04 Plate Cupra Tdi PD150, Had it since 2006, now covered 112,000 miles

Unfortunately i have had all the common faults!

1) Turbo blown - sticky vane syndrome
2) Cam Followers wore out and took cam with it
3) Power steering pump failed and wiped out the rack with contamination
4) ECU internal power fault - Replacement ECU
5) On-going glow plug loom fault - have the spare loom just not fitted it.
6) Dual Mass flywheel replaced at 106k - nursed it along for a while with the rattle until i hear it on smoke test at the MOT, where the testing asked if i was sure i wanted him to carry on!!!!
7) Current hot start issues and slight turbo hesitation at 3000 rpm - trying to diagnose......

its still standard but only getting about 38-40 mpg.

Full Service history

Love it though! considering getting it mapped, but a little nervous considering the mileage
 
04 Plate Cupra Tdi PD150, Had it since 2006, now covered 112,000 miles

Unfortunately i have had all the common faults!

1) Turbo blown - sticky vane syndrome
2) Cam Followers wore out and took cam with it
3) Power steering pump failed and wiped out the rack with contamination
4) ECU internal power fault - Replacement ECU
5) On-going glow plug loom fault - have the spare loom just not fitted it.
6) Dual Mass flywheel replaced at 106k - nursed it along for a while with the rattle until i hear it on smoke test at the MOT, where the testing asked if i was sure i wanted him to carry on!!!!
7) Current hot start issues and slight turbo hesitation at 3000 rpm - trying to diagnose......

its still standard but only getting about 38-40 mpg.

Full Service history

Love it though! considering getting it mapped, but a little nervous considering the mileage


On the flip side of the coin

Fr150 tdi
110k miles
Full seat service history on the button


Original Cam
Original Clutch and Flywheel (no rattles and no slip)
Original Turbo

Bombproof and mapped to 198bhp :)
 
On the flip side of the coin

Fr150 tdi
110k miles
Full seat service history on the button


Original Cam
Original Clutch and Flywheel (no rattles and no slip)
Original Turbo

Bombproof and mapped to 198bhp :)

I've often heard when going to pay the regular £1000 plus bills at the menders that "you've been unlucky with this one, having everything that is going!"

Quite fancy having mine mapped...........anyone done this on a car with 100+k miles??? Any particular issues???
 
Just coming up to 60K on my 04 LCR going well so far.

Replaced drivers door lock.
 
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My 2009 FR550 has just over 60,000!!! They joys of a 65mile roubd trip to work every day:cry:
 
52 plate Cupra, owned since new so all apart from 13 of the 110.2k miles are all mine/wifes!

Touch wood, fingers crossed. Its been a beast so far, and is still going strong.