Squirtle Update! Why does the CAR WIZARD love this 2002 VW Beetle so much?!?!
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- čas přidán 1. 08. 2024
- The CAR WIZARD 🧙♂️ gives an update on the latest work done on his beloved 2002 VW Beetle nicknamed 'Squirtle'. Also take a peek at the latest changes going into the Wizard's shop.
A HUGE thanks to Bendpak for the upgrades!
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I love the pose of the wizard laying on the hood. That should be a poster.
Wilko... he need a calendar that could be flower power February
Stupid sexy wizard
Seriously, I'd hang that poster in my garage.
Dude if that was on a car wizard merch store 1000% worth buying
@@bmwman1029 totally. Especially while working on my vehicles, I could look up and ask, "What would Wizard do?" when encountering a problem.
I love how the Car Wizard appreciates so many different cars for what they have to offer.
Unlike Kilmer who only values one make and only values reliability.
Wizard will still recommend Toyota every time, the average American doesn’t work on/maintain their cars save oil changes, and a couple minor things. Toyotas are the most well built, and reliable, along with Hondas.
@@veganramen2327 Not anymore with newer Hondas
@@randommakiare the new ones not being reliable? Is it a specific model?
You mentioned the glass pack and how good it sounds. Now we want to hear it run.
These cars sound awesome straight piped. Forget having a muffler
They sound REALLY good, very much not like a rattly diesel.
I want to hear it also
M H glass packs suck on these. But the cat has to be pulled as well on the straight pipe. I got a 3cyl one (no idea what went, suspect lifter is gone). It does sound badass tho now. Has that Subaru rumble lol
@@user-dn6qy1ou1f Yep! First thing I did after the warranty quit on my '01 TDi was a muffler delete. The turbo and the cat do most of the silencing now. Just put a "tip" on to get the exhaust out the back safely. Sounds great.
You can’t tell us about the glasspack without demoing it 😤😤😤
Yea wizard you should do this in a future video i was lookin for ward to it😜
Yeah!! Do a "Cold Start" like everyone else does lol
Right!!??
"It only has 269 thousand miles" lol
you dont drive a diesel, it shows
a friend has a yellow one with 300K...:)
400k for one I have seen still runs too
these diesels will run 5x the miles than your shit toyota.
I have 260k on my 2002 beetle TDI 5 speed I also paid $800 for and keeps going strong
Finally a youtuber who actually cares about his international viewers
How do you figure? Because he gives you a ref link that makes him money? Nothing wrong with offering a ref link but it's not a indicator that someone cares about you.
If it’s about the miles, it’s 432,914km.
Woody Balto you will be surprised how many either don’t ship their merchandise internationally or doesn’t know the world is bigger than their own country.
@@socialghost4400 I don't think either of those is true. Shipping internationally is expensive, at least here in the United States it is. A lot of people don't have the money and then they forget about it when they finally get to that point of having the money.
@@ianconner7034 That is a very ignorant opinion to have, Sorry.
Hoovie would put 2 grand into a paint job on it.
Yes because he has a small multi million coke organization in south america
@@rikidiki8940 No, it's in the Philippines.
A 60’s hipoie flower power wrap!
Hoovie needs Mrs Wizard to advise him on things to discard.
WatchJRGo's brother does car wraps...maybe JR and the Wizard could do a trade
Holy crap Bendpak, that's an amazing contribution to quality work.
And an amazing contribution to Social Media Marketing
It's not out of the kindness of their hearts. It's pure and simply a marketing ploy.
@@dquad Smart too. Now that magazines are gone, we should see more product support to CZcamsrs. Win win.
"Drive it until the wheels fall off" ...all four hubs and bearings were bad, I think we've past that point from a literal interpretation.
🤣
But he fixed em.
Omfg 😂
beat me to it
"I've been doing this longer than...well longer than anything else I've done"
-the Salt of the earth homie Al
I think it would be great if you kept Squirtle for the rest of your life. Imagine, a "year 35 of ownership" update. We'd all still be watching !!
The wizard is literally The bob ross of mechanics ......
