Volkswagen Jetta Mechanical Review
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- čas přidán 2. 07. 2024
- Here's a look under the hood and underneath the new Volkswagen Jetta!
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0:00 Introduction
0:17 Engine
8:01 Transmission
9:53 Exhaust
10:59 Electronics
11:40 Cooling System
13:49 Headlights
14:17 Steering
14:35 Suspension
18:00 Fuel System
18:22 Brakes
19:33 Conclusion
In this video, we take a look at the mechanicals of a 2019 Volkswagen Jetta, including detailed looks at the engine, transmission, suspension, brakes, steering and cooling system. The engine is a 1.4L inline 4 cylinder paired with an 8 speed automatic transmission. The VW Jetta GLI uses a 2.0L 4 cylinder EA888 engine with a dual clutch automatic (or manual) transmission. We examine the places where Volkswagen has over-engineered this small car and made things complicated, and other places where they've cut corners to keep the costs competitive in the small car segment.
A mechanical review on the Volkswagen GTI with the 2.0L engine can be found here:
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Overall, the Volkswagen Jetta does reasonably well with build quality (for being made in Mexico) compared to many of its competitors. It falls short on ease of maintenance and potential for reliability problems down the road, not to mention the odd placement and special tools required to access basic items.
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7:58 "I wouldn't want that dropping on my head while I'm replacing the turbocharger". CLASSIC!
MAN! That was comprehensive...10/10
Thanks
speedkar99 yes do another one of these on a tdi preferably 2006 :p
Why does the styling get hate?? I think VW honestly has the best looking non-luxury cars. And In my opinion this looks better than a BMW and a Mercedes. Simple looking yet Beautiful car.
It's bland. But if that's your cup of tea...sure.
Sure, some BMWs and Mercedes look worse than this German corolla, but the CLA looks much better than the Jetta. In fact, the Kia and Hyundai look better than the Jetta
Agreed BMW wouldn’t look so ugly with those giant nosed front grills that look like an elephants scrotum.
Agreed, that's why I just bought one. I like the simple styling. A lot of the other new vehicles are ugly and look they came out of a 1970s sci-fi movie.
@@alexandermakrianis It feels like every single car VW offers has the exact same styling. So there's that
I am a serious car buyer who looking for long term serviceability and reliability in owning a vehicle. All the other car reviews on youtube are simply spilling out verbal bullshxts that I am not interested in ( Doug, redline, etc). While you man, are golden in providing me these info. Clap clap clap!!
My friend bought a JETTA in 2005, used it until this year and bought another new JETTA. He is always a VW fan and he is very happy enjoying his new car. I also leased a base JETTA 6mt, it gave me a big surprise that a 1.4L engine can provide such big power regardless an ordinary 147hp number.
The gas mileage is amazing! I have a 2021 that I bought as a second get around town car. It is a fantastic driving car!
My last Jetta had 170 hp and the 147 feels jumpier it’s really surprised me. Didn’t feel at all like a downgrade, maybe the increased torque?
I have a 2016 with same engine. 126000 miles. oil changes, spark plugs , filters, etc . Now timing belt. No issues except a spring in seat recliner come off.
May just be my experience but it's been a great car. I drive a crap ton. Will see how it does . I'm getting carbon cleaned out soon for extra measure.
How's maintenance
@@speedkar99 not to bad because I do it. 😁 Oil change every 7500 instead of 10000. Cost about 40$filter and oil .
Trans fluid drain and fill every 75000,spark plugs, normal stuff . Cost a little more than a Nissan versa that I had and put 190000 miles on . Certain engines are better than others that's for sure. I also have a 2008 rabbit with 2.5 5cyl .It's pretty solid.
That "baffle" in the airbox is a Snow grate. It functions similarly as a Air oil Separator would but with snow and water. The drain at the bottom dumps it out at the bottom of the car. True while this car is a bit overenginered and may seem overwhelming to some people. Any thing that can go wrong with this car can happen with just about anything else on the road. Personally I wouldn't mind having to work on mine because I like the challenge in it.
This is fantastic. I wish I could see videos like this for every car I'm looking to buy. Keep up the good work!
Vw Jetta is the best. I have a 2016 jetta 59k miles and I can’t be happier really, had literally 0 problems so far.
When you're Jetta is going to reach 300k plus then we will talk.
"so you can lift up this engine ---- when you have to change it" haha subtle.
VW: You are only allowed to drive the car.. don't touch the mechanics you will become crazy...
