Well I hope you guys like long videos HAHA!! Some context about what is also happening here. Last year I bought a $1300 TT with the engine completely disassembled. BUT the pervious owner had bought a ton of upgrades including the rods and pistons you see in the video. There will be a complete TT series coming out as soon as the car is up and running. With the turbo and upgraded parts, we should be around 400HP... Allegedly anyway HAHA!

@aroundomaha

Жыл бұрын

I bought a BRZ but can’t quit watching you and DAP. Any update on the Miata? For torque wrenches I prefer the “click” since it reminds me of cracking my knuckles or back.

@payaso2297

Жыл бұрын

Where do you guys buy stuff like bearing

@aleongh

Жыл бұрын

Hey man, absolutely love your channel and this video in particular! Will you do a 2.0 TSI version if I drive my Mk6 GTI all the way up there from Chile and hang out for a month or two? lol

@laalaa99stl

Жыл бұрын

Pervious? Don't be so judgmental, Charles. Also, please consider adding time stamps to your longer videos. You can even edit them into the description after the fact and KZread will automatically generate chapters based on them.

@MichaelRCarlson

Жыл бұрын

I love the long videos! I very much prefer them.

The extra cleaning you are doing is NOT overkill. Its the mark of excellence

@geniferteal4178

6 ай бұрын

I remember assembling an engine with my brother. we stopped to have lunch. after lunch we washed our hands before touching the engine again. Not so sure if we washed our hands before lunch. The engine was obviously more important to keep clean.

I can only imagine the time and effort that went into this video, mad respect dude.

@HumbleMechanic

Жыл бұрын

Thanks brother

@hondrta

Жыл бұрын

I was thinking the same thing !

@notyouraveragegoldenpotato

Жыл бұрын

Lol. It only takes a couple hours to build a 1.8t from a bare block. I bet it was 4x as long having to record and edit. I've got one of mine on a stand rn. Parts will be here for the weekend (sheared the crank pulley off.. 2nd time and I had even pinned it😂) I've been running Integrated Engineering rifle drilled Tuscany rods for roughly 6 years and they've survived 2 destroyed heads and 2 destroyed blocks (crank shear). Phenominal rods! I'm downsizing the turbo for this iteration because I daily drive it and the big full frame turbos suuuuuck for daily driving a manual in mountains

@lightskinantics4200

Жыл бұрын

@@HumbleMechanic great work !

@lightskinantics4200

Жыл бұрын

@@notyouraveragegoldenpotato what would you rate reliability?

I've built about a dozen VW engines now, and I never get bored watching someone else build one! Also good to know that my best practices match yours during assembly... Looks great, it should be a runner for sure!

@viperfukgoogplus386

Жыл бұрын

Glad I can't say the same. I don't own a VW so I only had to built mine once.😂

@Lord_Verminaard

Жыл бұрын

@@viperfukgoogplus386 None of the VW engines I built have needed rebuilt yet, one of them is on 375,000 miles and climbing. I build them for customers along with my own projects.

@1Cobranut

Жыл бұрын

Always record your rod bolt free lengths before installation, that way you can reuse them if they're not permanently stretched. Also, you can install the stretch gauge over a long box end wrench, and read the stretch directly as you tighten them.

A person could learn to be an engine mechanic from this one single video. Much respect, dude. You're amazing.

i have a MK4 GTI 1.8T and it's awesome to have guys like you still working on older engines / vehicles like this!!

wow, literally the perfect video for me rn, was just getting the urge to go bigger turbo on my mk4 gti lmaoo i love the synergies of life sometimes! keep it up charles!

@HumbleMechanic

Жыл бұрын

AWESOME!

Awesome video Charles! The one hour flew by in an instant! You kept the conversation light and lively and not overly technical to bore us. I look forward to part 2 to flesh out the rest of the build and firing up that bad boy! Cheers!

Much respect. You told us the even minor details which often people forget while assembling the engine. Keep up making great videos. The car owners who come are really blessed by your great effort n attention which needed to roll there cars in next many many years.

