yeti TSI 1800 engin Gen id

[Maxwell65]

I am interested in buying a Yeti Tsi 1800, but hear not so good things about this engine ie.. Timing chain stretch which leads to slip and possible engine fail. I believe their are 3 generations of engine fitted, Gen, 1,2,3, iI think the one to try and get is the gen 3 version . My question is how do I identify that the car advertised has the Gen 3 engine, If I am completely wrong on this subject you comment would be greatly appreciated. Many Thanks Denis  .

[KoJoTe]

Yeti has been available only with 1.8 tsi gen 2 (the worst one actually)  

[Maxwell65]

Hi, Many thanks for taking the time to help, I did fancy the TSI 1800 it  could have been a nice motor what were they thinking.. Sound like you've saves me a lot of time looking for something that not there. Thanks again. You Guys are so much help to novices like me.  M

[KoJoTe]

Well.. all engines have some issues... And it's true that 1.8 tsi gen 2 is one of the more catastrophic ones...  But.. if you fix it properly it's as good as anything else (or better)... Just get new spec pistons with piston rings (bigger and different oil ring), you don't need to change the connecting rods if you get pistons with 21mm bolt (later spec was 23 mm)... Quality repair kits are available for less than 1000 €...

 

There are also some other issues to watch: water pump leaking, carbon buildup, pcv valve... But all those are not expensive to fix... So for me... it somehow makes sense.. Currently at 240.000 kms... with engine rebuild at 130.000 kms.. and new haldex ECU (water +salt), new rear suspension arms and sandblasted subframe...  and it's one of the early ones from october 2009.