Hi Folks,

 

I'm the owner of a yeti 1.8tsi on a 60 plate, had it 3 years, bought from a non-Skoda dealer in Stockport.

 

It had a 12 month warranty and in the first year of ownership I probably drove 700 miles due to circumstances.

The 2nd year I was driving more and noticed that it needed oil every couple of hundred miles.

All advice I got was that this was normal in this engine.

This month it gave me a Engine Fault! Workshop! Warning as I was driving on the M6 around 3K rpm.

Engine became quite rough in it's running.

I plugged my Carista OBD dongle and cleared all the faults. 

The re-occuring fault said Cyl 2 Misfire.

Checked the usual suspects of coil packs and spark plugs but the fault persisted.

Took it to a local independent VW garage. They said no compression on No.2 cylinder which was a timing issue they said.

They couldn't fix it and refereed me to a garage 7 miles away.

Instead I took it to a VW Specialist about 4 miles away.

They say no compression on 1 & 2 cylinders and they want £260 to strip the head off and check.

They also they'll get to it when they have a chance.

 

Sorry for the long winded post, but I'm thinking just replace the engine, with hopefully a reconditioned unit.

 

Where would I find a reputable 1.8TSI engine supplier?

 

@Sno_monsta

Maybe better considering a rebuild of the engine you have.

 

A VW Specialist like where the car is should know where they source refurbished or new engines, that is their in business they are in.

http://briskoda.net/forums/topic/266114-18tsi-and-20tsi-engine-failures/page/72/#comments

 

http://briskoda.net/forums/topic/452890-yeti-18tsi-brand-new-engine-a-success-story

 

Thanks for the links, I'll add my tale.

 

I'm just going to have to prepare for a big bill.

Some friends have said to get rid of it, but there's very little rust and I find it an enjoyable drive, when it runs.

There's really not much out there in small 4wd SUVs to compare.

Read the other current thread about a 1.8 failure and replacement!

I've been reading and it's depressing stuff. 

Maybe I should have bought the diesel after all.