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Same as any modification & any warranty, NO unless the modification is proved to be the cause. From what this post is saying there seems to be a recognised manufacturing problem & there are several cases with the same failure. No one is left out in the cold without warranty, form either VW or APR.Quote:
Originally Posted by dopey
He's right and realistically the stories what we're hearing from our customer cars & contacts is that its more common then ever now.Quote:
Originally Posted by Guy_H
Had another last night, came BACK from a dealer and is worse then before, 14k on it and second engine already.
Simple though with a Chip, if your paranoid dont do it.
MAN! I might have to cancel my order. This is getting worse every day!
Anybody have any idea what the ratio DSG to MT 118TSI failures have been?
The 118TSI DSG I drove 2 weeks ago for a few days had real issues downshifting going down and then up a hill ..... on the way up it sounded like it was stalling and pinging (detonating) as it was in too high a gear to make it up comfortably .....
and another to the list....
a relative bought his 118TSI less than 12 months ago....it has been back to the dealer on at least 6 occassions each time was as a result of the engine light coming on...each time they could not find the fault....until...
6 weeks ago he noticed a distinct drop in performance...car was taken to the dealer....and the problem found as a split piston ring, cylinder 3 or 4 from memory...this is now apparently fixed/repaired.
car is back at the dealer because he is now having problems starting it.
not a happy camper
I note what has been said about the general air/fuel mixture situation and the resultant damage this can cause if its not spot on.....however can i throw my 2c in and say (what may turn out to be a silly statement) but i have always held concerns about this engine in so far as being obviously small in capacity with bolt on equipment in order to increase the performance.
Is it the case of asking too much from a 1.4?...please feel free to shot me down if i am way off the mark
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Originally Posted by sambo
I haven't read/heard of the MkV GT/GT Sport engines having the same issue. Like others have said here, it might be the OEM tune (in the bid to improve fuel economy) of 118 TSI that is causing the issue.
OR VW may have gone too far in it's quest to cut costs in the MkVI that they have compromised reliability.
My had 11400 on it when the problem occurred. Interestingly I don't seem to be getting the same fuel economy with the new engine. Will keep an eye on it over the next week or so and see if my paranoia is realised.Quote:
Originally Posted by fuzion
You'll have to let the new engine run in before you start seeing good fuel economy.Quote:
Originally Posted by Intensive
It's a new engine so not run in. That said, I'll be interested to see if your economy improves.Quote:
Originally Posted by Intensive
Guy_H has said that one of the ten failures he knows about in Brisbane was on a car flashed by APR. It's not a big sample size, and that car may have been running in stock mode primarily, but regardless, it casts at least some doubt on the tune alone being the culprit.Quote:
Originally Posted by triode12
Perhaps, as you say, it's more of a cost-cutting reliability issue.
As a new VW owner (I don't yet have my car) coming from a line of absolutely bulletproof Hondas, reading this thread has got me more than a little concerned. While I've not bought a 118TSI, the scale and significance of this problem is pretty dramatic, and I'm surprised that VW haven't jumped on it long before it got to this stage. (Dozens of catastrophic engine failures in Australia alone - how was this not picked up in R&D?!) As it stands, this isn't sending a good message to consumers that VW is proactive about reliability issues, or concerned about the longer-term consequences for its brand image.