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At least i changed the water pump also to a mechanic one. When i said Distribution kit, i meant timing belt (sorry, local usage). It was the only thing that was worth it.

Greetings to all! I have an update!!! I literally changed it all. Distribution kit, oil pump and belt. Using Motul Oil 5w30 with vag 507 specs. if it was worth it? Not at all! Stay still. Don´t waste your money. The noise continues, but far less, and goes way much sooner. I checked the old oil pump and just by turning it, it´s very noisy, especially the vacuum part. The best option it´s to live with it. I have made peace with it. Please don´t make the same mistake, likei did. My car now have 54.600 Km. Regards

That makes a lot of sense to me... I´ll explain better... I bought my seat 5 ou 6 months ago used. I don´t know what was the oil used in the engine. Last week i changed it to Castrol Edge titanium 5w30, and the noise got worst. So i think it´s a problem that we must live with it, if no problem related occur, and on the next oil change i will try other brand. Thanks a lot for your input.

Hi to all, I´ve just registered to share my experience. I have a Seat Leon ST 1.6 TDI 115hp from 2017 with 33k Miles on it. It starts to develop this exact same noise and was thinking to replace v-belt tensioner, belt, and maybe timing belt and tensioner. The water pump is a well known common fault also, because of his electromagnetic state. I have heard that it can be replace by a normal one, and use the solenoid of the old one. Concerning this noise, i can´t believe this is normal, but i believe based on this thread shared experiences, has mine produces this same noise on cold and it´s really bugging me. Any news on this? Best Regards from Portugal