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Hey all! I recently bought a Leon cupra 280 and noticed that if I drive the car around, stop, and then restart the engine (say to go into a shop and then come back out and drive off), then there’s a short burst of petrol smell coming through my AC. It lasts for around 5 seconds and then does...

Hi, Was wondering what sort of quote I would be looking at to get this gasket replaced at a garage? Been told it’s a lot easier to do if the car is lifted hence wanting to get a garage to do it. Thanks

Hi All, Hope all is well, am doing my cam cover gasket tomorrow on Leon Mk1 05 Cupra R and wondered should i be using sealant top and bottom of the gasket all the around or just on the side bits. Issue I find is eventually it always leaks down the back no matter what. What have other people...

Right, A while back my car had turbo failure of the first order, bent blades on the comp wheel cause unknown! When my turbo was rebuilt, I purchased 2x Gaskets from Seat for my turbo, 1x turbo - mani 1x turbo to DP After only 2 weeks, The Turbo-DP gasket has given up, Is the...

Just like it says, do I actually need to replace the head bolts when I change the head gasket. Haynes Book of Lies says yes but I thought that was only for stretched bolts in high performance engines. The 1.4 APQ is a poky little thing but high performance it ain't! :D Basically, the gasket...

Hi folks, iv got the 225 leon cupra r and for some reason the gasket between the turbo and outlet manifold keeps blowing! think iv replaced twice already!:wtf: does any1 know wat the problem could b? or is there anything i can put on the gasket to make a sort of better seal? such as silicone or...

i have a 3inch decat that will go on the car soon. and i need a new gasket in the middle piece. can i use one off these?? says that it is for ibiza but only 2 bolts i think i got 3 bolts...

im pretty sure ive an air leak coming from the inlet manifold area, im experiencing high fuel comsumption, and poor air to fuel ratios... what would be the symptoms of a split intake manifold gasket guys, im hoping the issues im seeing are down to this as i have a phenolic gasket to fit...

Topped the oil up today on my Cupra to find this inside the oil filler cap.:( The car doesn't use water at all so I'm a bit confused as to why it is there. It does smell a bit of exhaust fumes though. The car currently runs and drives OK so is this the sign of a blown head gasket. Water temp is...

Just found a a small amount of mayo gunk in my oil cap [:@] it wasnt there 2 days ago because i checked. It started to overheat on saturday at the car wash and the fans didnt kick in so i turn on heaters which cooled it down from 105C to 90C, i thought this was a fan problem but i think its the...

Hi guys I am pretty sure that my head gasket is on it's way out. Loads of Mayo around the oil filler. Although it has only lost about two cups of water in last six months. Could it be just heavy condensation with the extreme weather lately? The poor girl has done a lot of stop start drives...

Just went to the bodyshop this evening to collect my LCR Started driving home and noticed smoke/steam, thought since it hadnt been driven in about 5 weeks may just need a while to warm up After 30 to 40 minutes still lots of white wisps being seen out of wing mirrors and through back window...

As the title really i have a mk3 ibiza tdi 110 asv engine and i have put a new head gasket and cylinder head on it. I locked the timing off and also marked it all up before starting the job and now everything is back together and nothing seems to have moved with regards to the timing but the car...

Can anyone help? what do the holes in a head gasket mean? I have an elongated hole and three circular holes in mine. These can be seen at the front of the engine when the gasket is fitted. I am changing my head gasket and the gasket I have bought has one less hole, have I got the wrong gasket as...

So fitted my blueflame cat back this evening on one of the ramps at work, which was a doddle ! :funk: Thrilled to bits with it, quality seems spot on, fitment was easy and it looks and sounds awsome ! :clap: Anyway i have a quick query... Where the origonal cat joins the blueflame there...

Does anybody know of an uprated exhaust mani gasket for the 1.8T AYP in MK3 Ibiza Cupra? Developed a blow from there which im guessing is due to increased temp's and power working its way through the gasket, and if there is anything on the market that is gonna' be up up to the task a bit better...

Right to anybody who has fitted one of these, I have fitted mine and due to the larger thickness of the gasket, I cannot get the allen key bolt back into the stabiliser/ intake manifold support bracket, does it matter? I may be pissing in the wind here without any pictures tho lol cheers. PS...

hey I just blew my head gasket I think, how much on average does it cost to repair..paid 850 for my cordy sx cheers for any info JPH

Anyone know if you can buy these on there own? Was in GSF earlier and they said it only lists them with a new cover? Its for a AUQ cover same as BAM etc

Hi I've had my 130tdi for a week and it's already causing me grief. Firstly I have a coolant leak in the expansion tank, I see it dripping from underneath when I top up the coolant past the MIN level so I suppose that needs replacing. Temp has seemed fine but the car has done 107k and...