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Seat Leon Technology 1.2 TSI registered September 2016.
After driving my car up to normal temperature, the EPC light came on, followed by the Engine light.
Garage has advised that they think it is the Charge Pressure Positioner,which in this car is motor driven, rather than pneumatic. They also believe that it is necessary to replace the turbo as they say in this model, it is a variable vane arrangement that is driven by the Positioner, rather than a Wastegate valve, and that the vanes may be sticking, and have burned out the motor in the Positioner.
They cleared the fault light and gave me the car back until they can get the parts.
They said it was ok to drive the car and all I would notice is a lack of power.
Since then I have driven the car, the fault lights have not come back on, and there doesn't seem to be a lack of power.
It seems surprising that a major fault like this could occur on a car only just over 3 years old and less than 40,000 miles on the clock.
1. Has anyone else experienced this problem?
2. Can anyone explain why I would still have good acceleration with the motor on the positioner burned out?
3. The top of the electrical connector on the Positioner seems to be able to turn about a quarter turn. Shouldn't this be solid. i.e., not be able to turn?
Thank you.
GMAC
After driving my car up to normal temperature, the EPC light came on, followed by the Engine light.
Garage has advised that they think it is the Charge Pressure Positioner,which in this car is motor driven, rather than pneumatic. They also believe that it is necessary to replace the turbo as they say in this model, it is a variable vane arrangement that is driven by the Positioner, rather than a Wastegate valve, and that the vanes may be sticking, and have burned out the motor in the Positioner.
They cleared the fault light and gave me the car back until they can get the parts.
They said it was ok to drive the car and all I would notice is a lack of power.
Since then I have driven the car, the fault lights have not come back on, and there doesn't seem to be a lack of power.
It seems surprising that a major fault like this could occur on a car only just over 3 years old and less than 40,000 miles on the clock.
1. Has anyone else experienced this problem?
2. Can anyone explain why I would still have good acceleration with the motor on the positioner burned out?
3. The top of the electrical connector on the Positioner seems to be able to turn about a quarter turn. Shouldn't this be solid. i.e., not be able to turn?
Thank you.
GMAC