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  1. bcstudent

    how many miles has everybody done??

    2004 Leon Cupra. Currently at 58500 miles - bought in October 2007 with 48000 on the clock, but been in the family since new. Only problem so far has been water-pump failure at 56500 miles. Oh, and the Lambda sensor connections got a bit wet and started playing up when the car was less than a...
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    Why you should use vag-com to re-set the Throttle body

    Thank God for the Internet and all the fine people that use it... I'd noticed that my Leon had started to run progressively worse in traffic over about the last year. The throttle response became jerky and the exhaust note was much harsher. It was really only at small throttle openings though...
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    Help BAD M.P.G on revived cupra

    Not really going to be much help here, but I was wondering how many miles the engine had done when it blew up?
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    Gezmeister's Seat Leon Cupra - Now gone :( replaced with a lexus :)

    Where in Norwich are you? I do tend to keep an eye out for Leons.
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    Alarm chirp

    A what?!
  6. bcstudent

    timing belt service cost

    I've just changed the water pump (and cambelt) on my '04 Leon Cupra due to a water pump failure at 56k miles. I got quoted £240 all in at an independent garage and £310 at a Seat dealer. I needed the car to go to Silverstone a few days after it happened though and nobody could fit it in...
  7. bcstudent

    HELP car not starting,Melted wiring

    It would definitely be a good place to start. Just make sure all the connections in the fusebox are checked and cleaned up as required.
  8. bcstudent

    My beloved Mk1 has gone.

    Cupra...poor man's Cupra R Cupra R...poor man's S3 :)
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    My beloved Mk1 has gone.

    That has been my experience of comments relating to them too. There's nothing wrong with the Boxster - even the cheapest one is a good-looking, fine-handling, 200bhp, 150mph machine. Tidy.
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    Need advice on a SEAT Leon I have seen advertised for sale

    Personally, I'm wary of ANY used car regardless of age or claimed mileage. If the car's local you need to go and have a look and judge it on its own merits. Just make sure you take a level-headed friend with you that knows a thing or two about cars. Hopefully they'll stop you from jumping in...
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    Advice please - starved of oil - £3329.74!!!

    This sounds like a total nightmare. How many miles had the car done when it let go?
  12. bcstudent

    Which Cold Air Intake For Leon Cupra 1.8T ??

    Another thumbs up for the Carbonio here. I've had no issues with mine.
  13. bcstudent

    timing belt change

    You got a link to that thread?
  14. bcstudent

    Yaw sensor problem!

    Seriously?
  15. bcstudent

    Forge TIP problems?

    Forge TIP on an AUQ here too. The only problem I had with the fitting is that the 007P can only be fitted backwards if I want to retain the engine cover, which I do. The reversed noise doesn't bother me. In fact, I think the sound from the 007P compliments the aggressive Piper exhaust note. The...
  16. bcstudent

    Boost levels on a leon cupra k03s

    I think most stage two maps peak in the low 21-22 PSI region and hold around 15 PSI to the limiter. I guess it would be fair to say that's the safe maximum.
  17. bcstudent

    How did your Cupra (not R) feel to you as standard?

    I totally agree with that. The 1.8T engine is the most pointless use of a six-speed gearbox ever conceived. I hate it.
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    How did your Cupra (not R) feel to you as standard?

    Yeah, it was quick enough but I never really liked the wooly feel of the throttle response in standard trim. The remap made it feel much more like I imagined it should have felt. It's been getting on for a year since the remap and I'm still not bored with it.
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    LIMP mode

    My LC did the same thing when the Lambda sensor connections got wet. Whatever your problem it's going to be pretty minor, but it will likely require VAG-COM to diagnose.
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    lcr 225 on fleabay

    That certainly seems cheap to me. A Cupra R for the low end of facelift Cupra money.
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