Tfsi Mikes Money Pit :: AKS built Cupra :: TTE420 :: Rtech Tuned

[Tfsi_Mike]

This week is going to see;

OSIR footrest, New Fuel Filter, Snap on Seat cover, Injector Cleaner going in the tank, Plugs gapped to .64mm, New front bumper, wash with new snow foam 

Does anyone know the cost of a new injector?  Id rather have to replace the injector (if that's the cause of the missfire) than have the head off and valves cleaned!

Thinking of trying Revised PCV and Revised DV over Forge and BSH too, thoughts?

[Tfsi_Mike]

So she's gone to the dealer for repair 

Very worried about the outcome, had better be a good job!  Theyre giving me a good price on the front lower grill and fog grills in gloss black (what a 'good price' is remains to be seen...)

Asked how much it would cost to have the stone chips repaired too.

Theyre doing the oil seal I noticed had perished which is only pence.  The mechanic laughed at me when I said Im going to try injector cleaner incase sticking injector is causing the missfire.  He's going to do some costly investigation...

May aswell get them to fit the Fuel filter when it arrives.


IF the timing was 1 tooth out would it cause a missfire on only one cylinder? 

[Tfsi_Mike]

Soo, the €600 for painting the wings and bonnets stonechips would be better spent towards a carbon bonnet o be honest.

The new bumper will be on and painted by Thursday / Friday  think I'm going to ask for a Cupra R (mk1) splitter instead and Leave the cupspoiler off over winter, thoughts?

[Richn83]

looking goo Mike, I had a play with some heat reflective tape on the weekend too but on an aero panel running by the exhaust at the rear looks similar to your stuff was fairly easy to work with.  looking forward to seeing the front end once finished. 

[Tfsi_Mike]

looking goo Mike, I had a play with some heat reflective tape on the weekend too but on an aero panel running by the exhaust at the rear looks similar to your stuff was fairly easy to work with.  looking forward to seeing the front end once finished. 

Yes was dead easy to work with  Would like to have used spray adhesive aswell but got inpatient and had to mod to cheer myself up after the prang.

What's your thoughts on the splitter?

[Richn83]

Are we talking your splitter?  I think the gloss black grills will look good go with the splitter and the top grill   that front splitter of yours how far under the front does it go?  If your talking about what I just fitted then it remains to be seen on the trip to france.    I need to get 400 miles to the tank to do each day of travel without filling up so its going to be tight!

[Tfsi_Mike]

Splitter goes back about 6 - 8" is fairly substantial.  Hope you see some improvements.

I mean opinions on swapping my cupspoiler splitter for a mk1 LCR one?

[Richn83]

oh right, not sure what the MK1 LCR one looks like, the one you have looks pretty good and it has semi canard like side lips which are good for creating turbulent air along the side of the car to reduce the car wake you got a pic of the LCR one?

[Tfsi_Mike]

Few pics of a Leon MkII with MkI LCR splitter;

http://www.seatcupra.net/forums/showthread.php?t=293253&highlight=springs

[Richn83]

Is this also a pic of the MK1 spliterr (obviously on a MK1) compared to yours.



I think yours looks good and more functional, also depends how much a swap would cost you.

[Tfsi_Mike]

Yup they're the MkI LCR splitters 

[Tfsi_Mike]

Sad times 





They said it will be ready tomorrow night.  Won't be accepting it if I'm not happy with the finish 

They had better have done an alignment check, Oil seal meant to be done too.

[golf nutter]

Ouch!

regards the splitter...to be honest, i prefer the MK1 LCR, i like its subtlety.

[VRSerious]

Ouch!

regards the splitter...to be honest, i prefer the MK1 LCR, i like its subtlety.

Totally agree, mrk1 it is!

[Tfsi_Mike]

Think I may do Mk1 LCR splitter for winter.

Oh having the gloss black done ;)