BROKEN BUG: Anyone heard this sound????

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2004 BEW Beetle 345,000kms. VNT-17 With Stage 2 Malone Tune, VR6 Clutch Upgrade for optimum HP. Mind if I smoke? lol

Don't want to let it run too long for obvious reasons. This is a popping noise coming from the engine bay. Bad valves? If so it happened instantaneously???
Idled her to side of road with no power. Towed home today. :(
NO CODES FOUND. No MIL.
https://www.dropbox.com/s/ej2241dkdtq7uqp/Volkswagen%20backfire%3F.m4a?dl=0
Please let me know your thoughts. Thanks everyone!
 
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Just taking a WAG, but have you looked at your cam lately? If not I would give it a look.

When mine went I would have described it as a (gasser) exhaust manifold leak/knocking sound. It went one morning driving the kids to school.
 
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Well the diagnosis is in. I pulled her apart. Split a lifter vertically in half. She's done! New head, timing belt, new cam & lifters. $1500.00 or so bare minimum. Have to decide to scrap, she's had a tough life......
 
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What is the condition of the car apart from the top end of the engine? What part of Canada are you in? I ask because rust may be a factor. There are a couple of TDI Beetles on the West Coast selling in around $3k CDN right now. So you can see the upside value if it is running. If you plan to keep it for several more years, it may be worth the $1,500.

Tough decision.

On another note VW Canada is offer 0% financing on certified preowned TDI's so they are selling off the 2015's from the scandal.
 
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PB_NB said:
What is the condition of the car apart from the top end of the engine? What part of Canada are you in? I ask because rust may be a factor. There are a couple of TDI Beetles on the West Coast selling in around $3k CDN right now. So you can see the upside value if it is running. If you plan to keep it for several more years, it may be worth the $1,500.

Tough decision.

On another note VW Canada is offer 0% financing on certified preowned TDI's so they are selling off the 2015's from the scandal.
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Yeah unfortunately starting to rust around the windshield, it's been hit in the rear quarter recently (driving downtown Calgary has proven hard on her, hit almost once a year) and quite frankly it's just not worth the investment. I am choosing to peel the good parts our of her. It's a pisser because I just dropped $5g's into it over the past 1.5 years (new turbo, fuel pump, computer flash & timing belt etc) Thought it had more life......
 
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