VW EA888 Passat Jetta Beetle 1.8T TSI Engine Teardown. Claimed "Bad Piston" What Was Actually Bad?

We FINALLY have a working website! Visit www.Importapart.com and peruse lots of inventory! Email part requests to [email protected]. In this video, I caved into the many requests for a VW or Audi engine, and found a 1.8T from a 2014 VW Passat. This was an engine that a local salvage yard sold and had returned with a claimed bad piston. This is the VERY first of this era of VW 1.8/2.0 that I have torn down and I learned as I went. I'm certainly not proficient at these but it was interesting seeing the various design differences from the brands I am used to. Email ALL part requests to [email protected]. Today we tear into a bad Ford 5.4L 3-Valve Triton V8 and find out what went wrong. These engines are likely some of the most disliked engines in North America. From broken spark plugs to blown apart cam phasers, timing component failure, broken valve springs and more, these engines have a lot working against them. My name is Eric and I own and run a full service auto salvage business called Importapart located in the Saint Louis MO area. Part of our model is dismantling and selling parts from rare and niche market engines. I don't build or rebuild engines, we simply supply hard parts to those that do! Want to see a particular engine torn down? I may have already done one! No really, check out my other videos for the engine you'd like to see! I've made over 70 other teardowns from a Cummins to an LS7, and from Rotary to Ram Ecodiesels. You can expect a new teardown every week! Check them out here    • Blown Up Engine Tear Downs! A collection o...   As always I appreciate all of the comments, feedback and even the criticism. What will I tear apart next week? Just wait and see! -Eric