VW Golf MK7 Issues of the Petrol Engines 2012-2020

[@differentcarreview-dcr]

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[@siyabongathembinkosimngome8869]

I can agree, 1.4 TSI went to service and after 2000km the whole oil was finished

[@yes-k3z]

I have a 1.2 tsi 4 cilinder 110 hp. 2016. Best motor I ever had in a car. Very reliable. No oil consumption at all. It has 205.000 km. I made a big service at 160.000 and change oil every 10.000 km. We are talking about Golf 7. Average mixed consumption is 6,8 liters

[@TechTusiast]

This is an EXCELLENT video. Thank you! Lot's of information, no blabbering.

[@Wolfpack310]

I had mine seat leon fr 1.4tsi for 10 years almost. Since 2013 and it has over 180.000km now. I changed timingbelt and coolant pump 2022 and thats it. No oil consumption no repairs in 10 years. I changed engine and transmission mount last week just because it was getting little sloppy for my taste. And its ben stage 1 tuned for many years. I just do regularly oil changes and valve cleaning every 2 years. Really its ben a very good engine

[@kreshnikkona3866]

do you have the dsg? if so, do you have any issues with it?

[@Wolfpack310]

@kreshnikkona3866 no dsg. I don't like the dq200 it's a very problematic transmission. Allt the low powered engines get the dry clutch dq200 and it is really bad. So I have made the choice too by manual transmission.

[@kreshnikkona3866]

@@Wolfpack310 I got the auto, it’s really good 90% of the time but when I’m in stop start traffic it starts to slip first gear a lot and it becomes clunky. When I stop for a few hours is good again. I think it gets very hot in slow traffic which causes the problems

[@Wolfpack310]

@kreshnikkona3866 it's OK when new.. I like the dsg but not the dq200. Dq250 and dq380 are very reliable and can handle much tourqe and abuse

[@p9n339]

Hey, awesome to hear that. I just got a Leon as well from 2017 with the 125hp 1.4 tsi. Which version 1.4 tsi do you have, like hp wise? Cheers

[@joebloggs24]

1.4 TSI in a VW Golf Mk7 I've done 185,000km in 9 years and the engine is still great. Only changed timing belt at 95,000/5 years and another one coming up soon. Great engine, punchy but economical.

[@siyabongathembinkosimngome8869]

Which year

[@joebloggs24]

@ 2015

[@marcohillenga5068]

As a mechanic, what sometimes goes wrong is the water pumps in the 1.5 TSI, they start leaking, but it’s relatively simple and quick fix, it’s built together with the thermostat. Of all the engines the 1.5 TSI is my favourite.

[@CristianCarpiuc]

Hello! Do you think is worth buying a 1.5 tsi engine with 150hp on a skoda superb? Is reliable? The car has 40000km

[@marcohillenga5068]

@@CristianCarpiuc yes, they are very reliable engines, also the 1.0 TSI is very reliable, but better suited to Rapid/Scala or Fabia.

[@ThenameisOskar]

Is the “kangaroo” issue fixed yet?

[@CristianCarpiuc]

@@ThenameisOskar yes!

[@ThenameisOskar]

@@CristianCarpiuc Okay nice. How can I tell the car didnt have the ECU software update which fixed it? Going to check a mk7.5 1.5 tsi 150hp (with manual gearbox) tomorrow. Might also take a look at a mk8 1.5 tsi. Thanks in advance.

[@MercSLRFan]

My Mk7 GTI has an uprated clutch disc and pressure plate so the tips on the website were very much appreciated!

[@carpassion96]

When changing out the water pump/thermostat housing, pull the intake manifold for easier access. You can inspect for carbon build up at the same time.

[@deeznut9734]

u dont need to pull the intake tho

[@ILubanga]

On the 1.2 engine, you nailed it.

[@gentlemonster5357]

I recently (February) purchased a 1.2 TSI 105HP with (currently)120K km. And recently experienced excessive oil consumption. About 2 months ago, I received a message telling me to check the oil. It was then refilled with 1.5L oil. After one month and -/+1500km, the message popped up again. Now i am currently being assigned to a mechanic shop to get my engine rebuild/revised under warranty. If you’re interested, i’ll keep updating this comment.

[@teanshin]

What year is your car? Is it cam belt or chain driven?

