New guy here and my first post. I have a 2002 New Beetle (looks like the one in the website window) that is my daughters car. She turns 16 this month.
As luck would have it, she punctured the oil pan, so I am doing a bottom end rebuild since it ruined the main bearings. I’ll replace the rod bearings and oil pump as well. If I can find balance shaft bearings, I’ll do them too. I can’t find a local engine with the right engine code to just do a swap.
I already did the timing belt, less than 100 miles before the pan puncture. Speaking of that, any solutions for a pan guard? My sons GTI had pan damage with no oil loss once as well. It’s a major weakness in my opinion.
My plan is to pull the engine out of the front. Any suggestions from anyone that has done this before?
Local shops recommended I junk the car, but used cars are too valuable. It has only 106,000 miles on it.
I already snapped off a fuel rail nipple….
As luck would have it, she punctured the oil pan, so I am doing a bottom end rebuild since it ruined the main bearings. I’ll replace the rod bearings and oil pump as well. If I can find balance shaft bearings, I’ll do them too. I can’t find a local engine with the right engine code to just do a swap.
I already did the timing belt, less than 100 miles before the pan puncture. Speaking of that, any solutions for a pan guard? My sons GTI had pan damage with no oil loss once as well. It’s a major weakness in my opinion.
My plan is to pull the engine out of the front. Any suggestions from anyone that has done this before?
Local shops recommended I junk the car, but used cars are too valuable. It has only 106,000 miles on it.
I already snapped off a fuel rail nipple….