what have you done to your car today ?

[BadBoy03]

@Nam-uk same mate saved so much not just on car parts, but loads of stuff, it just goes to your cigarette lighter bud just need a usb adapter, I ran the wire down the side of the outside of airvent tunnel then fed it at the back of clovebox to the back of centre console, it was about 20 mins to fit. The unit is called G4 HUD.

Guess we're all going shopping tonight

 

[Nam-uk]

Guess we're all going shopping tonight

Just ordered for the Tamiya cars I have , that bundle deals is class and here in 4 days,

I did order a climate control screen for the Leon as you get lcd leak I fit it switched on and it was all in Chinese couldn’t get it to go English sr sent back for refund

Doom Goblin Greta won’t be happy

 

[ExiledWeegie]

been out allday chasing the source of a coolant leak, cannot for the life of me find where its going. its not loads but i need to top it up once a week before it gets to the minimum. I've put some leak tracing dye in it and still cant find it, had the timing covers off today and waterpump is dry as a bone and no traces of the dye, checked all round the thermostat and flange at the gearbox side and looks all good, put a new coolant tank on it last week and theres no dye around it or inside the cap. there looks to be some dye at the back of the engine where someone in the past has tried it to find a leak but its mainly around the ac lines nowhere id associate with coolant. tried a test to see if there was any combustion gas in the coolant and comes back good. no clue where its going. waiting until later tonight when its dark to get the uv torch back out and see if can spot anything ive missed hopefully.

 

[bruceR]

Rattle (tinny sound) coming from front right-ish engine area while driving, happens mostly at 1500rpm in most gears.
Found the right undertray cover support loose with snapped spring clips, replaced these and test drive still rattling.
The 2 rear bolts were missing from either side supports so installed riv-nuts and secured the side supports and undertray.
Raging as it’s still rattling - hope it’s not my clutch starting to go


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So turns out the rattle was caused by downpipe bracket snapped, causing exhaust to touch heat shield. TPS for replacement @£30 and all quite again


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[Dazzalcr]

been out allday chasing the source of a coolant leak, cannot for the life of me find where its going. its not loads but i need to top it up once a week before it gets to the minimum. I've put some leak tracing dye in it and still cant find it, had the timing covers off today and waterpump is dry as a bone and no traces of the dye, checked all round the thermostat and flange at the gearbox side and looks all good, put a new coolant tank on it last week and theres no dye around it or inside the cap. there looks to be some dye at the back of the engine where someone in the past has tried it to find a leak but its mainly around the ac lines nowhere id associate with coolant. tried a test to see if there was any combustion gas in the coolant and comes back good. no clue where its going. waiting until later tonight when its dark to get the uv torch back out and see if can spot anything ive missed hopefully.

Hi mate, this kind of sounds like mine, and it was the 0 ring that had perished in the coolent flange into the head gear box side. It was the garage that noticed it when doing my clutch but it was tiny seap maybe it was evaporating with the heat from engine or gearbox casing.

 

[Dazzalcr]

Guess we're all going shopping tonight

Nam is right the prices are crazy and normally with you in 5 days they don't mess about now, my car was built in Spain but fixed by aliexpress lol

 

[ExiledWeegie]

Hi mate, this kind of sounds like mine, and it was the 0 ring that had perished in the coolent flange into the head gear box side. It was the garage that noticed it when doing my clutch but it was tiny seap maybe it was evaporating with the heat from engine or gearbox casing.

ive been paying lots of attention to that side, not seeing any drips, or any dye showing at all, i have just replaced this flange and oring on that side about 2 months ago, this was the state of the old one.... just been out again and the level is just under the max from me topping it up this morning to bang on max, only had a 10 mile run today. otherwise the car is great, no oil mixing with coolant and vice versa, head gasket tester says no combustion gases present.

only thing i can think of is the coolant cap, the new one i just put on the cap is quite loose but after a drive if i undone it i can hear the pressure escape so it was holding to some degree, ive just tried the old one on it and its a bit tighter, so ill try the old cap on it for a day or two see if the level still drops.

 

[Nam-uk]

Nam is right the prices are crazy and normally with you in 5 days they don't mess about now, my car was built in Spain but fixed by aliexpress lol

 

[MoToJoJo]

been out allday chasing the source of a coolant leak, cannot for the life of me find where its going. its not loads but i need to top it up once a week before it gets to the minimum. I've put some leak tracing dye in it and still cant find it, had the timing covers off today and waterpump is dry as a bone and no traces of the dye, checked all round the thermostat and flange at the gearbox side and looks all good, put a new coolant tank on it last week and theres no dye around it or inside the cap. there looks to be some dye at the back of the engine where someone in the past has tried it to find a leak but its mainly around the ac lines nowhere id associate with coolant. tried a test to see if there was any combustion gas in the coolant and comes back good. no clue where its going. waiting until later tonight when its dark to get the uv torch back out and see if can spot anything ive missed hopefully.