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Haha
Best reviews for people who buy used, with no warranty. This is not a motor I want to own used. Thanks man.
Yes it's buyer without warranty be ware
Had a '90 Mark 2 Jetta for 12 years, and 239,000 k.m.---great driving and riding experience, but costly ownership due to poor electrics. 1.8 motor and old-style auto---i.e. 4000 rpm's at 120 k.m. Best-ever seats and visibility, great steering and tracking, and solid throughout. This purchase after owning a '79 Rabbit for 11 years. Daughter has a 2016 Jetta at 96,000 km. and no issues. Thanks, SpeedKar99 for your insightful reviews and education.---all 'top-shelf'.
You are welcome
Thanks for reviewing components and systems that may require additional investment by the vehicle owner and attention by the mechanic. I recently watched quite a few under hood reviews of competitors in the entry level vehicle segment, and I am rather impressed by the Volkswagen, (VW) engine. It's intriguing enough, to where I want to look past all the plastic, flimsy vacuum lines, and replacement parts complexity. I really like how much time was taken by VW to figure out how to integrate the turbo and exhaust manifold into one piece. I really like that the intercooler was eliminated by adding a coolant line at the intake manifold. I am thankful that the water pump is on the opposite end of the timing cover and that the ball joints and wheel bearings are bolt on. To sum it up I like the vehicle design and I appreciate all that this Mexican made VW is introducing in an attempt to offer value while extracting the most efficiency and horsepower out of the engine. Down the road of vehicle ownership it appears important to keep an eye out for failing parts and cash handy to replace them.
I never thought I’d be interested in any video Jetta-related, short of one being driven off a cliff, but you have a straight ahead, quick paced style with enough deadpan humour thrown in to make any mechanical review interesting.
Thanks, there's no use to include the extras, gotta cut to the facts and that's why we are here.
I've only recently discovered your channel and you've got yourself a new subscriber. Keep up the good work! 👍
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What a great, comprehensive video. Thanks for making this -- love your channel
You are welcome
Love this type of video! Would love to see a Mazda 3 2019 mechanical review!
German cars are all fun and games until its time to work on them.
or untill something went wrong and start replace things randomly to try fix the problem
Until it's time to change the air filter lol
Agreed
They're too expensive to get worked on, all Euro cars are.
@@Tony32 That is not so bad. So you can't simply pull it out like I can on my Mother's Nissan. Other than that I like my 2013 Passat 2.5. I fear that the CVT in my Mother's Nissan might be a Pandora's Box of problems.
Man this guy teach me vw Info like my teacher back in the day,very direct and useful wow
We do have a lots of this engine in europe. It is pretty quick and fuel efficient. It is the Most fuel efficient 4 cylinder on the market. I hope they do also hold up as well.
has long term reliability on this engine been pretty good in europe?
This was really, really well done. Nice job.
This video was amazing. Well done on your presentation 👍
Really enjoyed your excellent analysis of the engineering and ease of maintenance trade offs! I used to have aToyota Tercel and it wasn’t until I switched to a VW GTI that I realized what a phenomenal job Toyota did in making their cars easy to maintain. For example, they didn’t use all the different fasteners VW does: triple square, torx, metric bolts. My Tercel just used metric bolts everywhere and... they only used even-sized bolts: 6mm, 8mm, 10mm, etc. That made it very easy to guess which size socket to grab from the toolkit. It’s much easier to guess the socket size when they’re all 2mm apart and always even!
Agreed there. Toyota (and most Japanese) cars use even size metric until 14mm. Then it jumps to 17mm and goes odd numbers from there on to 21. Then 22 for the crank bolt.
@@speedkar99 Yeah, Japanese cars follow the JIS standard for bolt sizes, which has no 13mm, no 15mm etc. There doesn't seem to be a German DIN standard for bolt sizes!
I bought the 2019 Jetta base model I have not had one problem love the car great interior standard Ally wheels and lots of features
I bought my 2019 VW Jetta new w cash in early 2019 and a little over 2 years and almost 40,000 miles later shes still a flawlessly running car. I drive her daily and I have the 6 speed manual but I'm a Euro car enthusiast and I owned an E90 BMW for many years before this so this engine will probably be much simpler for me whenever the day comes I do have to do a little of my own wrenching or maintenance. It's a life style! I owned an Acura TL also for a few years before my 335i and I never even thought of going back to Japenese cars, still haven't.
