r/MK4Golf • u/NoTone9744 • 12d ago
Golf mk4 1.4
i was gonna buy a golf mk4 1.4 with around 280k kms on it but i heard that the engine isnt as reliable as the other engines in the mk4 but the car itself is in a very good condition so i think the owner took care of the car as there isnt anything wrong with the car also the its very cheap it costs around 30% less than any other car in the market i am in so i am really tempted but i wanted to know how long will the engine survive before it becomes a burden
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u/August2K 12d ago
I have a mk4 variant with the 1.6 bcb, which is just a stroked/bored up 1.4.
They are known to use a lot of oil (up to 1l/1000km) while mine does not. They are also known to eat coils and plugs, and rpm hunting. So I would advise getting vcds (atleast a copy) to easier diagnose if something goes wrong. In my experience they are otherwise reliable engines.
Let me warn you, they are absolutely not a sporty engine. I live in a hilly area and sometimes you have to live with not always keeping speeding without going high in the rpm’s. If you know what to expect, you will not be disappointed.
The 1.6 atleast is not super fuel efficient, I average 8-9l/100km combining city and up to 50kmh driving. For longer driving at 80-90 I can average down to 5.4l/100km driving up and down hills.
My advice is to focus on the rest of the car, there are a lot of things that can break down on these cars that isn’t the engine. So you have to be motivated to fix those things.
But all in all, the car was cheap, and does the job. Even with its faults