lets discuss 1.0 TSI engine... 

Honestly, a lot of misinformation in this video. I work at VAG and the 1.0 TSI is honestly one of the most reliable engines VAG has produced in the last dozen of years. Its very economical and requires very little maintenance. The timing belt does not have a maintenance requirement, from 210.000 km’s the dealership will inspect the timing belt and in case of drying out it will need replacement. I’ve seen cars coming back from lease with close to 300.000 km’s and still having their original timing belt. Also, the reason it does not need replacing is because the timing belt solely runs the engine and things like the waterpump are located on the other side of the engine with their own timing belt, thus removing stress on both systems. Also the sound at startup is just a characteristic of the 1.0 TSI and other TSI engines and its partially due to the fact that the engine revs up while stationary with a cold engine in order to heat up the lambda sensor faster for environmental reasons. Also, I have never really heard of excessive oil use or oil use at all. It is possible off course but so is the case for any engine if not taken care of and being abused. Not warming up your engine and revving up while cold will cause basically any engine to start using oil over time. Also, officially oil changes are required every 30.000 km but basically any mechanic you speak to will advise to do so every year or 15.000 km. There is a reason why Toyota does so and its basically to keep your engine performing well, especially small high tech engines such as these.

An absolute gem of an engine. Very reliable.

Son in law has the 115hp 1.0 tsi. Serviced every year, not a single problem so far and now on 110K miles, owned for past 6 years.

I have a 1.0 TSI 70 kW and 115,000 km without a single problem. The oil was changed every 30,000 km according to the manufacturer until 90,000 km, since then I change it every 10,000 km. Oil consumption is minimal - there is always 0.3 l missing per oil interval of 10,000 km, but I think it remains in the oil filter.

I own a vw up tsi 2018, it has 57.700km. I never had a problema with the 1.0 tsi engine. my car is a stg2 (filter inbox, downpipe and tunned) with 130whp and 24nm of torque. 0-100 in about 7s

Hi Jim. Your video on fiesta timing belt replacement was brilliant. Thank you. Hope at some point you can post a 1.0 tsi t/belt and water pump change.

100000 km done no issues at all Vw engines are very reliable if maintained well. And the performance of 1.0 tsi is absolutely bonkers 0-100 in 8.5 seconds in sports mode 150km/hr is an absolute jike for this 1.0 tsi Kudos to vw no wonder why it has been engine of the year in 2019.

Exactly what I needed to know at the moment. I'm looking at a fault with my turbo actuator and the garage have quoted £260 for new. BTW 2021 VW 'Approved' T Roc owned 6 months with 12500 on clock. Not covered by warranty!

My grandmother has a Škoda Fabia with this engine. Bought it brand new. Currently at 80k kms, almost 6 years and no problems with the car so far. She drives it on country roads, highways and city too. It runs fine in temperatures from +30C to -30C. Runs pretty much the same as new, really. I think this engine is great for a tiny car, but would be a bit weak for something like a Octavia.

I own a VW Nivus EA211 TSi 1.0 liter turbo flex fuel (ethanol + gasoline) in Brazil, and I have nothing to complain about it. It is a little bit noisy as shown, but it is very powerful for its size and I've seen cars with almost 200 thousand kilometers on it running fine. The biggest problem I see is that people do remap and "stage 1/2/3" upgrades on them to output 200+ HP, which cause an enormous stress. Then they revert their modifications to sell as if it was original.

Hey Jim, need some advice. I have 2 camshaft sprocket plugs/caps that were torqued by king Kong using a 40ft torque wrench on my st180. They will honestly not move a mm. Any advice would be so appreciated. 🙏🙏🙏

hey great video , in india we have it in polo coupled with aisin aq250 tc gearbox , the engine produces 110 ps /175 nm of torque the only thing i notice as a flaw is you gotta keep topping up the engine oil after 4-5k km's the engine consumes oil.

What about carbon build up on the intake valves ? Any issues with that in the long term.

I own a 2018 Seat Ibiza with 1.0 TGI engine, as far as I know it is a TSI but the difference is that mine runs and has additional CNG fuel tank. Currently the car has 130 000 km, the timing belt was not touched since it left the factory. The manual says that the timing belt is able to survive 210 000 km, I wonder if I should already think about the replacement...

