VW Jetta 2008 - timing chain failure prognosis
My 2008 VW Jetta, 1.4TSI, DSG Petrol is in the garage following a timing chain failure. Is it likely that there will be damage to the cylinder head?
Asked on 15 April 2013 by Confused Binfield
Answered by
Honest John
Another reader wrote of the same thing in a 2008 Golf today. Needed 4 pistons and 8 valves. Seems to be an epidemic among early 1.4TSIs. Apparently this was hushed up in Germany.
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