New Mk2 Owner :)

[Black TDI Turbo]

Well im soon to be a new mk2 owner the car is a 1998 R reg 2.0 8v in bright red. Its done 82000 miles 3 owners from new and full history. Here a few pics i was sent.

im selling my mk3 cupra as i want a leon fr+ tdi but was made a decent offer of £3500 cash and px his car. It needs a good clean and detail and one of the wheel bearings gone its n/s but dont know if its from the front or rear until i get it up on the ramps at work to give it a once over.
Can anyone tell me the timing belt intervals also im probs just going to do it anyways like lol but its only supposed to be a run around until i find a leon but ive already planned on lowering it and painting the wheels gloss black.

Can anyone tell me why it has the swirl type alloys, most mk2's ive seen have the other 5 spoke wheels on, is there any other differences in the cars?

Anyways this is what ive had to leave for it tho

Mods are:

k03s
decat
forge 007
custom fmic
induction kit and heatshield
n249 bypass
all silicon red hoses
remapped by bell autos roughly 215bhp
supersprint backbox

fully refurbed 17" oz superleggeras
coilovers
front strut brace
20mm rear spacers

6000k hid kit
bluevision bulbs
civic studdy aerialbut it
lcr slitter
boost and volts gauge in cupra r holder
full black interior trim including sun visors mirror etc

shame to see it go but its a friend whos getting it so it should be looked after

Any comments about my nw one welcome, ive spent hours reading all the posts about the mk2's and was inspired with the thread "you know you've got a mk2 when" lol oh joy

 

[daz_cymru]

your cupra was mean!,,,,love the look of the mk2's aswell

 

[Black TDI Turbo]

Its slammed on coilys but i dont have any recent pics of it, its a shame to go running bout 215bhp ish had a race with the mk2 as we went out in each others cars,........... oh dear am i guna miss the power but still mk2 should be fun

 

[AlpineWhite]

I don't think there's any difference between cars with the swirly alloy and the more usual 5 spoke, like I have.

Mk3 looks very nice!

Cambelt is 60k IIRC.

 

[Black TDI Turbo]

Ah rite well for the cost ill put one on must say the handling of the mk2 is better than my mk3 and still has all the electrics and trip computer which i didn't think it would have, he said sometimes the drivers window doesnt go up on its own and you need to help it alittle window regulators common? i know my mk3 one fooked up was £100 for parts because of the global closing.

 

[hopkinsgm]

I think the swirls are a hangover from the "proper" GTI's, later 8v Cupra Sport models had more regular 5 spokes - though worth noting thatg there were actually a couple of different styles, and it seems to depend on the colour of the car which type of 5 spoke wheels you got. Most colours got the "flat faced" 5 spokes whice have a small detent running the length of the spoke, as shown in AlpineWhite's signature. A few colours - Forest Green, and I think possibly also Volcano Red - got a different 5 spoke alloy, altogether more contoured and more commonly found on Cordoba's (1.6 SX's) and Toledo's (not sure which models).

Or then again, it might just have been a case of whatever they had knocking about in the factory that day...

 

[hopkinsgm]

Oh, and yes, a window regulator is not an uncommon failure. The wires start to fray and get tangled up in the mechanism. Euro Car Parts do a "pattern" part, though I'm told that the OE motor won't bolt up to that. The original dealer part comes as an assembly complete with motor. Just had one done myself and was around £100 for the assembly according to the invoice...

 

[AlpineWhite]

Or then again, it might just have been a case of whatever they had knocking about in the factory that day...

Surely not!

 

[BrownCupra]

Yh I need to buy a new window regulator, they are £75 from VW and if you can fit a cam belt you wil have that fitted in about 10 mins lol..

Four 10mm bolts is all that holds the reg to the door...

 

[Black TDI Turbo]

Would have thought so i'm a Ford Technician lol so shouldn't be a problem however i've found 2 leon's on pistonheads that i'm very tempted with a grey one and a silver one both FR+'s too ones 29k and 8900 and the others 23k 9300 but wih cruise control and centre arm rest so i dont know how long ill have the ibiza now lol

 

[BrownCupra]

Would have thought so i'm a Ford Technician lol so shouldn't be a problem however i've found 2 leon's on pistonheads that i'm very tempted with a grey one and a silver one both FR+'s too ones 29k and 8900 and the others 23k 9300 but wih cruise control and centre arm rest so i dont know how long ill have the ibiza now lol

Not long by the sound of it just sel it mate and go for what you want...

 

[Cupra Kid]

cambelt is every 40k now. Used to be 60k but as you've probably heard they have a tendancy to snap.

 

[Black TDI Turbo]

Ah rite well priced up some bits for it at work cambelt kit is £25+ so i think ill be going ahead and doing that lol do you normally replace the water pumps on the mk2's like the common fault with the mk3's or are they different?

 

[projectgingawar]

i think the 16v abf ibiza develops a noisy water pump if I remember. not sure on the 8v. mine old 8v had the origional one on at 140k miles!

 

[AlpineWhite]

cambelt is every 40k now. Used to be 60k but as you've probably heard they have a tendancy to snap.

Means mine has 13k to run, not 33k

 

[Fl@pper]

Ah rite well priced up some bits for it at work cambelt kit is £25+ so i think ill be going ahead and doing that lol do you normally replace the water pumps on the mk2's like the common fault with the mk3's or are they different?

runs off the drive belt instead of the cam but give it a spin and check it anyway while it's open

if you do need one get the one 'with' the housing - only 3 bolts and an o-ring to change as the actual pump bolts snap like butter usually ending up needing one anyway

not much more cost wise

give the pas pump a go over and clean out as they pick up crap off the road and wrecks the shaft seals/bearing and makes em noisy

 

[Black TDI Turbo]

Right no bother thanks for the advice guys hopefully should get it tomorrow maybe thursday, was bidding on so apex lowering spring for it on ebay earlier but missed out last second, they only went for £27 brand new and £10 postage, anyone got any cheap ones going as its just a runabout so dont want to spend money on it really.

 

[Black TDI Turbo]

Got It

Well just a little update just got my MK2 tonight and said goodbye to my mk3 cupra. Will try and give it a good clean and get some pics up as soon as possible for you all to see.

 

[OllieL]

cambelt is every 40k now. Used to be 60k but as you've probably heard they have a tendancy to snap.

Ah man, mine is over due now then!
All my belts have become a bit noisy since the weather changed, is that an ominous sign?
Hard to do for a novice??

Ollie

 

[CraigW]

Ah man, mine is over due now then!
All my belts have become a bit noisy since the weather changed, is that an ominous sign?
Hard to do for a novice??

Ollie

I would get it done tbh. Mine hadnt even done 40k but the first time the tensioner hadnt been changed blink and when I got it done the belt was really loose and flapping about and it was hitting the cover. My mechanic told me I was lucky it hadnt broken.