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As someone who not so long ago purchased a Jetta 2.0TFSI, with a strong desire to keep and maintain my cars to a high standard with the least possible things to potentially go wrong - I performed several jobs with the intention of keeping the car running for as long as possible.

Service kits:
Upon getting the car, the team here at Awesome carried out a full service, replacing the Engine Oil; Oil Filter, Cabin Filter and Spark plugs. Within the service, the car was thoroughly inspected to check if anything needed immediate attention, the fresh filters, spark plugs and oil gave me peace of mind and a starting point knowing exactly where things were up to with it’s service history.

As we appreciate many owners of these models will be happy to do the servicing themselves, we offer a customisable service kit here:
PQ35 EA113 2.0 T-FSI Service Kits

First up was the Fuel Pump Cam Follower:

On the EA113 '2.0T-FSI' Engines, the High-Pressure fuel pump is driven by a 'bucket' style cam follower which can wear down over time. If this wears through, not only will it damage the fuel pump and the camshaft, can also lead to catastrophic failure of the engine caused by metal swarf making its way into the intricate components of the cylinder head.

These are something recommended to be changed every 20-30,000 miles; however, we recommend doing this at lower intervals, especially if the vehicle is running an upgraded High-Pressure fuel pump.

You’ll find our Cam Follower kits using a Genuine VAG Follower here:
Genuine VAG EA113 2.0 T-FSI Fuel Pump Cam Follower Kits

The next job was the Diverter Valve:

On my car, this was looking a little oily, upon closer inspection, the blue rubber diaphragm had a very slight split causing the vehicle to feel a little ‘less than urgent’ due to a very minor boost leak.

We do have plenty of options for aftermarket DV’s on these, but for the moment we’re just looking to get this car running right using stock components! Our recommendation on both K03 and K04 EA113 cars, we recommend going with the factory ‘710G’ DV. Fitting this quickly helped the car feel quicker in the mid, and the higher end of the rev range.

The ‘710G’ diverter valve can be found here:
Genuine VAG '710G' Diverter Valve

Up for replacement next on my quest for preventing future issues was the PCV Valve:

The factory PCV valve on these can be a little weak; however, the latest revision ‘101R’ seems to be the way forward and much better than previous versions. The PCV system is there to keep the crank case pressure under control and goes some way to separating oil vapour from the gasses before releasing them into the inlet stream of the turbocharger.

When the PCV Valve fails on these, you’ll get a poor idle, and likely very poor boost control.

You’ll find the ‘101R’ PCV valve here:
Genuine VAG EA113 2.0T-FSI '101R' PCV Valve

Even though the car didn’t misfire, I decided to replace the Ignition coils:

On these engines, misfires can be commonplace and are often a result of tired and old ignition coil packs. For my car, I decided to go with the OEM Audi R8 ignition coils. A quality upgrade product at a great price point that should promise longevity and reliability for the future.

The OEM R8 Coilpack set are here on our site:
OEM Red 'R8' Ignition Coilpack Set for EA113 2.0 T-FSI

After a slight worry with a flicker from the Oil Pressure light, I decided next to change the Oil Pickup Pipe:

With us being in the era of incorrectly prescribed long-life servicing on cars that are often driven enthusiastically – we see more cars every day with sticky oil deposits causing a restriction around the strainer of the Oil Pickup pipe. Whilst you could potentially clean this out using solvents, there’s a chance you could make the situation worse by only partially dissolving some of the gunk, allowing that to get through into the oil system causing a potential blockage. Replacing the pickup pipe seemed the sensible option, allowing full flow without restriction at the point of oil pickup.

You’ll find our kit for this here:
Genuine VAG EA113 2.0 T-FSI Oil Pickup Pipe Kit

The final job to adding peace of mind to this car is the Timing Belt kit:

The chances are if you’re reading this blog, you will probably already know how important it is to keep up to date with your servicing when it comes to the Timing Belt. However, if you’re not already aware, this is something you really don’t want to fail on you, as it would result in having significant damage to the valvetrain.

We offer a comprehensive Timing Belt and Water Pump kit on our site here:
INA Timing Belt and Waterpump Kit - EA113 2.0 T-FSI

Of course, we don’t just stop here – We’ve got a whole host of other maintenance and reliability items available including our VVT Timing Chain Kits:
Febi EA113 2.0 T-FSI VVT Cam Chain Kit

When a car is new to you it always pays dividend to make your way through jobs like this which increase the reliability of an older car. Especially if it’s something you’re looking to keep for a long time.
At Awesome we’re huge fans of a well-maintained older model! Whether it’s a classic Mk1 GTI, or a 1U Octavia vRS. There’s just something cool about seeing the cars that our business grew up around.