Seized 3.0 Supercharged Audi Engine ~ Complete Engine Failure
This 3.0t SUPERCHARGED Audi engine suffered catastrophic failure. The engine was totally seized, but WHY? This video we take the 3.0t apart and deep dive on to how the engine was seized. This is may be due to low/no engine oil. In this video we will teardown the engine, talk about why and how it failed.. #humblemechanic #audi #s4
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What engine should we TEARDOWN next?
N52B25
2.0 TDI
EA113
2.0 TDI AGREED - plus a timing video on a 2.0 TDI - 2015+ - CVCA and CRUA
How about a junk yard rs3 5 cylinder for your spectrum Golf R
We've replaced 3 of these engines in the last two years in our small VAG only shop. 2 locked up solid, 1 let rods out in spectacular fashion, but they all had seized rod bearings. Rods out had 42k miles, bought new, never tuned. First seized had 152k miles, dual pulley with tuning. In the end we traced all 3 back to the HPFPs leaking gasoline into the engine oil. We pay very close attention to the smell of the oil when doing oil changes on these engines now.
Good points!
Similar issue on v6 Jaguar engines too. Oil dilution causing spun crankshafts.
Yep, because VAG. Having worked in a shop with mainly VAG products I know this is just one of the many problems.
Any way to diagnose this upfront?
@@XFC8800 maybe have old oil sent for analysis regularly?
I am not a DYI person when it comes to repairing my car. But I love watching these tear down videos and learning a lot about cars and engines and how they work. I have much appreciation for how hard the engine works. It truly amazes me.
THANK YOU!
@@HumbleMechanic I'm assuming this is a fake reply you asking me to message you back right away?
@@404notfound..... get me what u smokin
@@404notfound..... would’ve been a spam account
@@80glk5 No need, i think ya already smoking it.
Dude, I'm not a student or anything but this would be a PERFECT video to show pupils the problem with oil starvation. You can probably see someone to talk about licensing this to technical schools. You not only did a general diagnosis on an engine, you did what happens when when the engine is starved of oil and a plethora of other subjects in one video. Very very good video. Keep up the cool content, ((subscribed)).
I can just picture the design meeting where the apprentice engineer presents their simple timing design and all the senior engineer's protest "Nein!" and start explaining why it should look more like watch internals. 😁
That timing system is absolutely insane. Would love to see you do a timing job on one of these.
You won't, no one has ever succeeded in doing one... 😂
Check out VAG TECHNIC channel on KZhead 👌🏼
@@groosbro1 are you serious ?
@@groosbro1 I did on my B8.5 S5
Checkout VAG Technic channel - small UK shop, very thorough. They do a 3.0T rebuild here kzhead.info/sun/dcupkZStkYKraK8/bejne.html
Someone had a really bad day, that's for sure... That engine is the most complicated design I think I've ever seen! Thanks for taking us along for the ride.
LOL youve obviously havent seen 4.2L V8 from Audi or the POS N63 from BMW
Germans they always make this overcomplicated rubbish so that then they charge an arm and a leg when something goes bad.
I just took my first engine apart in school today. Feels so cool watching this and understanding . It really helps ! Thank you
Perhaps the best teardown I’ve seen. Nice and thorough, good video throughout with narration, and step by step job. My bet is on the leaking of gasoline into the oil. That would certainly do the work showing on this one.The whole engine seems like engineering gone wild with over-complications. Exactly what I thought of my 1979 BMW 530 and wife’s 1978 320: they just kept adding parts and systems to accomplish the job, but no one ever said “OK, now let’s see how simple we can make it.” I hated working on both those cars and have never seen anything like them before or since. No more of them for either wife or I.
Absolutely newbie on this stuff, but driving a 40 year old Toyota pickup truck with almost 300.000 miles on the clock, no blue smoke and drives amazing, people asking me a new engine? No still the original engine. It would be nice to have a tear down just as comparison, not mine though. Thanks for sharing.
Great video, easy to watch and follow along and has helped my understanding of these Audi V engines. Also very scary how quickly oil starvation can ruin an engine!
I am a previous subscriber who doesnt watch your videos as often. I was doing research on my Audi B8.5 S4's 3.0T Supercharged engine and i came across this teardown video. This is an engine that sometimes scares me to work on. You explained every step, broke it down to the individual parts and did troubleshooting. I now understand my engine more and dont feel as intimidated being a DYI mechanic. Thank you.
