Leon cupra maintenance

[Nadav]

Hi all,

I just bought a 2019 Seat Leon Cupra with 47k kilometers. I would like to know the maintenance schedule for this car at each kilometer interval.

I recently completed the 60k (or 4 years) maintenance at a Seat dealership, which included the replacement of:

• Spark plugs
• Engine belt
• Brake fluid
• Engine oil
• Engine oil filter
• Engine air filter
• Cabin filter
• Rear brake pads

I want to know what parts will need to be replaced in the future. Is there a list of what to inspect or replace at specific intervals? Also, what engine oil is recommended for this car?

 

[Tell]

The Erwin maintenance manual is a good source to cross check what's recommended against what the dealer does. The maintenance plans can mis off tasks and they tend to be for the PCP side of the market where cars change hands more frequent so long term work is missed out. You have to ask for that in addition to the plan.

 

[tracktoy]

Hi all,

I just bought a 2019 Seat Leon Cupra with 47k kilometers. I would like to know the maintenance schedule for this car at each kilometer interval.

I recently completed the 60k (or 4 years) maintenance at a Seat dealership, which included the replacement of:

• Spark plugs
• Engine belt
• Brake fluid
• Engine oil
• Engine oil filter
• Engine air filter
• Cabin filter
• Rear brake pads

I want to know what parts will need to be replaced in the future. Is there a list of what to inspect or replace at specific intervals? Also, what engine oil is recommended for this car?

Check out https://www.seatcupra.net/forums/resources/leon-mk3-official-seat-workshop-manuals-link.24/

Update sorry the links no longer work the manuals have been taken down sadly I have the pre facelift version if that helps https://drive.google.com/file/d/1T0GGkRsyrB-tyDA84AJ0D1H6IBTWDEJc/view?usp=sharing

 

[H Rafiq]

Cupra has a chain, not an engine belt, right? Don’t forget DSG service and front diff service too.

 

[Nadav]

Cupra has a chain, not an engine belt, right? Don’t forget DSG service and front diff service too.

I am not talking about timing chain I am talking about the engine belt

 

[Nadav]

The Erwin maintenance manual is a good source to cross check what's recommended against what the dealer does. The maintenance plans can mis off tasks and they tend to be for the PCP side of the market where cars change hands more frequent so long term work is missed out. You have to ask for that in addition to the plan.

What is it Erwin maintenance ?

 

[Tell]

What is it Erwin maintenance ?

Funny you should ask that... I put the link here.

SEAT Repair Manual and Workshop Information

To answer a lot of the technical questions of the Ateca the full workshop manuals are available by an hourly or daily rate for download as PDF files. You can browse but can't download if you don't pay. https://erwin.seat.com/erwin/showHome.do 7 Euro's + VAT gives you the ability to download in...

www.seatcupra.net

It's the official resource of the pdf manuals, Vag authored as used by the dealers. It's like having the Haynes manuals of old but much more detailed.

You buy one or two hours of connection and download the pdfs. About two should do it circa £15 in €s. Build codes based on the vin, the SSPs of interest and all the workshop manuals. Do the build codes first, manuals then SSPs in the spare time, before your time is up.

 

[RUM4MO]

Cupra has a chain, not an engine belt, right? Don’t forget DSG service and front diff service too.

Yes, check up with your local SEAT dealership to see if the Haldex fluid has been replaced at the 3 years service. It is also good to remove the Haldex pump and clean its filter screen as well.

Edit:- which part of the world do you live in? I'm in UK and use Mobil One 5W-30 ESP which satisfies the VW Group spec for engine oil in that car.

So, basically, if your annual mileage is 15Km, replace the engine oil and filter every year, cabin filter every 2 years or sooner if in dusty conditions, air filter and spark plugs at 4 years. Replacing the auxiliary drive belt at 5 years/60Km is probably a smart thing to do as you don't want it breaking up and failing while using the car. As already said, brake fluid every 2 years - is the VW Group advice, which I always do though some people might not.

 

[Nadav]

Yes, check up with your local SEAT dealership to see if the Haldex fluid has been replaced at the 3 years service. It is also good to remove the Haldex pump and clean its filter screen as well.

Edit:- which part of the world do you live in? I'm in UK and use Mobil One 5W-30 ESP which satisfies the VW Group spec for engine oil in that car.

