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B7 1.4 TSI BMT 160 has it a belt or chain cam?

Posted: Sat Dec 09, 2017 4:52 pm
by barcud
Hi,
I've had conflicting info about this, including from the dealer, so:
I want to know if my B7 1.4 TSI BMT 160 has a belt or chain cam.

Car was bought new in June 2014, built to order in May.
The engine code is CTHD, and the car 'variant' on the V5C is AACTHDX0.

I had thought that they had stopped using chain cam drive by then (the unpredictable poor chain link stampings problem).
I have tried to decode the VIN to see if that leads anywhere, but it confirms V5C as Type 3C.

I cannot find out how to decode the Variant (from the V5C). It is 24 characters long. 8 groups of 3? Any ideas?

Can anybody help? :???:

John