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hi guys, i took my car for a spin earlier, once i had stoped and tried to restar the car it wouldnt, after 4 or 5 time trying i managed to get it going but it was reving up to 2,500rpm on its own and when i put my foot on the gas the engine would die and then just about pick up again but very...

Just finished putting an ADL motor in my mk3, Made a loom etc. and it fired up straight away, but since then it hasnt fired. It will fire by squirting brake cleaner into throttle body, I have checked all Vacuum's and ISV. I have spark and fuel flows out the fuel pipe when...

Hey guys im fresh out of ideas now. i will just tell you what the car is and what i have done so far see if any one has and ideas? 2002 ibiza 1.4 16v I have changed the plugs checked there is a spark at each 1, all the injectors are squirting. The car has been playing up for a while now...

HI im a proud owner of a 2.0 tdi sport unmodified totally original. and thats all i know really where do i start ? turbo ? dump vavles? ect ect . :)

Hi again folks, You might remember me posting a couple of weeks ago about getting my cat replaced on my 1.2 Ibiza - it went into the garage last friday and was replaced and they attempted to clear out the bits of it that were coming through the exhaust. They said my exhaust is a single pipe...

Hi all currently working on a mates leon cupra for him fitting a few bits and bobs and car had been standing about for a while and was a bit lumpy when started but wasnt worried about it as with all the usual checks i was confident it would be fine. Problem i have is suddenly (without me...

Hi guys, I recently baught a ibiza 1.2 12v (52 plate) and it worked fine when I got it, but then one day it just wouldn't start. I've tried lots of things, the fuel pump is working on the start of the key, fuel is being delivered to the spark plugs as it should. Crank shaft sensor has been...

cars been spot on for a while now was fittng a fron lower strut brace today and when i gave up trying to undo the bolts i whent to start my car i forgot i left it in gear so it juted foward sightly anyway took it out of gear whent to start it agian and all it will do now is turn over...all i can...

Ok, My mk1 leon is up for sale, Had a bit of interested so guess i should start looking for an FR a bit more seriously, I have been looking on pistonheads (Not much on there) and same on autotrader. Anyone know of other good sites for cars forsale? Thanks

Just wondered when they started putting them on the leons straight from the factory?

Want to just log all the small, not that amazing, things I've done to my car because im not that good with cars! learning.. Music... Started off with the alpine type r 6x9's in the rear.. Then I got the 12" type r sub and its other amp.. I stuck both the amps to the box because i...

Fitted a new HU in the glovebox today, works fine with the original screen still working but obviously the speakers are not connected. I tapped into the original wiring taking power to the new and existing HU. Now for some reason the car wont start. When the ignition is on, only the battery...

Hey All, Needing bit of help with a lad I know`s car. Its a mk2 Ibiza 2.0L sport 99 on an S with an AGG engine code. He gave me a bell a few weeks ago saying the car wouldn`t start, so I went over, checked: spark- yes fuel - yes plenty of juice in the battery, but it just...

right then i been posting on here for a while now about 3 years and thought i might aswel chuck a build thread up so the car is an ibiza mark 3 bought totally standard from a guy in north wales. with 77k on the clock paid 3k for it i used 2 have a black ibiza cupra mark 3 before this...

Heya, I have a seat ibiza 1.4 16v 1400cc "chill", is an FE52 plate ( Nov 2002 ) . I have occasional trouble getting the car started, it happens mainly when ive used the car and then go back to it, it wont start up again. I was advised to have the coil pencils changed when the ECU showed...

Had a search but cant find any thing. Right when i first start my car for the day i get a air'y / grindy noise , switch off start again and its gone.. What isit?

really need to PM a member on here, have posted more than 10 times and still cant do it :cry: any help?? many thanks

Drove home for about 20 seconds before then the car went dead. It will not start now at all just keep turning. The message on the dashboard sometimes appears saying "engine fault workshop needed" what does this mean? Also a orange rope flashes on the dashboard. Which I have looked up to be...

ive had cold start problems for a while now. here's what ive done so far: 1) vagcom said the temp sensor was nacked, so replaced it. 2) replaced all glow plugs. 3) fitted BMC cotton panel filter. 4) run on shell regular, though did run some millers through it a while back. any ideas...

My battery went flat weeks ago with the car being off the road for about a month now, I recharged it and tryed it, wouldn't tick over, was trying too, but nothing. Stuck some petrol in it to make sure, still nothing, I got one cough, that's it. Everything was fine before the battery went...