Hi all,

I am looking to buy a second hand MK3 VRS TSI 2015 with 83k miles on the clock and am a bit worried about the dreaded timing chain ive read alot about.

Does anyone know if this year would have had the revised tensioner?

33 minutes ago, s88urd said:

Hi all,

I am looking to buy a second hand MK3 VRS TSI 2015 with 83k miles on the clock and am a bit worried about the dreaded timing chain ive read alot about.

Does anyone know if this year would have had the revised tensioner?

I think that problem was common on the earlier TSI engined MkII model. The MkIII onwards TSl can have issues with a weeping water pump, so ask if it's been changed , check the coolant bottle water level along with routine service including DSG fluid change, if it's fitted. It's a great engine, very smooth. 

My previous car was a 2015 vRS TSI (EA888 G3) and had long superseded previous versions tensioner concerns.  As Redboy says, it's a great engine 👍

 

Make sure the heater works, and if the header tank has 'mit Silikat' on it, make getting any silica bag out of the tank an early priority.

 

Gaz

5 minutes ago, Gaz said:

My previous car was a 2015 vRS TSI (EA888 G3) and had long superseded previous versions tensioner concerns.  As Redboy says, it's a great engine 👍

 

Make sure the heater works, and if the header tank has 'mit Silikat' on it, make getting any silica bag out of the tank an early priority.

 

Gaz

funny you should say that mate, just trying to get pics of the engine bay to see if i need to order a new expansion tank