Seat Cordoba 1993-1999 Maintenance Plans

This schedule shows key service items and indicative intervals. Actual intervals depend on driving conditions, exact engine specification and manufacturer recommendations. For full details of all operations, sub-tasks and technical specifications, see our technical manuals.
1.6 Petrol (ABU)

Additional operations (specific intervals)

  • Renew the timing belt No recommended period
  • Braking system: renew the brake fluid every 24 months

Service intervals · 1.6 Petrol (ABU) · Maintenance system

Task Oil service: every 15,000 km Inspection service: every 12 months 30,000 km 60,000 km 90,000 km 120,000 km 150,000 km 180,000 km 210,000 km 240,000 km 270,000 km 300,000 km 330,000 km 360,000 km 390,000 km
Engine
Renew the engine oil ●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Renew the oil filter ●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Check for oil leaks ○●●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Renew the air filter ○○○●○●○●○●○●○●○
Renew the spark plugs ○○●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Check the exhaust system ○●●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Cooling system: check for leaks. Check the level and anti-freeze strength; correct if necessary ○●●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Transmission
CV joint boots: check for damage and leaks ○●●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Steering
Check the steering assembly for damage, leaks and wear ○●●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Steering ball joints: check for damage and play ○●●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Brakes
Check the brake pad and lining thickness ○●●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Check the brake lines, hoses and connections for leaks and damage ○●●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Suspension, wheels and tyres
Check the tread depth and wear pattern on all the tyres, including the spare ○●●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Check the tyre pressures; adjust if necessary ○●●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Electrical System
Reset the service indicator ●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Interior
Renew the dust and pollen filter ●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Exterior
Check the windscreen wipers and washing system ○●●●●●●●●●●●●●●
1.6 Petrol (AEE)

Additional operations (specific intervals)

  • Renew the timing belt No recommended period
  • Braking system: renew the brake fluid every 24 months

Service intervals · 1.6 Petrol (AEE) · Maintenance system

Task Oil service: every 15,000 km Inspection service: every 12 months 30,000 km 60,000 km 90,000 km 120,000 km 150,000 km 180,000 km 210,000 km 240,000 km 270,000 km 300,000 km 330,000 km 360,000 km 390,000 km
Engine
Renew the engine oil ●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Renew the oil filter ●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Check for oil leaks ○●●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Renew the air filter ○○○●○●○●○●○●○●○
Renew the spark plugs ○○●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Check the exhaust system ○●●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Cooling system: check for leaks. Check the level and anti-freeze strength; correct if necessary ○●●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Transmission
CV joint boots: check for damage and leaks ○●●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Steering
Check the steering assembly for damage, leaks and wear ○●●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Steering ball joints: check for damage and play ○●●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Brakes
Check the brake pad and lining thickness ○●●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Check the brake lines, hoses and connections for leaks and damage ○●●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Suspension, wheels and tyres
Check the tread depth and wear pattern on all the tyres, including the spare ○●●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Check the tyre pressures; adjust if necessary ○●●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Electrical System
Reset the service indicator ●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Interior
Renew the dust and pollen filter ●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Exterior
Check the windscreen wipers and washing system ○●●●●●●●●●●●●●●
1.6 Petrol (AFT)

Additional operations (specific intervals)

  • Renew the timing belt No recommended period
  • Braking system: renew the brake fluid every 24 months

Service intervals · 1.6 Petrol (AFT) · Maintenance system

Task Oil service: every 15,000 km Inspection service: every 12 months 30,000 km 60,000 km 90,000 km 120,000 km 150,000 km 180,000 km 210,000 km 240,000 km 270,000 km 300,000 km 330,000 km 360,000 km 390,000 km
Engine
Renew the engine oil ●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Renew the oil filter ●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Check for oil leaks ○●●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Renew the air filter ○○○●○●○●○●○●○●○
Renew the spark plugs ○○●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Check the exhaust system ○●●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Cooling system: check for leaks. Check the level and anti-freeze strength; correct if necessary ○●●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Transmission
CV joint boots: check for damage and leaks ○●●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Steering
Check the steering assembly for damage, leaks and wear ○●●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Steering ball joints: check for damage and play ○●●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Brakes
Check the brake pad and lining thickness ○●●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Check the brake lines, hoses and connections for leaks and damage ○●●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Suspension, wheels and tyres
Check the tread depth and wear pattern on all the tyres, including the spare ○●●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Check the tyre pressures; adjust if necessary ○●●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Electrical System
Reset the service indicator ●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Interior
Renew the dust and pollen filter ●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Exterior
Check the windscreen wipers and washing system ○●●●●●●●●●●●●●●
2.0 Petrol (2E)

