BXE engine failure - replacement options

**Crasher** · 16-06-2019,08:16 PM

Originally Posted by Gazwould

Lol , I though we sorted this one out.

You will NEVER put this one to bed.

**A6C5V6TDi** · 25-07-2019,09:14 AM

Originally Posted by silestanix

All done, DSG serviced for good measure.

Pics below, they look very much past it, smell like burnt oil & metal as opposed to the fresh looking ones which have no odour at all. Definitely been too hot, just glad I got them changed when I did.

Wait, you had these for bearings in your low mileage 1.9 TDi in excellent condition? I would expect these to produce some kind engine knock or low oil pressure?
So, the code is BXE or BLS, I didn't understand this part.

**silestanix** · 25-07-2019,10:44 AM

Originally Posted by A6C5V6TDi

Wait, you had these for bearings in your low mileage 1.9 TDi in excellent condition? I would expect these to produce some kind engine knock or low oil pressure?
So, the code is BXE or BLS, I didn't understand this part.

I did indeed bud, the car was in perfect condition, no knocking, oil consumption or low oil pressure light... Nothing at all. I changed them as a precaution. A few weeks afterwards though the car didn't respond to any throttle input whilst I was on a busy dual carriageway and almost got me into a potentially dangerous accident. Dealer had it diagnosed as a bad accelerator pedal potentiometer sensor or something, but the garage cleared codes and couldn't replicate the fault. The dealer tried to shift blame to me saying when the VW Audi specialists in Harrow did the bearing work they'd messed up the timing as there was also a cam sensor fault. However this had been there since I'd purchased the car. After much arguing I'm considering legal action as consumer protection act protects me and I have all comms logged.

I lost trust in the car though, sold it the same morning I picked it up from the garage. Been driving 16 years, driven some thoroughly bad cars and never ever had any fear at all... That changed when the golf decided it didn't wanna respond to me pressing the throttle pedal.

I'd just had enough by then, my family ride with me in my car so I wasn't willing to put them in harms way.

**A6C5V6TDi** · 25-07-2019,10:51 AM

Originally Posted by silestanix

I did indeed bud, the car was in perfect condition, no knocking, oil consumption or low oil pressure light... Nothing at all. I changed them as a precaution. A few weeks afterwards though the car didn't respond to any throttle input whilst I was on a busy dual carriageway and almost got me into a potentially dangerous accident. Dealer had it diagnosed as a bad accelerator pedal potentiometer sensor or something, but the garage cleared codes and couldn't replicate the fault. The dealer tried to shift blame to me saying when the VW Audi specialists in Harrow did the bearing work they'd messed up the timing as there was also a cam sensor fault. However this had been there since I'd purchased the car. After much arguing I'm considering legal action as consumer protection act protects me and I have all comms logged.

I lost trust in the car though, sold it the same morning I picked it up from the garage. Been driving 16 years, driven some thoroughly bad cars and never ever had any fear at all... That changed when the golf decided it didn't wanna respond to me pressing the throttle pedal.

I'd just had enough by then, my family ride with me in my car so I wasn't willing to put them in harms way.

I know exactly how you feel. I was experiencing the same thing when I was getting the 17965 overboost intermittent error on my MK4 TDi PD. Its bad because you don't know when its gonna happen. It took me ages to fix it, I finally fixed it when the thing started going to limp mode all the time, then an only then you could debug it and locate the problem, you can't fix something that happens once in a while.

Too bad you had to sell your Golf.

**Crasher** · 25-07-2019,01:08 PM

Originally Posted by A6C5V6TDi

I know exactly how you feel. I was experiencing the same thing when I was getting the 17965 overboost intermittent error on my MK4 TDi PD. Its bad because you don't know when its gonna happen. It took me ages to fix it,

Why did you have such trouble fixing it, there are only aq couple of possible reasons?

**A6C5V6TDi** · 25-07-2019,01:12 PM

Originally Posted by Crasher

Why did you have such trouble fixing it, there are only aq couple of possible reasons?

It took some time before the vanes become very sticky and I could detect them as a root cause. The vanes were checked from day one, seemed perfectly fine, but I guess they were not. For a couple of years slightly sticky vanes combined with slightly faulty N75 caused a ton of headache.

**tditaff** · 11-11-2020,06:25 PM

Out of interest, how much would a preventative conrod bearing change be on a BXE please?
Some time on my hands so thinking of things to be done...

**Crasher** · 11-11-2020,06:52 PM

You can get a set of bearings for around £40, the bolts are about £45 only from VW and the sump goo is about £30 from VW for the proper type. Oil and filter and three hours ish to do.

**tditaff** · 11-11-2020,07:28 PM

3 Hrs ish using a lift, probably a lot longer on axle stands I bet!
I need to rent a lift for a few days...

**Jon44w** · 11-11-2020,09:54 PM

I’d be more inclined to get the work done if I had a BLS engine as they are very expensive second hand (£800 roughly)

BXEs on the other hand, should the worst happen, are easy to find at £300 give or take a few quid.