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Reconditioned Volkswagen Golf GTI Engine

Reconditioning Service For Volkswagen Golf GTI

This particular piece is with regards to a customers Volkswagen Golf GTI engine that had completely seized and required our services of a full engine recon service of the VW Golf GTI 2.0L engine. Although this particular Volkswagen Golf GTI is a relatively new vehicle that is only a few years old, it shows that even the newest cars are prone to significant engine faults and failures.

Volkswagen Golf GTI Engine Problems

Very soon after that Engine Engineering had taken the collection of the Volkswagen Golf GTI, the vehicle was brought into the facility, where the engine reconditioning engineers and engine mechanics begin their work immediately by removing the engine and diagnose the problem. The engineers work to very particular timescales to ensure no delays occur within the process, but also maintain a level of professionalism to maintain that no further damage occurs. Upon inspection of the engine and the various components, it is discovered that the engine has seized due to severe overheating of the engine, causing the pistons to expand and effectively weld them to the cylinders. This particular problem can be contributed to a range of reasons, however, most commonly is a lack of oil in the engine, which potentially was caused by an oil leak.

Volkswagen Golf GTI Engine Recon Process

The first steps taken to solve this problem is to strip down every component within the engine and thoroughly clean each component, to inspect any further damage which may cause problems at a later stage. Since this Volkswagen Golf GTI engine problems stem from the cylinder head, the cylinder head is sent to a specialised machine shop where the cylinder head is honed to fractions of a millimetre to scrub any damage that may have been caused when the Volkswagen Golf GTI engine seized. The Volkswagen Golf GTI engine components are then rebuilt using new Volkswagen Golf seals and Volkswagen Golf gaskets and replacing the old pistons with newer oversized Volkswagen Golf GTI pistons.

Seized Volkswagen Golf GTI Engine Solution

After the Volkswagen Golf GTI engine rebuild was completed, the reconditioned VW Golf GTI engine was then fitted back into the vehicle where a first initial test drive was conducted which proved to be successful. After this, a second road test was conducted with the Volkswagen Golf GTI, which showed that the VW Golf engine was fully operational and any previous issues with the engine have since disappeared.

Conclusion Of Volkswagen Golf GTI Engine Recon Service

After the service had been conducted, The customer was ultimately delighted that the vehicle's engine was back to running like when it was new and drove the vehicle out of the premises. Despite the Volkswagen Golf GTI being recognised as a highly reliable and durable engine, it goes to show that even the most reliable of engines can come out with the biggest of problems.

Reconditioned Volkswagen Engines For Sale At Engine Engineering

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