[@gentlemonster5357]

@@teanshin 2013, Chain driven

[@teanshin]

@@gentlemonster5357 So you have pre upgraded TSI version. Main faults to this engines are the piston rings are to small therefore oil overflow into combustion chamber and burns with fuel, also I think, cam chain is dipped in oil (thats the way its designed) and over time it disintegrates chains tensioner as they made of plastic compound, that may cause chain to expand, skip a gear on the pulley and the piston will meet with valve, but before that happen it will knock camshaft out of balance first. Rebuilt will help only if they swap to upgraded pistons. Im not sure if this will be covered by warranty as its bad design fault. My advise? Get rid of it asap.

[@gentlemonster5357]

@@teanshin I’ve been assigned to a VAG specialist that specializes in engine rebuilds. According to them, they are aware of this design flaw and they will replace the part with a new designed part to ensure this issue doesn’t occur again.

[@mustafahero5275]

​@@gentlemonster5357and how much did it cost, i have same problem

[@k3v1n21]

I can confirm the issue " walking crank " it happend to me with my new upgraded clutch from Sacs but at the pressure plate it self wa complety fine after 9 months i put in a whole new engine and sold the car. the car : 2.0 GTI Performance from 2018 with manual gearbox.

[@Semhaydn]

Best Channel of KZbin

[@AmianC7]

1.2 tsi 2017, 160k km, never had any oil issue. It depends alot on how you take care of the engine. If you are cheap and change the oil every 20k then for sure you will have problems. If you change oil at 10k or 1 year, I guarantr you will have no issue with the engine. So don't be cheap and change your engine oil.

[@clivemanzi7494]

I enjoy watching your videos as they're very informative, especially since I love cars and engineering as a whole. I recently bought a 2019 polo gti 2.0 TSI DSG and I would like to know more about it. Have you done a video on it?

[@Stannis24]

bought a mk7 1.4 122hp 150k km for every 1k km I have to add at least 700ml of oil based on how aggressive I drive the car

[@marekmarekmarek2365]

1.0 tsi thats mine. Love it 😊

[@grzegorzwisniewski2501]

"1.2 TSI + 1.4 TSI made to mid 2014" - you said that the oil consumption problem is related to these engines, but could you share more detailed info? 1. Is it related only to VW Golf 7 or also Seat Leon 3 and Audi A3 8V? 2. If I want to buy a model manufactured in 2014 then how can I identify these engines manufactured after mid 2014 that have the oil problem already fixed? Could you share something like specific engine codes and/or months when these cars/engines were manufactured in 2014?

[@arthuryosupov508]

Great video, thank you for making me smarter about my car.

[@marchauschild9318]

.... drive a 1 liter TSI 2019 with115hp and 100500km and no issues !

[@MG-ce3dx]

10.500 km , lol ,just wait a bit more 😂

[@marchauschild9318]

@@MG-ce3dx sorry ist was 100500km

[@marchauschild9318]

now 107500km

[@pappiricki]

Me too

[@vtggas_2958]

​@@marchauschild9318What do you think about 1 4tsi 140hp

[@Skyisnotalimit]

Seen many coils stop working, lots of carbon build up, lots of leaks, yes that plastic oilfilter housing!? A cracked one will cost you a replacement and lots of cleaning. Change your oil often, that will save your day. Theres stuff to spray in your intake to make the carbon build up away but you need to do it early.

[@TheAidanmc88]

Please do Audi A3 8V (2013+) Love your videos 👌

[@differentcarreview-dcr]

it is on my list

[@Random-nf7qb]

@@differentcarreview-dcr How about Touran 1T? I can help as an owner of one

[@PiKej]

HI, thank you for great video. I have a question. Those crank walk issues are happening only with 1.8 TSI 126 kW with manual gearbox? So 1.8 TSI 132 kW with manual should be ok and without this issue? I am looking for Seat Leon ST with 1.8 TSI 132kw and manual. I think that It should be the same engine so I hope without these crank walk issues.

[@Xenon777_]

We have a 2011 1.2 TSI 85 bhp and it is on 147k miles. It does use some oil.

[@ThomasJacquet-k7q]

So the 1.0 TSI engine is recommended. I've bought a Polo with this engine, in order to replace a Citroën C3 1.5 blue HDI.

[@alouisschafer7212]

yes either get the 1.0 or 1.5 TSI are ther ones to get those are the EA211 engine and very reliable especially the Evo and Evo 2 Variant which only comes in 1.0 and 1.5

[@xanderoerlemans5933]

2009 1.4 tsi 122hp stage 1 tune to 150hp 281000 km recently replaced chain runs good only idling issues

[@xanderoerlemans5933]

No oil consumption btw

[@4321blastof]

You didn't mention that 1.4 TSI very often has an issue with rough idle. It looks like misfire. Issue was not solved and a lot of users reports this issue as unsolved.

