technical

Hi all. Driving home from work this evening, everything normal. Then when I’m pulling into my road two errors come on: “Error: Drive system. Please visit workshop” “Error: 48V vehicle electrical system. Do not drive off”. Restarted the car after I arrived home and the car struggled to start for...

Hello, I'm looking for a bit of advice/guidance if possible. I purchased a Formentor back in January from an independent dealer in England. It's a 1.5 tsi petrol V1. 2023 plate. I, regrettably missed a huge red flag on purchase. Pick up was delayed because the vehicle had to go into Cupra, I...

Hi not sure if this is the best place to post this I’m new to this forum tbing here we go. I Was at a red light the other evening when I went to set of the car jumped into “neutral” had to put the selector in neutral and back into D where the the same thing happened a few times before I managed...

Hi All! Having issues with my 2019 Seat Leon Cupra, it has ambient lighting in front door cards and in both digital dash and centre console, have noticed that once going into the background lighting settings there is a slider of about 14 different colour settings, ranging from...

Hi guys, this is my first post to the forum so apologies if i get anything wrong. Above are two videos that show the problems i'm having with my car. All of the issues i'm having occurred after i put my foot down in eco mode on a slip road. Car made a loud mechanical bang and hasn't been...

Hi, Apologies if I've posted this incorrectly I am new to this forum! I have a 62 Reg Seat Ibiza FR and lately when I've been driving in third gear hitting 40+ MPH it will slightly jolt almost as if you’ve driven over a small pot hole or wheel span slightly It doesn’t do it in any other...

Hi everybody I have a mk4 Ibiza FR and I am considering the new Ibiza mk5 in FR or Cupra version. Is anybody aware of any specific technical differences between the FR and Cupra? I am not talking about style differences, just technical differences which influence the ride. Is the only...

Ok this is to those in the know I have had the Boc for 3 months now. When it was 4 weeks old parked up at local Sports Centre took sprog swimming. Coming out chap in an a class was parked in front of me and he was looking nervous to say the least. Pinged me hurried up jumped in his postman pat...

Hello, I've previously owned a Altea TDI (bought privately) and I want to return to the fold. I've found a Leon SE TDI/2003 (91kmiles) advertised privately locally and I was roaming through google looking for buying tips etc.. I came across the words ECU failure and worse- sticking Vanes...

BTCC have today introduced their new technical regulations to take the sport forward into the future. The cars will adopt standardised durable two-litre turbo engine, with many parts standard to vastly reduce costs. Read more at BTCC.net -...

Anyone know the torque of the camshaft pulley? And the clearance of the injector rockers? ive been told its either tighten them down till touchin and back off 90 degrees or 180 degrees? the car is a leon cupra 150 tdi putting it back together tommorrow so any help much appreciated...

Hi, I've been searching here for a while now trying to find the main differences between the Cupra & FR. I've read lots about the Cupra having a bigger turbo than the FR and was wondering if anyone could tell me the manufacturer and model (or similar) of turbos that SEAT use in the FR and...

Hi all. Since buying my LC in March, it has always had a hesitation in power when at light trottle. Hot or cold, what ever gear but more noticable at low revs and always when there is little or no boost. I have searched on here and a lot of people seem to have had the same issue...

Chaps, As far as I know I have standard discs on the front of my LCR and they are a little worn but not as much as they need to be replaced. Recently I bought a set of Galfer pads as the old ones were worn and were squeeking like mad. Now, when my mechanic was replacing the pads I noticed...

Done a search but nothing contains this sort of information that im after: 1. Oil pressure on idle? 2. Oil pressure whilst driving? 3. Oil temperature once warmed up? 4. Boost pressure on idle? 5. Boost pressure under load? Based on a standard Leon Cupra R 210

hi guys, i'm looking for some guidance from those of you that know your leons! i have a mk1 leon tdi se 110 hp. unfortunatly i did a grand job of stuffing it into a curb:cry: . when i went to someone who is breaking a leon tdi (for parts) it turns out it is in fact a 150 PD model, with...

Anyone know where I can get a good Haynes type manual for a MK4 TDI Sport?

Hi I have bought some cupra wishbone bushes to replace the ones on my PD130. As they are solid, compared to the PD130, they should be better, and also get rid of the clonking suspension i have :cry: However i have a technical question, once the bush is in the mount, how do you get the...

i have had a look on the forum but i can't seem to see anything is there a technical advice e-mail adress for seat ?? thanks

can anyone explain the differences between a camshaft positioning sensor, thrust sensor and a crankshaft sensor. we've been trying to deal with the camshaft sensor for ages now, and my local seat dealer said its now called a thrust sensor (he thinks). can anyone shine some light on this?? we...