In detail: audi a4 do-it-yourself engine repair from a real master for the site my.housecope.com.
The ADP engine was installed on cars:
Volkswagen Passat B5 / Volkswagen Passat B5 (3B2) 1997 - 2001
Volkswagen Passat Variant B5 / Volkswagen Passat Variant B5 (3B5) 1997 - 2001
Audi A4 B5 / Audi A4 B5 (8D2) 1995 – 2001
Audi A4 Avant B5 / Audi A4 Avant B5 (8D5) 1996 - 2002
Audi A4 Cabriolet / Audi A4 Cabriolet (8G7) 1997 - 2000
Greetings gentlemen. In general, I had to sit in the shoes of a car mechanic, so to speak. services are very greedy. I had a problem, on the second cylinder there was a constant detonation. Arriving like that in the garage, I decided to measure the compression. The result of measurements (in brackets are data with the addition of 5 cubes of clean engine oil): 13.8 10.5 (14) 12.5 11.5 (12.5). As you can see, oil compression i.e. These are piston rings. It was decided to open the dviglo and change the rings (as a result, I changed more parts than I had to, so to speak, so as not to climb twice). Here are the parts I bought:
1. Piston Rings Mahle (nominal size)
2. Victor Reinz oil pan gasket
3. Victor Reinz intake manifold gasket
4. Head gasket Victor Reinz
5. Victor Reinz exhaust manifold gasket
6. Victor Reinz valve cover gasket
7. Air and oil filter Knecht/Mahle
8. Distributor cover and Beru slider
9. Connecting rod bearings Kolbenshmidt
10. Victor Reinz cylinder head bolts
11. Victor Reinz valve stem seals
12. Everything else (VAG pan bolts, Victor Reinz camshaft oil seal, VAG crackers, SWAG connecting rod bolts, Gaskets, and so on.)
13. A set of inlet and outlet valves Freccia (Italy) (They were bought as a set, because the old valves, or rather one valve turned out to be crooked and did not rub at all, it was decided to replace all the valves completely)
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Well let's go. I think that I will describe the standard procedure for disassembling the "muzzle" of the Audi in brief, occasionally adding pictures of the process. We actually pull out the bumper plugs on the right and left. In the space of the plugs there are two screws for the hexagon on each side, we unscrew them. Actually, I forgot. First things first, before disassembling Be sure to disconnect the battery, preferably two terminals. Next, I removed the front wheels and put the car on jack stands. We unscrew three screws in each locker for a small TORX nozzle (sorry, I didn’t remember which nozzles were needed, I use the Force set). We snap off the bumper on both sides, and take it to the side. We see in front of us the brackets on which the bumper is mounted
We screw the bolt into the empty ear of the left bracket, but not completely. A bolt that was unscrewed from the space of the bumper plugs) To keep the muzzle on them. Next, unscrew and remove the headlights completely, attaching the wings to the front of the car. In general, we twist everything that prevents the removal of the muzzle from the car. We remove the trim from the power steering reservoir, there we see connectors sitting on the bracket. We disconnect them all for greater clarity and simplicity, we also disconnect the connector from the air conditioning compressor on the left side of the car) By the way, I forgot to say, as soon as you remove the bumper, unscrew the mugs (so to speak, the plastic lining on the air conditioner radiator), you will see a faucet on the bottom right of the radiator, put it on a suitable piece of hose on it, and substitute an empty container. Thus, you will merge the antifreeze, but not all. Antifreeze can be drained from the block by unscrewing the drain bolt under the pump. Drain antifreeze set it aside, we do not need it yet. Having unscrewed all the bolts holding the muzzle, and disconnected the connectors, remove the muzzle and put it aside so that it does not interfere. You will also need to unscrew the protection mount from below (who has it).
This is with the top timing case removed. Next, remove the belts. To remove the alternator belt, take the 17 key into the groove and pull the tensioner counterclockwise, insert a suitable bolt or nail into a special hole and remove the alternator belt. By the way, before that you have to remove the viscous fan:
Next, remove the air conditioning compressor belt tensioner:
Everything is simple there, unscrew the compressor tension bolt, remove the belt, and unscrew the bolt holding the tensioner.Next, remove the power steering pump belt. There are 3 bolts on the pump pulley for an internal hexagon, unscrewing these bolts in turn, holding the belt with the other hand (squeezing its two halves with the upper and lower palms, as if making a stopper), remove the pump pulley half, remove the belt, remove the second half. By the way, I forgot to say again, when the alternator belt was removed, it is necessary to unscrew the bolts securing the tensioner to the alternator. Yes, the belts have been removed. Now unfasten the top cover of the timing case. We take the head by 20 and start turning the crankshaft bolt to align the marks on the camshaft, crankshaft, distributor and in the flywheel / gearbox bell:
When the marks matched everywhere, then asking an assistant, locking the crankshaft with a head and a ratchet by 20, unscrew the bolts of the crankshaft pulley. Next, we unscrew the fastenings of the lower timing belt cover: 2 bolts for an internal hexagon, a bolt for 13, and a washer for 10 (the washer is screwed onto a stud in the area of \u200b\u200bthe pump housing). Remove the bottom cover. Now you can drain the oil by unscrewing the drain plug by 19 (sort of) from the oil pan. After draining the oil, set it aside, we will not need it anymore. I also removed the coolant tank in order to wash it (i.e. I didn’t see that coolant or rusty water was floating in it). Here washed.