I loved my little pregnant roller skate! I had a silver 2000 New Beetle with the 5 speed, such a fun little car
Pregnant roller skate😂😂😂
Shout to bendpak!!! That’s awesome they doing this for you wizard.
It's just advertising.
I've got a 2010 VW Beetle that I converted into a pick-up truck with the Smyth kit. It's got the 2.5 engine with a manual trans. Lots of fun to drive and practical.
576,000km on my 04 TDI pd Beetle. Currently going back to school and its about the best cheap car you could ask for. A full tank lasts me two months. Its incredible.
When you lifted the trunk, I expected to see the engine, like my '69 had in college. I guess I am really behind the times.
I have 540.000 kilometers on my BMW E34 535i automatic Executive from "94. Recently got the cilinder head revised, machined, valves polished, with new seals and springs. The rest general maintenance, change the oil every 10.000 kilometers, ATF every 60.000 kilometers. Ready for another 540.000 kilometers :)
Wow! What a true piece of german engineering. Do you use Liqui Moly?
@Lex Buren good for you man, that M30 must run great now. I have a 91' 535i with 224k on it. Mine needed a ton of work and the end is barely in sight though I must say the engine a transmission are perfectly fine even though the floor pans and front skills were completely rusted away. German engineering ftw!
M20s and M30s are indestructible when you take good care of them and never let the wrong people touch them. They can last forever.
@@j.collett2364 Yes it is like new again, perfect smooth inline6 idle...And well i was lucky, it is a really clean well kept, and well maintained example from the first owner who is a diehard BMW enthusiast, and drove it till 375.000K. he bought a E46 535i M performance. He sadly had to part ways with it. But it is in good hands with me, i maintain it to factory specifications, i drive it, i enjoy it, and i love it. These days a good maintained E34 535i executive automatic is pretty rare. so i keep it with me. When you are done, you'll be definitely rewarded. There is nothing better then a OG E34 with an inline 6. You wont regret to work you put into it. Good luck man :)
BMW had Rolls Royce build quality in the 90s and I wish I still had My E34! Now they own Rolls Royce and the quality of their mass market cars has gone downhill!
We have an 07 and it’s been a pretty dang good little car. Just normal part replacements. It’s about time for some suspension work. VERY Fun to drive. [Lots of compliments from strangers]. Superb handling, easy to park anywhere. I can hand wash the whole car in 10 minutes. LOL. Note: Engine components are a bit tight to get to and work on, naturally, because it is a small package. Overall, we really love it and probably won’t sell it anytime soon.
It did not take long for this to become one of my favorite CZcams channels... great content, useful tips, good sense of humor... Thanks, Hoovie, for giving us The Car Wizard!
Thank you so much for telling us the costs for the NON-DIY.
I love it, a perfect little reliable commuter with good gas economy, it is worth hanging onto.
A friend of my has one of these, I think a 2001, and it really is fun to drive. Same color. But wait until you need to change the cabin air filter. Most cars you just pull out the glove compartment, comes out in a few seconds, pull off a cover, and then pull out the filter. Then reverse. But air filter on the beetle is in the dash, and requires taking out about 24 screws, 8 of which are right under the windshield and have very little room above them to work, and then the filter is held in a rather unusual bracket and it is hard to get the filter in and out. Once you have a new filter in, and air can finally come though the system, the HVAC system blows urethane foam out the ducts and around the cabin, because there is urethane foam INSIDE the air ducts. With age it, of course deteriorates, especially since it is alternately getting rather hot air blown over it, and then dry cold air, the the foam gets blown all over the cabin. If the car has been neglected, as this one has, very likely that filter is totally clogged and that may explain why no heat. In my friend's car it was totally clogged with animal fur and animal poop and leaves. Mouses was living there. Car got heated up well anyway! Car also has excellent air conditioning. But that filter looked really disgusting. I must have been breathing mouse poop for awhile. In 2018, probably it was the original filter from 2001. Aftermarket filter worked fine and cost 1/4 as much as OEM.
Yup, aftermarket air flow sensors don't work. Same for oxygen sensors. However name brand aftermarket heated side-view mirror, made in China, was more skookum than OEM. I think it was Dorman brand.