[@GeorgiHadzhiev-rw2hg]

i have 1.4 tsi , same problem misfire and eventually engine turns off , it turns out my lambda sensor and catalyst were the problem ,after i changed both now i never had this problem! But the oil consumption is HUUUUUGE! I have no idea how to fix this :(

[@4321blastof]

@@GeorgiHadzhiev-rw2hg Are you saying that by exhange lambda sensor and catalytic converter you've solved rough idle issue? I've heard that TSI runs on lean on idle.Did you get any DTC for faulty lambda?

[@GeorgiHadzhiev-rw2hg]

@@4321blastof DTC? Yes , atleast the mechanic I've been to told me that this was faulty in the Scanner connected to my car , he changed the catalyc and lambda sensor and my car stopped shaking every time I turn on the engine and stay idle before I go driving (it was feeling and sounded like the car was clogged and coughed from the exhaust while the RPM goes up and down, I think that is misfire or not??

[@4321blastof]

@@GeorgiHadzhiev-rw2hg if ECM recognizes lamba as faulty then engine goes in safe mode which menas in this case reach and open loop. I believe check engine must have been on.

[@GeorgiHadzhiev-rw2hg]

​@@4321blastof yes check engine was always ON

[@ChezzTk]

I drive the 1.2 no issues yet 170000km. But looking forward to replace the timing belt at 200k

[@Blorenz28]

Loved VW, but the last one died early. 49k miles, turbo went, and low compression on 2/4 cylinders. Absolutely inexcusable on a modern car.

[@ndoloanthony111]

I have a 2009 Golf Mk5 Variant/Estate 1.4 TSI CAVD 118Kv whose engine has died. We found 2 cracked pistons and lots of soot inside the engine. I decided against a rebuild with the issues in that 1st gen of 1.4TSIs. I am looking at buying a CTHD 1.4 TSI from 2013 onwards and its gearbox as well. I live in Kenya. What do you advise on this engine and should I consider a different engine.

[@dusanglisic3687]

Where can i find 1.6 16v natural aspirated engine in vw golf 7 in europe!

[@Gabriel-zr4kz]

Seriously I'm giving up about my BMW N13 but I don't see any turbocharger engine that is reliable. I'm thinking about going to aspirated.

[@micek.violin4612]

Hii,what do you think about golf sportsvan 1.2tsi 81kw 2015?i am planing toy buy it,is this engine with problems,it has only 76000km..thanks for you answer.

[@LightSpiD]

200k km on 1.4tsi bluemotion - almost no issues with the car. Injection looks to be in bad shape, but overall it’a a good engine (CZDA)

[@MJR1117]

What year is your car?

[@ivomarkoff]

Great video! on to the diesel one :)

[@cri1410sti]

1.5tsi kangaroo, found the issue, does not have egr and they implemented the valves overlap to force the smoke recirculation, that why has no torque at low revs-because of emission restriction cheat.. now is gas-gate, not diesel-gate.

[@svv4249]

Расскажи по подробней,про кенгуру,как решить эту проблему,у меня 1.5tgi 130 тоже есть проблема,не знаю как решить её и что надо сделать

[@octavian5548]

On 150hp? I heard 130 hp has not this problem

[@alouisschafer7212]

As long as you have a EA211 evo or evo 2 engine you are good. Those are really good engines for todays standards. Those are the 1.0 and 1.5 engines. Those engines only really need the timing belt and waterpump module + belt changed at least once in its life and an carbon cleanout of the intake manifold as they are direct injection (except for the 1.0 MPI). You should have added which engines are EA211, EA211 evo and EA211 evo2. 1.0 is EA211 all the way trough to Evo2 1.2 and 1.4 is the first gen EA211 1.5 is EA211 evo onwards. Because with VAG its all about the engine generation and engine codename. The 1.8 and 2.0 engines are EA888 and those are TRASH. Timing chain, leaks, waterpumps, turbos, oil consumption.

[@overtaxed3628]

So the most reliable is the one everybody trash talk about, 1 liter tsi 3 cylinder engine, nice !!!!!!!!!

[@icucode]

I had to clean the MAF sensor at 100k km on my 2015 1.4 TGI. Was a little bit surprised it was already dirty.

[@leongailberger7676]

simply said. Just buy a 1.4tsi or 1.2tsi if they have the enginecode EA211. This revision is stable

[@Piterrrxd]

As in the video- E211 from 2012-2014 may have an oil problem caused by bad oil piston rings.

