problems

i was driving down the M4 last night and i noticed a strong burning smell and alot of smoke, at first i thought this was my turbo so when i got home i had a closer inspection, most of the oil had exploided over the engine bay and leaking on the floor from what appears to be the breather pipe...

hey im new to this forum and have not owned my ibiza cupra lng and woundering if any one could help me my car has stopped boosting at 1 bar and now only boosts at 0.5 bar what can i check as i have checked for any leaks on the turbo and it aint any of them any help or suggestions would be grate...

hi all recently bought a LCR, which i did buy with the engine light on so plugged it into vag com and the following faults came up boost pressure regulation valve - open cirucuit ( n75 ) camshaft timing adjusment - short to ground boost pressure control valve - open circuit...

I've got a couple of queries. Some nice kids broke into my 01 Leon SE TDI a couple of nights ago and pinched my £1.5k mountain bike :( They somehow managed to get the driver's door undone without the alarm going off and also unlocked the boot and put all the windows down! I can't recreate...

Hi guys, been reading the forum for a while and finally decided to post, sorry if its a stupid question, i searched but couldn't think of a decent key word. Started having problems with my Leon 180. The car will boost to around 1.1bar under full load. Recently at full throttle its been...

hi guys have a 2001 tdi toledo which has caused me numerous problems from the start...... it might sound weird....... but as long as theyre cheap fixes i actually enjoy fixing them!!:happy: plus im addicted to the 60mpg im getting versus the 25 i was getting with my volvo t5.! and the parts are...

I fitted my Forge TIP to my LC (AUQ) today and can honestly say that in 7 years of working on cars it is the most awkward thing I have ever fitted, but more surprisingly to me was what appears to be a very poor effort at locating the ports in a fashion resembling the old one. It was damn...

Can I please, please, please make a plea to anyone on here considering purshasing this crap to please don't! I know it seems good that you can get coilovers + droplinks sent right to your door for under £300 but in reality it will end up costing you alot more. I've have mine in for 2...

Well I was going to post on my WIP about how great my leon had been shipping surf boards to and from the beach whilst of holiday but sadly problems have started again within a few hours of being home!:( Have a listen to the 2 vids below and let me know your thoughts please... Sadly I have...

does n e one else find with the 1.4 16v mk2 arosas that there is a delay form when you push the accelerator to the revs rising??? of is mine broke? lol its only a bit of one like but i thought as it was electric it would be instant?:cartman:

I have just got back in from messing about with the poxy undertray under my car. It must have come loose on my way home and then became caught by the nearside front wheel when entering a roundabout. It got wrapped around my wheel and arch lining and then dragged down the road.. Mine is looking...

AGH on saturday my 1.2 2004 Ibiza engine decided to eat itself, a piston in the 3rd cylinder of the 3 cylinder AEQ engine cracked broke off and destroyed the entire excuse for an engine. The mechanic is telling me this is the disaster of all disasters and the only replacement 1.2 engine I can...

i need new brakes all round,i have a 2.0 8v gti model and am struggling to find any brakes for it,checked online and couldnt get any part numbers,when i rang my local garage all they could quote me on was the 16v model,are they the same?] i need pads and discs,any help would be much...

hi has anyone else on hear fitted any fk coilovers to there leons? i had a bit of a scare earlier today i was changing the front brakes when i noticed something on the floor when i picked it up i realised it was half of the bottom lock ring on my coilover having a closer look i actually broke...

i have a 53 plate 1.4 16v sport and was wandering if it was an arosa thing or not,,, when you press the accelerator pedal theres the first half inch of pedal that doesnt do anything?? like you caN REST YOUr foot on it and it wont raise the revs?.... unlike my old polo which is cable not...

Hi there! I've been having radio problems with my Ibiza 1.4 cool. It's just a regular casette/radio which I've been getting poor/average FM reception and non existant AM\LW reception. In fact, the AM/LW reception just sounds like the car engine when I'm driving! I've replaced the bee...

Been a couple of weeks since I was last here and a good deal of that time has been spent swearing at my new iPhone 3GS. Yes, I know shouting at it won't help but it makes me feel better. When it first pairs with my Leon's factory-fit Bluetooth ('SEAT_UHV'), it works great - downloads the...

Hi all....ok here goes, i aint very good with cars so if you could keep your answers so that at dumb dumb like me can understand that would be great.....i have a p reg cordoba sx...coupe. when i try to start it it revs and then dies straight away, it will start eventually but is a pain. so...

has anyone had any problems with these? my n/s/f front one is f#@ked there is loads of play where the insert goes into the strut! has anyone had this?

Has anybody had problems with there Blueflame turbo back recently or has the quality improved?