VW CDAA engine
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VW CDAA engine

Technical characteristics of the 1.8-liter VW CDAA gasoline engine, reliability, resource, reviews, problems and fuel consumption.

The 1.8-liter Volkswagen CDAA 1.8 TSI engine was produced by the concern from 2008 to 2015 and was installed on many popular company models, such as Golf, Passat, Octavia and Audi A3. It was from this generation of power units that the history of the oil burner of TSI type motors began.

The EA888 gen2 line also includes: CDAB, CDHA and CDHB.

Specifications of the VW CDAA 1.8 TSI engine

Exact volume1798 cm³
Supply systemdirect injection
Internal combustion engine power160 hp
Torque250 Nm
Cylinder blockcast iron R4
Block headaluminum 16v
Bore82.5 mm
Piston stroke84.2 mm
Compression ratio9.6
Features of the internal combustion engineDOHC
Hydraulic compensator.Yes
Timing drivechain
Phase regulatorat the inlet
TurbochargingLOL K03
What kind of oil to pour4.6 liters 5W-30
fuel typeAI-95
Ecologist. classEURO 5
Approximate resource250 000 km

The catalog weight of the CDAA engine is 144 kg

The CDAA engine number is located at the junction with the gearbox

Fuel consumption Volkswagen 1.8 CDAA

On the example of a 7 Volkswagen Passat B2011 with a manual transmission:

City9.8 liters
Track5.5 liters
Mixed7.1 liters

Which cars were equipped with the CDAA 1.8 TSI engine

Audi
A3 2(8P)2009 – 2013
TT 2 (8J)2008 – 2014
Seat
Other 1 (5P)2009 – 2015
Leon 2 (1P)2009 – 2012
Toledo 3 (5P)2008 – 2009
  
Skoda
Octavia 2 (1Z)2008 – 2013
Superb 2 (3T)2008 – 2013
Yeti 1 (5L)2009 – 2015
  
Volkswagen
Golf 6 (5K)2009 – 2010
Passat CC (35)2008 – 2012
Passat B6 (3C)2008 – 2010
Passat B7 (36)2010 – 2012

Disadvantages, breakdowns and problems of CDAA

The most famous problem of this motor is the oil burner due to the occurrence of rings.

In second place is the unreliable timing chain, which can stretch up to 100 km.

Increased oil consumption leads to coking and floating engine speeds

If you pull with the replacement of candles, then most likely you will have to change the ignition coils

The high-pressure fuel pump also has a low resource, it begins to pass gasoline into the oil


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