This car is great fun to drive but a bitsche to work on. Things are crammed in, into inaccessible spots. Have a cracked windshield washer fluid reservoir? Crammed in somewhere. Lots of labor to replace it. Some of the relays are very hard to reach.
Most mileage on a vehicle-285,000 on a 1999 Pontiac Sunfire GT that I bought brand new off the dealer lot. It was a stick shift. I sold it 16 years later to my mechanic's 16 year old daughter. When I sold it, it was on the factory clutch still (despite years of rush hour traffic in a major city). I caught the car still on the road three years after I sold it, too 😜 The most major repair was when the factory water pump (timing chain driven in the Quad 4) went at ~220,000 miles.
Congratulations on your new lifts! You definitely earned them.
We just want more Mrs. Wiizard again to keep you in check :)
Oh come on, I wanted to hear that glasspack!
Exactly!
cheery bomb
Mr. Wizard I own a 1.8L Turbo beetle and I love it so much but keeps on leaking coolant and blew a head gasket and I’ve only had it for 8 months but man do I love this car!!! I drove this car in -27 and wasn’t even a tiny bit cold and it’s just a dream to drive
It's great to see your channel doing so well Wizard.
It’s awesome to see more of Mrs. Wizard 🧙♂️ in your videos. Nice to put a face with the voice!
There's an easy fix for the blend door, you can take the radio and climate controls out and remove the front cover of the HVAC box. After that you can clean up the old foam from the blend doors and then use aluminum tape to cover the holes. Worked like a chamr for me, cold AC and hot heat.
I have a 2002 VW beetle TDI 5 speed (Papa Smurf). I was never into beetles. But had just had my first child and needed to get off my motorcycles. And I couldn't beat the price I got it for. I've had Papa Smurf for almost a year and I love it so much. 247k miles I did the math and get 53 miles to the gallon. You fall in love with the freedom you get with a car that can go 500 miles before the gas light comes on.
I've owned my 5-speed TDI golf over 19 years now and I love it. Even though it needs rear wheel bearing hubs and a few other things. I do recommend a lift pump for the fuel injector pump.
Had a 2004 VW Jetta with 240k miles on it with the 2.0L non turbo engine. Sold it but it was still running great and shifting well (even though it was an automatic). As long as you take care of those and don’t cheap out in parts and oil changes they will run and run and they are easy to work on. Miss it already.
Congrats on the new lifts!! Now when you get ready to show us the underside of a car, you have to say "Let's put the car on the Bendpack lift". Savage Geese style.
I have a 1997 Toyota Camry LE 4-cyl with 270,000+ miles and is my daily driver. Other than normal "old-car" replacements, she is very reliable.
13:30 Glad you all kept some old clips of past events and words spoken....
Mrs. Wizard is awesome!! Get her on more shoots in front of the camera!! Congrats to the both of you on all the success!!
Cause Diesel. Cause Diesel Wizard.
Loving my W124 300D 370K miles.
Love your TRIUMPH Motorcycle Banner in the background. I will have been riding Triumph Motorcycles for 50 years this June.
I really enjoy your videos and the subtle humor and putting up with Hoovie!!!!! Keep up the good work.
Most miles: 214,000 on a 77 Buick LeSabre with a 403. Valve stem seals were toast but back in business now. Dad has 270,000 miles on a 97 GMC Sierra with a 350 vortec.
What happens to the blend door is it’s covered with a foam material that dry rots and falls apart. The blend doors have holes in them that make the blend doors ineffective. Cover them with aluminum tape and cover the edges with weather seal foam, you’ll be good.
SpeakerFreak95 true story speakerfreak95!!, Hope wizard reads ur comment man, also most vw maf’s are actually cheaper from the vw dealer, used to be true but maybe not any more, also to run that race pipe you have to have supporting software for it, like from Malone tuning,
100% true, had the same in my '99 TT. Used some aluminum tape that you use to fix exhausts to fix it, and been working perfectly ever since. And it won't fall apart like the foam.
