Hi, I'm new to the formum and the VW world of cars. Mybuddy w/ a '97 Audi 1.8T has filled me in on some problem ares's of the engine and how to fix them. What my ?'s are is that i'm going next weekend to new hampshire to pick a '02 passat 1.8T from a family member. I then have to drive it back to Wisconsin. Not a problem. The problem is that he said the MIL light is on and that it spudders around when you get on the freeway or drive it for more than about half and hour. The car has 105K miles on it and he has owned it for only a year. He's knows nothing about cars and now has this problem, this is why i'm getting the car for only $1K. I should also mention its a GLS. Since he took it into a garage that he said he didn't think knew much about imports and they tol him that they needed to take the motor apart or replace it. I know that this is not the only way to get out sludge. I'm a pretty good mechanic, have worked on cars for years but, i know next to nothing about Vdub's. I'm taking my OBD2 scanner with me but i was just wondering if there was anything obvious to look for first. I'm also going to possibly flush the engine before i drive it and put on new filter and put in some royal purple . Any help is greatly appriciated.

 

sounds like you got it handled
thats the first thing to do
might have some bad coils in it sounds like a missfire

 

thanks for the reply

 

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I had the dreaded oil sludge in mine & had to rebuild the motor. The oil pickup tube screen in the oil pan was nearly completely clogged. The turbo shaft lost oil pressure & snapped, and one of the camshaft bearings spun. If you find one that runs good still, get a scope & get a good look at the oil pickup tube through the drain plug, if possible. Otherwise, you'll have to lift the motor up/out to get that oil pan off.
I also had the ignition coils recalled...but wasn't having problems with them.
Also, someone before me pulled the spark plugs while the engine was hot & stripped out the threads on #2 & 3.
All in all, I've had lots of "fun" with mine. I know better next time.

 

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Thanks,
Chris