How to Replace Blown Head Gasket on a 2004 VW Jetta 2.0L Engine (Part 1 of 2)

How to Replace Blown Head Gasket on a 2004 VW Jetta 2.0L Engine (Part 1 of 2)

Step-by-step with shortcuts and tricks used to make it easier, faster, or both. Do an eBay search for a #10 PolyDrive Cylinder Head Bolt Tool (6 points) to f…

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roland gauthier says:

Can you do this with my car? lol. I’m getting milky colored antifreeze in
my over flow. 

ragex007fan says:

Our 2002 Jetta needs to have at least one bent valve replaced and the head
resurfaced and we were thinking about doing the remove and install
ourselves to save money. Can we follow this video to do that? And if so,
can you list the tools we’ll need? Thanks!

manny pogi says:

BAD MUSIC ,YOU CANT UNDERSTAND WHAT HE’S SAYING.WHEN YOU TEACH SOME YOU
MUST HAVE CLEAR VOICE.YOUR FUCKING BACKGROUND MUSIC IS LOUDER THAN YOUR
VOICE.

krzone81 says:

thanks YeechBlitz .. this video really helped me a year or so back when i
replaced the head gasket in my 2000 jetta .great work on all your vids .
take care

DaytonCarCare says:

What’s wrong with the music??? At least it’s not rap crap, death metal, or
annoying techno like in many European videos.

bubblerings says:

Head gasket failure between no. 1 and adjacent cylinder… no coolant
smell, but, instead -mostly RAW gas vapors and spray going out the
tailpipe. 65psi on the no. 1 cylinder (dry), compared to 200psi on a good
one. How to know what series-type of engine? a ’98 2.0 Jetta GL. Any
tips??? Mahalos, -Scott. (Maui)

susieandyad says:

i cant hear you speaking because of the loud annoying music, please do dub
the video with a clear voiceover. good informative video…i liked the
diagnosis and the tool details…other people forget this type of detail.
that music is so annoying…i am trying to hear the accent and block out
the music…it is not easy….redub please.

YeechBlitz says:

@Tiggerpilot Yeah, they keep making the engine compartment smaller and
smaller, and cramming everything in there like a 3D wooden puzzle box.

TheKingofgames86 says:

Lil less bad music.

YeechBlitz says:

I probably would not like your kind of music either, manny pogi. Its
probably terrible. There is no need to post foul language on YouTube. It
makes you look like you have a limited vocabulary, restricted to short and
four letter words.

Aman Accord says:

Maybe I missed it… but why not remove the intake manifold first? Wouldn’t
it make it easier to get at the spark plugs? Great video.

YeechBlitz says:

Hi Scott, just get your VIN for the car, which you can get from the
registration document or find on the dash when looking at it from outside
the car through the windshield. Then do an internet search on “VIN Decoder”
and enter the VIN, and it will tell you the engine type.

YeechBlitz says:

@CWSDevon I am 18 years old.

ysidro amaro says:

how much would this cost

Tiggerpilot says:

WOULD LIKE TO ADD THIS …YEECHBLITZ….YOU MUST HAVE THE PATIENCE OF A
SAINT….THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT APPEARS NEAT…UNTIL THOSE MOLDED PLASTIC
COVERS COME OFF…THEN THE NIGHTMARE BEGINS….

BrianMod says:

How did you remove the fuel assembly? It looks like they lifted right out.
I have an AEG engine.

CWSDevon says:

how old is the dude talking?

YeechBlitz says:

Check out these sites, BrianMod: (1) Do a YouTube search on IPHiiBdySMg
(copy and paste this into search window). (2) Google search for “VW fuel
rail” on ehow dot com and vwvortex dot com. They all show a procedure that
is similar to what we used. Some report that prying with a screw driver is
necessary on some VW engines, others do not.

glephium says:

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.

susieandyad says:

cleanest engine ever !!

TheGustah says:

Thanks. Great video.

bubblerings says:

mahalo (thanks), and great vid!

DaytonCarCare says:

Is the 2004 2.0 similar to a 99 Golf 4 cylinder?

krzone81 says:

you really don’t have to remove the fuel assembly in order to do this job

BrianMod says:

I gave it a bit of a tug and nothing happened, I’ll have to pull a bit
harder, hope I don’t break anything. Thanks.

YeechBlitz says:

$900 – $2,100, depending on what part of the country you are in.

YeechBlitz says:

You are correct, Aman Accord. We did it because we checked the cylinder
compression first to verify that it was a head gasket problem. The
compression check method is shown in a separate video on this video site
(YeechBlitz channel).

Josh Sweeney says:

@vmordutokom You’re totally right! You should post a video so I can give
you shit about the music you listen to when you work on your cars!

Don S says:

Music trash made it impossible to sit through this!

DaytonCarCare says:

Do it like on Car Warriors. Just hacksaw everything out then mount in a new
engine. ☺

YeechBlitz says:

Thanks for the tool tip.

Deshawn Brown says:

Good job.

neodarkfall says:

this looks like a pain in the ass

moonray144 says:

thanks for sharing

vmordutokom says:

Music background is not appropriate for this type of video.

YeechBlitz says:

If I may, would you mind making a list as you watch the video? I made every
attempt to call out all tools as I worked. I would order a #10 PolyDrive
Cylinder Head Bolt Tool right now, before you start on the engine. They can
be hard to come by in some areas.

YeechBlitz says:

There were two bolts, one on the left and one on the right, holding down
the fuel rails, I believe. From what I remember, the fuel rails were then
only held in place by tight rubber seals around the fuel injectors, and we
stood in front of the car and pulled the fuel rails at a 45 degree upward
direction, and they just kind of popped off, and the rail was nearly free
and could be laid over to the right side of the engine.

Deshawn Brown says:

The music was also good Fuck them haters

YeechBlitz says:

I happen like that music, Don S. It helps gets through the work day.

Tiggerpilot says:

TEDIOUS SHIT…..LOOKS LIKE THE TECH. DOESN’T HAVE ENOUGH SOCKET
EXTENSIONS. THESE LATE MODEL CARS GOT AS MUCH PLUMBING AS A SPACE SHUTTLE.

YeechBlitz says:

Also, see new comment by KRZone81 on this page. KRZone81 says you can
replace head gasket without removing fuel rail.

retromanxvii says:

Blink 182!

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