ROD KNOCK? Blowing Up Volkswagen 2.0L EA888 Engine Just To Tear It Down!
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Published 2024-04-03
Today is something different! Have you ever wondered what was happening when an engine let go? We have torn down a ton of catastrophic failure engines on this channel but we have only speculated what was happening when it failed.
UNTIL NOW!
I bought this 2013 VW CC from a tow lot after it was abandoned. This car has the CBFA 2.0L Turbo EA888 engine and once I was able to get it to start, it immediately had rod knock. This car was clearly suffering from oil pressure issues as we found a new oil pump and fresh oil in the trunk.
Unfortunately, when these engines have gotten that far, the sellable components out of them like the cylinder head, have already been damaged from lack of lubrication and bearing material circulating in the oiling system.
So, instead of this car being a giant L for having a bad engine, I decided to make a video of its final moments and give it a proper send off at over 100mph.
Then, in just a few days you can catch the teardown of this engine! Its the best before and after, or wait, maybe the worst? This was a spur of the moment decision and thats likely why this video may have a slightly different feel from most of my content.
We then dismantled the car and saved all of the sellable components before crushing the car and selling the chassis for scrap.
I know not everyone will love this video, but its also something I can't and won't be able to do that often.
I love all of the comments, feedback and even the criticism. Catch you on the next video for the teardown!
-Eric
All Comments (21)
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Damn, the knock was so bad, it knocked the VW emblem out of the grill.
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As a former VW dealership tech (early 2000s), this REALLY did my heart good! THANK YOU for ridding the world of this garbage!
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I feel like Eric is an example of what would happen if a 12yo boy owned a salvage yard. And I'm here for it. Keep up the good work.
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I was only one A/C compressor away from finishing my EA888 project and you destroyed it! You monster! :D
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You gotta do it at least once, and it means we got to see and hear it actually happen under controlled circumstances. That's science, my friend!
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ERIC!!! Stop apologizing... It's your money, it's your channel. We love what you do so do what you want.
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Everyone has wanted to blow up an engine at least one time in their lives. You're living the dream and getting paid to do it. Kudos to you sir for sharing your journey with the internet.
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In 1979 I was walking down a street in Liverpool UK where a man was having some difficulty starting his Hillman Hunter on an icy cold morning. When it eventually started, it did not knock, but he chose to 'warm it up' by flooring the throttle which took the engine up to a large number of rpm, limited only by the terrible inlet and exhaust manifolds which shared the same side of the cast-iron 1725 cc (105 cu inch) 4 cylinder ohv engine. After about 45 seconds of this abuse it came apart magnificently and sufficiently completely to briefly stop the traffic with a monumental cloud of oil smoke. Other than that I have only heard such sounds at the race track! A splendid piece of scientific research Eric , thanks!
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What disturbed me the most was that the left blinker was on the whole time. Not nice, especially since you as well have a "slight" OCD... Great vid as always. 🍻🥰
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As a former EA888 owner you have my attention.
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it was great to see an inspection port installation. i know these kinds of videos arent your normal thing, and they shouldnt be. just like your personal car videos, its great to have the variety in there. this shouldnt just be a 'tear down blown engines' channel, its the 'I Do Cars' channel and its great that youre showing different things about cars.
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Professional car builder here and I loved the real life malice these engines suffer. Perfection!
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OMG. Current EA888 Owner....this made me CRINGE, but thank you for being brave enough to do it! I'm gonna go check my oil. 😂
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It’s always more fun when your boss is more childish than the workers 😂
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Check engine light is not even on! Nothing wrong with this car. Jokes aside, this is/was a great looking car that I always wanted to own, but convinced myself they were junk based on resale value. Thank you for the great video!
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Awesome video. The sound was great. The moral of the story, 1) change the oil. 2) check and add oil regularly. My old F150 burnt some oil. I checked it every week. When I traded it in, it had 353,000 miles on it.
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My uncle was a master ford mechanic before retiring with over 40yrs, he was telling me about the cash for clunkers era, and what they did to those poor souls, at a dealership, he had a good time blowing up some of them. As a kid I grew up where the GM plant is now in Wentzville, one of the farms was our playground with a big ditch, everyone threw old lawnmowers in, we would make a little pocket money, fixing them up with parts maybe another had, the ones that where Cat4, we got running and took the gov linkage off, tied a long string to the throttle shaft, hid behind a tree, and then do a autopsy when they come apart, before going to the scrap pile for recycle. Fun times they sounded just like that before, BOOM.. Dad just shook his head at us, but , at least we where learning how things worked. I was going to mention a couple times this very video you made, probably NOT very many people have heard a engine self destruct..
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That was rad, do it again! You're doing a good job making vids that aren't just broken engine teardowns. Ever considered spilling the guts of a common GM automatic trans just to laugh at how many parts fall out of the case?
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I appreciate the explanation of why you decided to go full send on this one. I wouldn’t have necessarily thought about how the rest of the engine would have gotten trashed by the bottom end damage, and I appreciate that you don’t sell your customers junk or marginal parts as good.
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Holy rod knock, Batman! I blew inspection holes into a 97 Land Rover Discovery with a 4.7 Gems engine at freeway speeds (~75mph). It was surprisingly quiet when it did the deed and put a hole in both sides of the block, however I did hose down the hoser camping the left lane. I was just accelerating then a quiet pop and I had a spy-level smoke screen of oil and a dead engine. The tow home was super fun as the transfer case slipped out of neutral when we were 2-wheel towing it and getting back onto the freeway in the opposite direction. I left a good 100' of skid marks from the rear tires. I did get it home and put a 76k mile, used engine in, that cost as much as the truck did when I bought it at 106k. I will never touch another JLR with any of my money, even if they weren't owned by Tata. Also, you know it's bad when your manufacturer's workforce in China, of all places, demonstrates on the street over poor quality standards.
