Thanks for the video. Have the same problem on my 08 Polo 1.6 Petrol. Started out as a misfire, low compression on 3 cylinders, removed the head and found out the valves were burnt

wow the sound effects r amazing

A friend's son had a Polo with this engine & I googled searched it when his car started running badly. I found out that these engines had so many design & quality of construction faults that it would be best if he just got rid of it & a professional mechanic was of the same opinion! It's beyond corrupt that major car manufacturers like VW can get away with selling vehicles that are not fit for purpose without properly compensating owners!

Hello mate. Just wonder if you had to put new valve seats or just use the lapping kit to fit the new valves

I have the same car, here at venezuela is not a common car, and dont try to even refer it has a 3 cylinders motor, this is a freak car in this place, but the thing is I am looking for some catalog parts ,this type of video are very helpfull 4 me at least.

Why did this happen? Stretched timing chain?

Excellent video. I'm currently in the same boat, the car is chugging along as if firing on 2. Spark at each plug rules out coil/plug problem. No oil/water cross contamination - might rule out head gasket leak. Have just done a compression test - Nos 1 and 3 reporting 220 psi, but No 2 only makes it to 180 psi and spark plug is wet - signalling possible valve problem. Did you find any camshaft index marks so it can be re-inserted correctly? Again, thank for posting a very visually clear demonstration.

@paulraynard2226

6 жыл бұрын

Roger Owen yes it’s the most straightforward timing job you will ever do, just need to buy a cam locking tool I got mine off amazon

@paulraynard2226

5 жыл бұрын

the camshaft will only go back on the correct way buddy hence the lock off tools ! any probs drop me a message

I am also have the misfire on Cyl 3 and its pressure was 80psi, Here in The Netherlands all mechanic garage advised me to replace the whole engine, because it will be cheaper than rebuild it. I am thinking to do it by myself ,do think it will not be hard to do it. Thanks again for this great vedio.

@paulraynard2226

5 жыл бұрын

Iyad Zain no way mate it is very cheap and easy to do have a go yourself what have you got to lose ?

@luukvandenakker241

3 жыл бұрын

Is heel makkelijk! Let wel op voor handelaren via Marktplaats, ik heb tot 4 x toe een motor mogen wisselen omdat ze gewoon niet goed waren en in elkaar geflanst waren. Worden kapot gekocht, goedkoop opgelapt, niet getest en zo doorgeschoven. Kijk in het bijzonder uit voor PST Tilburg met ‘n 89.000km oud BMD blok, dat is zo’n oplichter..

@iyadzain6972

3 жыл бұрын

@@luukvandenakker241 Ik hem verkopen

Hi mate, great little video that. Please tell me, do you skim the head aswell of does it just go straight back on? Cheers!

@paulraynard2226

4 жыл бұрын

I never skimmed it mate no just straight back in , still all fine today

@triggercentral

4 жыл бұрын

@@paulraynard2226 I'm about to attempt this job on my own car, god help me 😂 I'm actually pretty good with mechanics so it looks straight forward enough. I did think you had to skim a head though before it went back on? Cheers for replying mate its appreciated.

@paulraynard2226

4 жыл бұрын

Kiddy Lad I suppose you should just to be sure but if you undo the head in the correct sequence then it shouldn’t warp

@triggercentral

4 жыл бұрын

@@paulraynard2226 Ah I suppose so, I've heard that before somewhere. I mean the car is only worth a few hundred quid now anyway so if I can save a bit on not having it skimmed then happy days.

Hi mate, just wondering if you are mechanic :) I've just bought a 1.2 VW Polo 9n with this engine as my first car but after only one month it has many problems. I'm also from Liverpool, are you able to recommend a garage in Liverpool that will be familiar with this engine? Thanks

What were the symptoms except low pressure in the affected cylinder ? A friend of mine has a fabia with this engine 1.2 l, and at idle runs unevenly, no problem if it stays reved up over 1000 rpm, and one guy that tested his engine pressure said that he loses pressure in one cylinder.

@paulraynard2226

4 жыл бұрын

Exactly that mate

@tudor0027

4 жыл бұрын

@@paulraynard2226 my buddy finaly went to a repair shop and this is exactly what the mechanic found, burt valves.

@paulraynard2226

4 жыл бұрын

tudor ciubotaru glad you got it sorted mate

Great video, really helpful. How much did it cost for the all of the parts? I got misfire issues with my Polo on Cylinder 1, it can't be coils or spark-plugs as their new but cylinder compression test came back as C1 - 162PSI, C2 - 175PSI and C3 - 174PSI, so Cylinder 1 has the lowest compression but no where near as bad as yours.

@paulraynard2226

5 жыл бұрын

cost about £70 for the lot buddy

@user-nf8td4se1o

2 жыл бұрын

@@paulraynard2226 Здравствуйте, у меня такой же движок на поло вы мне не подскажите как она заводиться у вас зимой в мороз минус 20 потому что зимой у меня такая проблема, если сталкивались подскажите пожалуйста!

