cleaning

Is it possible to take apart a headlamp unit, in particular getting into the unit to clean the inside of the headlamp glass bit? Mines kinda gone fuzzy and im sure its blocking a lot of the light from it onto the ground. I dont know if the HIDs installed have almost burned a haze onto the...

Yo yo, quick question What would be best to clean the following bits Inlet Manifold - EGR - Intercooler - All intercooler pipes - Wanting to give it all a good clean before the RR day :)

I was just wondering what is the best product to use for cleaning arches and engine bays I am using auto glym engine cleaner at the mo but was looking for a change of product does anyone have any idea’s?

i want to clean out the manifold and saw complete instructions on how to do this, but have lost them. can anyone find them or have them thanks

Hi, Not sure if anyone can help me but I am tinkering today and after cleaning the throttle body (suffering from the dropping revs and started stalling on me the other morning! ;) ) I have decided to take the front headlights out, adjust and clean them! They appear to be sealed units...

I'm thinking of cleaning (or at least checking) my EGR valve on my Altea TDI Sport. any special tools needed for the 2.0 TDI BKD model? I take it there is some washer/seal that would need replacing when putting it back on? Any help or tips would be helpful.

I was just wondering if anyone has tryed to clean the maf hotwire by spraying contact cleaner on it, my mate did it on his old 1.25 fiesta and it improved it quite alot .

as ive seen so far many people suffer with faded yellow cars as i found out after buying mine just over a week ago. a first thought running through my head was to try and get a blow over respray but after seeing some of the lads work on here with claying and polishing/waxing etc i was...

Hi guys, Is it easy/hard to clean the throttle body? Where exactly is it and what would i need to do it? Car feels like its choking sometimes when accelerating, wondered if giving the throttle body a clean would help the engine? I doubt its ever been done.

Hey all, i've just cleaned all of my car apart from the grey material part of the seats as can't find anything to clean them with that doesn't leave really bad water marks on them! Any sugestions or anyone know any products which work well at cleaning them? :confused:

Just recently bought a used leon which has gone through the usual dealer wash/wax treatment (white powder left in all the fiddly bits etc). I'm happy with the look of the paintwork as it is. Unfortunately I haven't got the time to go to the extremes that some of you chaps do, so I just want...

May be I have asked in the wrong section earlier, is there a way we could modify the lid of the airbox so that we can change or clean the green panel filter without removing the strut brace an coil before ... everytime ...every 6 months!!! One of the stud on my suspension mount got damaged last...

hi i was wondering if someone can help. my breather filter that i got with my induction kit keeps getting blocked. i heard that to clean it, i should clean it in petrol. i was wondering if this is true?

I think my LCR has been run on unleaded 95 for a while now. I am also using 95 because my cars not remapped and also the price of petrol down here for premium fuel is shocking! How can I de-coke and or clean the fuel system and hopefully get rid of any crap in the engine?

I have standard leon cupra alloys. You know the twin split 5 spoke type. I have tried numerous brushed but they all seem crap. The megulars thats about 12 inch long is great except when you slide it back out of the wheel - it flicks it all back over you. I tried the flash wash mitt syle...

Hey guys and girls! not ure if i am putting this in the correct section, i browsed around and this is the only placee it looked like it would fit in. ENGINE CLEANING! what is the best way to clean my LCR engine? i want to doit myself as i always want to try to do everything myself and i...

Hey guys and girls! not ure if i am putting this in the correct section, i browsed around and this is the only placee it looked like it would fit in. ENGINE CLEANING! what is the best way to clean my LCR engine? i want to doit myself as i always want to try to do everything myself and i...

Sorry if this is a repost. But on my FR TDI the exhaust end pipe seems to be getting sooty/faded. Whats good to bring this up nice and shiny again? Thanks :p

Gave the drivers seat a clean with autoglym interior cleaner after spilling some lucozade on it cleaned it twice now and keep on getting water marks showing on the base (but not the sides) anyone know of a better cleaning product ? (Leon FR by the way)

Hi chaps I have an 05 plate LCR with standard black interior.... I also have a 4 year old daughter ! and the two just dont mix ! So as you can imagine ive picked up a few marks and stains mainly from juice and sweets :rolleyes: so I was wondering if anyone could recommend me a good upholstery...