Don't forget the heater box drain on the firewall (a flap in the sound deadening on the firewall just above and to the right of where the shifter cables are)

 

[BadBoy03]

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[ExiledWeegie]

Don't forget the heater box drain on the firewall (a flap in the sound deadening on the firewall just above and to the right of where the shifter cables are)

cars still up on ramps right now so just went and had a look with the uv torch from above and underneath all around the gear cables, firewall and nothing, no traces of the flouresant dye and nothing wet, had a look inside in the footwells, all dry in there too.

ordered a new cap for the tank, hopefully that sorts it coz ive no clue otherwise.

 

[Dazzalcr]

ive been paying lots of attention to that side, not seeing any drips, or any dye showing at all, i have just replaced this flange and oring on that side about 2 months ago, this was the state of the old one.... just been out again and the level is just under the max from me topping it up this morning to bang on max, only had a 10 mile run today. otherwise the car is great, no oil mixing with coolant and vice versa, head gasket tester says no combustion gases present.

only thing i can think of is the coolant cap, the new one i just put on the cap is quite loose but after a drive if i undone it i can hear the pressure escape so it was holding to some degree, ive just tried the old one on it and its a bit tighter, so ill try the old cap on it for a day or two see if the level still drops.

Yeah mine was like that but with a fracture in the plastic flange, well like uou said hopefully a new cap will solve it bud as it sounds like you checked everywhere. Good luck bud

 

[Nathan penney]

Update from Le Mans, well unfortunately it wasn’t good news for team Cupra R,
firstly i spun and went backwards into a barrier on Indianapolis corner resulting in a crack on the rear bumper ( don’t worry I have another shell exactly the same for any shows or events that I can park it along side mine at.)
Good speed though, smooth tarmac and great fun. Then things took a turn for the worse as my steering servo screw came out and lost all steering.
Easy fix but no screw driver on hand, so my lad completed the rest of the 9 mile circuit with the Laguna.
To be fair the locals were loving it being French an all.

Damage and the barrier that was in the wrong place.

 

[BadBoy03]

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Update from Le Mans, well unfortunately it wasn’t good news for team Cupra R,
firstly i spun and went backwards into a barrier on Indianapolis corner resulting in a crack on the rear bumper ( don’t worry I have another shell exactly the same for any shows or events that I can park it along side mine at.)
Good speed though, smooth tarmac and great fun. Then things took a turn for the worse as my steering servo screw came out and lost all steering.
Easy fix but no screw driver on hand, so my lad completed the rest of the 9 mile circuit with the Laguna.
To be fair the locals were loving it being French an all. View attachment 49075
Damage and the barrier that was in the wrong place.

Sounds painful, sorry to hear that m8
Bet it was fun though & your lad obviously did very well.

 

[Nam-uk]

View attachment 49074
Update from Le Mans, well unfortunately it wasn’t good news for team Cupra R,
firstly i spun and went backwards into a barrier on Indianapolis corner resulting in a crack on the rear bumper ( don’t worry I have another shell exactly the same for any shows or events that I can park it along side mine at.)
Good speed though, smooth tarmac and great fun. Then things took a turn for the worse as my steering servo screw came out and lost all steering.
Easy fix but no screw driver on hand, so my lad completed the rest of the 9 mile circuit with the Laguna.
To be fair the locals were loving it being French an all. View attachment 49075
Damage and the barrier that was in the wrong place.

repair it with the same fibreglass two pack filler you use for car bodywork you can even get a two pack plastic filler

 

[Manic172]

Had a professional valeter come out and do the car... I have dona a fair bit more lately. I really must do you lot some updates

 

[Connor H]

Had a professional valeter come out and do the car... I have dona a fair bit more lately. I really must do you lot some updates View attachment 49119

saw the pics on fb. looks meaner than ever mate

 

[Nathan penney]

Had a professional valeter come out and do the car... I have dona a fair bit more lately. I really must do you lot some updates View attachment 49119

Looks stunning.
Hopefully see it in person at this super touring event at brands.

 

[Nathan penney]

I’ve done a little write up ( with a few photos) from our recent trip to Le Mans with the Cupra R if any of you fellow mk1 chaps are interested.
It’s in general off topic chat.

 

[Manic172]

Something very special and very different today. Ben Forbes from Manic racing asked me to get his mk1 Seat leon cupra race car prepped and show ready for the super touring race day at Brands hatch in two weekends time. It will be on display to show

Something very special and very different today. Ben Forbes from Manic racing asked me to get his mk1 Seat leon cupra race car prepped and show ready for the super touring race day at Brands hatch in...

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I can only seam to do a link to the video . But seam to download the video ..... I am old and not good with technology