Hey folks! So whilst it wasn't amazing weather this weekend - it didn't rain! So thats always a good thing!
I thought i'd do a few things to the Cupra that i've planned since I bought it a couple of weeks back but the weather / parts had taken this time to arrive.
I had the oil and filter changed last week, but thought it change the spark plugs.
Bought some NGK PFR6Q spark plugs.
Very easy job (coil 4 is a pain to get to, but unbolt 2 screws and move the bracket for the big pipe out the way to get to it!
Then I decided to paint the 3 strut bolts on each side of the engine bay, they were rusty, so I painted them silver to match the car! (Not the best paint job but looks better than rust!)
Then I decided to replace the majority of vacuum hose with blue sillicon hosing. I used 3mm, 4mm can be used, but with 4mm it's less tight so would need cable ties on most connections. I used 4mm for the dump valve vacuum to pierburg.
This is very easy just a pain to get to some of the connections, but well worth doing, especially as most of the original hosing was starting to fray/crack.
Some connections need cable tie'ing, others don't.
I then replaced the dump valve with a Forge FMCL007P, and 2 new Hi-Grip jubilee clips to replace the rusty ones on there before.
Fitted the Jetex filter, along with samco elbow. (The Samco elbow needs trimming a lot either end but is an easy job). Filter sounds great!
Today, I replaced the outer temperature sensor in the passenger side wing mirror, not a hard job, but getting the mirror cover off is tricky.
What you need to do is, undo the star headed screw under the mirror flap, then use a small flat head screwdriver to slowly prise the plastic apart, then give it a slight tug, holding the top of the mirror.
Then cut the existing sensor off (as close as possible to sensor so you have more wire to play with, strip back the brown and black wire, cut the new sensor with around an inch of wire left to it, then strip that back, wrap the brown wire with the brown and the black wire with the black, solder then cover with insulation tape.
I also replaced both door handle plastic surrounds as they were scratched! Again, a 5 minute job, the door card does NOT need to be taken off, you do not even need to take any screws off, just need a small flathead screwdriver, take the part surround the door handle off first.
Whilst at it, I replaced the driver side - passenger door mirror switch, as it went up but not down lol, this switch fixed it.
Not got any interior pics yet but this is the engine bay afterwards!
(ignore the white stuff at the front of the engine bay, it's silicone lithium grease I sprayed in the engine bay to protect and lubricate some of the bolts/joints.
I also greased door joints, boot lid/hinges, bonnet hinges, clutch (at the top not the pedal!).
I need a new battery cover! This one has seen better days!
I thought i'd do a few things to the Cupra that i've planned since I bought it a couple of weeks back but the weather / parts had taken this time to arrive.
I had the oil and filter changed last week, but thought it change the spark plugs.
Bought some NGK PFR6Q spark plugs.
Very easy job (coil 4 is a pain to get to, but unbolt 2 screws and move the bracket for the big pipe out the way to get to it!
Then I decided to paint the 3 strut bolts on each side of the engine bay, they were rusty, so I painted them silver to match the car! (Not the best paint job but looks better than rust!)
Then I decided to replace the majority of vacuum hose with blue sillicon hosing. I used 3mm, 4mm can be used, but with 4mm it's less tight so would need cable ties on most connections. I used 4mm for the dump valve vacuum to pierburg.
This is very easy just a pain to get to some of the connections, but well worth doing, especially as most of the original hosing was starting to fray/crack.
Some connections need cable tie'ing, others don't.
I then replaced the dump valve with a Forge FMCL007P, and 2 new Hi-Grip jubilee clips to replace the rusty ones on there before.
Fitted the Jetex filter, along with samco elbow. (The Samco elbow needs trimming a lot either end but is an easy job). Filter sounds great!
Today, I replaced the outer temperature sensor in the passenger side wing mirror, not a hard job, but getting the mirror cover off is tricky.
What you need to do is, undo the star headed screw under the mirror flap, then use a small flat head screwdriver to slowly prise the plastic apart, then give it a slight tug, holding the top of the mirror.
Then cut the existing sensor off (as close as possible to sensor so you have more wire to play with, strip back the brown and black wire, cut the new sensor with around an inch of wire left to it, then strip that back, wrap the brown wire with the brown and the black wire with the black, solder then cover with insulation tape.
I also replaced both door handle plastic surrounds as they were scratched! Again, a 5 minute job, the door card does NOT need to be taken off, you do not even need to take any screws off, just need a small flathead screwdriver, take the part surround the door handle off first.
Whilst at it, I replaced the driver side - passenger door mirror switch, as it went up but not down lol, this switch fixed it.
Not got any interior pics yet but this is the engine bay afterwards!
(ignore the white stuff at the front of the engine bay, it's silicone lithium grease I sprayed in the engine bay to protect and lubricate some of the bolts/joints.
I also greased door joints, boot lid/hinges, bonnet hinges, clutch (at the top not the pedal!).
I need a new battery cover! This one has seen better days!
Size wise tho yours looks about what im looking for i think, nice and tight!
