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Known fault

1.2 / 1.4 TSI (EA111): timing chain and chain tensioner

Typically between 65,000 and 100,000 km. It does not show up on every car.

critical

severity

between 65,000 and 100,000 km

mileage

2

sources

2 sources next to the write-up.

The fault

How you spot it

A few seconds of chain rattle on a cold start, later a permanent noise; the chain stretches and the tensioner does not hold it. If the chain jumps, the engine is badly damaged inside, and the repair is a rebuild. The tensioner is driven by oil pressure, so it does not hold with the engine stopped: a car left rolling in gear is the typical trigger for the chain jumping.

Which model

Who it affects

The card opens the generation, the engine or the transmission.

Engines and transmissions

Checklist

1.2 / 1.4 TSI (EA111): timing chain and chain tensioner

What you would check for this fault. Take it to the car.

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Checklist

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Sources

How we know

Information, not an expert opinion

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