"R C Nesbit" > wrote in message
...
> 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!

lol - bet that's a sight....

As an aside, I drove 400 miles back from holiday with it hissing and 20
second 0-60s!! Didn't do the car any harm though!