FSI TFSI ARRRRRRRHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH

[Rockatansky]

I have an 06 vrs am I right on understanding that mine is the FSI Engine ?

TFSI is the newer model with a cam chain and the oil filter on top .

FSI is mine with a cam belt and oil filter on the bottom ??

[allan1888]

Your engine is the TFSI the new one is TSI

[Rockatansky]

Your engine is the TFSI the new one is TSI

Thanks least I know what I need to look for in the replacement filter section unless you can help with that one cheers

[furn]

your vrs is a tfsi! i think your getting mixed up with the newer tsi, as having the cam chain which is the latest model vrs's

damm beaten to it i must learn to type faster!

Edited 2 June, 2011 by furn

[allan1888]

http://www.opieoils.co.uk/product-finder/car/all/skoda/2006/octavia/PETROL/octavia/31072/product-finder-2.aspx

There's a list of service items like oil and filters for your Vrs they are a site sponsor too

[Rockatansky]

http://www.opieoils.co.uk/product-finder/car/all/skoda/2006/octavia/PETROL/octavia/31072/product-finder-2.aspx

There's a list of service items like oil and filters for your Vrs they are a site sponsor too

[budgiebandolier]

If you lift the bonnet the engine cover usually says what it is.

http://s946.photobucket.com/albums/ad306/budgiebandolier/?action=view&current=26-09-2009002.jpg&newest=1

[bond007]

what filters are you after i could help?

[Wardy]

If you lift the bonnet the engine cover usually says what it is.

http://s946.photobuc...02.jpg&newest=1

Yep, separate airbox and the TSI marking on the engine cover are the give aways on the new unit:

Previous unit has the air filter integrated into the engine cover, and is denoted as 'FSI Turbo' on the engine cover itself. This isn't a great picture, so ignore the non-standard carbon-type air intake! But you get the idea:

[Rockatansky]

Yep, separate airbox and the TSI marking on the engine cover are the give aways on the new unit:

Previous unit has the air filter integrated into the engine cover, and is denoted as 'FSI Turbo' on the engine cover itself. This isn't a great picture, so ignore the non-standard carbon-type air intake! But you get the idea:

how accessible is the air filter after gettin what the stealers said was a bitch to get off engine cover ?

[Tech1e]

The engine cover can be quite a task to remove, need to start at the back first.

[budgiebandolier]

The TSI cover is just a push fit on........and pull off 6 ball shaped mounting points........very little effort required.

[chr1staylor]

how accessible is the air filter after gettin what the stealers said was a bitch to get off engine cover ?

Use this handy guide: http://forums.vwvortex.com/showthread.php?2547554

[Wardy]

+1 - just the one I was going to post

Allow an hour for the task though! And the first time it comes off it can be a right pain, because often the rubber grommits used to mount it have stuck in position. A bit of grease spray helps when these go back on.

Overall - a bloody pain in the neck and it's no wonder that they re-designed it for the TSI. It should never have been signed off like that in the first place...

[chr1staylor]

+1 - just the one I was going to post

Aye, somewhat coincidentally I'd been searching older threads trying to find an answer to this question and I saw you'd mentioned it a while ago!

The Search function works!

[Wardy]

Wey hey - result!

[gatsbys]

And am I right in thinking the new TSI has a chain instead of a cambelt like the dealer stated?

[Wardy]

Yes, the EA888 unit is chain driven.

And if you'd like a bit more info and comparison against the previous EA113 'TFSI' unit, it has new pistons, piston rings, a regulated oil pump, a new vacuum pump, a new high-pressure fuel pump and a new mass airflow sensor. Emissions are 170g/km and the fuel economy is around 10% better over the EA113. It also has a lower compression ratio of 9.6:1 compared with 10.5:1.

[Golf-Fiend]

TFSI is the newer model with a cam chain and the oil filter on top .

??

how on earth do you change the oil filter WITHOUT oil draining out all over the engine when you lift it out???

Seems a crazy system to me.

[scoutabout]

Don't you normally drain the oil first before removing the filter - in that case the filter if its on top should be virtually empty?

[stringbean]

how on earth do you change the oil filter WITHOUT oil draining out all over the engine when you lift it out???

Seems a crazy system to me.

IIRC the oil filters have a one way valve on them now to prevent this.

[Golf-Fiend]

IIRC the oil filters have a one way valve on them now to prevent this.

You ever change an oil filter that hasn't dripped? Even with a valve on it? Of course it's going to drip. Daft!

I guess VAG didn't have enough fun with horizontal oil filters on the old 1.3 petrol blocks and decided to totally invert it. Nice one VW!