Hi everyone hope all is well

i have been looking to buy a Audi A3 1.2tfsi and I was wondering if there was anything to look out for or any common problems with them. If anyone could help me that would be great.

Hope to hear from you guys 

Aaron

Hi Aaron, this video might help: 

This guide to the engines will help too: 

https://www.motorreviewer.com/engine.php?engine_id=115#:~:text=EA111 1.2 TSI%2FTFSI Engine,a normal cold engine operation!

Cheers

Steve

Thank you for responding this video was brill 

 

20 hours ago, Aaron lewis said:

Thank you for responding this video was brill 

 

You're welcome 🙂 what did you make of the article? 

Cheers

Steve

Sorry for the late reply it was very useful as I wasn’t sure on how reliable they are but apart from the timing chain and oil consumption they are okay 😂 

thanks 

aaron 

Hope it's helped you with your decision 🙂

Hello Aaron, 

It’s great that you are enquiring before purchasing, and that the forum has been of help. One, second thought, thing I would ask is how any intending purchaser is going to know if the actual car of interest suffers from high oil consumption? 

Not sure how easy it is nowadays, but if it were me, I would be making all possible efforts to contact the last owner to discuss this side of things. Failure to do so may be regretted. 

Sounds to be a very important requirement - more so than service history even?? 

Kind regards, 

Gareth. 

Did you buy the 1.2 TFSI in the end?

I put a £500 refundable deposit on a 2011 1.2 TFSI with 85K miles on the clock on behalf of my son (his first car) last week but realised I hadn't checked if/when the timing chain/belt had been replaced. So had to follow up with text to the salesman and he's yet to confirm or deny any record of one.

I wish I'd helped my son with more research and asked the question when at the dealership but here we are wondering if we really should be buying a car for just under £3K that may immediately need a timing chain/belt and water pump change!

Edited April 22Apr 22 by neilmack

Neil.

Aaron has not returned to the forum for six years so it's unlikely you will get a reply.

In regard to your son's car I suggest you delay purchase until you have seen written evidence of its service history.

Hi Clifford.

Good advice, thanks.