Volkswagen Scirocco misfiring

Within the last week my Scirocco 2.0 TSI (11 plate) has intermittently been misfiring, most noticeably shortly after changing gear when accelerating. On occasions the catalytic converter warning light has appeared on the dashboard but has not been permanently displayed. It has 35,000 miles on the clock, has been driven carefully and serviced annually. Do you know what the likely cause of this is and whether it is likely to be a costly repair?

Asked on 13 July 2015 by Matthew Stanlake

Answered by Honest John
Standard problem with this direct injected engine. The valves will be coked up. Might be possible to clean them up using the Terraclean process. Later EA888 2.0 TSI engines adopted manifold in head and indirect as well as direct injection to overcome this problem.
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