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  1. Engine management light on

    engine management light Charcoal cannister probably needs to be replaced as this filters the exhaust gas -if you ignore could damage cat - lambda sensor. Mine has been replaced - no further problems. Cheers
  2. Mk 2 Leon, How to Seal the Bonnet Strip

    Water on left side under bonnet leaking through from scuttle. I have attempted the seal fix on two occasions seems to work fine on offside under bonnet but water still somehow gets under bonnet and past the seal on the driver's side.Diagonal patch of dampness on sound proofing material under...
  3. Leon Mk2 - Washer Fluid Leak

    rear washer update Took my car to local dealer (not) Seat Specialist - leak spread from rear footwell under front seat. The joint that popped is behind the driver's side parcel shelf support - the joint is towards the seat belt linkage area - pipe attached to the wiring loom! Fix is to push...
  4. Leon Mk2 - Washer Fluid Leak

    Any news on this? my rear washer is not working after the cold spell and it seems to have soaked the rear foot well and front carpet.I've had no problems with leaks until the cold in January 2010.
  5. Recommendations of dealers - POST HERE (new upto date thread)

    I can heartily recommend SEAT Specialist - J.P.Board and Co - Bridgend, Mid Glamorgan. Excellent service and trustworthy mechanics. Driving my fourth SEAT - Leon FR TFSI-07 - all cars maintained by these guys. In all the years I've used them, I've never had a problem - excellent service and good...
  6. Rear Tyre Consumption?

    Glad to hear your alignment is now sorted - guess you should keep your rear tyres within the spec parameters when you get the new tyres. Hopefully, you can now enjoy your motoring. Mike
  7. Rear Tyre Consumption?

    You need to check with a competent tyre shop the FR has the cupra suspension and the camber angles can be adjusted - the issue about the sub frame raised elsewhere is not true. If the stylance has sports suspension I guess the same rules apply - a good laser shop will check the codes in the boot...
  8. Rumbling sound from rear tyres

    Get the rear wheels realigned at a decent tyre shop with laser alignment equipment - my car is fine now and there is no noise and the tyres are wearing evenly. see the settings for the camber in the rear tyre wear thread.I'm using Goodyear F1 assymetrics and the problem appears solved.SEAT...
  9. water leak

    Have you checked the pollen filter - is it seated correctly? - this caused leaks in the previous cars - just as you describe.Early VW Passats had a similar fault - water gets through and then passes to the footwells front and rear through the ducting under the seats.I had a similar prolem on a...
  10. Leon FR - Rumble Noisey

    have you checked your rear tyres ? See the rear tyre wear thread. Mike
  11. Rear Tyre Consumption?

    Lil, Here are the settings for your rear suspension / tyres - camber angles still within cupra spec (Camber angles) - 1.20 degrees now - 1.35 degrees before Cheers Mike
  12. Rear Tyre Consumption?

    Camber angles: haven't got the details at the moment but will post them later.I'd suggest going to a good tyre dealer with Laser - 4 wheel alignment equipment. My tyre dealer took a chassis number from the boot floor to obtain the settings on their software and then adjusted from there. Most...
  13. Rear Tyre Consumption?

    Back to the rear tyre wear issue: As I advised back in September - new tyres and a camber adjustment at the rear was effected. 4,000 miles in and my tyre dealer is checking for wear - so far so good. Using assymetric Goodyear F1's so problem - could be solved??? Tyres rechecked yesterday at...
  14. Rear Tyre Consumption?

    Rear tyre wear - Leon Mk 2 FR: I have an 07 registration and have had similar problems - the rear bridgestones were according to the tyre dealer looking like 50p bits on the inside edges - sent tyre to Bridgies - bt no deal -shot after 14,500miles. last car a Leon 20VT rears never had this...
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