Now, as you can see, the coolant is red (pink), which is very pleasing.
Now you can unscrew the plastic tee behind the block head. Two bolts for 13) Antifreeze can pour out (at least it happened to me, because I didn’t unscrew and didn’t drain the coolant from the block). Now you can remove the timing belt. Having put everything on the marks, unscrew the tensioner bolt, and unscrew the tensioner itself. We remove the belt, having previously marked the direction of its rotation (clockwise), in order to put everything back later). We unscrew the tensioner roller, remove the roller and put it aside:
We begin to unscrew the valve cover bolts. Remove the cover, take out the oil deflector
We begin to unscrew the camshaft covers. First, unscrew the covers 5,1,3 crosswise, then crosswise 2 and 4, half a turn per pass, until they can be unscrewed by hand. Next, unscrew the head from the block. There goes an asterisk T55)
These are the tops in the photo. They are still from the factory. I don’t complain about work, so it was decided to leave. With the head off, here's what we see
All soot, the head has not been removed since 1996)) So the condition is excellent. Here is a picture of the head from the valve side. Everything is on fire
Next, I started trying to get to the pan bolts. I want to make sure No subframes need to be unscrewed. This is ADP. The only thing you need to loosen the pillow bolts, jack up the engine through two blocks into the air conditioner bracket and raise the engine. Then we unscrew this “horseshoe”
This horseshoe is a support for the engine and box at the same time. It is held by three bolts for an internal hexagon by 16 by 65, one bolt with a nut by 45 and two bolts by 95) Remove the horseshoe, and begin to unscrew the pallet bolts around the perimeter. There are 18 of them, the rear ones are the most difficult to unscrew, because. the hand is between the subframe and the pallet, God forbid the jack will fly off, you will be left without hands, therefore Safety is paramount. Be careful guys). Having unscrewed the pallet, we remove it. It won’t work the first time, just knock with a mallet from a hammer and it will peel off. We see a reflector.
Take it off carefully, it can be easily broken. Here's what kind of pallet it was.
Now, we take the head at 14 and begin to unscrew the connecting rod covers of the pistons. Pull out carefully, pushing from below, and without damaging the crankshaft journals. Here they are pistons after 15 years of work.
We remove the rings, trying not to damage the edges of the pistons, I broke a couple)) Gee)))
Then we begin to wash the piston, or rather coat it with chemistry, so to speak. I used Amway oven cleaner
Let's start with the head. We take a piece of a plastic bottle, cut out about a piece of 20 * 20 cm, turn it into a tube and put it into the well, having previously removed the hydraulic lifters (carefully, without exerting any effort) and put them in the order they were removed, with the valves up so that the oil does not leak out. We begin to crack the valves. This process is described everywhere on the Internet, there is nothing complicated) We take out the valve:
After washing the head, wipe it dry by wiping it in front of this solvent. Because The valves are new and need to be ground in. We take lapping paste. I took a two-component, gave something about 50 rubles.We lubricate the valve stem with clean engine oil, insert it into the guide, on the other hand we put a hose of a suitable size on the valve stem, apply a little lapping paste on the valve chamfer and begin to grind the valves in a circular motion, constantly changing the position of the valve.
And so with each valve, honestly speaking, my hands hurt for a week after lapping. Then we insert the valves into their places, turning the head over with the working part (the part that is directed to the cylinders), twist the candles into the candle holes so that the kerosene does not leak out, and fill it with kerosene, checking for leaks.
We begin to collect the head. We insert the valve with an oiled rod, put on a protective cap on the valve, take the valve stem seal soaked in engine oil (before assembling, I just poured all the caps into a jar of oil), and put it on the rod. We take the MSK collet puller and push the cap all the way (not forgetting to put a plastic mandrel in the well, which we made from an empty plastic bottle, so as not to scratch the walls of the well), then the springs in the order they were removed, the spring plate, and begin to dry))) It is better to do it together, you can really catch hemorrhoids. We put the hydraulic lifters in the same places from where we removed them.
It's me) Thick, lapping the valve.
