ChieftainA3
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Hi all,
My 1.4tfsi developed a problem last weekend... so basically when i turn the car on a cold start I hear a loud rattling towards the front of the engine. It only lasts for 1-2 seconds and then it's ok, no sounds during driving.
If I turn the engine off then back on the car is ok. However, this seems to happen randomly but always on a cold start.
Searching around the forums there's a few possibilities including, loose air box, secondary air pump, cam belt tensioner and also the timing chain.
The car is due for a full service and it has been very hot lately so I have the car on auto AC so these could be the factors behind the first two possibilities, however it's the timing chain that worries me because I called the local Bosch approved garage who have previously worked on the car, to book a full service and told the mechanic, immediately he asked if its a 1.4 then he says he's got one in the garage right now that they are working on, they found it to be the timing chain. So googled away and indeed the 1.4TFSI was prone to timing chain issues especially the med-high mileage cars (surprise surprise mines reaching 90K on the clock)
So I ask how much will it cost... £1300! (not sure if that includes labour but i would imagine so?), I am so gutted as it's been working fine. I've read here and other forums that it could also be the tensioner but I can imagine the amount of work to be the same time.
I thought with the money I will save with a 1.4 rather than buying a 1.6 etc would be good and probably now end up paying £1000+
so my questions are...
1) does anyone have experience of this problem?
2) Can anyone verify the cost of changing the timing chain?
thanks!
My 1.4tfsi developed a problem last weekend... so basically when i turn the car on a cold start I hear a loud rattling towards the front of the engine. It only lasts for 1-2 seconds and then it's ok, no sounds during driving.
If I turn the engine off then back on the car is ok. However, this seems to happen randomly but always on a cold start.
Searching around the forums there's a few possibilities including, loose air box, secondary air pump, cam belt tensioner and also the timing chain.
The car is due for a full service and it has been very hot lately so I have the car on auto AC so these could be the factors behind the first two possibilities, however it's the timing chain that worries me because I called the local Bosch approved garage who have previously worked on the car, to book a full service and told the mechanic, immediately he asked if its a 1.4 then he says he's got one in the garage right now that they are working on, they found it to be the timing chain. So googled away and indeed the 1.4TFSI was prone to timing chain issues especially the med-high mileage cars (surprise surprise mines reaching 90K on the clock)
So I ask how much will it cost... £1300! (not sure if that includes labour but i would imagine so?), I am so gutted as it's been working fine. I've read here and other forums that it could also be the tensioner but I can imagine the amount of work to be the same time.
I thought with the money I will save with a 1.4 rather than buying a 1.6 etc would be good and probably now end up paying £1000+
so my questions are...
1) does anyone have experience of this problem?
2) Can anyone verify the cost of changing the timing chain?
thanks!