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Negative. That being said, if the car is in otherwise good condition I wouldn't scrap the car. Repair is fairly straightforward.

he said both rocker panels were dented in (die Schweller eingedrückt), only in the front. So not rust. You think you could put your vape stick down to make a 3min video? Lame.

It's an interference motor.

or rent a truck from home depot for the hour or two when you need it. It took me ages to convince a coworker who was commuting 130mi (roundtrip) in a gas superduty, that a TDI commuter was the cheaper mode of transportation even after factoring in the extra insurance and maintenance. It took...

There is a hard line between your tandem pump and the brake booster - inspect this for cracks.

There are a multitude of causes for underboost. The likelihood that the turbo itself has failed and is the cause of it, is very remote. It doesn't sound like your mechanic can diagnose and differentiate the various causes so don't trust his "guidance"

Alignment when you're done?

hmm. That's not good. I assume your timing is off and/or you have mechanical issues with the new engine.

When trying to start are you getting smoke out the tailpipe?

What surprised me about the Q7: the windshield rake ends up leaving you with with a tighter entry than I was expecting from a heavy, 3 row SUV. It does ride very nice. You are always aware of its heft and I can see why you'd go through brake pads quickly.

Toby - the turbo is controlled by the vacuum system. If you have a vacuum leak you'll have a) low boost b) shaky shutdown due to inoperable ASV. For me, the telltale sound I listen for on a vacuum leak is the ASV itself. You should hear the ASV audibly open back up ~2 seconds after the...

This would be my guess as well - your common power to those solenoids/sensors is grounding out somehow.

Bare minimum: upgraded rods and upgraded headstuds/bolts. Going out on a limb: cam adds a little bit ~10hp and porting adds another ~10hp (with cam).

mentioned I think four times in this thread...remove the glow plugs and bar the engine over.

Agreed. And will remain reliable, even with stock long block.

You'll need to trim back your build to align with your budget. edit: mastertrim beat me to it.

Nice. I love a good data log summary :) 300k miles logged on mine over ~410 fuel ups since Feb 2006 (didn't log many miles in 2020, 2021). Interesting the miles/tank average. 730mi/tank vs 470mi/tank. I admittedly go well past the low fuel light EVERY tank .

slip in some fabric softener sheets before you tighten the zip ties. Hopefully will keep the mice at bay for a while at least. :)

What's your budget?

Sorry. can't see your pictures.