This BIG Design Flaw Needs Fixed on ALL MK2/1P Leons!!

In today's video, I'm addressing the design flaw with the MK2 / 1P Leons, where water can get in to the engine bay, via this bit of plastic trim on the bonnet.
Learn how to check your car to see if this issue is happening on it, and I'll show you the simple method that has worked for me, to fix this issue forever!
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[@NorthCoastWorkshop]

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[@robytdi150]

Thank you man for this useful video! After 9 year that I bought my Cupra R, finally I have done this work today because I was tired to have the spark plugs oxidized. Regards from Italy! 👋

[@NorthCoastWorkshop]

Ah that's excellent, great to hear and thank you for watching the video 😊👍🏻

[@pdk60]

My Leon has been kept in a garage since I bought it new in 2006 which may explain why this hasn't been an issue for me. Some water does get through as I have some white marks on the black pad, but not enough to be a problem. On another note, I have just replaced my cigarette lighter with the duel USB socket as in your video, so I don't have to keep unplugging the satnav because of the permanent live. Thanks for that.

[@NorthCoastWorkshop]

Yeah, keeping it garaged will definitely help. Wish I had garaged my car from the start 🙈 seaside salt air is killing it! And good to hear the usb charging mod is helping 👍🏻 is so handy for numerous things 🙂

[@anthonyraine8661]

Great advice Kev, followed your video and just done exactly the same on my MK2 today. Time for no more damp soundproofing (hopefully😄) Cheers 👍

[@NorthCoastWorkshop]

No probs at all mate, glad it sorted the issue 👍🏻

[@foras87]

Many thanks for the video. Could you please advise what kind of glue you have used to fix the pipe? Many thanks

[@NorthCoastWorkshop]

I just used clear silicone sealant for any parts I stuck or sealed. Takes a couple of hours to properly dry 👍🏻

[@robsx4280]

Great info I will check mine this week, i have noticed the black fabric has a small white patch. Thank you

[@NorthCoastWorkshop]

No probs at all Rob, cheers for tuning in😊. Let me know how u get on if you do end up tackling it 👍🏻

[@gladiatorthomas]

Hi mate, i had same problem on my Cupra and we discuss with my mechanics that for me the fastest repair will be to replace original engine cover (do not fit anymore due to Ramair oversize intake) with engine cover from Audi TTS (need to find cheap one, otherwise it will cost you a lot of money) and it works perfectly 🙂

[@NorthCoastWorkshop]

Great to hear Thomas 👍🏻 and yeah the Audi TTS engine covers can be expensive 🙈 hopefully you can find a reasonably cheap on 🤞🏻 Cheers mate 😊

[@gladiatorthomas]

I was lucky, because my mechanic worked for authorized service so cover cost me aroun 4000CZK (140GBP aroud). But I saw on ebay for 800 pounds also :D @@NorthCoastWorkshop

[@JS-om3pi]

My 07 leon has been having issues with this lately, iv seen the previous owner has put silcone on the back end of the clips but still gets through so ill remove the panel and try your way. Never notice this issue till i replaced the diverter valve (after watching many of your vids) after i had alot of power back then to having misfires on pack 4, changed that and has been fine for a couple months then went again last week and had to replace. Thank you for the videos you put out, helped me alot diagnosing my cars issues and the general things to check and maintain 👌

[@NorthCoastWorkshop]

No need to thank me, just glad they can be of some use to you 😊 Let me know how u got on once u removed the panel. Be interesting to know where the water was still getting in from 👍🏻

[@zyderos9101]

I have exactly the same... The previous owner did the silicone on the back end of the clips, but I also have water in cilinder 4. I guess he did not do it properly. Now gotta try and remove the silicone kit he did and re-do it. Haha yayyy....

[@NorthCoastWorkshop]

Best of luck mate 👍🏻🤞🏻

[@zyderos9101]

@@NorthCoastWorkshop Thanks! Everytime I have to do something with the Cupra i search for your youtube channel and find videos that will help me. You have helped me out a few times already. Many thanks!!!

[@NorthCoastWorkshop]

Glad I'm able to help mate 😊 I enjoy making the content, so no need to thank me 👍🏻 We're all in this car community together 💪🏻

[@markmcelhenny8429]

I've got the Audi TTS engine cover and its still getting water into cylinder 4. So going to try sealing up the holes. My only concern with sealing them all up is where does the water go? The last thing you want is the water just sitting under that plastic trim.