Good to hear from an owner
Thanks again for your in-depth review, I drive a 06 TDI with 260kms and still going strong with only a bad camshaft and nothing else, heavy on the oil changes 🇨🇦
You are welcome! I want to get a TDI to teardown and learn about turbos, diesels and DSG
Your channel is One of a Kind the best there is .Its so informatiive.I love it ? hi from England 🇬🇧 ✌
Thanks I'm glad you appreciate it
Young man, you have done an EXCELLENT job describing all aspects & operations of the mechanical portions of this vehicle. BRAVO for knowing you stuff. Your Mom & Dad must be very proud of you....SUPER PRESENTATION !!!
That must've been a beast to plan, film and edit with all the on lift/off lift, wheels on/wheels off, etc etc
Thank you for this video. I drive a VW Jetta TDI so this was very helpful
Thanks for this video, make me change my mind, I was thinking on buying a Jetta. 👍👍👍👍👍
Great review! Just so you know the electric plug on the windshield sprayers are to make the tips heated so they don't freeze in cold weather.
I just found your channel recently and I am loving the content. Could you do a mechanical review on the Subaru Legacy? I have an ‘08 GT (limited sadly) and would love to know all the ins and outs of it.
I gotta look into getting a Subaru video good idea
Nice and helpful video 10/10 thanks for your kind efforts
My goodness. This is one very good review. The one all others should be measured against. Well done!!
Thanks. More to come... hopefully lockdown will end soon here.
Good hardwork... Thanks for sharing your expertise
You are welcome. Yes alot of research and time into this one thanks
@@speedkar99 How long does it take to make video like this? Research, shooting, editing etc...?
Great review for the car shopper! You point out what shoppers wouldn't find elsewhere. Thank you!
Agreed, it's good to see all aspects of the car before buying
My friend is a VW mechanic. I am so blessed.
Great review. Congrats!
Thanks
I have a 2014 Jetta with the 1.8L motor and it's been a really good car for me. @68K miles no issues except that I am on my third battery. The stock batteries are really weak in these cars. Other than that it's been super reliable with no issues other than general maintenance ☺️!!!
Good to hear
I changed the air filter on my GTI not too long ago, and yes, it was very annoying to have to unscrew 7 screws just to open the airbox.
Awesome review! Please do a modern Subaru like the Ascent or 2020 outback xt! I really enjoy your sense of humor too!
Subaru is definitely on the radar, I haven't considered that yet
Great video! Thank you.
Hope you do review of 2022 Jetta. Since its their 1.5 Turbo engine but other than that I'm very curious if there is difference between other systems like suspension, cooling setup.
Lovely review. Love how easy these VAG cars are to work on. Reminds me of 1990s cars.
Easy relatively to.
@@speedkar99 easier than every other newer turbo 4 cylinder that I've worked, and many other NA 4 cylinders and other modern engines. The BMW N20 is my least favorite, followed by Honda V6s
@@michu6777 Have a look at the new Mazda 3 2.5l turbo
Im coming from an 05 mini S, this is an easy, open Engine bay!
Awesome awesome reviews amazing job.
By far the best mechanical review of a Jetta. Just bought an S model to get around. Wish there was a way to get rid of the start/stop function
You can turn it off...? I do it all the time. Start/Stop is not necessariily a bad feature when you're driving in the city a lot. Just turn it off when you don't need it.
The wiper fluid nozzles are heated to prevent icing.
Where are you located? Want to mechanically review my '16 Golf R? Or '01 Cabrio VR6?
Toronto
My 2000 Daewoo Lanos was designed in such way, that it had holes in sound deadening material around spray nozzles. They would melt first quickly after engine startup.
On the highway at 70 mph, I can achieve 40 to 45 mpg. On regular gas. I'm pleased with my Jetta after 10k miles and 12 months.
Nice review
Than
Nice how you honestly give your opi on your great videos
Been looking forward to this!
Thanks
Thanks for the presentation. As for the windshield sprayers, I think the wire is more about them being heated, not actuated.
Thank you boss, really appreciate it. That's what i call a proper review.
I appreciate that!
What an awesome video 👍🏽👍🏽👍🏽
Thanks
I absolutely love these mechanical reviews you do...for somebody like me who keeps cars a long time being able to see all of the engineering involved and what maintenance may be like over the course of time is priceless information.
That being said, as much as I want to like VW, I'm not at all impressed with the Jetta...seems like it's made to be disposable. I'm a lot more impressed with Hyundai's engineering and their apparent preference for keeping things simple and using more tried-and-true technology.
