Ragadyman

As per title. what are the differences between a CAVE and a CAVD?? both are 1.4 petrol twin charged one with 160hp one with 180hp Are they basically the same??

Agreed. got crank got con rod both go to engineering workshop to be tested and measured. oil pump ordered/valve stem seals ordered Exhaust valves lapped(inlet ok) Oil pressure is my worry., still thinking about it. Might T in a gauge. should have all parts by next weekend.

Do you know of con rod comparability on vw engines?? mine is 03CD ( difficult to find and expensive) iDo you know of another part number that is the same??

Agreed, I will test the oil pump and oil ways, I guess that’s all I can do.🤷🏼‍♂️ if oil pumps round the engine I think that’s all I can do.

Yes, I need to go back through the paperwork to see if anything has been done to the engine previously ( full service history). Also I need to do more research on parts to upgrade as I’m learning all the way. turns out crank is knackered so I’ve sourced another. im kinda thinking this engine survived 100,000 miles so if I replace all the wearing parts it should be good for another 100,000.🤷🏼‍♂️

Update. 6 valves touched pistons, no visible bend in valves (chunkie buggers) better test next weekend. crank needs grind (spun bearing) so will send off this week. so in all I will, grind crank ( new bearings) piston rings timing chain kit potential oil pump replace anything else I find also

Sounds like quite a journey. when mine was running, top end was noisy, Didn’t sound like mains/big ends. Could be cam chain I guess but defo came from top. is there some sort of valve adjustment in these heads?? Won’t be going down that road then.🤞🏼

Do tell. Any knowledge on this engine is appreciated.

Thanks for this info. engine comes out this weekend, it’s done 100,000 miles so are going to do rebuild and see if any damage on the valves. so difficult to remove timing chain cover with the space in engine compartment, not impossible but I’m going to inspect all working parts anyway.

Ah…..penny dropped.🤦🏼‍♂️

The cars new to me, came with some issues which I fixed, then this randomly happened. Oh…do you have a link please?

I’ll find out hopefully tomorrow after taking the cam chain cover off, but realistically I might not know why it came loose. Just gotta time it up and turn the key. If it runs rough I’ll have to take head off and asses damage.

Do you know if the dsg has some sort of “safe mode” as when it stalled it kicked it out of dsg and it wouldn’t engage anything, I span the engine(didn’t know the timing was out) and it seemed to go back into gears again.🤷🏼‍♂️🤷🏼‍♂️

not entirely sure yet, I’ll find out when I get the cam chain cover off, bolt unscrewed, belt came off and it shut down. With the bolt loose the sprocket can just turn, crank /sprocket locator is 1mm, terrible design. Most cars have a key lock. anyways, I’ll sort it. thanks for the reply

Ok thanks. 🤞🏼not to much damage.🤦🏼‍♂️