Crankshaft seal no 2 has gone.

[DXX]

As @Big Al says ‘The question is, is there really a noise on the engine? The seal issue could be that it was ill-fitted twice and its now ` palm it off` to another dealer?’

That’s exactly what I’m thinking, I suspect the garage that has replaced the seal has spotted a pain in the ass job which might end up costing them and opted to get on with some other run of the mill money earning jobs.
A decent motor engineer / mechanic should be able to check the free end of the crankshaft with a DTI; end float and run out. Crankshaft just needs some gentle levering (engine stopped) to take it through the range of movement. I wouldn’t think it’s likely the engine has main bearing failure unless somebody has made a massive error and run without oil etc. That should not cost you more than an hours labour.
I also have a Euro 5, 180ps, 2016; they do seem to be very reliable as long as it has been built with the RevD EGR cooler.

 

[flyingging]

As @Big Al says ‘The question is, is there really a noise on the engine? The seal issue could be that it was ill-fitted twice and its now ` palm it off` to another dealer?’

That’s exactly what I’m thinking, I suspect the garage that has replaced the seal has spotted a pain in the ass job which might end up costing them and opted to get on with some other run of the mill money earning jobs.
A decent motor engineer / mechanic should be able to check the free end of the crankshaft with a DTI; end float and run out. Crankshaft just needs some gentle levering (engine stopped) to take it through the range of movement. I wouldn’t think it’s likely the engine has main bearing failure unless somebody has made a massive error and run without oil etc. That should not cost you more than an hours labour.
I also have a Euro 5, 180ps, 2016; they do seem to be very reliable as long as it has been built with the RevD EGR cooler.

There is a few noises when warm. I've never had the oil light come on and whilst the seal has been leaking I've been throwing oil at it. We'll see what they say on Thursday. As a matter of interest if a main dealer did the work and it failed would there be a refund ?

 

[DXX]

There is a few noises when warm. I've never had the oil light come on and whilst the seal has been leaking I've been throwing oil at it. We'll see what they say on Thursday. As a matter of interest if a main dealer did the work and it failed would there be a refund ?

I think you would need to refer to the T&Cs for that information.

 

[flyingging]

The mechanic is convinced there's something up with the crank. I didn't pay attention to any noises before it went on for the seal.

 

[flyingging]

Any tips for a dogs bollocks van mechanic near me please ? East Sussex

 

[Niknak]

Not a great mechanic if he can’t tell you what and has pointed you towards the dealer

 

[flyingging]

Not a great mechanic if he can’t tell you what and has pointed you towards the dealer

He seemed to think something unusual was going on and recommended vw as might be possible to argue a warranty issue. Shame this happened 6 months after my extended warranty finished. Hopefully the main dealer will have a better idea and can fix.

 

[T6ARF]

Not a great mechanic if he can’t tell you what and has pointed you towards the dealer

@Niknak Ever thought about being a specialist Transporter mobile Mechanic.... I’m sure you could build up a great customer base from this forum!?

 

[Niknak]

Lol I have pondered it

 

[Niknak]

It’s difficult to hear when people have been mugged off by mechanics tbh some don’t know better I have been lucky in a way I have a engineering background primarily and quite critical of my work

 

[T6ARF]

For someone like me who’s not a mechanic, but very particular about how things are done, I need someone I can trust to work on my vehicle.... luckily I have that mechanic and I’ve been a loyal customer for years! You sound like that sort of bloke (mechanic) also!

 

[flyingging]

Do You have your own garage Niknak ?
I'm only an hour and a half from you.
I did read on another thread about an out of line crankshaft. How is that fixed ??

 

[Niknak]

If your crank was out of line you would be experiencing a really bad vibration, if you wanted that checked the crank would have to be removed put on V blocks and dial gauge checked, I’ve straightened cam shafts before but cranks you’d be pushing it but it’s extremely doubtful you crank is out of line, and no I don’t have my own garage I’d hate to work for me lol

 

[flyingging]

If your crank was out of line you would be experiencing a really bad vibration, if you wanted that checked the crank would have to be removed put on V blocks and dial gauge checked, I’ve straightened cam shafts before but cranks you’d be pushing it but it’s extremely doubtful you crank is out of line, and no I don’t have my own garage I’d hate to work for me lol

There's no vibration. Just oil pissing out and noises now ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

 

[flyingging]

There's no vibration. Just oil pissing out and noises now ‍

 

[Niknak]

Have you managed to record the noise

 

[flyingging]

Have you managed to record the noise

I'll do it tomorrow morning. I compared it with a friend's T5.1 and it was hideous.

 

[Niknak]

Does the sound alter from standing over the engine to low down and side to side, only trying to see if it’s directional as in can semi pin point the area

 

[flyingging]

I'll try and locate it better tomorrow when i film it. I hate running it as losing oil.

 

[Niknak]

Also could you run the engine for a while and whilst it’s running undo the oil filler cap and see if there is pressure there ( there will naturally be some )