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Does the latest 1.6 diesel engine in the Audi A3 and VW Golf have a belts or chain cam? It seems to me that aside from the risk of a belt failure, the fuel savings over a 3-year period are negated by the cost of a belt change when compared with the frugal 1.4 petrol engine.
Asked on 27 March 2010 by F.T., via e-mail
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Belt. I popped a bonnet to check. The chain cam 1.4TSI is a much better engine. One reader reported just 44mpg from the 1.6 diesel in an Ibiza. which negates the point of it
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