I seem to have this issue when the car is going through a regen process, now I know my heater matrix needs replacing and from what I have read on here a few of you have had the same problem, the car itself drives perfectly no overheating oil/coolant levels are fine, just wondering if the heater...
I have my fr170 booked in at darkside developments to have the bkd alloy inlet fitted in place of the plastic one but I’ve heard a few stories of people complaining of compression loss afterwards, surely fitting this can’t have an affect?
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I'm looking at getting my aircon regassed tomorrow but unsure how to tell if the aircon is actually working the only reason I ask is the car had a brand new condenser before I bought it last October, I was under the impression that when you switch the aircon on the 2 radiator fans fire up...
Just a quick question, is the facelift fr white the same colour code as the 2008?
If someone with a facelift white fr could check there paint code please
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Removed and cleaned the egr valve yesterday on my fr170 with brake and clutch cleaner dried it out refitted it and the car seems more responsive, anyway after a drive I popped the bonnet and where the pipe connects to the side of the egr is slightly wet with clear water! condensation maybe...
I'm wanting to remove the egr valve off my fr 170 bmn engine code my question is can I do this without any side effects? I know I will probably get the EML light on, the car has had he dpf removed and been remapped
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Bought this last year around October time so thought I'd put some pics up
Mods so far inc
Candy white 2008 fr tdi 170
Full btcc genuine factory kit
Hybrid turbo
Dpf delete
Safely Remapped and dyno'd @
223 bhp - 293ftlb
Full cupra interior inc roof lining
Gloss black Cupra B & C pillars...
I've noticed this recently but only when the heaters are on it seems to be coming from behind the speedo cluster area the noise is quite loud and ticks about 3 times every other few minutes. Does anyone know of this or experienced it in their car?
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Recently trial fitted one in my 2008 fr but noticed one strange thing in that I can hear feint static through the speakers even when the unit is switched off any ideas
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I currently have a 2008 leon fr and looking to upgrade the stereo to a vw rns510 unit but heard stories regarding the battery drain issue will I experience this or will I get away with it being a 2008 model as I've heard it only affects earlier models
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I'm wanting to remove it to clean it out but was wondering if it can be removed without the need to completely remove the steel pipe that's attached to the side of the egr valve?
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Im looking at getting my wheel retrimmed and looking for some ideas guys maybe alcantara / leather if anyone has any pics of theirs :)
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