Hi Guys and Gals!!

[Rosc0PColtrane]

Hi all, just picked up a Black MkII Gti Curpa Sport for the missus. T reg, not perfect but 1 owner from new, FSH from main dealer. Nippy little car!!

Look forward to getting to now people on here and the car too!!

2 immediate issues to sort:

1 Need to take out the passenger side head light. Looks like the grille needs to come off. Undone the 3 torque bolts but am worried about the clips on the bottom, near the lights? Or am I missing something?

2 A heat shield resonates from the centre section at 3k revs. Anyone had a similar issue?

 

[m0rk]

1) clips x2 at the front, but pop the indicator out as it's screwed in behind them too

2) hit it with a hammer until it comes off.

 

[Rosc0PColtrane]

Hi m0rk

Thanks for the heads up. Does the indicator pop out on its own or with the headlight? Seems to wobble together!!! I take it I uncrew by the indicator from inside the engine bay? Forgive the n00b-ness, never looked at one of these in detail before!!

Liking the hammer option!!!

Is the Haynes any good for this car or better off left at Halfrauds?

 

[Rosc0PColtrane]

Oh, rather than start a new thread, can these simple q's be answered please? I'm not getting on very well with the search function!!

What was stock bhp figure for the 16 valver? IIRC 150bhp??

How can you tell the difference between 8 and 16v on a glance under the bonnet?

 

[ibiza_95]

stock 150bhp yes

to tell the difference... the inlet manifold comes over the head and usually says dohc on the top... thats a 16v. the 8v has quite a thin head as its single cam shaft.
http://www.seatcupra.net/forums/showthread.php?t=111235&highlight=16v+engine+pic

front indicator has asmall clip holding it in, its clipped at the headlight side so you just need to unclip it and push it out the front.

the headlight has 3 screws one on top and 2 at the bottom which are hidden behind the grill, so that needs to come off. theres clipson the grill along the bottom edge but if you look carefully from inside theengine bay youll see them, and just need to push them down and pull at the grill

 

[surcalation]

8v Engine Bay:

16v Engine Bay:

Ebay has its uses

 

[Rosc0PColtrane]

Thoughts on the Haynes Manual for this car?

 

[thewiizard]

HAHAHAHA wouldn't bother..

 

[mr.aston]

HAHAHAHA wouldn't bother..

i disagree man. I bought a haynes 2 days after i bought my car. Its good for the little things like fitting speakers, removing seats, lights etc.

Worth a buy i thinks.

 

[thewiizard]

Personally the Insanes Manual is only for people that are tremendously paranoid about removing things like speakers.. Everything else its total ****, well unless you work in a SEAT garage.

I've used a Hayne's for a few things on a few different cars, every time the book lies and not about little things either..

The head torque settings for my Clio Valver were about 10 degrees shy of what Renault recommend. Not sure where they get their info..

 

[Czechboy]

With the heatshield, like mork said, get a big hammer and get rid off it. I had it rattling on both of my Ibiza's, so I "removed" it on both of them.

As for the heynes manual, I say its definitely a GOOD guide. For once you could have read up in it how to remove the headlights. I didn't want to pay £20 tho, so I got one of Ebay for about £5, bargain

Mig

 

[thewiizard]

pffffffffft a manual to take out the head light.... its 3 screws ffs.. what would you have done in the war??

"SARGE!!! I CANT SHOOT THEM"......

"WHY NOT LAD WHY THE DEVIL NOT"....

"I DON'T HAVE THE MANUAL FOR MY RIFLE!!!"....

only joking of course, I accept that it is handy in certain cases.

 

[chris285]

in regards to the heatshield issue, is it ok to remove from a 1.4??

hat a new cat the other weekend and the useless muppets at the garage has caused a fairly heavy knocking which i think that is the cause but not sure

 

[Czechboy]

pffffffffft a manual to take out the head light.... its 3 screws ffs.. what would you have done in the war??

"SARGE!!! I CANT SHOOT THEM"......

"WHY NOT LAD WHY THE DEVIL NOT"....

"I DON'T HAVE THE MANUAL FOR MY RIFLE!!!"....

only joking of course, I accept that it is handy in certain cases.

Well I personally dont need a manual to remove a headlight due to my superiorness But not everyone is as genius and myself

in regards to the heatshield issue, is it ok to remove from a 1.4??

hat a new cat the other weekend and the useless muppets at the garage has caused a fairly heavy knocking which i think that is the cause but not sure

It is OK to take it off on yours even if it is a 1.0. At the end of the day all a heatshield does is...............shield heat. So just dont park the car on top of a massive hay bail. BUT if you say its knocking, I'm not sure that the heatshield is your problem, more like the way the exhaust is mounted. A heatshield makes an annoying rattle rather then a knock.

 

[chris285]

well mine isn't all the time, and i am not getting it all the time and not been able to tie it to a certain rev range or while braking etc

seems to be mainly when braking slightly harder when the car is not braking in a straight line, rather annoying as i am looking to replace my car very soon as it is

 

[thewiizard]

lol loving the smilee lightsaber battle! My money is on the gymnastic dude!

 

[Chrisdaman]

nah i'm betting on the black guy

 

[mr.aston]

nah i'm betting on the black guy

Ha,ha! in the world we live in u'd b branded a racist 4 that!

anyway, i use the "i'm betting on the black guy" when im puttin a bet on the boxing!

 

[thewiizard]

LOL look at the technique by Obi Wan, Vader is just standing there womping his luncheon truncheon about whereas the other dude is proper Yoda'ing the place up, wouldnt want to get in the way of his shaft by any means!

 

[Czechboy]

WIZZARD: you PM is full but here is what I was going to PM you:

hey mate,

just wondering what make your HIDs are and where you bought them from.

Ive seen some on ebay 6000K not sure if yours are the same?

thanks.

I got them from mydepots.com and yes, its the 6000k kit. It takes about 10days for them to deliver as they come straight from the manufacturer from asia, but TOP noch kit. Cost only about £70 delivered as well.

THE best mod I've done to my car (cost vs result)

Mig