The camshaft seal needs to be replaced. We put the camshaft:
And we fasten the right moment, first crosswise covers 2 and 4, then 1.3 and 5, lubricating the first cover with sealant, but without fanaticism and in the place where the joint is, closer to the camshaft gear. Next, I put the head on small wooden dies so that the valves under the hydraulic lifters close. It is generally not recommended to immediately put the head, or rather start the engine. Piston, clean.
We begin to put the rings on the piston))) We dress carefully so as not to break the rings, we again need a part of the plastic bottle, a strip 5 cm long and 1.5 cm wide. Use it as guides, we will lower the rings along them. Oh yes, before planting the rings, lubricate the grooves under the rings and the rings themselves with plenty of engine oil) We change the connecting rod bearings, also generously lubricating the seats and the bearings themselves with oil. We arrange the rings as in the figure.
Checked the position of the rings, a good car mechanic suggested Lehan
We take a mandrel for pistons (I took a universal one), carefully put the piston, push it into the cylinder, which is abundantly lubricated with oil, tapping the cylinder with a hammer handle, we drive the piston into the cylinder. Watch out for the rings, they can climb out of the mandrel) Having put all the pistons in place, we begin to tighten the connecting rod caps at the right moment. We assemble everything in the reverse order, cleaning out the remnants of the old gaskets, wiping the docking areas with a solvent, and putting new gaskets. I also replaced the oil seals on the intermediate shaft, crankshaft (there is an oil seal and a paper gasket, I blocked the crankshaft, resting a part of the crankshaft through the planks into the cylinder block with two planks). The crankshaft bolt needs to be changed. We put all the belts in place, placing them in the right direction. We put the intake manifold, exhaust.
We change the gaskets where necessary, twist everything at the right moment. We put the head like this:
1. Align the piston at approximately the same level
2. We put the cylinder head, put new bolts and tighten it with the right moment, having previously cleaned the mating surfaces and ALWAYS remove any remaining oil and coolant from the bolt holes.
Tightening torques: 1. 30 Nm 2. 60 Nm 3. Turn 90 degrees 4. Turn 90 degrees in a certain order. It's in every repair manual.
3. We set the mark on the camshaft
4. Catching up with the mark on the crankshaft
By the way, who really loves that all the marks stand in place, then it will be necessary to combine the mark on the intermediate shaft (dot) and the crankshaft pulley and at the same time, so that the slider looks at the risk on the distributor housing. Well, that's basically all.At the first start, we unscrew the candles, remove the connector from the Hall sensor, pull out fuse No. 28 (responsible for the fuel pump), fill in liquids and oil according to the level. We oil with a starter a couple of approaches for 40-50 seconds. Then we put the candles, connect the Hall Sensor, insert the fuse into place and start the car. Here, after the repair, I decided to polish my charm.
It is not always easy to come to the conclusion about the feasibility of a complete overhaul of the engine, since it is necessary to be based on a number of objective indicators.
High mileage is not a sufficient indicator of the need for a major overhaul, on the other hand, low mileage does not exclude the need for a major overhaul. The most important indicator seems to be the timeliness of routine engine maintenance. With a timely oil and filter change, as well as when all other necessary maintenance work is performed, the engine serves reliably for many thousands of kilometers. On the contrary, insufficient or untimely maintenance can cause a sharp reduction in engine life.
Increased oil consumption indicates wear on the piston rings, valve guides and valve stem seals. Make sure that leaks do not cause increased oil consumption, and only then conclude that the piston rings and valve guides are unsuitable. To determine the likely cause of the malfunction, measure the compression in the engine cylinders.
To determine the amount of work to be done, check the compression in the engine cylinders. Also test with a vacuum gauge and determine the nature of the readings of this device.
Check the oil pressure with a pressure gauge screwed into place of the oil pressure sensor and compare the test result with the standard value. If the oil pressure is low, then the cause may be worn main and connecting rod bearings or parts of the oil pump.
Loss of power, engine “dips”, knocking or metal knocks, increased noise from the gas distribution mechanism, increased fuel consumption indicate the need for a major overhaul, especially if all these signs of abnormal operation appear at the same time. If the performance of all adjustments does not lead to improvement, then the only remedy for abnormal operation of the engine is a major overhaul. An overhaul consists in restoring engine parts to the condition specified in the technical data for a new engine.
During a major overhaul, pistons and piston rings are replaced, cylinders are bored or honed. After the repair of the cylinders, which is carried out in a specialized workshop, the installation of repair pistons will be required. The connecting rod and main bearings of the crankshaft, as well as the covers of the camshaft bearing journals, must also be replaced; if necessary, the crankshaft journals should be ground to restore normal clearances with the connecting rod and main bearings. As a rule, valves are also subject to repair, since their condition at the time of repair, as a rule, is not entirely satisfactory. During the overhaul of the engine, repairs are also carried out on such units as the starter, generator and ignition distributor. As a result, the repaired engine must have the qualities of a new unit and withstand a significant mileage without failure. Warning