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All Things Mk5 => Mk5 General Area => Topic started by: scopes on September 30, 2012, 12:09:59 pm
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Hey all
I'm going to look at a Seat Leon today, it's for my Good womans younger Sister
2006
95k
2.0lt
TDI
Silver
BTCC kit on it
Just would like a heads up, as to anything i should be looking out for...
Its lowered on coilovers & a remap to 173bhp
I have the VCDS to check over any fault codes...
But at this year of a car, there is bound to be some faults :happy2:
Very Grateful for everyones help with this..... :notworthy: :notworthy: :notworthy: :notworthy:
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Can only comment from my own experience of owning a similar aged 2.0 TDI.
Check the turbo isn't 'wooing' too much & 'whooshing' on boost.
Feel for DMF/clutch vibrations, if the clutch hasn't been replaced I would try factor it into negotiations as it'll be due one (OEM/Sachs is ~£450 for DMF & clutch plus fitting).
Has the cambelt and water pump been done? Should have been in 2010 at the latest.
When you shut off the engine, see if it's smooth. I recently replaced my intake manifold flap as it was juddery on shutdown (£150 and easy DIY).
Otherwise, typical things to look for.
I got a younger Altea for my mrs and it had a leak from the rear wiper, I believe the Leon uses the same poor connection so test the rear wiper system so that it gets full spray and is not leaking into the boot.
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:happy2: Cheers Skard, that gives us something to look for
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As for the cambelt at what millage should it have been changed over, i take it is is 4 years or xxxxx miles
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the rear wipper can this be fixed ok?
thanks for your help :happy2:
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Cambelt & kit is recommended for 60,000 miles or 4 years, so it should have had it done.
The rear jet is not the issue as such, it's actually where the washer tubing joins behind the plastic boot panel...it can come free & leak but is easy to pop back in with long nose pliers.
Also think there were issues with door rubbers leaking, so look out for that.
Have a read on seatcupra.net for more info.
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Well it didnt go to well, a sh*t load of faults came up...
It seemed the intake manifold flap motor was just one of them :happy2:
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Shame that.
She can always buy mine if I can make my mind up about selling - at least it's been looked after and has a nicer badge :grin:
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You for selling up :happy2: she was after a golf but took a liking to the leons so...
Na the other leon was using coolant, 4 glow plug problems 1 in each cylinder & so on
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Damn I thought the porous head problem was rectified by 06 plates.
May have been something else.
I've seen glowplug faults come up on a friends Altea after the battery had gone flat.
Yeh young women like the styling of the Leon.
Thinking of selling up as I've only done ~5k this year, best car I've ever had and it's proving a problem actually going through with selling it.
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Well if you where closer, we could have had a look at it...... Really thanks for your help to keep us right :drinking:
She needs a problem free car, so time to keep looking
In around a budget of 5k - 6k
She would like it to have the BTCC kit on it & a nice set of wheels, as getting it lowered would'nt be a problem...
Must be reliable!
Dont fancy having to travel across the waters to get one, so anywhere N.Ireland - Ireland...
The search is on................ :popcornsoda: