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  1. Sudden Loss of Power

    Hi, I need your expert advice. I picked up yesterday a Seat Leon 06 2.0 16v (140) TDi Sport drove it to the nearest garage as it had literally zero fuel and must of been running on vapour, filled it up drove it home (25miles) and all seemed well (apart from a cup full of water under the middle...

  2. Sudden loss of power

    Hi, I need your expert advice. I picked up yesterday a Seat Leon 06 2.0 16v (140) TDi Sport drove it to the nearest garage as it had literally zero fuel and must of been running on vapour, filled it up drove it home (25miles) and all seemed well (apart from a cup full of water under the middle...
  3. R Power

    Sudden Missfire? :(

    Hi guys, was just on my way home driving the car as i normally would, and suddenly on the motorway the car juddered, and engine managment light was flashing on the dash. I pulled over turned engine off, and then back on after couple minutes, and then pulled off and same happend again. Any ideas...

  4. epc light and sudden power loss

    hi all, i have mk4 ibiza and i get akind of jolt and loose power but if i come off the accelerator and then back on its ok again, also epc light comes on occasionally. i had this problem about 9 months ago and when i changed a fuse it seemed to cure it but it`s doing it again now and all fuses...
  5. greg

    Clutch pedal causing wiring FIRE and sudden braking!!

    My girlfriend was coming off the motorway the other day and just as she was changing down from 5th to 4th gear when she put the clutch in the car slowed down rapidly (as if someone had put the handbrake on as she describes it), and smoke started coming from the steering column. The recovery guy...

  6. Sudden MPG drop

    I have learned to live with my average 41-42MPG from my FR TDI doing mostly motorway driving, but this last week its dropped to around 30-32 now that seems more than seasonal variation. I have checked the tires and always use millers and have no idea why it suddenly drop so low?

  7. Sudden loss power then Engine Problem light

    Was driving home last night in my FR Tdi and pulled into a tesco's. As I turned in I thought I heard a light bang/scrape noise (someone was talking to me at the time so didn't hear it perfectly) which made me think I had somehow clipped the side of the wheel, got out checked it and all fine...
    • cable
    • Thread
    • engine light loss power problem sudden
    • Replies: 12
    • Forum: Leon Mk2 (2006-2012)

  8. sudden misfire..

    Well my baby was happily driving alone tonight when suddenly she felt like she was only running on 3 cylinders. The engine management light came on and then stated to flash, later stopped and then started again. Managed to get home and pulled the codes. These are what came up. 16684, 16687...

  9. Engine revs dropping too sudden causing engine to stall??

    Hey guys and gals hope you are all good and cars are running fine...as if haha. Anyways thought id see if any of you knowledgable folk could help me out with what once thought was just a anoying problem... which today nearly had me into a oncoming car!!!! The car is a ibiza 1.4 chill...
    • jimmybonsaville
    • Thread
    • causing dropping engine revs stall sudden
    • Replies: 11
    • Forum: Ibiza Mk3 (2000-2002)
  10. chris999

    help with sudden over boost!!

    the other day i noticed that when i was in 5th and pushing the happy pedal down i was peaking at 24psi (which is not normal for my setup..ko3, revo), at the same time as that it ever so slightly splutter and slightly judder (not mis firing i don't think as i no wot that feels like). today i had...

  11. FR TDI seems to be lackin top end all of a sudden??

    Hi all when i first got my 54 reg FR ibiza tdi it seemed to pull nicely in 6th & 5th would take me to 120mph. i at one point had 135mph which was great. Since then all i have had done is a rear silencer, induction kit and 17" alloys fitted. now i find when im on the motorway i can get to...
  12. ando

    sudden loss of power @ 70

    I was on the start of the motorway yesterday, I was going about 70 and on full throttle in 4th gear. All of a sudden the car stopped accelerating and from then on I had no acceleration in any gear, it was as if the turbo was not kicking in at all. I pulled over and disconnected the MAF, blew...
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