I love your engine disassembly video, I have the same car, the dream is to be able to remove it and replace all the parts that may or may not be damaged, but I don't have a garage and engine lifting tools.But I'm glad to see you do this.

My car recently started leaking coolant near the front belt, and the steering wheel occasionally stiffened and I thought I couldn't drive, but I didn't know what the problem was, and I was very distressed.

I have learned so much, i am not a mechanic but knowledge is power thank you

Great stuff. Looking forward to the next episodes 👍 Greetings from Germany.

@Mechani_Cole

9 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching!

Ahh so this is your channel! You commented under my post in the fb audi c6 group about these two cars😂. Ill be doing this soon, need to get a new motor for it. Your channel is awesome and a lot of good info brotha. Keep up the good work and i may be asking you questions here soon lol.

@Mechani_Cole

9 ай бұрын

Ayy! You found me! That's awesome. Where are you looking for the engines? So far, car-part.com has been the best place I've found. It searches all the junkyards nationwide.

@GabrielR35

9 ай бұрын

@Mechani_Cole I'm using ebay and car-part as well. I was just going to buy a somewhat low mileage motor for it but after researching these engines, I'm gonna be replacing the timing components as well

@Mechani_Cole

9 ай бұрын

@GabrielR35 same here. Where you located? So far, the best engine I got around me is about 400 miles away I gotta drive to grab it

@GabrielR35

9 ай бұрын

@Mechani_Cole I'm in Washington state (Seattle area). There's one 30 miles away from me but it has 145k miles. I want to get one with less than 100k.

@Mechani_Cole

9 ай бұрын

@GabrielR35 looking at a few with 70k-90k. Just a bit of a drive. I just moved out of WA, lived in Everett my whole life. Now residing in Vegas without all the cold and rain haha

Hey mechanicole loving the work you do, would love to see you replacing a vacuum pump on a Audi A6 2011 C7. I'm still learning to fix up my Audi but New Zealand is very hard to get parts needed for oil leaks. And the mechanics here aren't as good as the skills you have.

@Mechani_Cole

8 ай бұрын

Appreciate the comment! I'll write this down and make a video on the vacuum pump. I have 2 3.0 engines I can use now. Give me a few weeks and I should have a video up for ya🫡

@teerex9149

8 ай бұрын

@@Mechani_Cole Thanks man will be looking forward to that.

Why does the engine become seized ?and how many miles does that car have

@Mechani_Cole

9 ай бұрын

Great question. Engine seizure is caused by overheating or lack of lubrication. Without oil, the engine's moving parts will no longer move smoothly against each other, and the engine will overheat. The first symptom may be a loss of engine power. You may also notice a change in the engine's sound. This car has about 170k miles on it and I have another one that has 130k miles on it with a seized engine as well. These cars are often driven hard and lacking in maintenance as is.

@NIKARTIST89

9 ай бұрын

​@@Mechani_Colewhat type of engine oil you recommend for this engine? Is 0w-40 good for it?

@Mechani_Cole

9 ай бұрын

@NIKARTIST89 either 0w40 or 5w40 is what I use

For 2200$ you had to have known something was up lol it can be parted out for 4k

@Mechani_Cole

4 ай бұрын

Correct. I just thought maybe it's a bad starter or ignition module. Turns out it would crank because the engine is seized

Im curious, why can't you tear it down completely and get to the part or to issue that caused it to be seized and then rebuild with new parts? Wouldn't that be cheap?? I am asking because I see some cheap '14 Q7 and C7 A6 around here with seized engines and I'm thinking about getting one of those to rebuild

@Mechani_Cole

8 ай бұрын

This is possible under a few conditions. #1 the block has to be in good condition with no real damage to the cylinder walls. If that's good, then it's possible. #2. The crank bearings is what seizes usually. This ruins the crank and most of the time needs to be replaced. So if the block is good, and the crank is replaced with new bearings it is possible. However, it may be cheaper and easier to find a used engine with low miles and put it in with new parts. I think a common issue on these cars causing the seized engine is the fuel pump gasket on the engine. It leaks gas into the engine essentially hydrolocking the block. I'd you smell gas in the oil, it's likely that. Rebuild is possible, but replacement is usually more effective. Plus when rebuilding you need a machine shop for some parts. This could also add 6-8 weeks onto the rebuild. I rebuild a subaru engine recently and had that happen. Almost took 10 weeks

@micheldiarra7

8 ай бұрын

@@Mechani_Cole Thank you for that information. I watched Humble Mechanic's teardown of an A7 3.0T and again crank bearing related. I think I will stay away from a seized one unless it is 1-2K😂. 6-10 weeks to get an engine rebuilt? I'm definitely not that patient😅 I have a 3.2 Q5 and your videos helped me replace the upper chain tensioner without dropping the engine.

Where can I get tool

@Mechani_Cole

5 ай бұрын

Here is the crankshaft tool turning tool - amzn.to/427HkmB