[@NorthCoastWorkshop]

Yeah that's why I put the hose in, instead of blocking up that final hole. It's obviously Seat meant it to be a drain hole from day one, but hadn't thought it through, as the water soaks the sound deadening material 😅🙈 If it is fully blocked, I believe the water will just run out to the sides or out the front when steering or under breaking. Not ideal, but better than into cylinder 4 🤣

[@Blue27085]

Whats the name of the vid on re spraying the front end called? ty

[@NorthCoastWorkshop]

Confession..... I've still not edited and put it together to release yet I'm afraid 🙈 I have all the footage, I just need to knuckle down and get it done. It will be a video at some point, just that other filming and editing got in the way, so left it on the hard drive for the moment 😅

[@Frostensen]

I don't understand this part very well. At 04:37 you mentioned the tiny hole (main troublespot) but, if we don't have a hose attached to it from the bottom we can seal that hole as well. So what does that mean? Does it mean we don't need a hose only the sealed clips or?

[@NorthCoastWorkshop]

Yep, you don't necessarily need a hose like mine. You can just set a blob of silicone over it, so it's blocked off, and any excess water that gathers under the trim will just drain out the sides or if the car is on a hill it will run out the front or the back. The hose was just something I tried and seems to work, but fiddly to do.

[@Frostensen]

@@NorthCoastWorkshop Thanks, the hose seems to be the go to solution for everyone. I asked because I never heard anyone mentioned just plugging the hole. I'm about to fix the same problem on my car, but don't want my new insulation to develop mold. That's why I asked if you know for sure if it works 🧡

[@NorthCoastWorkshop]

Yep the hose definitely works. For speed a lot just put blobs of silicone on all the holes and clips, and say it works fine. The same as you though, I felt the hose was a better option. I can't remember the exact sizes but it was just aquarium hose and an L shaped connector piece I used from eBay 👍🏻

[@Frostensen]

@@NorthCoastWorkshop Thank you 🙏

[@predragnikolic8381]

Imam isti problem na Seat Altei. Bravo na videu, odradiću na ovaj način.👍

[@NorthCoastWorkshop]

Thank you and best of luck 👍🏻

[@GH-ov1lj]

Have an fr 140 with the 2 litre common rail TDI engine. Should those of us with diesel mk2's have any reason to be concerned by this or will the workaround solution not be of any real value to us?

[@NorthCoastWorkshop]

It won't be as damaging forr you mechanically as your diesel engine shouldn't have important parts below the water leak (well I don't think it will). But if you do have the sound deadening material still fitted and just want to keep the engine bay reasonably dry, I'd say it probably worth doing just for peace of mind long term 😊👍🏻

[@i.sbhachu2609]

Thanks for the content as always - I think I am going to buy the SKU: 6L6 853 575 = how many of those do I need? Do you also have the part number for the sound deadening, mine is damaged due to the weather and with winter coming, I can see it getting worse!

[@NorthCoastWorkshop]

I'm pretty sure it's 9 you'll need, remember to plug the last hole in the middle too. I'm afraid I've not got a part number for the material, but a Google for it should show a few places u can get a replacement from hopefully 🤞🏻

[@i.sbhachu2609]

@@NorthCoastWorkshop - Hey Buddy, had a quick follow up question as it has been raining loads of late... what size tube did you use for the excess drainage, I think I am going to do the same!

[@NorthCoastWorkshop]

I used no more than 2 meters of clear aquarium Flexi tubing (6mm inside diameter, and 9mm outside diameter) then a piece like an 'L' shaped junction. One end of the junction attached on the hose, the other end I pushed into the middle hole on the bonnet and trimmed away the excess plastic that poked through, then silicone around it to secure.. The L shaped piece was called "L Equal Ends Water Pipe Elbow Joint K611 Hose To Hose Hard Plastic Aquarium" on eBay. A mouthful, but hopefully help if you're searching. It needs to be obviously 6mm to it sits snug inside the pipe 👍🏻

[@murzynek6944]

I sealed this completly

[@BandsGiddy]

How've you done that?

[@Nevinhattle]

Legend

[@NorthCoastWorkshop]

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[@NeznanPoznanovic1993]

This flaw is on my Leon as well, but only when im washing my car, and lift my bonnet,and it starts to drip the water from that plastic... Should this help to like you do?

[@NorthCoastWorkshop]

Once done you'll still get water running off the back when u lift the bonnet, but it tends to run down the back of the engine and cause no harm. The holes for the clips mean the water enters the engine bay a little further forward, so it ends up dripping over the engine, even while the bonnet is shut. Hope that helps 👍🏻