Very cool to see this! The EMD locomotive engines I work on have piston oil squirters as well - both for cooling and lubricating the piston thrust washer. The pistons in the EMD engines are a floating design so they'll rotate inside the cylinder in order to increase the piston life and prevent excessive wear in one area. Edit: as a side note, I've had to loosen the end cam cap to remove an old cam seal while doing a timing belt job - if you're fighting a seal and you can easily access the cap bolts, totally worth it to make the job easier.

What a wealth of knowledge from an awesome person. You kept me glued to the build from start to finish. In awe throughout the video. Thank you.

I can put 1.8t together with my eyes closed but still I watch this video whenever I’m bored.

Charles can i say how much I love these detailed Mk4 builds!! This makes my weekend! The level of detail is epic as always

Hey there Charles, always appreciate your videos. I have to say, this is your best one so far. How you take the time to carefully explain everything is to your credit. your friend, volvo snob.

@HumbleMechanic

Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much!!!

i watched 58 mins of a guy mounting an engine and i didn't for a second think about anything... this was the best hour i ever spent honestly, great to find a channel where to pass time not wasted (i learned a lot)

Bro I took my a4 1.8 out 6 years ago... now u got me contemplating get back to rebuilding it with this guide. God bless u.

Love watching engine rebuilds. Brilliantly done sir.😎👍

I do not comment often. but this is an insanely good video. Great dude, great knowledge and a evem better video. I like your extra cleaning etc... THIS is real engine-building like every engine should be build

I LOVE long videos from you. Your demeanor and intelligence and HUMBLENESS make you a great guy to watch and learn from.

I just picked up a project MK4 GLI with the 1.8T. This is a very informational video. I'm sure I will be watching many more of your videos. Thanks Charles!

The 1.8t was such an amazing engine, I had the 224hp BAM one in my 2004 Seat Leon Cupra R. Ran very smooth, had tons of power even at low rpm (you only needed 6th gear on the Autobahn) and it was always fun to mess with luxury car owners, that bought the smallest engine and then got smoked by a 16 year old spanish car.

This was awesome can't wait to see the rest of the build!

This literally could not have come at a better time. My 1.8t is at the machine shop getting all fixed polished up and ready for my build.

Watching you put the sealant on the oil pan sped up was extremely satisfying. 20/10 highly recommend!

@HumbleMechanic

Жыл бұрын

Thank you!

Great video. I’ve been doing a ton of research on assembling this engine and you’ve hit every nail on the head. A thoroughly enjoyable video. Great job!!

You are truly a Bob Ross of engine assembling process❤

@HumbleMechanic

Жыл бұрын

this is my favorite comment in a long time! THANK YOU!

I dont currently have a VW or Audi but do enjoy watching the channel, its really informative and I learned alot. I had no idea what setting ring gaps was so thanks alot for showing what it is and how to do it! Nothings more annoying than watching a video and having someone say make sure you do xyz but never showing how to do it.

you asked about the sound of the torque wrench . i just got my first digital one and i have to say i would never go back i love the sound and the adjustments are so much easier . its like a carpenter going from a hand held hammer to a nail gun lol . loved the video thanks for going into so much detail i loved it

Super useful! Thanks so much for putting it all together into one clear and concise video! Now lets just hope I can replicate this.

@scottcates

Жыл бұрын

You can do it.

Hey Charles, here in Hellas Europe when we change the Dual mass flywheel with Single mass flywheel the flywheel comes with bolts with hex head because the triple square bolt heads are very tall and the clutch disk "grind" to them. Thanks for the very detailed video 🙂🙂

@joshuabaldwin3490

Жыл бұрын

The bolts used for single mass conversions on our kits here are often the stock bolts from a MK3 affirm 1.9 TDI (AHU, etc) Obviously a ton of other applications too, but that's the one that comes to mind :) Just a good tidbit if anyone else comes across this comment :)

I rarely rarely watch videos like 30 mins or longer, but Charles, your videos no matter how long they are I can watch every second of it, and enjoy it. I actually probably learned a lot of new stuff just from this almost hour long video. Keep up the great work!

