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Hi,

Followed the forum for a while but first time posting

Looks like my timing chain on my '10 plate scirocco needs replacing, the car has been juddering for a while mostly when accelerating from a stop or low gear/speed round a corner but it is completely random when the car decides to do it, one week it will drive like a dream and the next it will be juddering the balls off it

However the engine warning light has come on a couple of times now, plugged it in to check the error and its flagging up the crankshaft!

The cars 2010 dsg and done 60k miles and full service history, is there any grounds for claiming with VW or is it a case of bite the bullet and get it done? Haven't priced it up yet as I can imagine it being best part of 1k

Mine chain, with tensoiner and other parts that come with that was replaced for around 430 € with labor.......same simptoms as you have...

not at the dealer, there I would pay for the same job probablly x2 that price....

It could just be a faulty crankshaft sensor. It's quite a common failure on VAG cars.

I don't think it will be a faulty sensor as the car actually judders when setting off
But then again, some days it is fine and drives perfect

Family member works at a garage so they are pricing it up for me

That's one of the symptoms of a a faulty crank sensor (engine speed sensor) and in some cases when it fails the car cuts out and won't restart.

When you get chain stretch you tend to get correlation errors reported by the cam sensors.

Good luck and remember to come back and tell us the outcome.

Finally got round to getting the car on the ramp and having a look to locate the sensor.

Looks a pain to get to underneath but should be getting it swapped out next week

Liam

Good luck! - it is a pita to get to, supercharger has to come off and to take that off a load of the air intake / charge hoses and ducting needs to come off the top.

I had this same issue where the engine judders sometimes very aggressively when accelerating from junctions/lights etc, it's a common fault with the 1.4 TSI 160's where the clutch pack wears out very quick, they did mine under warranty and had the car for a few days.

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Sorry to hear you're having this problem, it's about time VW did something about it.

Had it out today but they are struggling getting it out, is there a bolt which needs to be removed or something which they are saying they don't have the tool for?

Does anybody know of a garage that is able to do this in the Manchester area?

My garage are not able to do it due to the gearbox/programming??

Thanks

Timing chain slipped at the weekend, drove the car fine to the supermarket Sunday morning, go to drive it home and car sounded really rough so I nursed it home then go to get in the car later in the day and it doesn't start

Fingers crossed it hasn't done more damage inside