Dear All 

 

Having previously owned a 2011 1.8 tsi scout , I am wary of supporting the marque again - but there seems to be a dearth of good petrol engined second hand Japanese on the market at this time and I may reluctantly have to bite the bullet and go for a 1.5 tsi petrol manual 

 

The problems I have had with the 1.8 tsi were complete replacement of the water pump at approx 47000 miles (costing £450) a new clutch at 

55,000 miles (costing £1000) and the never ending worry about potential heavy oil consumption turning into a requirement for new piston rings (know fault on the 1.8tsi’s of this vintage)

 

So before biting the bullet can anyone out there give any reassurance that a) the water pump issue is dead and buried and b) timing belt changes are not hideously expensive nor needed every 10 seconds ......and any other pointers/info gratefully received

 

Best

Axelgrinder

 

2 hours ago, axelgrinder said:

Dear All 

 

Having previously owned a 2011 1.8 tsi scout , I am wary of supporting the marque again - but there seems to be a dearth of good petrol engined second hand Japanese on the market at this time and I may reluctantly have to bite the bullet and go for a 1.5 tsi petrol manual 

 

The problems I have had with the 1.8 tsi were complete replacement of the water pump at approx 47000 miles (costing £450) a new clutch at 

55,000 miles (costing £1000) and the never ending worry about potential heavy oil consumption turning into a requirement for new piston rings (know fault on the 1.8tsi’s of this vintage)

 

So before biting the bullet can anyone out there give any reassurance that a) the water pump issue is dead and buried and b) timing belt changes are not hideously expensive nor needed every 10 seconds ......and any other pointers/info gratefully received

 

Best

Axelgrinder

 

No manufacturer is free from the odd faults. If you look on other forums of other manufacturers they are all filled with woes and faults etc. 

If you like the car and it has warranty then I wouldnt worry too much.

Many threads on this engine. This one is quite comprehensive.

 

Thank you Ecomatt and Ords 

Very enlightening thread about the 1.5 tsi engine - maybe I’ll give a go and report back on here how it goes - cheers 

The water pump issues were sorted after the launch of the FL >2017 cars.

Thank you varaderoguy - comforting to know 

 

Best 

Axelgrinder