What is the problem with the Golf 1. TSI?
Reliability VW Golf 6: common problems, issues symptoms and faults. Timing chain problem in 1. TSI engines: The 1. TSI 122 PS and 1. TSI 160 PS engines often suffer from timing chain problems between 80,000-120,000 km. The timing chain can stretch or break, leading to costly engine damage. Golf Mk6 (2009-2013) The Mk6 Golf continued the mixed approach of its predecessor. Most TSI petrol engines in this generation featured timing chains, including the popular 1. L and 2. L variants.The powerful vw golf 7 engines remained unchanged, with the 2. Tsi in the golf gti performance being boosted to 180 kw (245 ps). The small 1. Tsi was upgraded to 85 kw (115 ps) and remained the most reliable petrol engine in the entire range.
What is the lifespan of a 1. TSI engine?
Timing belt interval on these is usually 240k km with no time interval. If it were my car I’d change the belt after 10 years, not an uncommon interval for modern belts. I saw a few 125 HP 1. TSI engines with over 300K km and they were running fine. All they required was regular maintenance and oil change every 10K km. Generally, most Volkswagen Group cars (including VW, Audi, Seat and Skoda) require a timing belt replacement every 60,000 to 100,000 miles.