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08 Passat 1.4 Tsi timing chain

  • 27-07-2013 5:05pm
    #1
    brightkane
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    Hey All.

    Wife is looking at one of these and fell in love with one.
    I got it checked out by a mechanic and was told the timing chain isnt good and would need to be changed soon.
    I rang VW for a price and was told 900. Is this a specialised vw only job with prices to match?

    Also is it a known problem with these engines? anyone any experience of them?

    Cheers

    BK


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  • #2
    enumbers
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    quite common for this engine to stretch chains a good independent should be able to quote you most places should have the correct tools to do them at this stage. We have done quite a few of them seems to normally happen around 100k


  • #3
    brightkane
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,728 ✭✭✭brightkane


    cheers enumbers


  • #4
    Stallingrad
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    enumbers wrote: »
    quite common for this engine to stretch chains a good independent should be able to quote you most places should have the correct tools to do them at this stage. We have done quite a few of them seems to normally happen around 100k

    Are you sure? This is the turbo 1.4 not the turbo/supercharged version. If the standard 1.4 is affected by the stretchd timing chain this is the first I've heard of it.


  • #5
    brightkane
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,728 ✭✭✭brightkane


    the one we looked at was a
    B6 1.4 TSI 122BHP

    if that helps?


  • #6
    Stallingrad
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,226 ✭✭✭Stallingrad


    brightkane wrote: »
    the one we looked at was a
    B6 1.4 TSI 122BHP

    if that helps?

    Surprised to hear that as AFAIK it is not a known problem with these engines.


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  • #7
    George Dalton
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    They are all affected but the twin charged versions seem to suffer more than the turbo versions.


  • #8
    Stallingrad
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,226 ✭✭✭Stallingrad


    Is it a problem to this day, just wondering of my 2011 B7 might be affected.


  • #9
    bazz26
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    What is the point in using chains if they prematurely need to be replaced? Surely the point of them is to last the lifetime of the engine?


  • #10
    enumbers
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 552 ✭✭✭enumbers


    chains are used to bring down engine resistance some manufacturers are moving back towards wet belts as a quiet efficient option. Its all about making the numbers in the euro emission s cycle. The engine that the op is talking about is the turbocharged version which I have seen a lot more with stretched chains than the twin charged but I would think this is more down to the amount on the road rather than a difference in reliability


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