Chris Freemesser i agree
Agreed. I was excited for how fast the turbo pushed this car
"Using tried and true technology". That's not Hyundai, that's Toyota.
@speedkar99 Love your mechanical reviews, very informative and comprehensive. Is it possible to do one on the 2009-2013 Mazda 3? Thanks
That's too old. Maybe the new Mazda 3
@@speedkar99 yes please. The 2019 mazda3 should be good one.
Hey my man, I loved this review of the 2019 Jetta Volkswagen ! I had a few questions regarding the radiator support
Plastic?
I purchased a used '14 TDI sportwagen back in February and have put over 26k miles on it in 7 moths. I have looked under the hood and i can already tell if anything goes out i am screwed (The engine bay is so convoluted) . This is my 2nd V.W and i completely understand why everyone loves to talk crap about V.W's engineering. But if you take care of it will will have many trouble free miles! I personally love my wagen i drive around 200-250 miles a day and i get amazing highway mpg, the car is quite and smooth and the build quality has held up extremely well for a 7 year old German car.
Good to hear
Great vids, I absolutely love my mk5 Jetta with the 2.5L and I beat the crap out of it. I don't trust the post 2010 models though.
Have 2015. 280000km driven and no issues at all. regular oil changes and official maintenance = car runs great. Well i am european and use it in europe not US
Manual gear tho.
i like these...do more :)
What cars you thinking?
@@speedkar99 hmmm something bigger like an Escalade :O
What wisdom, all my respects! Thanks for sharing! God bless you!
Welcome
Just totaled my beloved 2018 Passat, gotta say VW engines sound really nice.
I have a 2017 Jetta with 90,000 miles. But I take of my cars and keep up with the maintenance and use Amsoil oil and filter. Last time I changed the oil at 90,000 the oil looked almost as new as the oil I put back the Jetta. And I follow Vw guidelines on oil changes every 10,000 miles.
Nice, 10K miles is pretty long for an oil change. It would take me 2-3 years to drive that much haha
I have one of these! I have a 2019 Jetta Execline with the virtual cockpit, but I gotta say the Jetta 1.4T EA211 147hp is extremely slow and underpowered, and the small displacement and big turbo also has ALOT of turbo lag, when you press the gas pedal the car stutters for 2 seconds then starts slowly accelerating then when it reaches 3,000 rpm the turbo kicks in and you get good acceleration only after the turbo spools up at around 3,000 rpm, I wish VW had kept the 1.8T/170hp engine but the only way to fix the 1.4T lag problem is by using very expensive Shell V-Power 91 octane premium gas, on cheap 87 gas the 1.4T stutters very much and not smooth. I strongly recommend buying the Jetta GLI with 2.0T/228hp EA888 which is so much more power, more smooth and drives miles ahead better than the 1.4T standard Jetta
It's like the US is getting fake VWs. Because in Europe and Africa this is honestly a different story. That 1.8 engine was long discontinued because it is old fashioned and way too heavy on fuel.
150 hp underpowered... It's about the most we can get on a standard golf/octavia/leon/... here.
Turbo cars work fine on 98 and 100 octane gas. Don't use low quality gas.
It's a small turbocharged engine. You gotta run it with the proper gasoline to get the most out of it. Regular gas in Europe is 95 octane RON, or 90-91 American units. 87 will just not cut it, because its octane rating is way below what the engine is designed to use. Having 87 in this engine is like trying to bake cinnamon buns with salt instead of sugar.
@@igcamacho Yes, just because the manual says you "can" use it, doesn't mean you "should".
Awesome review! I have a 2017 and 2019 Jetta a haven't had any oil leak problems yet..crossing my fingers. In your Jetta it looks like the leak is coming from the oil filter.
You're so genius, sir. Thank you! I have a brand new Jetta but I wanted to know ahead what's up with maintenance.
Glad you found it helpful
Hertz after they get their rental car back: Why is there someone's brother's underwear in the glovebox?
Speedkar guy: Did you happen to see a dirty toothbrush in there too?
True story but with toothbrushes
We have this type of the 1.4 TSI since 2013. It's actually reliable.
How many miles you got on it?
Great video man, I have the same car but I’m manual!
I thought you name was Brian? :) I had a 6 MT also. That thing went in 1st and second. I cant imagine how fast the GLI is with 50% more torque - Sandy
Thank you 🤜🏽🤛🏽🙏🏼
Could you do a mechanical review of the VW Golf alltrack?
