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never did do a follow up post. Ended up getting the car repaired by the dealer and recieved half of what i paid as a "goodwill gesture" from the finance company. All in all i was left £500 out of pocket which isnt TOO bad considering i had a full engine rebuild. Things to take away from th...

greg7728 wrote: Is it too much to ask that companies just accept it when there's a genuine problem with their early designs.

Evidently yes.. yes it is...

@freshclip - how did ur issue start? I only ask as I had a mis Fire on cylinder 4 last week, hasn't happened since - so not really sure if it is related to the engine issues this engine has, going to replace the spark plugs as a precaution and see if happens again. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatal...

Just had the engine rebuilt on mine following this issue. Admittedly it runs like fucking clockwork now!

Where are you based mate because i may be selling mine soon

Another Update: So the head was split and what i have been saying all along was correct: Cylinders 2 and 3 have cracked pistons. Here are some pictures of them. https://scontent.fman1-1.fna.fbcdn.net/hphotos-xtf1/t31.0-8/s720x720/12247950_10153253982621662_4869466037152668350_o.jpg (I have more, hig...

Just a little update: After getting my MP involved and sending a few really snotty letters and emails i received contact from a customer services rep from the manufacturer. It seems they have put a bit of pressure on the dealer because they have now agreed to half the cost of splitting the head. It ...

Hello, Sorry, I do not speak much English, I'm French and I have the same problem. 1.4 TSI 160 years in 2009 101.000KM loss of compression in the cylinder 2! Volkswagen Diagnosis: broken engine! A support request is being but I think I would have no support :( I created a facebook PGAE gather all t...

Where would be a the best place to get hold of the TSB's? Should I go and ask the dealer if i can look at their archives? I have had a look online but anything relating to the scirocco seems to only apply to the mk2 or earlier... it's like someone has wiped everything relating to the mk3 off the int...

Does anybody have links to investigations/articles/press releases about the issues surrounding the 1.4-TSI 160? It's commonly mentioned across many forums that issues were acknowledged so surely there is some literature documenting it? In this thread: http://www.seatcupra.net/forums/showthread.php?t...

From what i can tell it's a bit of a common thing especially on earlier variants of the engine. VW wont admit that but we all know how honest they are about their cars now ... :rolleyes: My conversations with the companies continues to go like this :bang: Had the finance company on the phone today s...

60 Reg is the back end of 2010 I will check with the dealer to see if that is dissemble + reassembly but i figured if they found something wrong then wouldn't they want to leave it disassembled until they get the parts to repair it? seems silly not to just quote me for dissemble when i look at it li...

If it's an older 1.4 160 i'd be very careful. they are riddled with problems running at stock power... mine shit its pants a few weeks ago and i'm having a nightmare now since its out of warranty.

Once you touch the power you can kiss any chance of goodwill repairs goodbye.

Bit of an update: Filed complaints with the dealer, the finance company and the manufacturer. Still waiting to hear back from the dealer about the miss selling of the car, since i was sold it on the premise that it was 120HP variant, not the 160. Hopefully that will give me some traction and leverag...

I thought due to the higher expansion rate at temperature of forged variantrs you pretty much had to use slightly undersized pistons?

Forged Pistons as stock is probably the best idea for longevity of the engine but i don't think they would suit joe public very well since oil consumption would rise and the engine would sound like a bag of bolts on cold starts.

Hey, jan i've read through your thread and it sucks major ass :mad: . Luckily my roc is fully stamped up at the dealers from whom i bought it and is totally stock powertrain wise. :yes: Yeah i was looking at forged pistons and could pick them up for about 700 euros but for the time being i am hoping...

I've decided to go through trading standards and pursue the finance company on grounds that the car is not fit for purpose because ,i'm sorry but, nobody can argue that a car should expect major engine failure at only 42k miles... :no: Hopefully with the myriad of reports online and even the respons...

Hey, all. So the beast has claimed another dub. 1.4 TSI, 160PS, Maunual. ~43k Miles 60 Reg (2010) So i'll start from the beginning; I was sitting in the local shell garage the other night waiting for my turn with the engine ticking over. My brother who was in the passenger seat says "sounds rou...

Haha same deal happened to me! 2 weeks i had mine and someone decided to park a van in my boot!... I was like "Cheers -.-"