This is one of the most entertaining and informative engine teardowns I’ve seen. Glad I found your channel.
Thank you
I have that exact engine in my A6, always great to see up close what's actually in my car, great video, loved it
Every like 5th day i get a chain rattle on startup with this engine in my S5, so i guess that timing chain DIY is welcome for atleast one person :D Thanks for the videos man always a exciting moment when u upload.
Great teardown & commentary Charles. The crank and the lower con-rods certainly got very hot due to oil starvation. the discolouration and blackness is both burnt oil staining & evidence of very hot steel. The bearings & bearing material that looked welded to the crank also supports the starvation hypothesis.
I would place money on crap oil viscosity from fuel or water intrusion. If your low on oil, your going to get a nice flashy light on the dash, and start to hear some tapin.
In another commnet the hpfp leaks fuel intot the oil. Wrecking its viscosisty and those pcv valves also leak coolant in.
This was so interesting and educational to watch. Amazing what damage can happen when the engine is not lubricated properly. Stumbled upon your channel by way of one of your shorts. I'm a new subscriber now. I look forward to binge-watching your videos.
I really like watching these teardown videos. The best are when you have the option to tear down a well maintained motor so we can see how successful an engine that is taken care of can be.
Thats a great point! We saw that in my R32 engine video.
Sadly nobody wants to see that. Ppl just want to see neglected engines so they can LOLZ because VAG 🤷♂️ and talk smack. Or you have the camp that says hush mechanic you just want to sell more oil changes. Like we even make money doing that. I’ll take a timing job, or a tear down rebuild job over a 80 dollar oil change any day.🤦♂️🤷♂️
I had a blast watching your video I love the way you explained everything as you want the job look very professional and the way you took it apart was very educational to say the least I’ll be following your videos now
Would love to see you work on a 2.7t. I know most VAG mechanics dread it but would be fun to watch you build one up.
0:50 THAT RIGHT THERE is the sound of a man who knows what's "floating down the river", lovely vid cheers, and a Happy New Year to you.
I would love to see a timing job on this 🙏🏽
No different than it is on the V8’s. The 3.0T is essentially the same engine, sans two cylinders
@@lynxstarautomotive208 Translation: An expensive nightmare either way.
@@Mayamax3 depends on the platform. On something like a Q5? It will run you like 6k parts and labor. ALL parts OEM VAG. No exceptions.
@@lynxstarautomotive208 I think 3.0 TDI also had almost the same timing chain design, but they switched over to a less complicated one later
So 20k for a new motor for one of these?? Damn what's sad is I would probably go ahead and put an engine in it, even if I could do it myself because getting out from under one of these cars and selling it with a blown engine is probably pretty difficult right??? Idk maybe thrtes some guys that would eant to diy an engine in there
These are always super interesting. I feel that so many people underestimate the importance of frequent oil changes and checking the oil every now and then. So many things can be saved by just doing that alone. :) Too bad the manufacturers are claiming such long oil change intervals these days
Its unfathomable for people to not change the oil regularly on cars they spend tens or even hundreds of thousands dollars on to purchase just to not care for it. Some people really have no mechanical sympathy eh.
Long oil change intervals are not the problem. People who hot rod their engine and then don't change the oil at all are the problem.
@@einfelder8262 why would driving hard have an impact if the engine runs cool and the oil is high quality?
@@jamesmedina2062 putting more strain on the engine and he said no oil changes so yeah engine go boom
@@liquidsweg4858 I am all for often enough changes and the best oil. I do it myself and at one time I paid a Korean guy to do it for me. Now I take my sweet time to do it myself. That gives me the confidence to drive the vehicle as it should be and expect good longevity from it. Thankfully its a Honda with high ceiling for miss-shifts aka money-shifts. If people spent the time inspecting and changing their own oil, the neglect would not happen.
Love how you tear everything and explain the issues. I work on Audi and VW ,Land Rover etc.. and I enjoy watching your content. Great job. Hope one day I get to meet you in person and shake your hand. Nice to see a pro in action.
My condolences
Thank you!!!
