I know both engines have turbos and that with turbo engines you need to keep pumping oil after the engine is switched off but I never heard the pump kick in on my 1.4 tsi

Am I miss remembering?

IIRC, there is an auxiliary coolant (not oil) pump to alleviate risk of excess heat transfer to oil on engine shutdown.

It is recommended that after a long run, switch off auto/stop-start and keep the engine running for about a minute to help the turbo cool down and keep oil circulating. We had to do that with 80's and 90's cars to keep turbos from failing.

34 minutes ago, varaderoguy said:

It is recommended that after a long run, switch off auto/stop-start and keep the engine running for about a minute to help the turbo cool down and keep oil circulating. We had to do that with 80's and 90's cars to keep turbos from failing.

I believe that VAG state that this procedure is no longer necessary due to the turbo being water-cooled and the fitting of the auxiliary coolant pump.

Probably still not a bad idea to follow the old shutdown procedure for 30 secs or so following a WOT blast though.

WOT blast through?

1 hour ago, rit said:

WOT blast through?

= Wide Open Throttle. Though wasn't a typo.

@rit Are you often going flat out on an Autobahn and then coming to a standstill?

Even on a scorching summers day in the UK & if you pull off the motorway the turbo will be just fine when you turn the ignition off, or a car with stop /start turns it's self off.

Perhaps, if you had been chancing your licence with a WOT blast around the Road to Hell - then come across its more usual car park conditions, it might be reasonable to allow the engine to idle short period before shutting down, but it's normally not necessary.

I'd always be kinder to the car, such as trundling around the block/leaving it running with the bonnet open for a few mins after a heavy drive. That said, I'd say this was probably more of a tuned 2.0+ thing, than a 1.4 or whatever.

Of more interest is splashing through deep puddles with a hot turbo...