Nah
Great review as always.
Seems like it’s an vehicle built with extreme cost cutting on the powertrain and chassis, however more money on the interior and exterior where most owners will interact and live. I’m curious where the reliability will fall after it’s outside the warranty. History points towards bad times, but for most first owners it will likely hold up long enough.
They put the money where it helps sell cars
That's why it's a perfect rental car. Someone's headache later.
Thank you for the awesome video. please review skyactive mazda3 if you will.
My 2013 Twin Charged Jetta has covered 257,036 km and no mechanical issues. It did need two batteries over this time
I like the styling and the colour and the price. I bought the Camry tho.
Is have an old Camry as well
Smart. Decision
Lame
Good for you
thinking my 2013 civic si with the big k24 makes my engine bay cramped but then i see this and all the extra 1000 hoses
It’s fantastic to get this kind of review. You point out the potential problems. You do seem to say they’re trouble prone. And all those sensors and plastic parts = expensive and unreliable.
Good to hear feedback. I should keep doing more reviews then
Hey speedkar! What are your thoughts on Volkswagen’s 2.5L 5 cylinder engine that they used to make? Ive heard pretty good stuff about them.
I think it's a money pit. That said, you are the Geddy Lee of auto mechanics, dude. Keep it rockin'.
Thanks. I'm not a mechanic
@@speedkar99 I never knew that. So you basically explains parts? You are really good if you are not a mechanic.
Definitely not a money pit. The 1.4L has been a solid motor. Unlike the new 3.6 and 2.0L
IMO, all German cars have some sort of complexity and they all use those torx screw bolts. After buying a set of torx tools, I'm all good. The torx design means it is less likely to shear as you try to unscrew or screw it. They are better for repeatitive use.
I actually think the Jeep 4cyl is more complex and in a very unnecessary manner, so this VW is much better.
As for the large amount of plastic parts, I think that could be troublesome in the future.
I watch almost all videos on CZcams at 1.5 x speed. But not yours as you speak fast and respect the viewer's time. Good thanks
Thank you very much
1. Auto stop starters are much different from your basic conventional starters they are designed to start and stop without causing wear
They'll still wear faster than a traditional starter
You can reach down behind the air intake at the front and get to the oil filter. It's a tight squeeze and I have large forearms but I was able to get to the oil filter that way. It's not easy but for me it's better than removing the belly guard under the car.
Too tight
@@speedkar99 it is tight but possible. It's not fun and will scratch your arm, but...
You have to remove the belly guard to get at the oil drain plug. How do you drain your oil?
No point changing the filter if the oil is still dirty...
@@garymaclean6903 oil extractor. Pump it out.
Great video
Thanks
@@speedkar99 👍👍
I guess that's why my 17 Golf Alltrack had a leaking thermostat before the 60K Mark lol. At least it was before the warranty expired and they fixed it for free and even gave me a loaner while they sourced the parts. It looks like I have a conventional intercooler and engine sourced vacuum for the brakes. I have an engine cover too lol.
The difference between city mileage (teens to low 20's) and highway mileage (low 30's to low 40's) is huge on the Alltrack
The air intercooler is in the intakte manifold at this type of engine
Yea. Different setup
I was about to say, no way a modern turbo engine is run w/o an intercooler
The cheapening is very evident, i used to have a MK6 Jetta(EU) "mid" model with TDI BKD engine, front suspension subframe was a huge laser-cut aluminium cast, plus the control arms where not stamped steel but cast pieces, rear suspension was multi-link as standard. The trunk used a articulating arm that was situated outside the trunk itself(so it occupies no space inside) instead of the cheap swing bars that protrude inside, it also had a motorized sunroof. Oil leaks everywhere is VW standard and cramped engine compartment chock full of hoses and sensors is par for the course.
Also, timing belts are much better than chains, we tend to keep our cars almost for 10+ years, and a chain change is unholy expensive compared to a TB kit, hell with a couple of tools you can do a DIY TB change, not a chance to do that on a chain. I bet that summing 10 years of timing belts is still not as expensive as a timing chain(which a lot of times is a engine-out procedure)
I like this channel, but the reviewer is so used to working on cheap Korean cars that he's never seen a heated washer nozzle!