Thank you for showing us all this :) so often the vids skip alot of bits but heck that is a alot of different tools you need to do anything
I love how you changed at one point to really just exploring to find the issue. I know when I do, well anything, I get to a point where I'm almost out of "well I wish it would have been this but it's not" and start to have genuine curiousity about what's going on. I will also say, I now wish I would have been able to totally disable an engine on a car I had when I was a teenager that...well let's just say...ate itself. Would have been fun to compare what you had to do. As always, another great video. Thanks for posting!
Thank you!
This Was actually a really interesting video. The thing I will take away most from this video is the sheer complexity of the engine. I was blown away at how much work has gone into that engine to have it designed and built and I have to admit it was quite a beautiful thing to look at. And it's a shame when people just abuse engines like that it's obvious that the person who owned it didn't take good care of it. That's a shame but Thank you for the video
Absolutely fascinating lesson!! I've always wanted to see what an engine looked like when ran w/o oil....and one w/ too much.
I have this engine in my Q…I’m not a DIY guy at all, so thank you for showing me what COULD go wrong in my car…maintenance is the ticket to longevity! I will also add that there is not a service I can think of other than a car wash that doesn’t cost 1000 dollars or more (way more) on this Q7!
Maintenance is the key to ANY car's longevity 😂 But sadly in most cases it goes unattended. And then something like this happens
Be very careful and don’t be opposed to writing it off in an “accident” if it starts shitting the bed in either the engine or transmission department. I got $16k CAD payout for my ‘11 A5, after it started burning oil
Sell that turd and run
@@richardwilliams9181 What regular maintenance (aside from the obvious oil changes) would be suggested for this particular engine and at what intervals? High pressure fuel pump? Injectors? Coils? Seals? Timing chains? Would it be worth replacing the high pressure fuel pump and injectors every 90,000 miles? It seems the PCV is an issue too, what would the maintenance interval on that be, 60,000 miles? Unfortunately a lot of this maintenance is not actually in the service schedule I think, so it is up to owner's to schedule this maintenance.
@@TassieLorenzo Tbh, I don't have much experience or knowledge on Audi services. My only suggestion is check all fluids regularly. And it's at the discretion of whoever is doing the check whether the fluids would need changed. And the only reason I'd say the fuel pump would need to be replaced is if there is an issue related to it. Like hard starting, running rough, or not staying running very long. Typically any kind of engine that has a cam actuated high pressure fuel pump is going to have a reduced service life of the timing components because of the extra force the pump puts on it. And all services are also dependant on how much driving or what kind of driving you do. Do you drive it from your house to the store every day? Or do you have to drive hours on the highway for work? Do you spend a lot of time idling in traffic or at a job site? The shorter distance trips usually have less of an impact on the life of fluids, but can have an adverse effect, especially with engine oil, if the engine hasn't had time to warm up to temp. Long distance constant speed trips are almost ideal for fluid life. But things like engine oil, trans. fluid/diff fluid will have a reduced life. And constant low speed start/stops with a lot of idle time is arguably the hardest on any fluid or parts. Because with no cool air moving through the radiator or around parts, it generates a lot of heat. Which breaks down the fluids and related parts faster. Again, I'm no Audi specialist by no means. But it shouldn't be too hard for an experienced technician to know upon visual inspection whether a fluid should be replaced or not. Some parts can be tricky to diagnose without first having to remove and inspect. Which some parts on some vehicles can be a few hours of work just to get to a simple part. And then there's having proper equipment to do a proper diagnosis. The equipment you have is essential to making a good diagnosis. You can have all the knowledge in the world on how to fix a car. But if you don't have the equipment to get the information you need to make a proper diagnosis, it makes it very hard to get by on educated guesses. It doesn't pay to have to keep guessing at what the problem is. Then it gives you the dreaded title of "parts hanger". Just throwing parts at it until it's fixed. Most of the time, the parts you replace would have needed to be changed anyway. But if it doesn't fix the problem you set out to fix, it doesn't look good for whoever is doing the work
As someone who's worked at 4-5 shops for the last decade, I guarantee that this was an oil change that some new-hire forgot to put oil in lol.
Wouldn't the dash light up like a christmas tree though? I've driven many Audi's and they always start screeching about oil really early on.
@@ddevulders Some do, not all of them. Depends really on the model
I dont think so, most of audi owner`s don't do their oil changes on time and clogged up oil hole galleries , well guesss what doesnt take much to seized it up .