@rturner1321

10 ай бұрын

Hi, what was the cause of your lower compression? Worn rings? Thanks man

@mariusm5187

10 ай бұрын

@@rturner1321 yeah from what I checked it was the gone rings as it also began burning an excessive amount of oil just before completing dying

Hi Paul, Did you use new bolts on the reassembly any where?

@paulraynard2226

4 жыл бұрын

New headbolts mate

with my vw polo, the problem of misfires apears useually in the morning, and disappears after warming up, then sometimes it comes back. i checked the ignition as wel as the injectors( as my car has bifuel it was as easy as using the switch) when this problem apears my engine is limitid to 4000 revs and 130 km/h. it has fault codes 16725 cam shaft (position, sensor, wire) ,16684 (misfire) and 16555 (lean feul mixture) i drained my fueltank once so this is explaineble? im a bit puzzled because running on lpg the valves would have even more to suffer, however the above mensioned problemes are more electric, with that a valve problem could not come and go right?

@paulraynard2226

4 жыл бұрын

René Aangenaam ! Could come and go depending on temperatures within the head, is it ok when warm ?

@reneaangenaam5515

4 жыл бұрын

@@paulraynard2226 there is really no pattern, sometimes there is no problem for the whole day sometimes after a long drive after turning it of and starting again 1 hour later. Today i changed the camshaft position sensor, so far the problem did not least reacur

@reneaangenaam5515

4 жыл бұрын

Faulty information from the camshaft position sensor can lead to running on limp mode, wich will almost feel like a burned out valve

@reneaangenaam5515

4 жыл бұрын

I will make an update later this week

@reneaangenaam5515

4 жыл бұрын

it was a faulty camshaft position sensor

Hey. After the rebuild did you have any problems with the engine burning oil?

@paulraynard2226

4 жыл бұрын

Al Keatinge no mate was perfect and still is today 👍

@Al_Keatinge

4 жыл бұрын

@@paulraynard2226 cheers man was told by my local garage it might, I won't be going there so

What mileage did the vehicle have before this occurred Is there anything you can do to prevent this problem

@paulraynard2226

3 жыл бұрын

Cant remember now mate it was years ago around 70k I think

What is the cause of such thing?

@paulraynard2226

4 жыл бұрын

volarecantare not sure mate probably just wear and tear in suck a small engine

@kr1886

4 жыл бұрын

My sister has just bought a 2006 model without taking proper precautions. I've read this problem with burnt valves is caused by the catalytic converter being too close to the head. Can anyone else back this up? If true, is there a remedy, maybe change the exhaust?

How much to do mine polo 1.2 petrol lol

Have fun after this the engine need 1l oil on 500km

@stiuk7

4 жыл бұрын

Why?

@LetsGammel1996

4 жыл бұрын

Same... its a nightmare. Always driving around with a big blue cloud

@catalin-viorelbriceag1097

3 жыл бұрын

@@LetsGammel1996 Check the stupid PCV valve. Mine was fucked and was drinking oil like a motherfucker. I noticed when I was opening the oil cap at idle that there was a very strong vacuum that made the engine run like shit and when I put the cap back it almost or even stalled. The valve is on the left, on the timing cover - a black mushroom thing with a hose running to the intake manifold. Held on with 2 5mm allen bolts underneath. You can open it and it's most likely fucked. Either replace the stupid thing if you got the money or semi-delete it like I did. If you're interested to tell you how I deleted it leave a reply here. Cheers!

Still think its criminal that a company the size of VW can't make a reliable engine. Or, in fact, releases an engine after 1990 with 2v per cylinder.

Is this an MPI engine

@DoktorAdolfHaupt

Жыл бұрын

No 1.2 HTP 6V

how meny kilometers had this engyne

@paulraynard2226

5 жыл бұрын

sasa saran 89k

@sasasaran2210

5 жыл бұрын

how to avoid this problems

@sasasaran2210

5 жыл бұрын

thoes regulary oil changes helps

@paulraynard2226

5 жыл бұрын

sasa saran keep onto of oil and filter changes

@stiuk7

4 жыл бұрын

@@paulraynard2226 maybe 289k......i hâd same engine.. 150k..is line New 16 compresion on al 3 cilinders.. ...

Sorry to say but this repair will not last more than 10.000 km. by that time, you will have burnt your ex. valves again. Burned ex. valves are caused by carbon built up on the valves stem do to bad oil control rings (piston rings). For a proper repair, piston rings and valve guides need replacing to...

@paulraynard2226

4 жыл бұрын

girlaus that’s funny because 22 thousand miles later it’s still fine and now belongs to my sister ( these know all’s man ) 🤷🏼‍♂️

@girlaus

4 жыл бұрын

@@paulraynard2226 I'm glad to hear that. Most are not so fortunate.