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  1. Power Steering/Suspension Whinneee UPATE

    Hi guys So I had some fully adjustable coilovers and 20mm rear wheel spacers fitted to my 2004 ibiza cupra 180 on weds (28th oct) by a vag specialist nr Cambridge way (40mins drive away and with work commitments I can not get back to them). On leaving the garage all was good - no scrubbage...
  2. WeeG

    DPF Delete problems again!!!!!!!!

    Loving DPF delete:) Just wondering if anyone can give feedback on the dpf delete and remap, as the gains seem to be really good. HAs anyone had a standard map and then dpf deleted? It sounds amazing my only worry would be warranty lol. Any feedback would be great
  3. cupra v20 1.8T power problem

    Alright all, Newbie member here with an intermittent problem. Had my cupra 180 (no mods) for nearly a year now on a 2000 plate. Has been running fine until a month or so ago. Had a sudden intermittent drop in power, then it would be fine, then not and so on. at worst, you can be in any gear, put...
  4. help needed leon fr

    iv bought this leon fr diesel. its done 25,000 miles but hasnt any power. it was driving perfectly but all of a sudden there wasnt any power in the car. the engine light and another orange light with many dots has come on....could anyone please shed some light on this problem as even the seat...
  5. Ibiza 1.9 TDi S 160K miles Loss of Power

    Ok Weird problem was doing about 3.5k revs in Pedro the other morning when it was like i had removed my foot from the accelerator and immediatly put it back to the floor. However the speed was slowly increasing but the revs were dropping. This was in 5th gear. I can/could rev it to the...
  6. Maxed engine power???

    Can anybody tell me the max bhp a standard mark 3 ibiza cupra engine can take? :shrug: Cheers Joe
  7. no power steering

    Hi all, i have got my hands on a damaged mk4 ibiza with the 2front airbags out, an 1 seat belt is jammed. Iv bought airbags with the dash and seat belts. Only thing is my power steering is not working at all, the warning light is on along with airbag lights. Could any give me some advice on how...
  8. uzi_cupra

    pop, black smoke, no power huge flame out exhaust

    had a burn up tonight and all of a sudden a huge amount of black smoke was pouring from my exhaust followed by a big flame, I pulled over to the hard shoulder (mate was behind me and seen everything) at first I thought it might have been a pipe but it wasn’t, rolled the car back and a small...
  9. ConradJellyfish

    Loss of power when hitting corners. front end dips

    It has happened a few times now, but today when i went from a left hand corner to turn into a right hand corner, the frot end of the car dipped and lost power, it felt like a starvation of fuel or something as it kicked straight back in and accelerated half a second later? Do i need to...
  10. Power cut and revs limited..Whats goin on?

    As the title says, car wont let me go past 3000rpm and has reduced power, makes drivin a bit of a pain. Anyone got any ideas as to why its doin this?
  11. More power from my 1.9TDi 150 leon cupra??

    Hi everyone! im pretty new on this forum. I've only had my leon cupra for a short period but I already have an Image in my head of what I would like to do to the car- My main question is power- I took my car to AMD last month for a remap to find out it had already been mapped by the last...
  12. Leon cupra r 210 power loss

    I have got a 03 plate cupra r 210. I have noticed that if I drive at a constant speed for a little while (ie) ifI was going 70mph down the motorway when I got off it would drive like a normal 1.8?? if I pull over switch off for 5 mins its ok again? So I took it for a good thrash down the laines...
  13. would like more power

    i hav a tdi ibiza. i have already had it remapped which made a big difference, but i want more power! Is there anything else that i can do that would make a difference? cheers matty
  14. Ibiza 2.0 GTi 16v down on power - help please

    Hi Everyone, I have a frustrating problem with my 1998 GTi 16v which is definitely down on power and I'm after suggestions to help me diagnose the problem. It has the ABF engine which should be good for the best part of 150bhp even with 90k on the clock and it's definitely not as quick as...
  15. Turf Burner 09

    Tdi 90 bhp leon? Bit more power - torque?

    Any advice as to getting a bit more power out of my little slow 90bhp leon? Remmap will be done soon but im thinking of bigger injectors and turbo? Any ideas? Dont laugh :redface: Conor
  16. Mr_Tom_Tom

    Power Loss -Solution was Speed Sensor!!!

    Hi guys, You guys are my last bit of hope left in me trying to save my car. I don't want to get rid of it. But if I can't fix this issue myself then I be seeling it :(. When the car is cold the car runs fine then after about 10 - 15mins of driving it will start to misfire. and all power...
  17. Dip in power <2000 rpm

    my leon 20v/t engine code app has a odd problem when i acellerate from below 2000 rpm i feel a dip in my power ,just before my turbo realy starts working it was much worse before last week the garage replaced both lambda sensors (original parts) and my airflow meter (dondt know the...
  18. ibiza staff

    Running power cable for sub (Mk4 Ibiza)

    afternoon, come to putting my sub n amp in the ibiza, but now have a query! where can you put the power cable through the bulkhead?? :confused: i dont really want it through the side of the wing because ill always see it! got all the other wires fitted and ready. cheers guys
  19. Power loss

    Wondered if anyone could help? I recently posted about the power loss and delay with my 02 plate v5. I was advised that it might be the maf sensor so have had this changed which has had no affect. Anyone reckon its worth trying some new plugs and HT leads?? Or if not if anyone has any input It...
  20. Doh- New stereo fitted, CD magazine no longer has power

    Is there a manual way of ejecting the CD magazine? Removing the new stereo and powering up the old is just too painful