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  1. ABS kicking in at less than 5mph

    Hi guys. I need some advice with this issue on my sisters car so I thought I would sign up here and see if any of you guys can help. The car is a 2001 Seat Leon 1.6 with approx 90k miles, completely standard. Basically, when braking at low speeds, i.e. less than 5mph there is a brake judder...
  2. Ricardo

    Fans kicking in at 110 degrees

    I have recently had a thermostat changed and the water pump was done a year or so ago. Thanks to the M1 traffic jams over the last few days when Im sat there the car is overheating and the fans are not kicking in until 110 degrees so I am sat there papping myself thinking I will be stranded in a...
  3. eek!! no fans

    hi there, went to a car boot the other day and there was a free air con check. i have a leon mk 1 1.9tdi 150 to cut a long story short we discovered that niether of my fans are working at any point ( engine hot or cold!) and they don't kick in with aircon either! what do i do? cheers in...
  4. mrwookie

    Fan kicking in all the time at idle.

    Right folks having an annoyingly niggly issue with my LCR and as cooling is not my strong point hoping someone can offer up some advice. If I take my LCR out for a drive over say 20mins and then come home and let it cool down idling, the fan will kick in even through the temp gauge is sat rock...
  5. wee_john 20vt

    delay on power kicking in...

    Alrite i need a little help, When im driving my car i can be sitting about say 30mph in 4th gear and put the foot down and my car makes a loud sucking noise from the induction kit and takes a good few seconds for the power to kick in anyone know what may be wrong?? this also happens in all...
  6. Tcs kicking in

    Does anybody have any probs with the traction control kicking in slightly too early for their liking? Recently i had a near miss trying to pull out onto a busy round-about (sat there for ages!), see a gap and give it some go (as ya do). But as the traction control kicks in it knocks ALL turbo...
  7. turbo kicking in late

    i have 52 plate LCR. unless im tripping, im sure my turbo is kicking in late. it takes longer and harder press of accelerator for it to kick in, it used to come on a lot easier and earlier. it hardly even kicks in in second gear. can this happen? how could i fix it? the garage at my area is...
  8. Oliveracc

    ESP Kicking in Too Early

    I have a LCR with a few suspension mods: front & rear Eibach anti-roll bars, Koni FSD dampers and Eagle F1 tyres all round. The car grips phenomenaly well compared to standard - minimal bodyroll and very little understeer. However, the ESP is kicking in far too early! On a spirited drive...
  9. rogers

    fan kicking in

    i dono whether i have a problem or worrying over nothing, i dont think i have ever heard my fan come on, while im driving or when im parked, this is a problem becasue sumtime my temp, rises wot u think could be the problem
  10. Ruddmeister

    ABS kicking in

    Ok did a quick search and found nowt........anyway the issue is that when driving slow 5-10mph e.g. turning into a parking space and braking the ABS kicks in......hign speed braking no issues though??. The ABS light wasn't on until this morning.....now it's permanently on. Fairly new front...
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