Golf 118 TSI Engine Failures and Service Campaign 24S4

[The_Hawk]

If it still works out cheap then why not! Just remember that as a 2010 model this is right in the range of engines that had more issues, so it's worth looking into what wlse might be worth doing as preventative maintenance while it's being pulled apart anyway.

I've said it lots of times, but if mine were to go pop and I had to pay for it myself, I'd be looking at dropping in a low km 2.0L GTI motor and gearbox, but then I'm also in a Cabriolet which is a bit of a different proposition compared to a hatch. Really it all comes down to how long you plan to keep it and what you intend on doing with it over that time.

[drmitseng]

O yes the GTI motor and gearbox...wonder why that idea didn't flash by my mind, but i guess i will have to keep that option till later if it really ****s itself. It's a good idea for preventive measures, I will call VW village about it. Just a side note, i left a message on VWA facebook page about my situation and they replied asking me to pm them...I wonder what they can do about it, since VW village has started working on the car already.

[lordlosh]

drmitseng, hello there.
This cars are problematics. To be fair a lot of recent VW are problematics.
It`s insane to happen so sh*** on such new cars which are so low on km.
I had the same car 1.4tsi 118kw, DSG7, 2011.05.05 and i get the car on 82000km. or so.
Great car for driving, great acceleration, the fuel consumption was good, not as what VW said it is, but was kinda good.
But the car was burning arround 1l/1000km. oil or maybe more. There was no leaks and no one knows what it is, untill i decide to read on internet.
Lets not forget that my timing chain, starting to rattle and i have to change the Timing Chain and all the other parts as well .....
Problematic engines and even more problematic cars, that very often throw engines and gearbox is pretty shi***. Because of poor construction on so many important parts. Absolutely disaster.
And i was about to put new forged Piston, Coils, Sparks, and even TMG Air Intake, happy i didn`t do it ....
But after one journey arround 800km. the oil lamp comes again and i get very mad at VW. Okay i will change this, but after few years, maybe turbo or something very pricey will go too. Would i ever have a reliable car ??? If they messed with such important things, o god ... And of course its happen, just before i get some of the parts i was thinking getting. And holla, the DSG start to shrudder between 1st and second, and for about 1000km. it`s get a lot worst.
Of course i get enough of this car and decide im done with it.
But when i try to sell it, of course, on diagnostics there you go - DSG Clutch error, clearance too low/small or whatever it was. They said it could be clutches and its normal for this km. Normal to change clutches on a 90000km. car, yeah good job VW .... And the price is crazy. But they said i should be happy, some car not run even 25k with 1 clutches ..... No way i sell the car as it was for a kinda good price with all the problem it`s have. I still feel for the guy that buy it. I made him a discount but i`m still thinking about him .... I just don`t have many options ... It`s su*** but ...
I decide to get Golf 6 GTI, but decide to read before that, ops, they have problem with timing chain ... Decide to go for GTI 7, ask 1 mate that have early GTI 7, and he said he have turbo problems and a lot other issue and it`s far, far from happy. And i decide that i`m done with VW, unless it`s from the shop with 5 years warranty.
Change to other brand and so far so good.
My advice, though you not ask for it, it`s put the car shape to sell and get rid of her. The problem will just start getting one after another.

[drmitseng]

Hey lordlosh, yeah the thought of selling it has been always on my mind ever since the CEL popped up, the more i read, the more i am thinking abt it. Just out of curiosity, did u sell ur online via carsales or to a dealer? How long did it take u? Did u make a considerable price cut (i mean like 3k below the market avg or so)?

[drmitseng]

O wait sorry I just looked at the country flag and realized u might not be in aus lol, so what did u end up getting?

[lordlosh]

Hey drmitseng i sold the car by myself. I`m from Bulgaria and it took me like 2 months to sell and yeah i had to cut the price a bit.
Our currency here is BGN and i sold the car for 15k, which is 7,5k euro. The price here for the car with the packet i have was about 9 or 9,5k euro.
I sell it kinda 2k below the market range. But you also have to find someone to buy the car and most of the other online offers stay. This car is hard to sell and it`s will get worst with time.
The dealer offered me 6k, before they checked the car and i told him to ******. And if they find the clutch error code, they would probably gave me 4.5 or 5k at best .....
The clutch problem shown on diagnostics and i don`t have much option but to cut the price if i wanted to sell the car ...
So to be fair i`m very happy i sold the car. When was still mine there was always a stress that engine could break in any moment i drive the car. I just lose any believe in the car and drive it with fear.
And for my current car i was thinking of getting Golf 6 GTI, but i change my mind, when see how many people have problem with them, and decide to get Golf 7 GTI, and 1 friend of mine have early Golf 7 GTI, but he also changed my mind, by saying he have a lot of issue with the car and some huge turbo problems.
I was thinking of getting Honda Civic but their automatic are too slow and ruin the dynamic of the car and i get Peugeot 308GT 2.0BlueHDI 180 with automatic. So far so good.
At first the interior and the wheel was looking very strange, but now i love it.
Was thinking of getting Peugeot GTI, but they only have manuel trans.
I don`t know if its true or some myth, but diesel technology is from long time ago, and there is a little chance the manufacturer to f*** something so important, while the petrol engines are mostly new technology and so on and they said thats why they have so many problems.
I hope all goes well with your car, but my advice is to just sell the car. You will probably never ever have a trust in this car again.

[sixboltmains]

Hello All,
I am in the process of replacing a cracked piston in my CAVD twin charger engine.
Upon checking for distortion I found that the cylinder is head is fine by the engine block deck is out of spec - i.e. I can insert a 0.05mm feeler guage under a straight edge.
My question is: can some someone confirm what the limit is for straightness of the engine block deck surface, I have assumed that its 0.05mm, the VW manual on-line only mentions the cylinder head surface but not the block.

Thank,
SBM

[zackz0rr]

I have good news, VW had replaced the whole motor and covered both the labour and parts cost, i was only out of pocket $500 for an inspection fee instead of 8-10K.

I have now sold the car and got a brand new 2017 Tiguan 110 TSI.

[The_Hawk]

VW are (generally) pretty good at dealing with these issues for little cost to the user. There are cases of people having more or less issues or discussion, but they usually come to the party. It actually seems like it's been getting better too.

Sadly I was hit with a cracked #2 piston a couple of weeks ago but can also report that VW bloody awesome in responding with 4 shiny new pistons and a rebuild covered by them.

[sixboltmains]

I disagree with this, VW Australia were obsolute unhelpful when it came to fixing a cracked no 4 piston in my case. The Car has been serviced at the VW dealer from Day 1 and it has <80,000 kms on it. Per Australia consumer law they should fix it for free (its called "Fit for purpose" ) but have not..hence why I am doing it myself. My dealer has also confirmed that >50% genuine requests for goodwill are knocked back for no valid/transparent reason. Once mine is fixed, will sell it and get a non VAGina product with a 7 yr warranty.