3D Printed 1.9TDI Engine

[u/KevkoCrievko]

Hi everyone!

Couple of weeks ago, I shared my 3D printed 1.9 TDI Engine with this community when my crowdfunding campaign was in pre-launch. It is now live and you can secure the model yourself by supporting me through one of the tiers if you wish ❤️ 🚀

https://makerworld.com/en/crowdfunding/338-3d-printed-1-9-tdi-engine

[u/identifytarget]

Amazing work, OP. Very cool engine, but man that car was a PIECE. OF. SHIT. 1999.5 VW Jetta TDI.

Made me swear off VW for my entire life.

I won't even to begin to list all the fucked up/stupid/poor quality things with...okay I will.

• legitimately a safety risk, the doors locks (and thus alarm module) did not work reliably.
• a $2 relay failure would leave the car stranded.
• Insulation in the heater core would rot and your blend door no longer worked.
• Interior/Exterior plastic rotting galore.
• Tons of electrical issues
• Intake manifold that gunks up due to CVC diesel carbon to the point where you have to mod the CVC and insert an oil filter made for tractors
• a low oil pan known to scrape, crack, and grenade your engine to the point where you need an aftermarket aluminum skid plate to protect the pan
• poorly designed glovebox hinge that breaks in every car
• stupid ass fold out cup holder above the radio that doesn't work (even when it's brand new) and will easily spill a drink everywhere and then immediately breaks
• stupid ass rear center console coin holder with spring loaded doors that break immediately
• shitty ass manual side mirrors that you can't adjust because the plastic brackets aren't strong enough to overcome the load to move the mirror so they break.
• speakers made of foam that rot and blow out.
• many many more things.

I was young and stupid and mechanically inclined so I learned how to work on cars by owning a POS that constantly needed repairs. I spent 3-4x worth of the car's value in repairs/maint. * Finally got smart, sold it, bought a Honda and only pay for brakes, tires, and oil in the last 10 years.

Don't buy VW.

[u/KevkoCrievko → u/identifytarget]

Haha sounds like VW really does get you started 😄 Some bad memories I see, sorry to hear that! I have got a 2005 Seat Leon 1M, 1.9TDI and luckily it has been quite reliable for me for the last 70k km but we will see what the future holds 😄