?

@simonshotter8960

2 жыл бұрын

Mine was Pcv valve causing back pressure of vapour which was oiling

Why did you change to the BSH True Seal Intake from your other one? I also need to change my valve cover as its leaking on the back corner. Now when you went to clean off the top of the engine where the valve cover gasket was seated did it all clean up easily or was there any stuck residue?

@Joelkswagen

8 жыл бұрын

+bryanviper Hey Bryan! Great question. I moved to the true seal intake because I had heard that it would lead to better fuel trims due to shape of the MAF sensor housing. I made the switch because I have been getting a check engine light for fuel pressure issues. One of the most inexpensive possible fixes was to change out the intake to hopefully fix a fuel trim issue, therefore alleviating the CEL. The BSH also does a better job of pulling cold air from outside the vehicle with the provide air filter housing. Unfortunately I can report that it did not fix the CEL. It is likely the aftermarket HPFP I bought used... probably low quality and it might just barley not be meeting the request fuel pressure from the tune. I get a CEL, but not noticable performance loss so for the time being I'm not messing with it. Not about to throw down $500 for a new pump Your second question, it was very easy to clean up the area where the valve cover seats onto the engine. I got lucky and the seal pulled off in one piece. I know this isn't always the case. If you have more than 70k miles, you might need to remove pieces of the seal with something plastic ( as to not scratch the metal surface). Let me know how your gasket replacement goes!

@bryanviper

8 жыл бұрын

+Joelkswagen Great thanks for the info. I'll have to give it a try this spring/summer probably. Not leaking oil as bad as yours however it is slowly getting there. I currently have about 136,000KM (84,500Miles) on mine.

@bryanviper

8 жыл бұрын

+Joelkswagen Great thanks for the info. I'll have to give it a try this spring/summer probably. Not leaking oil as bad as yours however it is slowly getting there. I currently have about 136,000KM OR 84,500Miles on mine.

@Peylix

8 жыл бұрын

+Joelkswagen Damn, sorry to hear that the BSH didn't fix the CEL. Your old P-Flow has been holding up strong in my car btw. Hopefully you can get a better HPFP. I've been looking into the Autotech internal kit. But I fear my stock pump has too many miles on it. Might cause a failure. I just don't have the cash to drop on an APR HPFP or HPA sadly.

I have an oil leak underneath camshaft end cover left side of engine vacuum pump area on drivers side on mk5 2.0fsi . Oil is visible on top of the transmission. Any idea how serious this might be? Hoping its not a head gasket.

@nickmanhota324

7 жыл бұрын

Pero take it to a vw specialist covers about £200 replaced

@CR15PY1

Жыл бұрын

Haha it’s a vacuum pump seal , costed me 20 bucks on amazon

did you disconnect the battery when you did the plugs and coils ?

@nickhaymes657

5 жыл бұрын

David Villegas why do U need to disconnect battery ???

0'45 gosh that noise.😱

Good morning, could you tell me something about the BENCHMARK coil? I want to install the red audi R8 or blue benchmarck coils. What would be best for the vw passat b6 2010? Thank you very much.

@Joelkswagen

7 жыл бұрын

Hi Pedro, I have no experience with the so called benchmark coil pack, but the R8 coil packs have been very good to me. The consensus online seems to be that the R8 are the ones to go with once you need a replacement.

@pedraosax9143

7 жыл бұрын

Thank you, my friend.

Hey Joelkswagen! My ‘06 GTI has that loud rattling sound in the idle. And then now when I step on it a bit the car kind of skips a tooth then goes. Is my timing belt & chain off a tooth? Or the tensioner/ adjusters are the cause of the rattle. But my chain is probably worn down so much that my timing is starting to skip a tooth. Can you help me? I’m scared to drive it. To the euro shop only 1.6 miles away

@CR15PY1

Жыл бұрын

Or I might have a boost leak. The clamp on the turbo intake is too large and I spun the hose it cracked the seal that caked itself so now I’m experiencing slipping.

Is it safe to drive the car with one cylinder's misfire for some days at low speeds? The engine is shaking quite often while accelerating.