@@younesrabhi5731 I disagree. Engine oil sludges with lack of maintanence. You don't see any of that here.
@@younesrabhi5731 You don't need to do oil changes on TFS/TFSI motors anyway, they will burn it all before it has time to clog anything
Some serious bearing carnage! Awesome to hear you got this motor from Apex, great guys and a great shop!
This happened to my car at around 100k miles. I just never went past the upper oil pan. Ended up doing an engine swap. Glad I went down this route. Thanks for breaking this down! Now I know what happened to the engine.
This has been an eye opener for me, I always expected the term ‘seized engine’ to mean a meltdown of the big ends leaving behind a molten mess.
Your teardowns are awesome!
Great seeing views come back up so quickly, Charles! Cool video.
I know knowting about mecanic but it's a pleasure to see you working !
Echoing what a lot of folks have said, LOVE LOVE LOVE the teardown videos.
Never heard or seen anything like this on a 3.0. I bought a S4 with a broken valve on cylinder 6. Thanks to God no damage to the cylinderwall. Restored the valves and did anything needed to be done. Timingchain isnt that big of a deal itself, just follow the instructions, but you need some special tools which sucks big time. Good Video :)
I just got a 2013 Q7 with the 3.0T - same issue suspected on exhaust valve. Did you have to pull the engine to get the head off? Do you want to sell any of those specialty tools?! :)
Hi. I have a problem with this engine in my S5. If I rev it over 5k it starts "burping" in a similar fashion as it does when you change gear, but constantly. If I keep revving, it loses power, doesn't respond to throttle and goes to idle vibrating weirdly meanwhile the EPC and Engine Light come on. I have to shift into neutral, stop the engine and restart it for it to work again. Anyone know what it might be? I've asked around in shops and nobody knows what it is. I use premium gasoline fuel.
Would love to see a timing chain video. Hard to imagine this could be done with engine in place. Great content on all your videos. Keep up the fine work.
Awesomeo teardown. Amazed at the level of damage, I'd have thought the cylinders would seize before the rod bearings do...
That's a seriously complex looking engine !
Now this was interesting. The engine looked so clean on the outside, I thought it couldn't be lack of maintenance. Too long between oil changes usually end up in plenty of weeping.
The engine was clean because the gas in the oil was like a solvent, not a lubricant.
A previous comment mentioned the HPFP can if the rubber seal is crappy then leak some into the engine oil and cause this.
@@zenden6564 It's sort of funny that 40 years ago, electric fuel pumps got rid of diaphragm pumps that could leak, contaminate your oil with fuel, and destroy your engine. And AUDI brought back the problem.
I have a 2013 Audi A7 and totally geeked out watching this video. Thank you for the Christmas gift.
Cheers!!!
Love breakdowns like this and seeing the problem in order to remove the mystery
Please do a timing chain replacement video on this! Appreciate your tear down video. From a fellow B8.5 S4 owner 😂
Very cool to see my engine apart and why I should do regular oil changes. Don't want anything to do with timing or engine internals. Car is 2014 S4. I did have a bad PVC that decided that the engine needed coolant in oil. That was fun.
Can they survive that? Ive just bought one!
@@bobsy852 yes. If you ever have the coolant disappearing. Check oil cap to see if looks like a milk shake. There are plenty of KZhead videos and how to in forums. Think the best one is from FCP Euro. Pretty straight forward. But after I fixed it I got a true coolant leak. Took me some time to figure the cross pipe broke while I was working on PVC. Car it's running like a champ.
So glad you got your seized engine back 🎉
Excellent/clear video. MUCH better than most. Thanks for posting.
Thank you
I’ve been driving a Audi S4 2010 B8.0 (441 hp) 213.000 km for 6 years and have zero problems. It’s a beats of an engine in my opinion 🤩🤩
Beast. It's a BEAST of an engine.
And whats 213,000 KM? That's nothing. My 2004 Dodge Ram Hemi 5.7 has 300,000 MILES. Over 600,000km+
@@rdallas81 That‘s 483k km…1.6 km to a mile.
This video gives some keen insight into why Audis are an expensive nightmare to work on, and why astute Audi owners sell the cars before the warranty is up.
That was super fun to watch and ur commentary is mostly very easy to grasp for a newb
Humble Mechanic.....great for school teacher instructional. Does not have enough enthusiasm.
