XU 8v Engine Maintenance and Performance Upgrades

2,213 topics in this forum

1. 8V Headbolt Lengths

   By hoodygoodwood, July 29, 2015
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   • pug_ham
   • July 30, 2015

2. Identifying cams with no markings

   By Richie-Van-GTi, May 24, 2022
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   • DamirGTI
   • May 25, 2022

3. Weird Starting Fault Help!

   By Telf, August 27, 2016
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   • Telf
   • August 31, 2016

4. installing liners and other rebuild questions

   By Apitiser, April 19, 2021
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   • SweetBadger
   • April 29, 2021

5. Not Reving Clean To Redline

   By gtiburge, July 12, 2017
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   • gtiburge
   • July 22, 2017

6. Got Oil Under The Dizzy,around Thermostat Housing

   By omri617, October 23, 2012
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   • omri617
   • October 24, 2012

7. Head Advice

   By jonb_5, November 17, 2012
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   • Baz
   • November 18, 2012

8. 1.9 Gti Issues When In Traffic And Getting Hot

   By obrut0002, October 14, 2013
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   • obrut0002
   • October 16, 2013

9. Can The Wrong Camshaft Be The Cause?

   By mhyphenl, January 3, 2017
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   • mhyphenl
   • January 5, 2017

10. Funny Light On Dashboard

    By dt_, June 3, 2013
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    • dt_
    • June 5, 2013

11. Fuel Vapour 'electro Valve' Re Cycling Thingy

    By mhyphenl, September 8, 2015
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    • mhyphenl
    • October 20, 2015

12. Fuel Injector Seals

    By happypatrol, June 13, 2014
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    • happypatrol
    • July 13, 2014

13. Different One, Afm Not Adjusting, Even A Known Good One

    By Miles, March 29, 2013
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    • Miles
    • April 4, 2013

14. Pinging Problem After Fitting Flat Top Pistons

    By sasenz205, July 10, 2015
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    • ALEX
    • July 13, 2015

15. 205 Flywheel

    By fatstig1, April 29, 2014   

    • timing teeth
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    • allanallen
    • April 29, 2014

16. 1.9 Camshaft Oil Spray Pipe

    By happypatrol, February 25, 2017
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    • happypatrol
    • February 28, 2017

17. smoking or steamin ?

    By pedals, May 7, 2019
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    • pedals
    • May 29, 2019

18. Exact rev limit RPM XU9JAZ (DKZ)

    By Thijs_Rallye, March 23, 2018
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    • Thijs_Rallye
    • May 25, 2018

19. valve cover bolt washers

    By DamirGTI, December 2, 2019
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    • Ozymandis
    • December 2, 2019

20. What Is This Devices?

    By idoari, November 18, 2014
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    • lagonda
    • November 19, 2014

21. Oil pressure guage jumpy

    By James85, June 7, 2022
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    • Telf
    • June 18, 2022

22. Oil leak - pls help!

    By td_w, September 20, 2020
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    • Tom Fenton
    • September 30, 2020

23. Upgrading My Alternator

    By erbs, June 7, 2015
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    • davey205
    • June 25, 2015

24. Odd Hot Start Issue

    By Craig01, September 10, 2015
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    • Telf
    • June 10, 2019

25. Oil Filter Housing

    By James Cornell, December 31, 2014
    • 17 replies
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    • James Cornell
    • January 2, 2015