Can't thank you enough for putting out this video. Sure there's rebuild info on this motor already on KZread. But not the humble mechanic way!. I have my 04' GLI sitting waiting for my first rebuild. It's people like you that can help me achieve my rebuild goal

@HumbleMechanic

Жыл бұрын

David this comment made my day!!

GREAT VIDEO 1.8 T.......Awesome powerhouse

Love it mate thank you🙏by far the best guide on youtube👍🏻 planning on forging mine and putting a different turbo on my tt

@1crazypj

Жыл бұрын

I guess you pay someone to do your engines? That may have been entertainment but it wasn't the best guide by a long shot. There was so much 'wrong' it wasn't funny He did mention later that the rings have a 'top and bottom' face, the second ring is also secondary oil control and is a Napier design (originally on aircraft piston engines, 1930's probably) Personally I haven't been a fan of Wiseco pistons since the 1980's, they use a 'soft' high expansion alloy which requires very large piston to cylinder clearance. Mahle have a proprietary blend they developed with Porsche for forged pistons which has much lower expansion rate (so 'tighter' cylinder to piston clearance, usually close to stock cast piston ) but it is more expensive

Well played bloke. Fantastic build. I'm not at the stage where i'm keen to pull my 1.8t out of my A4, but fascinating to see the level of detail that goes into the build. Keen to see this when it's all buttoned up and running.

As someone with two Mk4 Jettas, I've watched this video three times... And will probably watch it again as I breakdown and rebuild the GLI... THANK YOU for this video. I'm NC if you want to help; but you already have the content so..... lol

Nice build 👌 very educational, I thoroughly enjoyed the video.

@1crazypj

Жыл бұрын

except the piston measuring and ring 'selection' was so bad it was painful to watch.

One thing I did on my last engine build was I had the ring gaps checked with a torque plate on. As most builders know they use these for boring the cylinders so they're the right size, because apparently the cylinders can change up to .001" in diameter. However the circumference of the cylinder (and thus ring gap) changes by .003" for every .001" of diameter change (because C = 3.14 D), which is not insignificant.

Your videos are not just entertaining, but also very informative and thorough. Thanks! I believe you answered the questions faster than O could think of them lol.

i could watch you assemble engines all day long man, flawless work!

I can't believe I just spent an hour watching an engine rebuild for an engine I don't even own ...

@everyhandletaken

Жыл бұрын

You're not alone lol

Badass H rods!

So much knowledge and experience required to do this stuff. Awesome to watch, thank you! I had one of these Audi TT Roadsters when i was a young dude, loved the 1,8t, but a bigger turbo cant hurt :)

This gives me confidence as I prepare to build my 2013 genesis coupe 2.0t( I know, not relevant) but your videos are just so awesome!! 😎 I'm soaking up all the information available 😁

I've wanted to see a rebuild of this engine, because at 204K and the second timing change recently, the internals on my GTI might be getting tired. I have the AWD version and looking at your process it's of course complex but not any more complex than a recent rebuild of a Chevy 283 I saw on Hagerty. You can watch these videos back-to-back and only see the different engine design between the two companies. They are virtually alike step by step during the build. The process is the only difference between the makes. This video dispels the notion that because it's Volkswagen, the complexity is higher. Now all you need is the plaque that says, "built by Charles AKA Klaus". Many thanks.

@xXYannuschXx

Жыл бұрын

At 204k the internals should still be top notch, my 224hp BAM 1.8t at 170k was still a lot of trouble for cars with similar hp. Most likely the boost solenoid has worn, or the injector seals have gone bad. The camshaft adjuster also likes to fail on these engines, especially the ones on the 180hp versions.

Did you make a parts list/ parts overview for this build? I am going to be doing this EXACT same thing on my TT and a full cost breakdown and parts list would be immensely helpful. I cannot find any full lists online and I have put together my own list but am not sure if I’m missing anything

@gabrielstaniszewski8933

7 ай бұрын

did you do it? you have a list?😅

i have never rebuilt an engine before but watching this was great you kept it interesting and I learned so much. Thank you .