@bobao.d8328

3 жыл бұрын

one cylinder missfire is only due to spark plug or coil pack only not processing well, but your engine shaking could be something else like check the engine mount or something like that.

@freakyfrank1549

2 жыл бұрын

If you don't have a cel check mounts

I have a 2.0 tsi in my Tiguan. looks like the valve cover is leaking. what kind of a job is that? I was told you should replace the head gasket because the bolts that hold the valve cover are the same that hole the head gasket, do you know if that is true?

@arestheking7912

5 жыл бұрын

That's a different engine

So I doubt I get a reply but I noticed your car has that same annoying loud fast paced tick that mine does. Do you know what that is?

ladies foot to pull coils !!!

how much oil was it using before and after?

@gabimoreno9895

5 жыл бұрын

I have a 2007 MkV GTI with 182.000km on it. Used about 1L in 3.000km but I had an oil leak. I replaced valve cover gasket (very brittle...literally it broke in hundred pieces when removing it) and reasealed the vacuum pump that was also leaking. I also replaced the HPFP cam follower and put a new o-ring when reassembling it. Now the leakage is gone and it drinks about 1L in 7000km. I use 5w30 which definitely doesn't help... Next oil change maybe I'll go for a 5w40.

Can someone tell me the firing order? And is it from front point of view of engine or from driver’s point of view?

@gabimoreno9895

5 жыл бұрын

As far as I know it is 1-3-4-2. Number 1 is the one at the pulley side and 4 at the gearbox side.

Could a leaky valve cover gasket cause a recurring single cylinder misfire? I have a 2007 Passat 2.0tfsi (the setup is similar *enough* to this engine), and I've already swapped plugs and coils, and replaced the PCV valve. Still only cylinder 3. If anyone on here has any ideas, I would love to hear them.

@dhavalbhandari5554

5 жыл бұрын

check for oil in the spark plug holes that's the only way it would cause a misfire edit: that's the only way the gasket could cause a misfire recommend to change the gasket and plugs I just did the gasket a few days back and have only plugs left to do but car runs way smoother I also had oil in the spark plug holes 1&2

@lenamazel33

5 жыл бұрын

@@dhavalbhandari5554 thanks! that would make sense, since it only misfires after driving for a long time

@dhavalbhandari5554

5 жыл бұрын

@@lenamazel33 no problem let me know how it goes. also if there is no oil in the spark plug hole then you may have other issues other than the coil and plugs

@vindieu

3 жыл бұрын

most likely 2 other things: carbon buildup in air intake port (very likely). and second likely: injector clogged. So put some fuel cleaner first, for 2500km (5 bottles). if no improvement: remove intake manifold and clean valves.

@lenamazel33

3 жыл бұрын

@@vindieu thank you!! I've since sold the car and bought a Mazda 3s, because I just couldn't deal with the carbon buildup anymore. But you were right, it was carbon in the cylinder, and wouldve had to be blasted out. When I replaced the PCV valve it was literally coated in carbon, and the cylinders were bad too. Smart catch!

Hello friend... do you have oil consumption in your 2.0T FSI??? i have 1 liters per 800 milles.. do you know if i need to change the turbo??? best regards!!

@Joelkswagen

6 жыл бұрын

1 liter per 800 miles is a lot, about double what my GTI consumes. Hard to say if its the turbo, you might want to have a shop try and diagnose this.

@davidvilchez2209

5 жыл бұрын

Mine averages about that much consumption

@evamiller7730

5 жыл бұрын

Hello friend...do you have oil consumption in 2.0T I’ have oil consumption ever time I fill the gas tank I fix ignition coil cover gasket spark plugs but still misfires Need more oil I’ need suggestions !! Help

Hi I have a vw gti Fahrenheit 2007 I went to the dealer and they said that problem is the turbocharger, so I did change turbocharger but the fu**** problem with Smokey continues :( , so now I’ll try this . If you have any suggestions please let me know thanks.