[@4321blastof]

and the're shaking on idle.

[@AmianC7]

Ea211 its from 2015 to 2017 or 2018. Ea111 its the engine before ea211​@@Piterrrxd

[@bischoefe]

⁠that's incorrect. From Start on Golf VII had the EA211.

[@kawoutster]

I have a issue that I can’t figure out: when i stop the car and pull up again, i smell a light fuel smell, coming out of the vents. I have checked under the hood… no smells or leaks. I don’t smell it when i drive on cruise speed, only in the city at low speed/stop/accelleration

[@AlaGamesMobile]

Could be the topcase housing gasket that needs to be replaced.

[@artiny16]

Szia Zsolt. new subscriber😊 Which should I Buy for your opinion:Audi A3 2021/2020 8y 35 1.5 tfsi 150HP manual. (40-60.000km) alebo 1.6 Tdi 116Hp manual....2018 (80.000km) audi a3 8v which have a better statics or... less knowed issue please?

[@differentcarreview-dcr]

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[@Mech.E]

Does the 1.5tsi 150hp suffer from carbon build up and oil consumption too? Thanks in advance.

[@devorah935]

Italian tune up will help

[@bozhidarbozhinov8904]

Can the 1.8 TSI have the crank walk issue on a dsg or the torque converter? I'm scouring the market for one right now. Thanks

[@differentcarreview-dcr]

no, with an automatic gearbox its fine

[@ThenameisOskar]

But the automatic is a dq200 which is a weak dry dsg 😅

[@paulonyango1725]

hello does this mean the older 2013 and below 1.2+1.4 TSI don't have the issue of excessive oil consumption? am looking to buy a model between 2009-2013. what is your advice? thanks in advance

[@paulaloysius-m7d]

thank you@@peppaaroni

[@deutschlanddendeutschen849]

@@peppaaroninot on the MK VII Golf

[@octavian5548]

1.5 tsi 130 hp evo someone has oil consumption?

[@McNasty214]

My 2013 golf 122bhp 1.4tsi had problems with sticking turbo actuator and started consuming a lot of oil.

[@ciurdareandaniel2745]

you find where is the problem with oil consumtion? i have the same problem..

[@McNasty214]

@@ciurdareandaniel2745 I started carrying a 1 litre bottle of oil in the boot. I would get through a litre of oil for around 300 miles driving. I actually sold the car in the end.

[@olivier1106]

Grease it with high tempreture grease, I had the exact same issue at about 80K miles, on a 1.2 not come back for another 20K it’s just dirt building up around it. I used brake grease actually built for planes (up to 800+ degrees it’s rated for) and works fine On my Ibiza it’s cause the actuator is at the front of the engine with the turbo which is fine, but it’s not protected by any placeholder or wind break dirt so when in rain or wet dusty conditions the dirt is free to build up

[@krskeshara]

Thank you sir

[@jonasdresch]

A car from 2015 can still have an engine from before mid 2014?

[@mantaslatkauskas7698]

Yeah, I was wondering how to know if it has the "before mid 2014" engine or not. When looking at late 2014 cars for example

[@danielfl.9347]

Hmm, very disappointed for the first time. You did not talk about the difference between 1.4 TSI 122ps and 140 ps. 122ps can have oil consumption. 140/150ps does not.

[@differentcarreview-dcr]

you are most probably right, but I would avoid the 140hp engine anyway + it is mentioned in the tpi for the valve guides-this should be fixed on most cars already, but still

[@danielfl.9347]

@@differentcarreview-dcr The EA211 1.4 TSI 140/150 PS is the most bullet proof modern engine made by VW. The only possible issue is the water pump failure. I would recommend the 1.4 140/150ps. Definitely not the 122ps, as it 100% will have oil burning issues. The valve guide issue is perhaps a factory default. BTW I really enjoy your videos.

[@AJB1]

@@danielfl.9347 I'm very happy to read this as I have a 140PS version! I've had it from new for 10 years, and no issues at all so far. Hopefully it will carry on the same for a lot more years!

[@danielfl.9347]

@@AJB1 It's such a good engine. Just change the engine oil... and that's it! Very good engine. Don't worry about it. Timing belt can very easily last 180-200.000 km and still be in acceptable condition.

[@AJB1]

@@danielfl.9347 I changed the oil a few weeks ago, 2nd spark plug change is due in a couple of weeks' time, and all good!

