Gaskets Done On Warranty?

[Ric 2001]

Done 24045 miles and one of the gaskets has gone either......
Turbo - exhaust
Header - exhaust manifold
or turbo - exhaust manifold

Basically, that thing out there.. sat on four wheels.. sounds like a tank, can smell fumes from the back of the engine bay, and when on the motorway i'm gassing myself.

So.... can these gaskets be done on warranty work? Just need to know before I book it in to be fixed? Or could this be down to a small ecu mod?

Cheers for the replys

 

[rhysyo]

you may have a problem if the dealer feels that your mods have caused the blow. best thing to do is book it in and dont say anthing about your ecu mod!!

 

[rashcupra]

when my exhaust to turbo gasket went it was replaced under warranty! same symptoms as yours tho! think it might be happening again but im always paranoid!

 

[gazjones]

lose manifold bolts again should b done under warrenty lots have had this done you must be member no. 10 this has happened to

 

[rashcupra]

add me again mine has come loose AGAIN! sounds really raspy and exhaust fumes from back of engine

 

[reedbradshaw]

i thought the beezas wa supposed to be like tanks , i have a ibiza sport hope they are more reliable , i drive it sensibly most times but i do give it some on the rare occasion ill expect some harsh replies with everyone on this thread owning cupras about me giving it some especially Rash

 

[gazjones]

rash thought you had new manifold fitted? so its not really seat its the design off them then?

 

[Ant FR]

loose manifold bolts, ring the AA they will sort it within 10 minutes if you don't fancy getting dirty. thats what i did on advice from the SEAT dealer.

 

[rashcupra]

your dead right gaz! its being looked at tomorrow then might be anouther 7 hour round trip to jbs

 

[Ric 2001]

Asked dealer and he said "never heared of that problem" - try try surfing here....

So got all 3 gaskets for a full £10 + abit pence... fitting them today and making sure manifold bolts are extra tight..ish

 

[gazjones]

cool you didnt get them to do all the work under warrenty then?

 

[rashcupra]

hope you gota ramp ric2001 as they are a biatch to get to!!!!!

i got my motor up on the ramp at work yesterday and its not as bad as i thought it was just a blowing exhaust joint!

 

[Ric 2001]

A bitch is an understatement, used axial stands in the end. That heat shield at the back of the engine was the worst part and getting to the bolt underneath that......

Only had 1 bolt in the gasket instead of 3... but ended up taking all the inlet side off the turbo (don't think I really need to do this) and some bits at the back of the engine, heat shield, press studded heat shield and a black 90 degree bend, then it was a bit easier to get at the 2 non existent bolts and the one below the shield.

Order all the gaskets required but only used the turbo to manifold but didn't order any bolts so had to shop around and buy some with spring washers but would have rather used spider washers. No point using thread lock due to heat from the turbo would just melt it away.

Anyway she’s up and running but now has a boost leak, probably a pipe popped off somewhere.

Next weekend….. centre section of exhaust is blow where it connects to the down pipe so fix that and saw off the bracket at back to stop it rattling when I have more than 1 person in the rear of the car.

 

[Ant FR]

don't do them up as tight as possible. Torque them correctly. There is a reason for bolts having torque figures. on manifiold bolts i would have thought the torque setting swould be to compensate for expansion. Do it too tight and it will just come undone again

 

[Ric 2001]

Yeah bolts have numbers on top of them for grade of steel also can indicates torque strength. Reason for manifold bolts coming loose, after inspecting them the threads where shinney and smooth which means they have been vibrated out by a high frequancy, guessing from the turbo, coupled with crap washers.

 

[Small]

An old thread I know but you can add me to the list. My bolt fell out on the way to the dealer so it sounded like i was on my way to take part in a banger race!

 

[kriso]

I know its hard to get to to replace the gasket but is it possible to see if the bolts are loose? Don't fancy taking things apart if mine is ok, but I can't hear for sure if mine is rattling over the Milltek and road noise!

 

[Ric 2001]

You can get to 2 of the bolt if you take off you engine cover. If you look at the DV from above then, there should be a black bolt around there with K?? stamped on it, just get a 17mm socket on it and give it a turn, if it turns easy then it loose.

Go no pictures at the moment of the area and the cars at home.

Kriso if you can take a photo and upload it I'll try and point it out