Hi VW people,
Im looking for a little advice and recommendations for swapping out my 2005 T5 2.5 TDI 174 AXE Engine.
recently I have experienced oil residue in my coolant and the accompanying cream sludge on the oil filler cap, I’ve done a lot of reading on the forum and it seemed like I had a head gasket problem, so I had a c02 test and sure enough I had c02 in my coolant too.
I took it to a local garage which I trust, to price up the work, while I was there they had noticed that the engine had a good old rattle on start up, suggested piston slap or bottom end bearingsand said that I would probably be best to replace the engine for a reconditioned unit,
Does anyone have any good solid recommendations for the best places to be looking for a recon unit, and also if there are any useful guides out there so thatI can assess whether or not my skill levels are up to the job.
I’m fairly competent mechanically but have never tackled an engine job before, so any advise would be gratefully received.
Im looking for a little advice and recommendations for swapping out my 2005 T5 2.5 TDI 174 AXE Engine.
recently I have experienced oil residue in my coolant and the accompanying cream sludge on the oil filler cap, I’ve done a lot of reading on the forum and it seemed like I had a head gasket problem, so I had a c02 test and sure enough I had c02 in my coolant too.
I took it to a local garage which I trust, to price up the work, while I was there they had noticed that the engine had a good old rattle on start up, suggested piston slap or bottom end bearingsand said that I would probably be best to replace the engine for a reconditioned unit,
Does anyone have any good solid recommendations for the best places to be looking for a recon unit, and also if there are any useful guides out there so thatI can assess whether or not my skill levels are up to the job.
I’m fairly competent mechanically but have never tackled an engine job before, so any advise would be gratefully received.