Get one of the detailer CZcams guys to do a video on bringing old paint back to life. Would be cool to see how much luster they and pull back into Squirtle
It's metallic, It had lost huge patches of clear coat, so the metallic paint was exposed, and the metal flakes had oxidised and gone white. You have to rub that back and then reseal it (as Wizard did), you can't simply buff back to some fresh paint underneath which is all most detailers can do.
@@juststeve5542 bummer
My first car was a 1966 Buick Skylark thin pillar coupe. I paid $100 for it and owned and maintained it for 11 years. I did a lot of cross country road trips and by the time I retired the little 225 Odd Fire V6, it had 365,000 miles on it. I then transplanted that engine into a 1972 Vega GT and drove that another 20K miles before the engine said it had enough. All I ever had to do to the engine was intake manifold gasket, water pumps (3) and timing chain. Since then, I regularly rack up over 250,000 miles on my vehicles without a second thought about reliability. But, I'm very meticulous with my maintenance. Cheers David! Drive it till the wheels fall off! Zip~
Pretty sure this has evolved into a Wartortle at this point ;) Was great seeing you at C&C and meeting Mrs. Wizard! Hope to see you in March at The Alley as well!
polish the front headlights
You can't polish a turd.
@@basshead. Probably be resourceful for that front headlight job
@@basshead. You can, but when you get done you just have a shiny turd.
David the wizard is one of my go to you tubers for good videos.
Flushing the heater core on those will help get some better heat flow. Also a block heater or oil pan heater will help with warm up. Great buy and nice little example of my favorite era of VW TDI cars!
OMG! You guys are the cutest couple ever! Thanks for being AWESOME! Keep it coming!
You Scratched a winning lottery ticket with your transmission. I know more than ten people who barely got more than 75,000 mile on a VW transmission from the 2000's before it needed a full rebuild.
I believe this one had its transmission serviced at some point, the fluid needs to be changed at a certain mileage. I have a 2003 2.0 automatic Beetle with nearly 440,000km on it and it still shifts amazingly well, with just periodic and preventative maintenance and the occasional transmission service. Most people never serviced their transmission and that is why they fail prematurely
Wizard, you certainly married up (as did I!). Love the updates, too.
Great channel I just love seeing Mr and Mrs Wizard from a loyal fan in the UK 🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇩 cant wait for the next one good luck too you
I have a 2001 New Beetle. I understand why you love your car. I think that these little cars are grossly undervalued. They are very dependable, fun to work on and a blast to drive.
Every few weeks I am working on something on my 2000 beetle. Hahaha. Never ends....still fun little car.
fun to work on?? are you nuts???!!! all those stupid torx screws and cant get your hands in ANYWHERE !!!!?
Why hello Mrs.Wizard! What a surprise 🤣
Those ALHM 1.9TDI engines with good syntetic 5W-40 oil can go up to 500k without opening.
I've got 486,000 on mine!
2006 Honda accord 192,000 miles ... still driving like a champ
I’ve watched 3-4 of your vids, very informative! You’d make a great teacher.
This is the perfect channel to watch sitting on the back porch.
#BeerGang
All hail Squirtle!!!
My Volvo s60 2005 has 315.000miles on it. Got it for free about 3 years ago because the cluch slave cylinder gave uo and left him stranded. Had spare parts lying around so after a day in the garage it was upp and running again. It has been my daily driver ever since
I used to have a 02 Jetta TDI with the same heat issue. Those blend doors are wrapped in a foam that covers holes up on the door itself. Usually the foam flies out of the vents as it dries and cracks up with age and that's probably already happened with squirtle. That probably is your issue. I ended up trading that Jetta in before the auto trans completely bit the dust. Was gonna manual swap it but decided against it in the end. I still miss my Jetta to this day. Was a fun little car.
My ex had one of these... It was surprisingly good in the snow.
It should have traction control
My Passat was a beast in snow. Other than that, it was a pile of shit. Awful cars. Never buying a VW again.
the blend door flap on these things has this material that comes off.... easy fix if you can get your hands in there. there's some youtube videos on it.
Very true my wife’s beetle did the same, the foam seal stuff breaks apart leaving holes in the blend door.. I used foam tape and resealed it without removing the dash, great hot again.
