My first TDI

[oildripper]

Hey there boys and girls! Picked up this wagon from my boss that he got from a customer that didn't want to spend any money on it. And i was just the sucker to do so! Plus it was a project i wanted for me and the wife to have some fun with. Its a little rough and could use some body work and some love. But onto the good stuffs.
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When i got it i was told that i had ZERO oil pressure. Which okay, could be a number of things. Hell i didn't know what i was getting myself into. My boss told me that it could be the balance shaft that took a dump. Found that Kerma TDI does a delte and bought that kit and a new cartridge for the turbo. So when i had some time i got the harness loose then onto getting that motor yanked out.

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Well with the engine out, it was time for tear down. Everything was looking good, except for some usual suspects. So some parts are going to get replaced.
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During tear down found the balance shaft did take a dump, and it looked like to be the main cause. But whats worse is because it did, it spun a bearing on rod 3. So the crank is getting sent out to get fixed and will need to get some new bearings for it.

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Whats worse is ill be moving to College Station here soon so i need to get this thing going ASAP! HA! Will post some updates as i go along as this is my first real Diesel engine i ever had, hell or even worked on for that matter.

 

[Mozambiquer]

Looks like you're getting into some fun! We love our wagon, it's good a lot of room! How was the camshaft? Mine has the balance shaft delete, it's got a little bit of vibration, but not too bad.

 

[oildripper]

Surprisingly the cam looks good. There is wear on the cam followers but nothing too crazy. I love the room as the misses and i are trying to have a kiddo. So it would be a nice project for us till the crum snatcher shows up lol. As for the delete, how difficult was it to do? Pretty straight forward from their instructions from Kerma?

 

[Mozambiquer]

Surprisingly the cam looks good. There is wear on the cam followers but nothing too crazy. I love the room as the misses and i are trying to have a kiddo. So it would be a nice project for us till the crum snatcher shows up lol. As for the delete, how difficult was it to do? Pretty straight forward from their instructions from Kerma?

Yeah, I got mine from id-parts, probably the same thing. It's not too bad, especially if you have the engine out already.

 

[oildripper]

Crank is being sent off today along with the head to get new valve stem seals replaced, along with me ordering rings and bolts

 

[Tom in PT]

What is the state of the transmission? How many miles on it? Serviced on time? It would be a shame to put all the work into the engine and reinstall it when the transmission is either on its last legs or bad.

 

[thundershorts]

Good point, best drop pan and check for chunkies and clean out and install new filter. also leave pan off for more complete draining of old fluid. pour old through a paint strainer for good look at particles/slivers of steel.

 

[zzdiesel]

Check for codes with VCDS

 

[oildripper]

The converter will be changed out along with new filter and goodies. I pulled the pan before i yanked the engine out and i didn't see anything troubling. No metal or flakes. Crank is being sent back and the head was sent out to get new stem seals and getting looked over. So i should have it all back before the end of the week. And i also grabbed some new rings and bearing and bolts.

I did have a question tho. Would i benefit from an oil catch can on a TDI?