@Joelkswagen

6 жыл бұрын

Hi! I am sorry to hear that the turbo replacement did not fix your issue. I will say replacing the valve cover cut back on my consumption by quite a bit, but now at 90,000 miles on my FSI I burn about a quart ever 2,500 miles. Before replacing the VC I want to say it was closer to a quart every 1,500 miles. What is interesting is that I recall VW saying that this kind of consumption is "normal" for these motors... I wish I still knew where I had read that. Oil consumption is definitely compounded by tuning and messing with the PCV system, such is the case with my car. So I think the take away is that at some level of consumption it is likely from a single serious issue that should be addressed, but if it is something like only pouring in an extra quart or 2 between oil changes, it is probably a number of ageing components of the engine/factors that might not be resolved with one job. With my car I have accepted the amount of oil consumption as "normal", and I'm at peace with it because it doesn't effect driveability at all. I am not sure all the details with your situation, like mileage, amount of consumption... but its something to thing about it, if the wild goose chase is worth it for a motor that is notorious for oil burn. Hope this helps.

Why the entire valve cover and not just a new gasket?

@Jay30001

7 жыл бұрын

JC Mac that's what I'm thinking

@akeemrhymes5881

6 жыл бұрын

Ben yeh he showed it while looking at the cover lol

@85funnyguy

5 жыл бұрын

They crack.

Your engine sounds you have a broken cam chain tensioner. I replaced one about this time last year on a 2.0T and it no longer sounds like an old diesel engine. Here's a video that shows the tensioner rod missing the top tensioner kzread.info/dash/bejne/i22ovKWIc8Wnp6g.html. Also, I use right angle plastic pry tools to remove coil packs. They work like a charm. Great video!

@Joelkswagen

7 жыл бұрын

Thanks for pointing this out! I have always thought the ticking sound is somewhat normal of these engines with aftermarket intakes, but now that you mention it, it has been rather loud. As far as I can tell the sound is the only symptom I have and it has been this way for at least 30,000 miles. I'm sure a little digging will give me the answer, but do you happen to know of any CEL that would be associated with this kind of wear?

@christophersmith8621

7 жыл бұрын

I didn't have a CEL. After the plastic guide breaks free, the tensioner rod extends enough to compensate and keep chain tension. I had to take the cover off to check it, by that point you're committed.

@Joelkswagen

7 жыл бұрын

I guess it is one of those things you can audibly diagnose but not know for sure until you have a look. My car currently have 83,000 miles, given that it seems to drive just fine despite the noise, I think I will give it a check around 100k. Again, thanks for the information!

@christophersmith8621

7 жыл бұрын

No problem, good luck!

@ALLTHINGSCINEMA24

7 жыл бұрын

I thought the FSI came with Belt not chain.. TSI come chain

you forgot to include the PCV valve disassembly

@cnmckenna

4 жыл бұрын

It's 3 screws

@BenState

4 жыл бұрын

@@cnmckenna 4

super glue gasket in place !

you should give credit to the youtuber that made the original video. considering you used his image.

@danman132x

8 жыл бұрын

Thanks man. Pic at 10:45 definitely mine and my sloppy handwriting

Dielectric* grease, its not dielectic

Corrosion? From OIL??? Ok bud.

none of the things you did will fix oil consumption thats caused by the piston rings...theres only two ways to fix it by using compression restore or getting updated rings

@Joelkswagen

8 жыл бұрын

+Jeton Balidemaj I respectfully disagree. I am burning about 0.5-1 quarts less of oil between oil changes.

@jetonbalidemaj

8 жыл бұрын

Really? Did you change the pcv valve in front of the valve cover also?

@Joelkswagen

8 жыл бұрын

I replaced the PCV with a BSH block off plate a while ago. The issue that was causing the majority of the burning oil was separation in the VC plastic. Piston rings are known to cause oil consumption on these cars, but I have had success with the VC replacement.

@CuDylan

8 жыл бұрын

+Jeton Balidemaj Fixing a valve cover that is spewing oil isn't going to decrease the amount of oil lost?

@jetonbalidemaj

8 жыл бұрын

Yeah if its leaking then thats obvious but these cars burn oil from the factory and the piston rings are the fix the manufacturer recommends and it always fixes the problem