In the future I plan to build my a3. I will just chuck a set of rods in but this video is a massive relief as a source of information. Thankyou for the video! Took ages I bet! Thankyou

definitely want those piston squirters good. they keep the bottom of the pistons cool for the turbo boost. And if one is leaking like that it will make the oil pressure really low. Maybe that is why it spun a bearing?

@imakedookie

Жыл бұрын

yeah that sounds non issue, sorry. even with the spring broken it would only flow a bit more than the others; oil pressure mightve dropped more through it but i dont see it as being enough to spin a bearing. im thinking either high-load and cornering at a lower than full oil level (like it had been burning oil for a little while) and starving the system that way, or literally just not changing the oil enough to the point it was diluted or degraded and drop in viscosity = drop in pressure. something had been wrong for long enough to produce this failure.

@Mikefngarage

Жыл бұрын

@@imakedookie yea I guess that would depend on the volume of the oil pump. That squirter seems to me to be a pretty big leak. and unfortunately they dont have a running pressure on the car. at least mine dont. they only have a low pressure switch which is a very low bar amount. So you would not know weather there was low oil pressure till it was way too late.

@imakedookie

Жыл бұрын

@@Mikefngarage that is a shame and a half! it would help to add a port from factory that sends a signal direct to ecu, should be standard!

Great timing, currently rebuilding the engine for my 25th Anniversary GTI.

Those are so much fun! A friend loved to buy A4's that needed massive amounts of rebuilding!

Love build videos, especially when they are as detailed as this one 😊 Lost of tips and tricks👍🏻

Great video for your fellow ocd mechanics. The easiest to follow video I’ve ever watched.

Hello, many thanks for one of your professional video about our engines. In my opinion, probably the best and comprehensive video on how to assemble an engine and with very good advice and educational explanations. You become captivated by watching the same video over and over again. In short, "Top of the line" on the web. Highly recommended.

Man this is a great video I have a 2015 passat (1.8t with 6 speed dsg) and I thought of getting a "better" car but I really love this one, plus I can get 24 8' 2x4s in it with the trunk closed. Doing an overhaul and turbo upgrade and some tuning and I think I could have a passateratti in a reasonable time frame only 120000km on it. Man, thank you for this video a real pleasure to watch great form bud.

I have this engine on my tt and it’s probably the most reliable engine on a Audi/VW I ever had I love it and I like how high power it can make

This is perfect!!!! thank you so much! i have a TT 225 that im working towards doing this on! your R32 haldex and rear end dissasembly video helped me SOO much with my car and this one is a godsend as well!

I owned a MK4 2003 Jetta with this exact engine (AWP) and did the timing belt job at about 65,000 miles and replaced the water pump with the euro spec metal impeller version. For me personally it was peace of mind regardless of how good the current plastic ones are. This was a great watch - I had that car for 11 years and aside from 2 coil failures and a blown turbo I never had an issue with the engine itself. Still miss that car

Love my 2004 AWM 1.8T with 5speed manual trans. Saving this for future. Rite now after 150k the coolant temp sensor has finally started acting sketchy. Never had a leaking issue because the person who worked on it last used high temp gasket maker so I'm gonna carefully do the same. That's a long time with no issues and no leaking from that common issue.

this video is awsome, as a early student on carmechanics this makes everything come to light so easy

One day I want to rebuild an engine I’m already certain I’ll choose based on what videos you’ve got, and the 1.8T would be an awesome one… Ty for the time and attention to detail that goes into stuff like this, it’s really incredible 💯

@HumbleMechanic

10 ай бұрын

Yesss!!! I’d grab a junk yard engine, teardown and rebuild as is. It’s great practice

literally just finished watching the video, great content as always!!! giving motivation to build my TT's Engine!!!!

I love the box trick with the "peggy hooks". Never seen or thought about that before!

Dude I’ve had such a fun day watching your videos. Thanks

Awesome video - thanks for taking the time to pull it all together!