Love your passion Car Wizard. You love your cars like "All Creatures Great and Small"
Holy shit Wizard is almost at a quarter million subscribers!!!! Congratulations wizard you’re the best love you’re tips.
"yes Mrs Weeezard i'll sell squirtle when you sell the Allante!"
yes love mrs.wizard love the content
Your a cool guy, and I've been enjoying your channel a lot. Thanks for being here.
The Wizard, Scotty Kilmer and Chrisfix have showed me that a beater car can be a reliable commuter if you take good care of it, hope I graduate soon and get a better job, my l econobox deserves some work here and there
"We are selling your car." ( in high nasally voice), "noooo". Lmao
Best thumbnail ever
I've had two beetles. I'd drive one while the other one was in the shop.
Now I only have one and it's currently broke down.
Mine looks like Squirtle but it's the gas model. I actually love the little car. It's fun to drive when it's running right.
Nice upgrade on those Bendpak lifts! Really looking forward to a review on the various models you have, as I'll be getting one shortly.
That beetle is so wizzard
It's technically a dung Porsche, I mean 🐞
9:30 flush it out with CLR heater core is probably plugged
Yeah vag concern cars are notorious for that.. Some aluminium gunk gets loose from the radiatorbut the heater core is tighter so it gets blugged.
I'm assuming he checked both heater core hoses and they're both hot. Usually if the core is blocked that badly, one hose will be cold.
It could also be broken HVAC mechanisms under the dash, which can be a royal headache to fix.
I drove a vw 2 years in Michigan with only heated seats 😂😂😂 this wold have been a life changing tip 😂😂
My 2000 jetta did same thing just 3m aluminum tape on the blend door to fix mine
I currently have a 2003 Ford Focus wagon with 358k I ran on a delivery route original 2.0 z-tec and trans changed oil religiously 👍have retired it now but still goes good !
Didnt get a chance to say hi at acrs and coffee yesterday but couldn't have been a better day in February for it glad squirtle is treating ya well i half expected to see it there yesterday lol and congrats on the new lifts that will be an awesome upgrade
These Beetles are great for mechanics because everything falls apart on them.
I’ll take one of those old lifts 😅
Have been watching you from the beginning of your channel. Great content, keep it up!!!
Love the updates, and love the Squirtle. I had a B6 A4 around the same era. VAG products felt pretty similar at the time. The Beetle reminds me of Midtown Madness. Way to go Bendpak. Eyeballing a compact unit for my garage at some point - seem to be a popular choice among folk.
If it blows cold but never hot then it’s likely the blend door actuator motor. Had to do that on my Vic and man that’s a sorry job.
On a VW it will usually report bad actuators in VCDS, if they are electonic that is.
My 00 Jetta (basically same car) has a similar issue. Blend door seal rotted away (foam), and cold air gets by. Not taking the entire dash out to fix it. Florida car, anyway
Chris P Im thinking its the same issue on mine. Not removing dash either. It would probably crack into 40 pieces
@@CarWizard the arm on the end of the cable falls off the blend door. It's down by the gas pedal behind a panel. Common problem.
@@CarWizard I did a fix on my daughters beetle that didn't require the complete removal. You remove the center bezel and radio and you can access part of the ducting. You cut a rectangular hole in the ducting and tape up the blend door. Do some searching and you will find this quick fix. You then seal up the hole using the piece you cut out and gorilla tape. It works just fine and only took a couple of hours vs. a couple of days.
Mrs Wizard starting to hog the screen time hehe love it.
Eh
As someone who has been driving VWs since 1972, original owner of a Corrado VR6, and a fan of Mr. Wizard's video, I don't have a problem with Mrs. Wizard's idea of selling Squirtle. If I was going to dedicate that amount of time in a restoration effort, at the end I would much prefer to have a mk4 TDI Golf or Jetta with a manual. If that cost a little more, it would have been worth it.
After watching your video I bought a blue beetle 5 speed TDI at the auction I love it.
Did you have fun at cars and coffee, Wizard?
