XU 8v Engine Maintenance and Performance Upgrades

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1. Head gaskets & bolt kits

   By acox99, July 30, 2018
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   • Tom Fenton
   • January 24, 2019

2. Help Ignition Timing 205 Gti 1.6

   By martin205xs, August 18, 2013
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   • welshpug
   • August 18, 2013

3. Xu9j2 high performace

   By Mohammad208, May 12, 2022
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   • SRDT
   • May 17, 2022

4. Options? Losing Interest Fast

   By pugfrank, March 16, 2014
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   • pugfrank
   • April 21, 2014

5. 1.6 Xu 8V Starter Motor

   By ian010778, June 30, 2013   

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   • Miles
   • July 1, 2013

6. Need Help

   By mostormxu9, November 1, 2016
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   • mostormxu9
   • November 2, 2016

7. Non Starter - Has Spark, Comp And Fuel

   By CopperBottom, October 28, 2012
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   • DamirGTI
   • October 29, 2012

8. 1.6 xu5j 1990 ht leads firing order help!!

   By Ren89, August 25, 2019
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   • Ren89
   • August 31, 2019

9. xu10j2c running on 3 cylinders

   By Atlaskrukvaxt, April 23, 2020   

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   • welshpug
   • April 24, 2020

10. No sump gasket on air con car

    By idoari, September 25, 2018
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    • Tom Fenton
    • September 26, 2018

11. Engine Management Light

    By Davidsw, March 15, 2017
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    • welshpug
    • April 1, 2017

12. Rally car camshaft

    By Rallyace, November 3, 2021
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    • DamirGTI
    • November 11, 2021

13. Sparks From Ht Lead At Coil

    By StormVixen, March 28, 2013
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    • StormVixen
    • April 26, 2013

14. Coolant Loss From Expansion Fan Cuts In To Late

    By Bananasplitz, June 17, 2013
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    • welshpug
    • June 19, 2013

15. Car Won't Tick Over Help

    By m_john_m, April 17, 2014
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    • m_john_m
    • April 20, 2014

16. 8V. Turbo Intercooler

    By CHRISWB, March 21, 2014
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    • Slo
    • March 28, 2014

17. Dizzy advance position

    By karabas, January 28, 2020
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    • karabas
    • February 2, 2020

18. Bosch Throttle Positión Sensor

    By sebascalderon85, January 2, 2016   

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    • farmer
    • January 3, 2016

19. Tachymetric relay

    By Micheke, November 19, 2019
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    • SRDT
    • November 19, 2019

20. Strange Hesitation

    By Juttie205, November 20, 2016
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    • Juttie205
    • November 24, 2016

21. XU5 8V engine mid range power / torque.

    By mollisk, January 26, 2022
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    • Thijs_Rallye
    • March 28, 2022

22. Injector

    By Tilou, May 20, 2016
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    • Tilou
    • May 21, 2016

23. A little movie of my stalling engine

    By HelmutGTI, July 28, 2018
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    • Telf
    • August 21, 2018

24. Oil Cooling - Air/oil Or Water/oil? Which Would You Use?

    By Chris H, May 25, 2015
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    • ALEX
    • May 27, 2015

25. 1.6 Gti Starting Problem

    By 20foive, March 25, 2013
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    • 20foive
    • May 14, 2013