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[Shackeng]

A friend has just bought one of these, forget if its a Golf or whatever, and I read of serious timng chain problems causing engine failure. Any further info here?
I offered to advise on car replacement, but he just went to buy a Honda, and liked this one on the forecourt!!!

[citroenguy]

Yep that timing chain design aint good.
What is it? They switched to timing belt in 2015 if i remember correctly.

[Shackeng]

Yep that timing chain design aint good.
What is it? They switched to timing belt in 2015 if i remember correctly.

I'll confirm the model next time, I only know its a 2013 TSI 1.4 - Blue Motion - what does that mean anyway?

[Nick W]

Yep that timing chain design aint good.
What is it? They switched to timing belt in 2015 if i remember correctly.

I'll confirm the model next time, I only know its a 2013 TSI 1.4 - Blue Motion - what does that mean anyway?

In order 2013(model year) TSI(direct petrol injection) 1.4(engine capacity) Blue Motion(marketing wank)

[frostbite]

turbocharged stratified injection

Some are twin charged, turbo and supercharhed

[Shackeng]

Thks, sorry, it was the Blue Motion 'wank' that confused me, is it about Blue tooth? Believe it or not, I had worked out, after a while () that it was a 2013 year, 1.4 litre engine.

[aaronjb]

Thks, sorry, it was the Blue Motion 'wank' that confused me. Is it about Blue tooth?

No.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BlueMotion

Marketing wank, as said. It just means the car has some/all of VAGs "energy saving" features - start/stop, low rolling resistance tyres, different gear ratios, lower suspension, weight reduction, specific engine tunes..

(For example I looked at the Skoda Superb "GreenLine" - same stuff, different colour - which had 15mm lower suspension, low rolling resistance tyres, smaller, lighter wheels, 7 speed gearbox, 120hp diesel engine only available in GreenLine trim and it was not possible to spec any "heavy" options like the panoramic sunroof..)

[Kevin Wood]

Thks, sorry, it was the Blue Motion 'wank' that confused me, is it about Blue tooth? Believe it or not, I had worked out, after a while () that it was a 2013 year, 1.4 litre engine.

I always thought it was because it stalls every time you come to a junction "to save fuel". I had a Morris Ital that did that once. 

[tunnie]

My 2.0 TDi is "Blue Motion" some of them in the stats, you have an "AdBlue" tank of fluid in the boot, which reduces the emissions. It sprays fluid into the exhaust, luckily we don't get that here in the UK

[tunnie]

some of them in the states*

[frostbite]

I cant believe adblue is charging for filtered cat wee

[Doctor Gollum]

My 2.0 TDi is "Blue Motion" some of them in the stats, you have an "AdBlue" tank of fluid in the boot, which reduces the emissions. It sprays fluid into the exhaust, luckily we don't get that here in the UK

Eh

Many cars use adblue, as do most trucks

[tunnie]

None of the VW UK spec cars use AdBlue as far as I've seen, none of the Mk1 or Mk2 CC's nor do Passat B7's

[aaronjb]

None of the VW UK spec cars use AdBlue as far as I've seen, none of the Mk1 or Mk2 CC's nor do Passat B7's

Any & all of the 190hp TDIs use AdBlue across the entirety of VAG - VW, Audi, Skoda (and I assume Seat), for example in the current Passat, A6, Superb etc.

[Viral_Jim]

Other than being another tank to fill up, what's wrong with the AdBlu system?

It always struck me as better than the DPF which seems (inevitably) to get clogged with cr@p and then expires.