My Seat Exeo 2.0 TDI Shed

The way it was done was that SEAT approached Audi and bought the intire tooling, production line etc then re-engineered the car with as many good bits as possible. So I assume they saw the cabrio dash was nicer so thought why not because they had access to all of it.

Also I think I read somewhere that SEAT used some suspension parts from the A6 to improve the ride, handling etc so it was a bit more than just updating the face and splicing in the later CR engines that the B7 didn't get.

They also re-profiled the rear seats to create more rear legroom, much needed in that platform, but even with the improvement it is still tight back there.

I heard about the A6 suspension but couldn't verify. To me it looked the same as a B7 A4 under there. They did change the suspension geometry and the dampers were not as stiff as the Sline Audi's though, perhaps that is the A6 element actually. They did make the tyres narrower than the A4, running 225 rather than 235s. Probably for fuel economy or emissions.

Front alloy is away being refurbished as the inner rim is allowing for a slow puncture, so I'm stuck with the spare for the time being. Adds to the patina, don't you think?

My Exeo saloon had some random chinese tyres on it when I bought it and they were hilariously bad

What's yours like on fuel? I'm getting 60mpg on a run from the 2.0CR TDI.

Have you checked the service history for the oil pump drive geing upgraded, they are a known weakness on this tdi 2.0. I had mine done on my b7 A4 avant.

Cheers,

Drew.

Is yours a CR engine or PD? If CR you've dodged a bullet. If PD, let me know the engine code.

Cheers,

Drew.

This was what my oil drive hex key looked like at 90k miles. I kept it as a souvenir. The tech who replaced it reckoned it had another 15-20k miles left before it went.



The design flaw on the oil pump on these engines means that the key only engages at the tips of the hex key, not the entire surface... as the tips slowly wear down, eventually the hex key spins in the slot - result, no oil pump drive, no oil pressure and very shortly afterwards, no turbo and no engine.

It's a bad flaw with the 2.0 TDI prior to 2009.

I bought my A4 for £5k in 2020 on 90k miles and found out about this after purchase. Spent another £1k for the fix. I figured it was worth it in my instance. It is russian roulette otherwise.

Cheers,

Drew.

How on earth did you survive, we all know that a tyre made from less then unicorn tears and gold will kill you instantly, or wear out as soon as its of the lift,i will pray for you.

I bent a wheel on my previous shed so bought another wheel from eBay that came fitted with a nearly new Autogreen. I then ran that quite happily on the front with a worn Avon, the Autogreen was the best tyre on the car.

I didn't die once infact I could not tell any difference.

I would happily run a set of Autogreens on a white goods car.

The cheapo budgets (didn't even have a name, just a load of numbers on the side wall ) fitted to my Exeo were horrendously bad. It would spin the front wheels in 3rd in the wet and roundabouts in the rain felt more like ice rinks. They'd also cracked and fallen apart despite only being 18 months old. An extra ~£20 a tyre for Kumhos etc is well worth it in my opinion.