Re: (OT) (Rant) Dead Jetta :( -AKA Regular maintenance doesn't pay.

[SCIROCCO2@t-online.de (Dirk Schneider)]

on the Scirocco there are also 8 valve interference engines,
like the DX and the EX  10:1-compression engines.
I bent my valves on that one when the timing belt broke.
However, the JH 8,5:1-compression engine 
( that is one of the the most common Scirocco 8v engines
in the USA ) will not have problems with that.

Greetings
Dirk

> Diesels are interference engines, however valve/piston damage does not
> usually result unless the incident occurred at high speed.  In the 8V
> (including diesel) motor the valves are pointing straight down at the
> piston crown, unlike in the 16V motor, where they come down at an angle.  
> 16V motor almost invariably results in bent valves - diesels usually just
> end up with slight valve impressions in the pistons.
> 
> Drew (84 Wolfsburg Ed and lots of diesels)
> 
> 
> On Thu, 22 Mar 2001, Ron Pieper wrote:
> 
> > Waitaminit...I thought 8V's were *not* interference
> > engines...dunno about diesels, though.  Didja have 'em
> > re-set the belt correctly and do a compression check
> > (before you file suit and contact the BBB)?
> > 
> > Ron
> > 
> > > 
> > > On 21 Mar 2001, CATHERINE BOYKO wrote:
> > > 
> > > > Well, bad day for me. The 87 turbo diesel Jetta,
> > > my first VW is dead. Likely
> > > > problem is contact betwen the valve(s) and the
> > > piston, due to my insistance on
> > > > having the timing belt changed (and it looked
> > > okay). Problem was I didn't take
> > > > it to the dealer and the timing was set up wrong.
> > > Body is bad so not worth
> > > > much work, but a head may be an option if the
> > > piston looks okay, it runs at
> > > > low revs and spews exhaust out the intake. So now
> > > the insurance co. will want
> > > > us to insure him on one of the other three, all
> > > very high premiums. But there
> > > > is an 8V Scirocco for sale nearby that sounds
> > > decent, how does insurance
> > > > compare with the 16V version , and what problems
> > > should I look for? Thanks for
> > > > your pity in advance!
> > > > 
> > 
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> Drew MacPherson, Network Analyst, University of Guelph
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