As my summer has drawn to end, I'm not super thrilled about going back to school; but on the bright side I will still be working in the shop two days a week. This summer has been filled with a lot of learning experiences...
We had a 2008 Volkswagen Jetta come in the shop needing a timing belt. I have never really messed with Volkswagen before, so this was definitely a learning process. In an interference engine, it is never good when a timing belt comes off. An interference engine is one that has insufficient clearance between the valves and pistons. If the timing belt comes off it usually results in catastrophic engine damage. I'm not sure if all Volkswagen engines are this way, but in this engine the cams have notches in them allowing you to turn them and take the head bolts out. In the process of the timing belt coming off, the valves hit the top of the pistons... So the guy who brought the car in decided it wasn't worth fixing.. So I bought the car off of him and I plan on putting a
motor in it.
Good job, Eliza! Bought Rob Miller's daughter's 99' Beetle for the same reason. Timing belt broke and destroyed the 1.8 L gas engine. Have used it as a parts car for the 02' TDI Bug that I drive.
ReplyDeleteLook forward to your "real world" experiences in your blog.