I made this thread so I wouldn't completely hijack the persons thread where this started.
Most people with VWs know that there have been specific complaints about the 1.8T engines. Main complaints were from Passat owners, so I ended up taking some pictures from my car, which uses the same engine but just in a different configuration (transverse vs. straight).
My breather hose, which is a part of the PCV system, which often times gets sludged up on these engines, cracked and I figuered I will take pictures of how it looked inside.
Here is the location of the hose, Y pipe, and you can obviously see the crack.
After I replaced the pipe I cracked it open to see if there were any deposits inside and how it looked.
Here is what I found:
It was eaten up byu the hot oil fumes, heat and cold shifts I would say. The rubber became very brittle and resembled dried, cracked river beds or deserts.
I found oil throughout the system and it all wiped off without a problem.
JAG asked about the following things, so I am putting that up as well.
OCI: Mostly 5000 miles. I have gone as long as 7500
Oil used: Mobil 1 0w-40, Synpower 5w-40, Syntec 0w-30.
* The interesting part about this was that the car did not start receiving synthetic until 23 000 miles. At that time the OCI was 3000 miles.
Driving habits: Mostly highway, but the car sees every type of driving. Redline; slow driving with early upshifts; stop and go and highway.
*Again this is a special category, because when I lived in NYC the car was mostly stop and go (while on conventional oil).
If anybody has any other questions let me know.
Most people with VWs know that there have been specific complaints about the 1.8T engines. Main complaints were from Passat owners, so I ended up taking some pictures from my car, which uses the same engine but just in a different configuration (transverse vs. straight).
My breather hose, which is a part of the PCV system, which often times gets sludged up on these engines, cracked and I figuered I will take pictures of how it looked inside.
Here is the location of the hose, Y pipe, and you can obviously see the crack.
After I replaced the pipe I cracked it open to see if there were any deposits inside and how it looked.
Here is what I found:
It was eaten up byu the hot oil fumes, heat and cold shifts I would say. The rubber became very brittle and resembled dried, cracked river beds or deserts.
I found oil throughout the system and it all wiped off without a problem.
JAG asked about the following things, so I am putting that up as well.
OCI: Mostly 5000 miles. I have gone as long as 7500
Oil used: Mobil 1 0w-40, Synpower 5w-40, Syntec 0w-30.
* The interesting part about this was that the car did not start receiving synthetic until 23 000 miles. At that time the OCI was 3000 miles.
Driving habits: Mostly highway, but the car sees every type of driving. Redline; slow driving with early upshifts; stop and go and highway.
*Again this is a special category, because when I lived in NYC the car was mostly stop and go (while on conventional oil).
If anybody has any other questions let me know.