Just picked up a 2002 Jetta Wagon with the 1.9 TDI engine. Very low price as the ad said "engine knocks, ran out of oil".
I figured if it can't be fixed easily I would drip in another engine - a lot of them available.
Got to the town with the tow dolly, put my battery in the Jetta and power came on fine. Checked oil, at the very bottom of the dipstick so I topped it up. Opened the windows so the mouse house smell would start airing out. Then, started it and drove onto the tow dolly. Started just fine and was only on for a minute, max.
The guy said it knocks. I only heard the normal diesel knock - but would wait til I got home to check. So, a few hours later after towing it to the farm...
I started and warmed it up. Sounded fine. Sluggish running and then white smoke started out of the tailpipe. A LOT of White smoke - like a fog machine gone nuts. Enough to completely envelop the car.
Stopped, got out and checked the engine. NO oil showing on the dipstick. Waited a few minutes and tried again - same thing.
No oil leaking below the car. Not a drop.
So, re-filled the oil and started it again. Let it run a bit til the guage showed it was warm. White smoke still but not completely bad as I was only idling. After warm I stepped on the fuel pedal and again with the Cloud Effect smoke. So I turned it off.
Topped up oil again and now that it was warm checked things over a bit. NO water in the crankcase - oil was just fine - clean and no problems showing.
Checked anti-freeze reservoir, both stopped and then running. NO oil or bubbles and no sign of anything other than the antifreeze. Clean and easy to see through - not even any scum.
With it running I pulled out the dipstick, revved the engine and - no blowing out the dipstick hole.
Turned it off and figured I better ask about what the problem may be. If fixable I'll do so. If not or too spendy - I'll drop in another TDI engine.
Air cleaner opened - and after I cleaned out the mouse nest in it (open side, not engine side) and washed and soaked the plastic parts to get rid of mouse urine smell - it ran a bit better but still with the White smoking.
Air filter line at the top of the rocker cover did not show oil coming in. So - where am I getting the major oil burning from? When I say major - it eats 2 quarts within 5-10 minutes time.
Help and suggestions welcome. I do have an 82 diesel pickup and have had a half dozen Rabbit diesels so am not completely new to VW diesels. Much work I can do - thanks to HS Auto shop decades ago, farm & basic mechanic stuff.
I figured if it can't be fixed easily I would drip in another engine - a lot of them available.
Got to the town with the tow dolly, put my battery in the Jetta and power came on fine. Checked oil, at the very bottom of the dipstick so I topped it up. Opened the windows so the mouse house smell would start airing out. Then, started it and drove onto the tow dolly. Started just fine and was only on for a minute, max.
The guy said it knocks. I only heard the normal diesel knock - but would wait til I got home to check. So, a few hours later after towing it to the farm...
I started and warmed it up. Sounded fine. Sluggish running and then white smoke started out of the tailpipe. A LOT of White smoke - like a fog machine gone nuts. Enough to completely envelop the car.
Stopped, got out and checked the engine. NO oil showing on the dipstick. Waited a few minutes and tried again - same thing.
No oil leaking below the car. Not a drop.
So, re-filled the oil and started it again. Let it run a bit til the guage showed it was warm. White smoke still but not completely bad as I was only idling. After warm I stepped on the fuel pedal and again with the Cloud Effect smoke. So I turned it off.
Topped up oil again and now that it was warm checked things over a bit. NO water in the crankcase - oil was just fine - clean and no problems showing.
Checked anti-freeze reservoir, both stopped and then running. NO oil or bubbles and no sign of anything other than the antifreeze. Clean and easy to see through - not even any scum.
With it running I pulled out the dipstick, revved the engine and - no blowing out the dipstick hole.
Turned it off and figured I better ask about what the problem may be. If fixable I'll do so. If not or too spendy - I'll drop in another TDI engine.
Air cleaner opened - and after I cleaned out the mouse nest in it (open side, not engine side) and washed and soaked the plastic parts to get rid of mouse urine smell - it ran a bit better but still with the White smoking.
Air filter line at the top of the rocker cover did not show oil coming in. So - where am I getting the major oil burning from? When I say major - it eats 2 quarts within 5-10 minutes time.
Help and suggestions welcome. I do have an 82 diesel pickup and have had a half dozen Rabbit diesels so am not completely new to VW diesels. Much work I can do - thanks to HS Auto shop decades ago, farm & basic mechanic stuff.