![]() ![]() Having said that, you will find that many car enthousiast that own such cars will experience problems at higher mileages, say from 150-200K upwards. If it wasnt specified by the manufacturer, it isn't required. If that is the case, I would not worry to much, especially as your car has what I would consider a relatively low mileage. There are various cars/engines on the market (and have been) where the owner manual doesnt mention replacing of the timing chain/belt as part of the regular preventive maintenance routines. Since its almost 6 years since the 1.8 TSI made an appearance in our market, I would like to know if any owners have had the timing chain or tensioner replaced? Any other high mileage 1.8 TSIs out there? Mostly Superbs and a few Lauras as petrol Skodas are a rarity in our market. about this, and they seem to be pretty clueless as usual about the 1.8 TSI engine as very few cars run this engine. I started reading up on Briskoda and a few other forums about this and found that there are quite a few unlucky ones who have suffered engine failures due to timing chain slippage and tensioner failure. Meaning to say there is no prescribed interval for its replacement. The 1.8 TSI comes with a timing chain which is supposed to last the lifetime of the engine. A belt replacement post 60,000kms was highly recommended. The last gen Octavia VRS with the 1.8 TPI engine was notorious for its timing belt failures. ![]() The engine still feels as fresh as it did on day one and the mileage I am getting also is very consistent. I intend to retain the car for a few more years as cars like this don't come by very often. It pulls like a locomotive and has never given me any engine related trouble all these years. The car was remapped with a Custom Code Stage 1 remap at around 40,000 kms which gave it some more legs. All services have been carried out at prescribed intervals and I have always ensured oil is above halfway mark. Its been a dream car to own and is running like a charm. Dealer price was about £430 IIRC.My 2011 Laura TSI with the EA888 1.8 TSI Engine (Engine code : CDAA) has crossed 75,000 kms in the past four years. Anything else is just pants.īy the way, a belt swap and new water pump using VW OEM parts was £280 at a very good VW only indy that I would recommend to anyone. Or a chain at the front of the engine that I can change myself at about the same frequency. So I'd settle for a belt that needed changing at 80k or 10 years. Honda and others seem to make a chain last for intergalactic mileages so I don't see why the Teutons can't do the same.Ī chain must be better than a belt every 4 years. A replacement is an engine out job so no-one is ever going to be tempted to do a precautionary swap. ![]() The BBC watchdog programme was about BMW chain drives at the rear of the engine, which is just about the most stupid place I can imagine to fit one. I've just (very reluctantly) had the belts done at 6 years on my Golf and the wife's car at 16k and 11k respectively. I did a lot of research - WV and Lada were the only marques pulling this stunt. In principle I'm happy with the idea of a belt, but not one that needs changing every 4 years irrespective of mileage. But that was caused by stones thrown up into an exposed bite on a newly surfaced road. I've had a cam belt go on me many years ago, I still have the bad back from taking out the engine for a complete rebuild and the bent valve sits proudly on top of my monitor alongside the piece of MG aluminium head I had to literally saw in half to separate it from the block. When looking to swap my CR engined Passat I made enquires on the Audi part of the site about the current diesel engines and was told that they were now chain driven, which suited me just fine. ![]()
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