Those connecting rods and bearings did their impression of a Harley's exhaust pipe! They friction welded themselves in protest to the owner's obvious lack of maintenance. Guess pulling a dipstick once in a while was too much to ask. Common problem with too many people. It costs them dearly. BTW: The timing chain/gear setup at 06:28 looked like the guts of a Rolex watch. Costs as much to replace too! 😀Thanks for the sadness video Charles!
Was just going to say the same thing. Looking at your oil level is such a easy task. Take a look at "I Do Cars." Over 90% of his engine failure tear-downs are caused by no or low oil conditions. All of this could have been completely avoided and it so confusing to me that someone would outlay a bunch of money for that type of vehicle, and not ensure that even the most basic things are taken care of.
Well they don’t come with a dip stick sooo….
@@gapcityracing6086 which means it’s electronically measured. A few button pushes inside the car and it’s done. Too easy.
Best part is that this engine doesnt even come with a dispstick from the factory!
@@michaelskinner896 I wasn’t talking to you and yea that’s why I said it doesn’t have one….
So many pitch meeting references. And I’m here for them. Edit: Pitch Meeting references are TIGHT
HAHA One of the few things on YT I watch.
it's trully amasing watching an expert work. thank you. jolly good show 8)
We need more tear down videos. This is awesome.
Would love to see the rebuild on this - looks too hard !
Wow, I have the same engine in my A6 and it's been pushing 500 HP for the last 8 years. Seems bulletproof. This is really interesting to see. I have the same dual pulley setup from APR. It only overheats if you beat on it all day at the track. I change my oil every 8k kms, just in case. This just validates that being a great idea. Lol
I have the same setup on my S5, looking at rebuilds because i just spun a bearing, really want to do it myself but it just seems so invasive might be worth paying 4 grand for a shop to do it
Great teardown! Yes, VAG is all into triple squares now, I think all required to fully refurbish my i5 S4 engine was a small tray of tools, this is overly complicated!
great teardown Charles!!. looks a super complicated engine :)
Yes please do the timing chain video. I'm getting into the euro cars lately so I want to gain as much knowledge from you as possible because your the best as well as diagnose Dan. I've learned alot from both of you. So please do the video please. Thank you and God bless...
You should totally do a timing chain on one of these things
First time seeing any of your videos and I'm a fan! Just your humor and demeanor is awesome. I'm subscribing!
Thank you
Great video Mr Humble. I was amazed at what you found here.
thank you!
Love your videos! As a ford tech it makes me happy knowing our engines are pretty simple 😂
Clearly you have never seen a current ford engine.
@@einfelder8262 I mean I rebuild them all the time they aren’t complicated at all
@@Dan_the_car_man Then why do they need rebuilding all the time?
@@einfelder8262 ah you see, he never said they were good engines. He just said they were simple to rebuild lol
id love to see a complete rebuild be done on this
Thanks for this teardown video. It is good to see all the nightmare results of not taking care of your car. That is also an impressive, intricate engine.
This video makes me appreciate how amazing my 2010 S4 really is.
Great video. Must admit, the longer it went on and the engine wasn’t turning, I was thinking you’d left the hand break on.
Hahahhaha!!! My guess was a timing issue. I was not right
This is the perfect example of how engineers earn the hate.
1:50 quick nod to Ryan's channel. Nicely done, quite appreciated.
Im missing big things just to know this channel just now. Will subs and keepup this great channel my fren
It makes me appreciate the sheer simplicity of a LS. Too many potential modes of failure on these things!
It will be interesting to get an estimate of the cost to overhaul this engine compared to a replacement engine.
I got a steal on a 60k mile engine 5k cash and they usually go for 7-8k for around that mileage … and all the shops told me ot would be cheaper just to buy a used engine than to rebuild .-.
All boils down to who's doing the work. This wouldn't have cost much in parts (if you just throw new bearings and rings in it) and machining (assuming that there are no cracks or warped blocks etc from the heat) and being able to reuse the pistons, cams etc.... Might have needed a new crank though. But those hours of labour at shop rates add up real quick.
Beautiful. love it :D Was passing on some automotive knowledge to a co-worker while watching the video :D
I just found your channel but it's instant love! I'll binge watch your videos. I'm a noob here so I don't understand why this part + bearings cannot be replaced, or why it wouldn't solve the issue + a little honing. Could you (or someone) please explain?
