Need an opinion on a 2015 Passat

[Zillpickle]

So a month ago i went with my girlfriends mother and we got her a nice used 2015 Passat tdi with only 129k kilometers on it and the other day her son asked to use it, took it for a ride instead of what he said he needed it for and smashed it into a snowbank breaking the lower grill on the bumper but also doing something to the radiator as all the coolant is now gone. He then drove it over 100 km afterwards overheating the engine causing to stall and then repeated 3 more times on the drive. Fast forward I'm trying to see if the engine is repairable. The oil smells horribly burnt and when i tried to see if it would turn over it does but it sounds like its straining incredibly hard similar to having a weak starter or battery. Anyone here with experience with these motors know how badly he messed up her car? Any tips as to what to look for would be appreciated. Thank you.

 

[Mozambiquer]

Sounds like a blown engine and a boy that needs a spanking...

 

[Mongler98]

100% trashed. Warpped head, burnt everything, blown crank, cam ect. Nothing is in spec. Throw it away or eat it. Either way I would not invest $ into it

 

[pedroYUL]

Sounds like you need a new engine

 

[Mongler98]

Rings get too hot, oil cokes up in rings, no line, too hot, warpped cylinders ends up scoring the pistons. Nothing to do but swap or junk.
Really sorry. Coolant or oil can go a very short little bit with out but that long, . No.
Pull the oil filter, cut it open and inspect . Tons of metal in the oil and filter. 100% garantee

 

[ZippyNH]

Junk it...or plan on a motor.
Everything has been abused, overheated, and done several times.
Don't spend a dime on fixing the engine....

 

[gearheadgrrrl]

I'd suggest getting an expert's opinion- VW has a lot of safeguards in the software to make it pretty hard to abuse an engine to destruction, and sounds like this happened in cold weather too. Heck, back in the 70s I had a Ford Cortina we were rebuilding from a wreck and we drove it 20 miles in -15C temps with no coolant or even a radiator and it barely got warm and ran happily for thousands more miles after we put it all together. The 2nd reason you want to get an expert's opinion is to document the damage so your insurance will pay for the damage to the engine if there is any.

 

[Zillpickle]

I appreciate all the input, towed the car to a reputable mechanic and they took a day to look over the car and they confirmed my hunch and most the opinions shared, the engine was completely cooked. I believe gearheadgrrrl when you say they have safeguards but i think due to the hit being hard enough something went wrong with the ecu too as the car lights up the dash like Christmas. A new engine and several other parts are going to be replaced though and we can only hope for the best from here. Really sucks that it was her first car and her son ruined it within a month......

 

[Rob Mayercik]

Sounds like the son should be footing the bill for the repairs, and then be banned from ever driving it again once it's fixed...