[@luda-zr1kd]

So the best one is the 1.5 tsi

[@trombulan]

The 1.4 tgi 2016 has belt ;)

[@tznyunt494]

I bought 1.4 tsi 2018 golf 2 months ago and it’s mileage is 70k. Should I need to change timing belt soon?

[@differentcarreview-dcr]

after buying its a good idea to check the belt visually for cracks/damage if the belt looks spotless and there are no noises from the pulleys then it will most probably still be good for a while, but I would not wait more than 6 years

[@tznyunt494]

@@differentcarreview-dcr thank you very much!

[@blazbohinc4964]

Timing belt is recommended every 5 years even if you don't have the mileage for it. I have a 2018 1.5 TSI and I'll probably be changing it this year even though I only have 45k kilometers on it.

[@tznyunt494]

@@blazbohinc4964 yes.. I decided to change it soon. But, I have no idea how to choose the correct mechanic. 😏

[@gtsgolf9410]

@@blazbohinc4964 volkswagen advised me to do mine after 5 years, even though only 18k on it. Beware it is expensive on the 1.5 TSI because of engine design. Cost me £1000

[@christophertonge8871]

I have a volkswagen golf mk7 2018 1.5 Evo with a cutting out when I'm driving a warning sign comes up in the form of srart this car manualy thus is annoying main dealer says there no roads so don't spend more money on it and get rid m7 vw golf be ware😢😢😢😢😮😮

[@Lagano93]

2.0 221 KW Golf R?

[@differentcarreview-dcr]

here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/rprEg4JpeKqeoNU but the issues at the end are the same

[@Lagano93]

@@differentcarreview-dcr just finish looking, tnx 😃

[@stjepancavlovic3962]

💪💪💪

[@RhythmAndRibs]

Mate, 2500 EUR is 52k in my currency 🤣😂

[@paddy4627]

Good job vw 😂

[@E50HW]

my 1.4tsi from 2016 dont have cylinder deactivate shit.

[@faliray4889]

Do the 1.4s sold in the US have cylinder deactivation?

[@richardhookway]

I have a 2018 1.4 ACT. The 1.5 ACT was released in 2019 I believe

[@faliray4889]

How reliable has the ACT been? I hear this system causes a lot of problems in other makes of cars.

[@richardhookway]

@@faliray4889 Okay so far. Currently 38,000 miles. I have experienced a slight misfire.

[@faliray4889]

@@richardhookway thanks for this info.

[@col145]

DONT BUY ONE !!

[@muckspreader1able]

Have the 1.4tsi and the 1.5tsi and the 1.4 is so much better all round engine.

[@tryme6901]

Ur new to cars it looks like. If uve driven 40k milleage 1.4tsi you would realise they burn oil

[@stephenbrader5870]

​​@@tryme6901 I thought the oil burning was only on older 1.4 they fixed it on the 140/150ps version it was only the older twin charged and 122ps versions that burn oil

[@tryme6901]

@@stephenbrader5870 all tsi burn engine ive driven many new old. You got to drive one for long time to comment on this matter. Experience talks. Research can be false. So not everything you read is correct. U need to ask your self questions before you believe what someones written. Sadly ur parents are not as smart as mine to be on my level of iq

[@Lewis_Treff97]

I've got the 1.4tsi 150 that's been mapped and now on 102k miles and no issues at all. No issues with using oil

[@eponymous7910]

I wouldn't trust the timing chain in the 1.5 to hold-up either

[@tranos28]

I want to buy a used Volkswagen Golf 1.4 TGi 110hp 2016 model. Is this engine with CNG reliable?

[@trombulan]

Same here

[@user..Aa..Bb..]

Would you recommend me buying a 1.4 tsi or not

[@RealSlxzz]

1.4 TSI is good in this generation of the Golf but generally speaking the latest 1.4 TSI is better than the first editions from 2012 so If you want to buy one with a 1.4 TSI buy one made after mid 2014 like he says in the Video

[@richardhookway]

I have a 1.4tsi ACT 150 Passat estate. It’s not fast but is more than adequate for everyday use. With a family of four, a dog and lots of luggage I get achieve 50mpg on a run

[@user..Aa..Bb..]

@@RealSlxzz thank yoy

[@user..Aa..Bb..]

@richardhookway4808 appreciated. Started looking at a 1.6 tdi but will try a 1.4 as few people have said it s not a bad engine.

[@RealSlxzz]

@@user..Aa..Bb.. get as late as a model you can and then in the later years of the Golf 7 there is tve 1.5 TSI not the 1.4 TSI anymore

[@MG-ce3dx]

Sewing machine 😂😂