Brand new engine issues (1.4eHybrid)

[MattD]

Evening everyone!

I’ve just handed back my Formentor and today taken delivery of a Cupra Leon 1.4 eHybrid 245 VZ2.

Love the look of the car, but only done 16 miles across 2 small journeys. The engine got so hot I could smell it, then I could physically see the heat coming off.

No warnings, obviously keeping to lower speeds/revs until the engine is properly bedded in.

Anyone had this issue? Also, I’m getting a slight judder at very low speeds… very strange.

Would love to know if this is a common thing, or normal?

 

[SamuelDonuts]

In terms of the heat smell that is going to be pretty normal. You've got a lot of brand new parts with internal oils and sealants etc that are just burning off through normal operation of the "hot" areas.

On my first drive it was a 100 mile trip home and still then it smelt rather warm from behind, but it wears off.

 

[MattD]

In terms of the heat smell that is going to be pretty normal. You've got a lot of brand new parts with internal oils and sealants etc that are just burning off through normal operation of the "hot" areas.

On my first drive it was a 100 mile trip home and still then it smelt rather warm from behind, but it wears off.

Thank you for the reassurance haha. I’ve got a 350 mile round trip next week so I didn’t fancy doing that if the engine was going to explode or something

 

[Fergoo]

Evening everyone!

I’ve just handed back my Formentor and today taken delivery of a Cupra Leon 1.4 eHybrid 245 VZ2.

Love the look of the car, but only done 16 miles across 2 small journeys. The engine got so hot I could smell it, then I could physically see the heat coming off.

No warnings, obviously keeping to lower speeds/revs until the engine is properly bedded in.

Anyone had this issue? Also, I’m getting a slight judder at very low speeds… very strange.

Would love to know if this is a common thing, or normal?

Mines now on 500 miles but nearly all of that has been on electric. Took it to the dealer for a software update last week which is 30 miles each way, and used the engine properly for the first time. It too smelt quite strongly when I parked up, but didn't worry about it, as SamuelDonuts said, I just assumed it's pretty normal for a new engine.

Not noticed a judder, though it is noticeably smoother on electric than the ICE, but that is to be expected with the different torque curve. Even on ICE I would say mines smoother (albeit much slower) than my previous MK3 290.

Maybe run it in for a few hundred miles and see how it is?