cupra spoke:
> Coming late to the discussion... this happened twice with my 147 - both
> warranty replacements of the turbo hose due to crap design where it rubbed
> against main earth strap on engine and wore a hole after a few '000 miles!
> (they changed the pipe design when 2nd one was fitted)

On the 156 it is rather exposed at the bottom-front of the engine bay

I suspect the other day a car in front flipped up a pop-can in the road and it
went under the car, could have done the damage.

> Yep it does turn heads, and if you're driving with the sun behind (or lights
> at night) the engine doesn't half belch out a lot more smoke than normal!
> Mine went the 2nd time on holiday so ended up driving as if the throttle
> pedal was made of egg shell!

S'eggzactly what mine does - the smoke actually comes from the split in the
inlet hose though!

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Rob Pearson
156 1.9jtd sportwagon (now)
164 V6 Lusso (gone)