Sometime around late October/early November last year I noticed that the my wife's 2.0 TFSI was making some rather odd noises. Over time I decided it was probably 'blowing' a little and the exhaust needed a change. I thought it didn't sound too bad and so put it off 'til after Xmas.
A few days ago the noise was definately worse and my Wife said the yellow engine light had come on which really grabbed my attention and so I took it to a local ATS. THey had a look and said the exhaust was fine and the problem noise appeared to be within the engine.
My wife drove it the 30 miles to our 'local' dealer who examined it and reported we had 3 litres of water in the air box and then he was worried we may have caused some real damage. He was adamant that the only way the water could have got in there was by driving through a large body of water i.e flooded road. After further inspection the report was that the car required a new air filter, spark plugs and coil pack. The compression test reported back 'within tolerances' and so con rod damage wasn't suspected.
My question are:
1. Is the driving through a big puddle' scenario valid?
2. How common is this?
3. Should I be requesting anything further test-wise to ensure the engine hasn't suffered.
The £170 is for replacing the 3 parts plus 1.5 hours labour.
A few days ago the noise was definately worse and my Wife said the yellow engine light had come on which really grabbed my attention and so I took it to a local ATS. THey had a look and said the exhaust was fine and the problem noise appeared to be within the engine.
My wife drove it the 30 miles to our 'local' dealer who examined it and reported we had 3 litres of water in the air box and then he was worried we may have caused some real damage. He was adamant that the only way the water could have got in there was by driving through a large body of water i.e flooded road. After further inspection the report was that the car required a new air filter, spark plugs and coil pack. The compression test reported back 'within tolerances' and so con rod damage wasn't suspected.
My question are:
1. Is the driving through a big puddle' scenario valid?
2. How common is this?
3. Should I be requesting anything further test-wise to ensure the engine hasn't suffered.
The £170 is for replacing the 3 parts plus 1.5 hours labour.
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