1.8T never lose!!!!!! Great work and thanks for the share ~

Love your videos man seriously thank you 🙏🏼 great step by step videos makes things 10x easier for guys like me that don’t know what they’re doing😅

I'm not a volkswagen guy, but I can't help but watch every video you make. Keep up the good work! I learn so much

@HumbleMechanic

Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much

@yuno3364

Жыл бұрын

@@HumbleMechanic Ive built a few engines, but the Cams and Timing Chains on VW concern me so much, but you make it look easy.

I know I'm late to this one Charles, but this was a great way of unwinding after having to work on the weekend. After this I almost feel like I spent the whole weekend fishing.

Humble, engine builder here. If you're going to use the piston it self to line up the ring for gapping. It's best practices to put the oil scrapper ring on the piston, if you don't there is enough play between the piston and cylinder wall to "tilt" the ring just a little and it will make the gap out a thou or so (tight when put in parallel). Buy placing the oil scrapper ring on the piston it lets the ring land square up the ring to the bore. I have a plastic tool for this that makes its easier and faster as you're not fighting a whole piston and or rod. Love the build.

love it how you make it look soo easy and calming. bob ross of engine builders

I waited until I got out of work and got home to watch this. this was very therapeutic 😊. I'm one of those wierd people that torque EVERYTHING, including drain plugs🙃

I love these in depth engine rebuild type videos. I have always wanted to rebuild an engine but have never been brave enough to try. Maybe I will build a 1.8t like this one to swap into my 944 some day lol.

@vwjetta4138

Жыл бұрын

944 gang

It was so satisfying to watch you assembled this engine

love the content brother! the only thing i think the channel miss is you puting a playlist just working on engines love from UK

I enjoy the long form videos. Great work man

That thing is going to be wicked, Ive driven a stock 1.8t car and it was no slouch!

Very detailed, good educational video! Thanks Charles.

A true genius at work. Just loved the video. Keep up the excellent work

Love your video superman. I have 14 tts and 2 heads to replace and the obvious timing belts and other inspections. I have my work cut out. Thanks so much. Regards, irish man.

Awesome, thank you for this video! I am extremely interested in more of this tt build.

Old Skool build fun, seems like just another day in the 2000s. Good walk through

Great video. I've watched this video multiple times and enjoy it every time. Thank you.

I love this long very well explained videos! I can watch all day long. Thanks 👍🏿

@HumbleMechanic

Жыл бұрын

Thank you

You're the best engine builder i've ever seen!

Bookmarking this for when l do the strip down on mine, only ever done 8v Vws so handy to know the slight differences when building a 1.8T

I am just now learning about engines. Thank you for your video, you did a great job!

Your videos are super helpful! Thank you for making them.

My MK4 GTI just ticked over 200k miles. Bought it 6 years ago as a temp car to get me to work for $1000. It took my daughter to appointments and has never failed me. I love that car and want to rebuild it. This video came out at the perfect time

@HumbleMechanic

Жыл бұрын

NICE!!!! Gott love what a "temp car" ends up being awesome. There will be more 1.8t stuff too. Once we get to the TT series

@euroberto85

Жыл бұрын

@@HumbleMechanic can't wait! Thanks for all the content! When will see more of paul struggling?

Thanks for your excellent video ! Thanks from Italy! Modena city!

Your videos are informative, and a hell of a lot of fun to watch!😃

Blew my s3 engine few days ago, probably went lean and burnt a piston, soo that video will help me alot bc it's going to be my first rebuild

Funny I'm not a mechanic and yet I find so satisfying to watch your work, specially on this video that you are just working on the engine of my Passat ha ha

really appreciate you guys, and the sense of humor - never stop

@HumbleMechanic

Жыл бұрын

thank you

Excellent video. Thanks for that! It also passed the doze test…I didn’t nod off once

Beautiful beautiful beautiful work!

This is how you would want any mechanic to work on your engine. Top job

I loved this video, thanks for taking your time to work and show us how to do all this. I will be doing this in the future thanks to you.

Really enjoyed this one. Nice job!

Videos like this is why Humble Mechanic will go down as the the best automotive mechanic in history.