Interesting to note that VWs moving to belts are an upgrade
@@speedkar99 i don't know if it's an "upgrade", but for OUR market it's much better as it's cheap to change(never engine out), and they usually last 120K(Km), you don't want to buy an used car where a chain change is 1/4 of the cost of the car (used cars here don't depreciate, in fact they get more expensive as time goes by). And as i've said, it can be done DIY
I don't see the problem with belts? They have to be changed every 100k miles but so does the tensioners on a chain setup which failure is likely to have a similar result than a worn belt. The most common failure mode for a timing belt is for some teeth to be stripped out not for a catastrophic rupture and although a chain is less likely to break a chain tensioner failure will also result in skipping a few gear.
That being said many 4l VW engines have a timing belt between crank and exhaust cam but also a chain with tensioner between the cams on the backside of engine.
Oh and about the cheapening: an interior review would have shown the money went into the electronics/infotainment which seems to be on top of its category and what many people are looking for now.
@@gglovato American here what do you mean cars don't depreciate where you're from?
Awsome video used it to help me service my 2019 Jetta Highline, only thing I wished you added was the jack points to the review, since there are no resources showing where to jack up the car.
Just as a heads up, these engines have an air to water intercooler that sits between the throttle body and the intake manifold.
Ah I thought bit was air to air
I remember back when VW was fighting to be one of the top players on the US market... And coming out with shitboxes like this one.
It's a far cry from what they sell on the European market.
True...but now they are all pretty much the same
Stuff like the engine leaking because of poorly attached hoses, the engine rocking back and Forward and the fact that dealers in the usa screw over their customers makes me as a European wonder why any us person buys one. A German made vw wouldn't have half of these problems
I had a 2014, never will I own a VW again. Had 2 fan controllers take a unexpected layoff. It caused my TDI to get stuck in regen mode. The fans would keep running and running when the engine was off and would kill the battery.
I had a standard trans, which was excellent, it got 60 mpg to work and 48 going home. The emissions update I should have never done the first time. It screwed up the mileage
Ah the dieselgate
Did it affect your mileage that much?
That wasnt even really the mileage you were getting
Your reviews are amazing and easy to understand. How much prep time do you take prior to doing one of these? Do you memorize the shop manual? :)
Yes I study the shop manuals, read articles online, watch a few reviews, takes a day of research before going out and filming the vehicle
@@speedkar99 Do you have notes or a script? If not, you're even more amazing!
@@speedkar99 you say that but you didn't even see that fact that the intercooler is built into the intake manifold (beginning of the video you said the vehicle doesn't have an intercooler, it does). You complain about oil leaks being common on a VW, yet the drain plug and oil filter were leaking oil, so yeah that's VW's fault for a careless ownwer taking it a 5 minute quick lube. Windshield washer fluid jets aren't mechanically actuated individually, they're heated, hence a hose and wire going to them. Good info here but still biased and occasionally hateful towards designs that "seem" difficult but aren't at all.
That's weird, the top of my fuse box is labeled, wonder why they didn't use the same lid for all models
It makes me sick that we have the capability with modern tech to produce a 1980 Corolla that could go 1 million miles stock but instead all this tech is used to gank the reliability of our cars and increase profit margins. It's more society's fault though. If we lived in an intelligent culture that valued saving and preparation we'd all be picking from selections of tanked-out cars that never broke.
Calm down bro
7:40 i think that's just a heater for the sprayer nozzle so that it doesn't freeze over.
Why does that need to be there? Ive never had a nozzle freeze over
@@andybub45 I've never had a nozzle freeze over, but i have had ice freeze over top of them. Really hard to get off. Its nice to have washer fluid in -14 snowy weather. I think thats a nice feature for some places. But then you look at the 12 point reverse torx bolts that'll rust to pieces in a snowy climate and youll need to turn to liquid to remove. Horrible.
@@andybub45 I've had it happen a ton. Engine gets hot, then you turn it off and snow melts on it and as the engine cools it re-freezes as ice inside.
@@elkofcanada5003 i have never seen that happen to any vehicle once use the appropriate fluid 😳 at over 1300 meters above sea level with winters - 37°C ice on top yes inside the sprayer never seen it unless u going below
- 50°C then u would have other issues
Yup! It has been a while since I've had a car without them.
I rewatched this video because I have a jetta and I have that grinding transmission sound. It's usually first to second :/but it doesn't last long and only happens after a cold start and first few shifts
I owned a '10 Jetta TDI for six years that required a full replacement of the entire fuel line due to contamination. Not sure if diesel fuel carries more contaminants than gas, but all i ever used was diesel. Other than that fuel line, that turbocharged diesel was a pleasure to drive with that DSG.