Ethann Browne Yes it was great
" How to improve an $800 car without increasing its value"
PussyGalore Couldnt be more wrong
Car Wizard internet mechanic < real mechanic
@@CarWizard our record is 306,000 miles on a 2 valve 5.4 Triton, it ran on 4 or 5 cylinders and had low compression, but it drove to it's timely demise, rear suspension collapsed and went through the bed, wood kept the bed up for the short drive.
Nice name
Could easily get $2500 for it the way it is now
If you decided to start doing stock rally racing with the car, there is a quick and easy tweak you can do to the ECM to reduce the EGR duty cycle, thus reduce the carbon build up issue on the intake. Key on, engine off, connect to the ECM, Login 12233, Adaptation channel 03, set new value to 33768.
I'm glad that this lift company is supporting less known youtubers like the Wizard and Savagegeese. They deserve all the support they can because they are struggling to make content with some meaning. Not just the usual sh...ameless infomercials that most videos turn out to be.
my step daughter had one of those, the interior is so cheap its really sad. She got locked in one time because nothing worked, the window motor switch or the door open handle. I ended up removing the door panel completely and just having the controls hang from the door. It literally fell apart in my hands. Germans really struggle with interior longevity.
Hey Bend pak, I'd like a new lift, only need one, how about it?
Uncle BS They won’t turn your money away, don’t worry.
@@jonasthemovie he's talking about for free... Good luck on that 👌
Simple Man Of course he isn’t. That would just be silly. He is clearly trying to buy a lift like a normal person would do.
Funny. Back in 02 I had my head set on slightly used a VW GTI, then I drove the Beetle and was surprised at how much more stiff, balanced and practical the car was -- it was a champ in the snow. I was one of the few who didn't buy one for the styling. Had it for many years before I finally gave it up.
i had i and got another one a few months back..my first one 2001 jetts tdi auto i had it for 185k besides the maf going on me and the window recall nver stranded me , i did get well in the mid /high 40 on the highway as long as i kept it at 75mph..that was the sweet spot, now i have 12 tdi stick and love it..so far so good
180$ for an air flow sensor ? Dude it's like a 70$ part on FCPEuro.
Listen to the lesson :)
Well if you spend 210 dollars you are guaranteed to have a good working one out of the three.
@@m.kriddick2731 i meant its the same OEM replacement BOSH unit. I think Wizard should stop shopping for parts from wherever he is buying them from.
It might be a time / service / relationship / history sort of situation with the vendor.
Dominykas Dainys For OEM part? Post the link in here and prove it
Next "repair": remove that Apple sticker on the back window 😅
Who do you think bought these originally? Might as well acknowledge you’re in the Beetle/Mini Cooper/MacBook club.
I agree.
Mine has one on the back lol 😂🤦🏻
@@garybrown8392 Then you know what to do 😅
Really enjoy your channel! Hate when people always hate on Scotty Kilmer! Learned a lot from him over the years! One of his tips Always buy a OEM mass air flow meter!
Put 2 hoses in reverce direction at the heater core form the firewall behind the engine one hose in the bucket and one conect to the garden hose turn on the water slowly to max then change the water flow to oposite direktion do that two times . Then connect everything as it been before ,heat will come right away . Ive done it to mk4 golf passat and mk 3 polo it works like a
3:15 - where's the link? :(
After this video your making me regret even more selling my tdi jetta
*words I never thought I'd hear someone say, ever*
do not regret unloading your money pit VW because car wizard makes a video on his piece of junk
@@Mach141 this so much. I don't miss my money pit at all
I have an 03 jetta TDI 174k miles, zero mods. Only issues:
-Limp mode once from a vacuum line ($11 fix)
-starter wire severed during a tumbly -31°C cold start.
@@RandomlnternetGuy oh, so that must mean all Volkswagens can be fixed for cheap right? *Laughs at your naive nature and drives into the sunset in a car that actually runs and drives, not ever even thinking of spending money on a Volkswagen ever again*
Hey Wizard , on Ebay you can find FM radio bluetooth transmitters that plug into the power jack . You can even use the car stereo as the speakers for your hands free phone calls
Great video, Mrs. Wizard makes 'em even better!