Crangshaft Aftermath: Deep Kosher Roast

[Johnny_P]

Ultimately crang needs to decide what his goal is.

Is it:
1) Get out of this with taking the smallest financial hit as possible
Or
2) keep the GTI

The next steps differ depending on what he wants to achieve.

Which, interestingly enough, was were he was 2 weeks ago.

[fledonfoot]

Ultimately crang needs to decide what his goal is.

Is it:
1) Get out of this with taking the smallest financial hit as possible
Or
2) keep the GTI

The next steps differ depending on what he wants to achieve.

Tune in next week to find out what 3 other VW mechanics and his gf’s mechanic school dropout bull thinks he should do!

The thing is, this is a conversation we started with him two weeks ago.

[razr390]

Twenty two hundred fucking posts on this issue and it still hasn’t been solved. This is DFD at its greatest.

[Tar]

Twenty two hundred fucking posts on this issue and it still hasn’t been solved. This is DFD at its greatest.

Because

[razr390]

Twenty two hundred fucking posts on this issue and it still hasn’t been solved. This is DFD at its greatest.

Because

I’m gonna have to escalate this thread to the GM of DFDVW

[Tar]

Because

I’m gonna have to escalate this thread to the GM of DFDVW

I'm escalating it to management at Taptalk, probably next week doe.

[Melon]

1. The dealer keeps insisting that this fix will likely not work
2. The actual diagnostic WAS NOT PERFORMED, cylinders weren't scoped etc, as admitted by the dealer
3. Dealer keeps pushing to change the chain + head
4. This is an interference engine that experienced severe KNOCK over a prolonged period of time, since when does that mean you can just slap on a cam and call it a day?

Those are FACTs from what we already know.

I am giving my opinion here just like everyone else. I think paying the $2900 and praying that this will work is the equivalent of asking to take the wheel.

Changing a cam +HPFP alone will NOT fix this in a way that will allow him to even take it car max without someone noticing the engine is fubared, the risk is too high.

You are really shit at logic and or mechanics

As much shit as we give Max for not wanting to modify a car, and change it from factory spec, let's think of it differently. It's probably for the best he leaves cars alone.

[max225]

1. The dealer keeps insisting that this fix will likely not work
2. The actual diagnostic WAS NOT PERFORMED, cylinders weren't scoped etc, as admitted by the dealer
3. Dealer keeps pushing to change the chain + head
4. This is an interference engine that experienced severe KNOCK over a prolonged period of time, since when does that mean you can just slap on a cam and call it a day?

Those are FACTs from what we already know.

I am giving my opinion here just like everyone else. I think paying the $2900 and praying that this will work is the equivalent of asking to take the wheel.

Changing a cam +HPFP alone will NOT fix this in a way that will allow him to even take it car max without someone noticing the engine is fubared, the risk is too high.

You are really shit at logic and or mechanics

Stfu fat boy, say something useful for once

[Gberg2119]

I'm all at this point.

That's all every post should be in this tread until there's a useful update.



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[razr390]

You are really shit at logic and or mechanics

Stfu fat boy, say something useful for once

[razr390]

is tearing us apart.

[Johnny_P]

is tearing us apart.

I see a divide in the forum. Like a camshaft broken in two.

[razr390]

is tearing us apart.

I see a divide in the forum. Like a camshaft broken in two.

[Johnny_P]

I think what Fled is saying is that 5k problems aren’t the norm but 7 year old German Cars with 70,000 miles aren’t bought used because they’re known to be “reliable”.

Then again:
1. German
2. Out of warranty.
3. Tuned (which means it was most likely blacklisted by VWOA once their Tech denied goodwill from seeing it’s tuned).
4. 70,000 miles

It doesn't matter if the car is "blacklisted" because it's out of warranty anyway.

But yes, I don't think anyone buying a 5-7 year old GTI isn't shopping for reliability.

No way man these cars are reliable af. I have a friend I met through a forum who's mom's boyfriend has a GTI and he's got 5000 miles on it now literally nothing has broken. And my cousin's GF's mom's dog has a GTI with APR version 2.4 and it's been tuned for 2500 miles. These tunes are reliable and the GTI is reliable overall as well.

[razr390]

It doesn't matter if the car is "blacklisted" because it's out of warranty anyway.

But yes, I don't think anyone buying a 5-7 year old GTI isn't shopping for reliability.

No way man these cars are reliable af. I have a friend I met through a forum who's mom's boyfriend has a GTI and he's got 5000 miles on it now literally nothing has broken. And my cousin's GF's mom's dog has a GTI with APR version 2.4 and it's been tuned for 2500 miles. These tunes are reliable and the GTI is reliable overall as well.

Your story would be funnier if you wrote “APR v2.4 and has driven it for 149 miles with no problem.”

[Melon]

You are really shit at logic and or mechanics

Stfu fat boy, say something useful for once

[Gberg2119]

Dude in my office bought a used B5 Passat with like 90k on it last year. I asked him if he realized what he bought? He says his mechanic looked it over and stuff and it's all good.

I told him the stuff to look out for but I'm not sure he's done anything like the cam follower, hpfp like crang, or carbon build up. He's hoping for another 100k. I don't want to crush his dreams.

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[Tar]

is tearing us apart.

I see a divide in the forum. Like a camshaft broken in two.




























































ol:

gasm:

[wap]

Nowhere have I said it fixes the issue. It gets the car running.

The next guy that buys it deserves whatever he gets for buying a 70k 6 year old German Time Bomb without a warranty. Besides if carmax sell it , he gets a 3 month warranty from the dealer.

Are you exaggerating? Honestly I don't know. I understand they are more maintenance entensive and some fixes will be expensive but are 5k problems a given with German cars with that millage?

Not in my experience.

[Johnny_P]

Are you exaggerating? Honestly I don't know. I understand they are more maintenance entensive and some fixes will be expensive but are 5k problems a given with German cars with that millage?

Not in my experience.

[Gberg2119]

Talked to my friend at KMD - he'll be here shortly.

I don't think it will matter.

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[Johnny_P]

Talked to my friend at KMD - he'll be here shortly.

making the phone calls that can't. 3 weeks, no goddamn calls.

[Johnny_P]

Will KMDbrah agree on negligence? Wrench throwing? Something else? Will he be an expert witness in the supreme court hearing next year? needs more verification that he's right.

[Melon]

[user not found] with the assist.
Glad to see some sign of progress.

[wap]

Not in my experience.

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