So, basically, if your annual mileage is 15Km, replace the engine oil and filter every year, cabin filter every 2 years or sooner if in dusty conditions, air filter and spark plugs at 4 years. Replacing the auxiliary drive belt at 5 years/60Km is probably a smart thing to do as you don't want it breaking up and failing while using the car. As already said, brake fluid every 2 years - is the VW Group advice, which I always do though some people might not.

Yes that all what the did
The engine oil I think was 5w- 30 Castrol
I am not sure what is it Haldex
But except the Haldex I replaced everything you said

 

[Nadav]

Funny you should ask that... I put the link here.

SEAT Repair Manual and Workshop Information

To answer a lot of the technical questions of the Ateca the full workshop manuals are available by an hourly or daily rate for download as PDF files. You can browse but can't download if you don't pay. https://erwin.seat.com/erwin/showHome.do 7 Euro's + VAT gives you the ability to download in...

www.seatcupra.net

It's the official resource of the pdf manuals, Vag authored as used by the dealers. It's like having the Haynes manuals of old but much more detailed.

You buy one or two hours of connection and download the pdfs. About two should do it circa £15 in €s. Build codes based on the vin, the SSPs of interest and all the workshop manuals. Do the build codes first, manuals then SSPs in the spare time, before your time is up.

Can you be a bit more detailed
I really don’t know what is it SSPs
And vin and all the codes you mentioned

 

[tracktoy]

Can you be a bit more detailed
I really don’t know what is it SSPs
And vin and all the codes you mentioned

have a look at the link I provided in an earlier reply and you will see what you will be getting for maintenace

VIN = Vehicle Identification Number - its the white number that you can see on the bottom of the passenger side window (assuming UK Car)

SSP = Self Study Programme

Build Code = look in your boot and by the spare tire there is a white sticker with lots of codes this tells you what your car was built/configured with.

 

[Tell]

Can you be a bit more detailed
I really don’t know what is it SSPs
And vin and all the codes you mentioned

The SSPs are training PDFs for the dealership so they give an overview of the systems in the car. The build codes are the system codes the car were built with from the VIN. If you aren't sure what is in the car the build codes tell you. If you have a car not built to spec it's in there. It happens. Useful cross check when buying a car to just see what's in it.

The build codes reflect in the coding system parts as well. So if you are coding you know what's in it.

Some dealers will print out the build codes for you. In Europe dealers sometimes publish the build codes in the adverts. If you got the Vin code you can lookup the build codes which is useful to cross check what it is in the assorted models. Where there are options you can cross check whether it was built with them. Like they left off a wireless charger in mine. It varied from the spec. Seat UK failed to cross check how the factory was building that model, so the model, advert and spec didn't match. Build codes are the engineered built car.

You can find the SSPs and manuals online, maybe not in English. The later is breaking Vag copyright. The build codes you might find off Russian sites that also break the copyright. The legitimate site is Erwin.

 

[Tell]

have a look at the link I provided in an earlier reply and you will see what you will be getting for maintenace

VIN = Vehicle Identification Number - its the white number that you can see on the bottom of the passenger side window (assuming UK Car)

SSP = Self Study Programme

Build Code = look in your boot and by the spare tire there is a white sticker with lots of codes this tells you what your car was built/configured with.

You won't find all the build codes in the boot. Not 150 of them or so. Paint code yes. That's on the build code.

 

[Nadav]

have a look at the link I provided in an earlier reply and you will see what you will be getting for maintenace

VIN = Vehicle Identification Number - its the white number that you can see on the bottom of the passenger side window (assuming UK Car)

SSP = Self Study Programme

Build Code = look in your boot and by the spare tire there is a white sticker with lots of codes this tells you what your car was built/configured with.

I visited the link you provided of the Erwin but couldn’t understand where should I put the VIN

 

[Tell]

I visited the link you provided of the Erwin but couldn’t understand where should I put the VIN

You need to hit the orange left hand side bar. Register etc. Need a PC screen really else it might not be readable.

 

[tracktoy]

You won't find all the build codes in the boot. Not 150 of them or so. Paint code yes. That's on the build code.

Agreed, was just trying to explain what the build code was from something you can see in the car.