Mo's Mk1 Leon Cupra - THE END....

[Mo Arif]

mo that looks mint, also your pretty brave having the splitter that low. but as i say looks very nice indeed

Thanks Sam, tell me about it, it's been at constant battle with speed bumps since I left the garage!..... I think I may raise it a little from the front and but bigger tyres on, I can't take the scrapes for much longer.

i'm finally sold on them boc wheels on your cupra looks the business now , the rear spacers really worked a treat , be careful of the lowering the front though remember ARB ,

Haha! glad you see what I saw in the Boc wheels when I purchased them, they do look unique on this car, still not seen anyone else with them on a mk1 Leon Cupra, ARB is on the cards mate, I might raise it a little as mentioned above.

Mo, cars looking very good fella, shame i didnt get to meet you today

I'm sure i spotted your motor but didnt see you by your car

I was trying to look out for everyone, saw a few mk1 / mk2 leons on various different stands but no one by them to talk to, only person I spoke to was Lee, Ginger, I was parked behind him next to that mk1 facelift silver LC with a red roof

I saw your car at the races against that red ibiza, got a video of it which I've uploaded, good effort bro.

 

[SalSheikh]

cheers Mo, next time i'll make sure i look out for you and hunt you down lol!

 

[Mo Arif]

cheers Mo, next time i'll make sure i look out for you and hunt you down lol!

You better, luckily I went with some friends who are VW fanatics, kept me company all the talking about BBS rims..........

 

[Mo Arif]

New sticker on splitter:

I think i'm going to raise the front.... I don't know how long I can take this lol

 

[oldskool]

Bro, mashallah the car looks muuuuuuuuuch better, best thing for me is the stance, sits perfect especially withe the 20mm at back and 15mm combo. Gonna try and get down to Brum sometime so will holla at ya.

 

[Mo Arif]

Bro, mashallah the car looks muuuuuuuuuch better, best thing for me is the stance, sits perfect especially withe the 20mm at back and 15mm combo. Gonna try and get down to Brum sometime so will holla at ya.

Thanks bro,

I'm normally free on the weekends, so your more then welcome mate.



Here's an in car video of my exhaust:

 

[seatcupramad23]

nice new boost gauge i see mo, seems the vacuum fluctuated a bit there at idle ?

 

[Mo Arif]

nice new boost gauge i see mo, seems the vacuum fluctuated a bit there at idle ?

Yeah it does a little, can't find the source of it, checked everything, no codes, left nothing un-turned.

 

[seatcupramad23]

tried cleaning tb ? every 6 months or so mine would do the same thing then i clean it and all good again

 

[Mo Arif]

tried cleaning tb ? every 6 months or so mine would do the same thing then i clean it and all good again

No, but i'll give it a go today.

You mean disconnect the TB and clean it out or just removed the hose and clean it out?

 

[auq]

Dont forget to ddo a reset after buddy

 

[seatcupramad23]

just remove the hose , use some carb cleaner an if you can get some to stand on the throttle when the ignition is on to open the butterfly flap , spray and and wipe make sure it's all dry before reconnecting hose and starting or it will struggle to start

 

[Mo Arif]

HID's fitted.....

Outer door strips colour coded.....

Coilover hight adjusted......

Side skirts painted......

Pictures to follow

Will be tidying up the engine bay soon, and fitting the strut braces.

 

[seatcupramad23]

you sorted how the strut brace will fit around the pipe work?

 

[Mo Arif]

Going to re-work the intercooler pipe work and re-locate the DV again, it's the only way it would fit, it will be done.

 

[Mo Arif]

Quick HID snap:

Car flew through m.o.t

 

[markisgoing]

leon lc mk1

hi love what u have done to your car what break bhp is it running as i only have to fit silicone hoses and drop mine, strut braces then i will be up running like urs also are the jom coilovers like thanks

 

[Mo Arif]

hi love what u have done to your car what break bhp is it running as i only have to fit silicone hoses and drop mine, strut braces then i will be up running like urs also are the jom coilovers like thanks

Thanks Mark

JOM coil-overs are fine mate, good set for the money, not too bouncy and not too harsh, they can be a bit annoying if you bottom them out, i.e all the way down! but chances are you'll grow tiresome of that and raise the hieght again.

For e.g. this:

Get's annoying after a while!




UPDATE:


New complete LUK OE DMF & Clutch Kit Fitted:

Stung my wallet this did, but hey, piece of mind and no more slipping

 

[Mo Arif]

UPDATE

Car was hesitating a bit from 1st to 2nd and in some higher gears, seems like a slight miss-fire so I purchased some brand new 'BREMI' OE Bolt Down Coil Packs from GSF and some brand new rubber seals and bolts from Dave @ SERE:

Got a Nice key ring too

 

[Mo Arif]

UPDATE

Coil Packs fitted and secured:

But.... problems! my LC does not like these coil packs, all 4 throw up the following fault codes:

Saturday,10,September,2011,12:21:41:36838
VCDS Version: Release 10.6.3

4 Faults Found:

17763 - Cylinder 1 Ignition Circuit: Open Circuit
P1355 - 35-00 - -
17769 - Cylinder 3 Ignition Circuit: Open Circuit
P1361 - 35-00 - -
17772 - Cylinder 4 Ignition Circuit: Open Circuit
P1364 - 35-00 - -
17766 - Cylinder 2 Ignition Circuit: Open Circuit
P1358 - 35-00 - -

Readiness: 0010 1101


This was a bit boggling so...


I removed all 4 new coil packs to inspect them, they seem fine

I removed all 4 spark plugs (recently fitted), they are all gapped correctly, I cleaned them

I checked all the fuses on the side of the dash, they are all intact

I checked the wiring that leads to the coil pack plugs all seems fine, no rips, or damage

I removed the earth, cleaned it, sanded it, and put back on to no avail


After giving up with them I've put the old push down coilpacks back on, cleared the codes and hey presto, the fault codes have not returned!

Surely 4 brand new OE coil packs from GSF cant be faulty?

Am I missing something, I thought you could use the mk1 Audi TT bolt down coilpacks on a LC? I know people have used the 3rd party non-oe Hitachi ones..... tre bizzare! GSF closed now, gona get my money back


Why do I need new coilpacks because:

1. One kept popping out
2. They are the original coil packs, marked 2003

I'm not willing to pay ECS for the bolt down kit because that's gonna cost loads as I still have to replace the coilpacks.....

I even bought brand new rubber seals and bolts for these bolt down ones

Sucks a little, but I'll find a way around it