What a cool engine 👍, lots of engineering
it is a really cool engine!
The 3.0T is a great engine! Stock it flies and it is an absolute monster with just some software tuning! Power is electric-car instant... no lag - no boost build - just instant go!
@@markjohnson2079 Its super fun!!!
7 years with this V6 & it deff has plenty of pep fun & reliable
That engine is amazing, one of the best on market imo (B8). Also theres barely any carbon build up very nice~ Just goes to show no matter how good the engine, if you dont lube it properly it aint gonna be happy (this is also why you ALWAYS upgrade everything if you give it more HP, in this case with the stg 2 tune so increase of 180ish to take it to 500 hp from 333 hp)
Another awesome video Charles, thanx for sharing.
of all the tubers...this ranks in the top 10...awesome work...t up and s. Cheers and Merry Christmas.
Thanks so much!!
Well at least that engine is quite easy to overhaul.
Define “Easy”😂
I love this engine! I wish we could of got an aftermarket bigger supercharger to really put it into big power territory. As long as there’s oil and coolant in it they should last! Even tuned ones are “reliable”.
Merc is in the works of producing a larger blower
@@bigboybmx69 it’s taking too long.
@@miket.8528 he seems to care about quality control and testing for perfecting designs. Gotta respect the man for that. Engineering car parts doesn’t seem easy
Boy I can't wait to run out and buy one of these gems . For the CBFA owner who has thought he's seen everything. Thanks for the heads up !
Great video with fantastic talk over ❤
Amazed it didn't throw a rod through the block when it seized up , great video amazed that Audi or Vw didn't address this issue with this engine.
In the start of the Vid I heard you say this had some upgrades and a tune on it, This is a clear example of why you should always, always upgrade fully. Anything that is going to cause more heat by running the engine harder and faster is going to need more oil and cooling ( and oil cooling ) on demand. These engines stock had Oil starvation issues, so anything you upgraded or tuned on them is only going to make that more of a pressure point on the engine it self. Invest in better cooling and oil pump.....Edit. I just finished the rest of the video lol and you went over it being upgraded and the oil starvation issues, awesome video as always
You’re a whole genius when you sit next to any motor/engine and do this!! I’ve always wondered, do cool geniuses like you ever think of building their own engine ?
All the videos he makes are amazing 🤜🏽
I don't do anything with any kind of engines but this was extremely interesting to watch!
@1:49 - "Nice and super easy... barely an inconvenience"... I love the little reference to Ryan George's phrase from Screen Rant ❤
That dude is so freaking good!! Haha
Just stumbled across your Channel, loved that video!
well worth watching! I guessed it was a timing issue due to the loose timing chain on the right around 7 minutes in but I've learned something. High performance custom upgrades should be performed by high level Technicians in order to avoid poor crank component fits... and always check and change your oil regularly... 😄
Same thing happened to my Stage 2, Golf R a few weeks ago. Wasn't railroading it, had super fresh oil in it, just driving home and at about 20 mph in the neighborhood, developed a very obvious knock, pulled in garage shut down. Next day, fired up again, and knock there. Flat bedded to my mechanic, and it turns out spun a bearing. Sooooo frustrating!
Thanks for sharing this! I learned a few interesting things.
Awesome video! I love how you kept going till the problem was found, and the theories on how the damage was done! In this scenario, is the cost to tear down and repair worth it vs a new engine? I've seen a few teardown videos and always wondered if it was worth the cost to repair considering how much labor would be involved. Thanks!
I didn't think this looked too 'un-fixable'. If the crank was still straight and grindable, or even just a new crank. Like he said, the bores were not too bad. If you DIY rebuilt it with new bearings etc. it'd run. Problem is no shop will do that as they couldn't guarantee it. Seems like it's all or nothing these days. Sure seems a lot of waste to me to bin it all 😞
Wow. I always wondered how do you put it all back together meaning how do you know which size screws etc go where? Amazing video!!
You have more tolerance than I have . Years ago I sold a 2001 Mitsubishi Diamante for $80 then just bought a new car. Had transmission problem.
I like the editing, like a lot!!
Enjoyed the engine anatomy class
Great Work from Dublin Ireland 🙂🇮🇪☘️