Unlike the last two generations, this TDI is not forgiving what so ever. When someone puts gas in the Common Rail (CR for short), all that is takes is cranking the engine to do damage. If the car is started, usually it will be driven until it stops running. What that means is gas is in the entire fuel system. 1 Honda's Turbocharged 1.5-liter L15B7 Inline Four. Via: NetCarShow. Concluding our list today as the most reliable turbocharged four-cylinder is Honda's L15B7. Found in cars like the new Honda Civic Si and Acura Integra A-Spec, the L15B7 engine develops an impressive 200 hp and 192 lb-ft of torque. Joined. Oct 25, 1999. Location. Under a Bridge, Crestview, FL, USA. TDI. '00 Golf 4dr White 5sp, '02 Jettachero 5sp, Wife's '03 NB Platinum Gray auto (!) Sep 13, 2020. #3. I believe VW forges their cranks, but that is supposition by me based on historical operations. The 1.9 TDi engine gives the Fabia all the power it needs to be a proper all-rounder, as at home on the motorway as on the high street. A good handling car is not always the one that sticks to Good range of engines; The 1.6 TDI engine helped the Touran to a claimed average figure of 61.4mpg, a figure actually matched by later versions of the punchier 2.0 TDI diesel. My bro in law is after an A4/Passat etc and wants to go see a 115bhp A4. I seem to recall someone telling me the 110/115 engines werent great, and the 100/130s were the pick. Any thoughts? Cheers. From a reliability point of view they are good engines and very, very strong. The fuel economy isn't great compared to a 4 pot VE diesel but it's twice as good as a equivalent v6 petrol engine (i know folks who struggle to average 20-30 Mpg in b6 audi a4 3.0 petrol engines either quattro or FW !). The more complete combustion that takes place in a Direct Injection engine can make them last much longer than any Indirect Injection diesel engine . Injection pumps can easilly hit the 800k+ kilometers (500k miles) if fuel filters are replaced often & fuel treatment is used regularly . TDI. 2003 jetta tdi. Aug 8, 2011. #1. A week ago I was driving home when all of a sudden my tdi started blowing black smoke when accelerating. It otherwise seemed to dive fine. No engine light on either. I took it in to a repair shop who spent 3 days unable to figure out what the problem was. They then did compression test and got 450, 410, 376 1.9 TDI BRM rebuild. Hi there, I'm really new to the TDI world. I bought a 06 Jetta MK5-A6 (226,000 miles) knowing it had engine problems. The previous owner had put multiple upgrades on. Karma 150 HP kit, including upgraded turbo and tuner, Colt stage 2 cam (regrind)w/ lifters and bearings MBRP full exhaust and fixed some other stuff. 0m6q.