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Thanks big John. Finicky aul things so they are ; )

Thanks John. Great reply. The main reasons am going for a petrol over a diesel is because first I don't do enough miles to justify a diesel and secondly the patrols seem to be less complicated than modern diesels. As regards oil changes, some people are just useless at car maintenance and don't even think about oil changes. I will just have to try and find one that is good. What do you mean by "never turn engine backwards"

Thanks for input. Good to hear no timing chain issues.

Thanks. Yeah forums would nearly put you off buying any car at all to be honest.

Also. A silly question. So the chain is being replaced due to it wearing or being loose or whatever........ sounds like a design flaw really - but that's another story. In regard to the replacement chain - is it the exact same one or is it replaced with a slightly different one - so the problem does not happen again.

Thank you Paul. Yeah 500 pounds is not bad. I'd almost prefer if it was a belt and just replace it every 60,000 miles. It's actually hard enough to verify if oil has been changed though - especially between services.

Understand. But budgeting for a timing chain replacement would not be in my agenda. Timing belt, fair enough but replacing the timing chain seems a bit much. Out of interest, how much would a timing chain replacement cost ?

Yeah, understand. It's confusing alright. Thanks for your input - appreciated. I'm looking at a 2009 Seat Leon 1.4 tsi 122 bhp. I know it's not a Skoda, but same engine as Skoda uses etc. I drive one and love the low down torque. I only do 6000 miles a year so don't need a diesel. MPG looks decent and tax is cheap. Only thing putting me off are these stupid chain issues, I'm just worried I'll buy one and I'll be hit with a chain bill costing thousands.

Thanks. But looks like both the articles you linked are in regard to the TWIN CHARGED engines. i.e. The ones with greater than 122 bhp.

Thanks for reply. I meant to add, this is in regard to engines from 2008-2010

Hi all, This is specifically in regard to the *** 122 bhp *** version of the 1.4 tsi engine found in Skoda, VW, Seat etc. I know the 1.4 tsi can come in 140, 150, 160 and 170 bhp > but I am not asking about these ; ) So, in regard to the 122 bhp version - do these engines suffer from timing chain issues / stretching of timing chain ? Or any other reliability issues for that matter. Any help greatly appreciated.

Thanks again, ****e so the 1.8 tsi and DSG is not great. Any owners on here of the 1.8 TSI with 7 speed dsg ? Any comments on reliability ?

Thanks again So the 7 speed DSG is unreliable And To make it worse from my point of view......, the 7 speed DSG with the 1.8 tsi engine is even more unreliable ?

Thanks Perc and Booke23 !! Ok, so the 1.8 tsi I speak of has the 7 speed DSG. When roughly was 7 speed DSGs introduced - are they around for years or were they only introduced around 2009 ? Just trying to figure out if the car I'm thinking of would have a totally new 7 speed DSG or was DSG around for years before this.

So would an April 2009 facelifted octavia with the 1.8 tsi engine have the 6 or 7 speed dsg ?