Additional operations (specific intervals)

  • Renew the timing belt No recommended period
  • Braking system: renew the brake fluid every 24 months

Service intervals · 2.0 Petrol (2E) · Maintenance system

Task Oil service: every 15,000 km Inspection service: every 12 months 30,000 km 60,000 km 90,000 km 120,000 km 150,000 km 180,000 km 210,000 km 240,000 km 270,000 km 300,000 km 330,000 km 360,000 km 390,000 km
Engine
Renew the engine oil ●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Renew the oil filter ●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Check for oil leaks ○●●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Renew the air filter ○○○●○●○●○●○●○●○
Renew the spark plugs ○○●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Check the exhaust system ○●●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Cooling system: check for leaks. Check the level and anti-freeze strength; correct if necessary ○●●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Transmission
CV joint boots: check for damage and leaks ○●●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Steering
Check the steering assembly for damage, leaks and wear ○●●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Steering ball joints: check for damage and play ○●●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Brakes
Check the brake pad and lining thickness ○●●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Check the brake lines, hoses and connections for leaks and damage ○●●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Suspension, wheels and tyres
Check the tread depth and wear pattern on all the tyres, including the spare ○●●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Check the tyre pressures; adjust if necessary ○●●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Electrical System
Reset the service indicator ●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Interior
Renew the dust and pollen filter ●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Exterior
Check the windscreen wipers and washing system ○●●●●●●●●●●●●●●
2.0 Petrol (AGG)

Additional operations (specific intervals)

  • Renew the timing belt No recommended period
  • Braking system: renew the brake fluid every 24 months

Service intervals · 2.0 Petrol (AGG) · Maintenance system

Task Oil service: every 15,000 km Inspection service: every 12 months 30,000 km 60,000 km 90,000 km 120,000 km 150,000 km 180,000 km 210,000 km 240,000 km 270,000 km 300,000 km 330,000 km 360,000 km 390,000 km
Engine
Renew the engine oil ●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Renew the oil filter ●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Check for oil leaks ○●●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Renew the air filter ○○○●○●○●○●○●○●○
Renew the spark plugs ○○●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Check the exhaust system ○●●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Cooling system: check for leaks. Check the level and anti-freeze strength; correct if necessary ○●●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Transmission
CV joint boots: check for damage and leaks ○●●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Steering
Check the steering assembly for damage, leaks and wear ○●●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Steering ball joints: check for damage and play ○●●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Brakes
Check the brake pad and lining thickness ○●●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Check the brake lines, hoses and connections for leaks and damage ○●●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Suspension, wheels and tyres
Check the tread depth and wear pattern on all the tyres, including the spare ○●●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Check the tyre pressures; adjust if necessary ○●●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Electrical System
Reset the service indicator ●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Interior
Renew the dust and pollen filter ●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Exterior
Check the windscreen wipers and washing system ○●●●●●●●●●●●●●●

Repair guides

Change Car Accessory Belt Kit

Change Car Accessory Belt Kit

Easy 0h45–1h30
Change Car Air Filter

Change Car Air Filter

Very easy 0h30
Change Car Battery

Change Car Battery

Very easy 0h30
Change Car Cabin Filter

Change Car Cabin Filter

Very easy 0h30–0h30
Change Car Clutch

Change Car Clutch

Technical 6h00
Change Car Front Brake Discs and Pads

Change Car Front Brake Discs and Pads

Easy 1h30
Change Car Front Brake Pads

Change Car Front Brake Pads

Easy 1h00–1h30
Change Car Fuel Filter

Change Car Fuel Filter

Easy 0h30
Change Car Handbrake Cable

Change Car Handbrake Cable

Very easy 0h30
Change Car Oil Filter

Change Car Oil Filter

Easy 0h30–0h45
Change Car Rear Silencer

Change Car Rear Silencer

Easy 0h45–2h00
Change Car Shock Absorbers

Change Car Shock Absorbers

Easy 2h30–3h30
Change Car Water Pump

Change Car Water Pump

Easy 3h00–5h00
Change Car Glow Plugs

Change Car Glow Plugs

Intermediate 1h30
Change Car Particulate Filter (DPF)

Change Car Particulate Filter (DPF)

Easy 0h30
Change Car Spark Plugs

Change Car Spark Plugs

Easy 0h45–2h00
Change Car Timing Belt Kit

Change Car Timing Belt Kit

Very technical 3h30–5h00
Change Car Turbo

Change Car Turbo

Very technical 5h00–6h00
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