Cylinder on demand

**Truckone** · 04-06-2016,08:47 AM

I am looking for 2013 A3 Audi s line 1.4 petrol, how do I know if it has cylinder on demand if it's not advertised, thanks

**M1tchy** · 04-06-2016,09:00 AM

It's normally on the bigger engines as they can get away with shutting half down without you noticing.

Highly doubt it will be on a 1.4

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**Truckone** · 04-06-2016,09:09 AM

Thanks for that thought I saw somewhere 1.4s had cod but obviously not ��

**JamesMo** · 05-06-2016,03:18 PM

We have cylinder on demand on a 1.4 golf tsi - it is totally superb, you can't feel the cylinders shutting down or coming back on stream, but u can watch the fuel economy jumping up!

i don't know the engine code, but if you look at the cam cover you will see four black square boxes (2 over each camshaft) above cylinders 2 and 3. These are the actuators that disable the cams and are only present on the ACT engine.

**Truckone** · 05-06-2016,03:37 PM

Originally Posted by JamesMo

We have cylinder on demand on a 1.4 golf tsi - it is totally superb, you can't feel the cylinders shutting down or coming back on stream, but u can watch the fuel economy jumping up!

i don't know the engine code, but if you look at the cam cover you will see four black square boxes (2 over each camshaft) above cylinders 2 and 3. These are the actuators that disable the cams and are only present on the ACT engine.

Excellent will try and have a look when I get chance, appreciate your reply many thanks

**MrPaulus** · 08-06-2016,07:30 PM

The 1.4 with COD is either 140 or 150bhp. The non COD model has a much lower output.

**Bloater** · 15-06-2016,12:57 PM

The 1.4 fitted to the cabriolet is COD as it's the one with the higher output, presumably due to the increased weight.

For me personally, the COD is noticeable, trundling down the motorway at 50mph in 6th gear feels quite lumpy, almost as though the revs are too low (they aren't). Just tickle the throttle and all becomes smooth as the rest of the engine starts working. At 70mph it's barely noticeable that half the engine is on strike, other than the label on the dashboard and the fuel economy goes up massively.

I'd have it again, no worries.

**wibblyw** · 22-08-2016,09:47 AM

Originally Posted by Bloater

At 70mph it's barely noticeable that half the engine is on strike, other than the label on the dashboard and the fuel economy goes up massively.

About to get the 150PS COD myself. I find it amusing to paying all that money for in effect a "700cc two pot engine" when I'm driving it gently ;-)

**Fexo** · 22-08-2016,01:00 PM

My wife has ordered one, but the delivery keeps going back; it appears that there are supplier problems. It moved from the beginning of September to mid-October but it is now back to 3rd week of September. A pain as the old A4 will need road tax.........

**wibblyw** · 06-09-2016,09:37 AM

Originally Posted by wibblyw

About to get the 150PS COD myself. I find it amusing to paying all that money for in effect a "700cc two pot engine" when I'm driving it gently ;-)

I now have the car & like it a lot. I CAN feel it running on 2 cylinders some of the time/under some conditions, but it's a good compromise in my opinion.

I think it's always the same 2 cylinders that provide the 2 cylinder power, right? I wonder what the long term implications are of that in terms of engine wear/longevity?