I bought this car with a wierd issue with the motor, had severe hesitation, kind of like it was running on 3 cylinders.
I've owned dozens of VW's over the years, but this is my first TDI.
Good friend told me what it probably was, but I didn't know it would be this bad...
Here are some photos of the damage:
One of the better lobes:
The bad lobe:
More scoring:
I think this happens most often from people putting non-spec oil in these motors, which require VW 505.01 minimum...
Going forward I will make sure to use the appropriate oil, still not 100% on which one to use, I bought Pentosin Performance II 5w-40, but holy [censored] it's expensive... list is $143, I got it for $85 for a 5L (1.32gal).
I've owned dozens of VW's over the years, but this is my first TDI.
Good friend told me what it probably was, but I didn't know it would be this bad...
Here are some photos of the damage:
One of the better lobes:
The bad lobe:
More scoring:
I think this happens most often from people putting non-spec oil in these motors, which require VW 505.01 minimum...
Going forward I will make sure to use the appropriate oil, still not 100% on which one to use, I bought Pentosin Performance II 5w-40, but holy [censored] it's expensive... list is $143, I got it for $85 for a 5L (1.32gal).