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Issue with Seat Alhambra

  • 30-09-2019 11:20am
    #1
    onthesod
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 37 ✭


    Hi All,
    Recently bought a second hand Alhambra with low mileage off a main garage.
    Had it 10 days and Mrs was driving it, power dropped off completely to the point that 30Kph was all that she could do. Rang them, advised to shut off the engine and re-start after 5 mins. Appeared to work to some extent but there appears to be two issues now
    1. Power seems to come and go intermittently
    2. Reduced travel on the accelerator pedal - though the engine will still go into the red and it will open the throttle

    MD has the car and have no fault found, no codes. The mechanic drove our car and another with similar miles and age on it and could find no fault. I think the reduced travel on the accelerator is obvious but he doesn't agree.

    Any ideas? We have only had the car for 10 days but I think there is definitely reduced power, intermittently admittedly, and I am certain the travel on the accelerator is reduced also.
    The car I drive is an Octavia and there is a massive difference on the range of travel on the accelerator between that and the Seat


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  • #2
    Zubeneschamali
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 16,686 ✭✭✭✭Zubeneschamali


    onthesod wrote: »
    MD has the car and have no fault found, no codes.

    Seems very unlikely after what sounds like limp mode. Split hose somewhere?


  • #3
    onthesod
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 37 ✭onthesod


    Zubeneschamali wrote: »
    Seems very unlikely after what sounds like limp mode. Split hose somewhere?

    I'm not a mechanic and when I lifted the hood, there was no evidence of diesel or indeed oil anywhere. Would that preclude a split hose?


  • #4
    Zubeneschamali
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 16,686 ✭✭✭✭Zubeneschamali


    onthesod wrote: »
    I'm not a mechanic and when I lifted the hood, there was no evidence of diesel or indeed oil anywhere. Would that preclude a split hose?

    No, the turbo runs on exhaust gas and pressurizes intake air, so it would gas of one kind or another leaking, not diesel or oil.


  • #5
    onthesod
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 37 ✭onthesod


    Zubeneschamali wrote: »
    No, the turbo runs on exhaust gas and pressurizes intake air, so it would gas of one kind or another leaking, not diesel or oil.

    Would there be a code on something like that


  • #6
    Hellrazer
    Moderators, Arts Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators Posts: 10,885 Mod ✭✭✭✭Hellrazer


    Sounds like a fuel filter.
    Looses power,turn off the car power comes back?
    Most times doesn't show a code although some makes will show a low fuel pressure trouble code.
    Was the fuel filter done on it?
    Due every 60k on those alhambras.


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  • #7
    HailSatan
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 328 ✭✭HailSatan


    onthesod wrote: »
    2. Reduced travel on the accelerator pedal - though the engine will still go into the red and it will open the throttle

    I'm genuinely not taking the piss here, I didn't know there was a way to lock out an accelerator pedal. Is there any way there is a mechanical issue with that pedal?


    (now to be honest it was news to me that diesels had throttles too, I admit I'm not up to date on German tech)


  • #8
    CoBo55
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,625 ✭✭✭CoBo55


    I had a very similar problem on an Octavia turned out to be a faulty throttle pedal although it was accompanied by the flashing heating coil light and a throttle pedal signal implausible code stored in the ECU.


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