Thanks for putting up the video with details. I have the engine mounted on a Skoda Rapid Indian version and feel that power has slightly decreased after the first service @ 15K kms. I have driven 43K until now. Do you have any idea why that power/peppiness difference might be ?

What about the 1.0 t-gdi engine of hyundai

will we need to clean up the carbon on the intake valves in a periodic basis on these engines?

Hats off to the vw engineers mik8 soundproofing as I hardly hear mines

Thanks for the video Jim. I have this engine. I’ve noticed that for about a minute after starting it makes a sound like plates rattling but then stops. I asked a garage once to check it over but they couldn’t find a problem. Does this sound normal?

I’ve had a golf mk7 variant for 106.000km now with no problems at all. Mileage is great (average around 4 l/100km) and no burnt oil (even when I still had the 30.000km service interval). Only the sound of the engine gives me the creeps and also it seems a little shaking sometimes. I also recently noticed that there is a pretty strong vacuum sucking on the oil cap. Does anyone have the same or do I need to check the crankcase breather?

Did you say 1 loter in 5 or 1 thousand km?

My Audi a1 1.0 tfsi has developed a ticking noise around 2000 revs when accelerating then again when de-accelerating and ok when idling!? Any ideas thanks

EA 211 series engines, once you loosen the crankshaft webs, the lightweight aluminum open block with large cooling channels can distort. The manufacturer forbids reassembling such an engine. And even if it were allowed, the costs of reassembly are not exactly small - not only the gasket under the cylinder head and screws, but also a whole range of other parts must not be used repeatedly.

Good video I've had one of these in a company car in a SEAT Leon but have bought my own car now, a SEAT Leon 1.5 TSI variant - do you have any experience of them?

Hello everyone.. I was wondering if someone can tell me wich type of AT does the golf mk7.5 2018 1.0 tsi 110hp has.. ( is it DQ200 or something else?) Thanks

Also from 2020. 1.0 tsi cilynder walls was plasma coated so a disposable solution with no repairs( no wall re-boring option). The longetivity of such a coating is to be determined

Is there an issue known with intake carbon on walves?

I own a Vw Golf 7 with this engine and the idle is not disturbing what so ever with the bonnet shut. Vibrations during idling are also not a problem, in fact it puts some bigger engines to shame by being so smooth (at least when it is mounted in a Golf, can't speak for other models). Fuel consumption easily below 5l/100 km when driven in a milder climate and oil consumption is way less than 1l/1000 km as far as I have observed. No more than the 1.2 TSI that used to power entry level Golfs. It rattles a bit more than a 4-cylinder when you turn the key on start up, that's it.

Only lies, this engine is very good have no oil consumption, if you change oil regulary 0 issue. Very good fuel consumtion for this performance

Which specific oil do you reccomend for this engine and do you recommend 100 octane fuel?

Please i would like to know when i must replace distribution belt of my seat arona 1.0 95cv tsi

Does it have carbon deposit problems on the valves?

what you think from a seat ibiza 1.0 ecotsi from 2015/12

my dealer said to me for myt audi 999 tfsi that i must change oil every 30.000klm or 2 years. is that right? THANX

I have a skoda octavia with this engine and 270k km. .Problems radiators and intake manifold because is plastic . No turbo or other issues. I drove daily like 200km

How many kms can these engines run?

Does your engine move ? when running mine vibrates a lot

Всем привет! Ребята подскажите пожалуйста купил автомобиль с таким двигателем, какой у него допуск моторного масла???

Golf 7 from 2019 1 liter TSI 129000km and no issues.

So it is a lot better than ecoboost and puretech engines but will not last forever like non-turbo japanese engines for example toyota or mazda.

Normal idke sound

How many turbo’s a year?

Ok is quite noisy😂 even when it worms up, compared to my Honda 1.8 that you even don't here it running

i have skoda rapid spaceback 1.0 (2017 new car buy ) 145 000km only standard servis oil, filtr, fire, brake, ... max 225km/h on Deutschland autobahn ... 0 - 130km/h + - 5 Litr gasoline ... 160 - 200kmh 8 litr gasoline !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 8888888888 !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 200 kmh !!!!!! this is SKODA

Terrible design; there are many good 3 cylinder engines out there, the Mitsubishi, Daihatsu, Honda all will last 200K miles with minimal maintenance.