XU 8v Engine Maintenance and Performance Upgrades

2,213 topics in this forum

1. Xu7 Bad Idle After Head Rebuild

   By tompaltridge, December 4, 2013
   • 9 replies
   • 1,370 views
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   • tompaltridge
   • December 26, 2013

2. Help! Injector Cap In Engine

   By bondyshambles, April 19, 2015   

   • injectors
   • inlet manifold
   • 6 replies
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   • bondyshambles
   • April 19, 2015

3. Suspect Head Gasket Failure? 1.9 8V

   By Lukespeed, June 29, 2015
   • 6 replies
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   • TAG
   • June 29, 2015

4. Idling Not What It Was!

   By lagonda, November 10, 2015   

   • 89 CTi 1.6
   • 7 replies
   • 1,365 views
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   • lagonda
   • November 16, 2015

5. Strange Sparking Sound From Engine Bay

   By john-melbourne, January 6, 2013
   • 8 replies
   • 1,364 views
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   • john-melbourne
   • January 7, 2013

6. 205 1.6 Phase 1.5 Wont Start Or Turn Over

   By BrianC, February 3, 2014   

   • brown multiplug
   • starter
   • (and 1 more)

     Tagged with:

     • brown multiplug
     • starter
     • phase 1.5
   • 6 replies
   • 1,363 views
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   • MikeC
   • February 4, 2014

7. What Oil? 1.9Gti With Mods

   By madmover, March 1, 2013   

   • oil
   • 4 replies
   • 1,361 views
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   • madmover
   • March 1, 2013

8. Newman Cams? Anyone Using Them?

   By johnhenry, December 27, 2013
   • 3 replies
   • 1,361 views
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   • mikeyd
   • December 27, 2013

9. Will This Starter Motor Do The Job

   By sushisushi, November 25, 2012   

   • starter starter motor
   • 7 replies
   • 1,360 views
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   • sushisushi
   • December 5, 2012

10. Gti Speedo Cable Length?

    By nveeate, June 13, 2014
    • 2 replies
    • 1,360 views
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    • nveeate
    • June 13, 2014

11. Wiring Diagram

    By BBYPUG, September 20, 2014   

    • Starter Motor
    • 1 reply
    • 1,360 views
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    • opticaltrigger
    • September 21, 2014

12. Cambelt Cutting Through Plastic Covers

    By timoth123, September 28, 2015
    • 19 replies
    • 1,357 views
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    • timoth123
    • October 6, 2015

13. What Parts To Replace?

    By john-melbourne, July 16, 2014
    • 14 replies
    • 1,356 views
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    • scbond
    • July 20, 2014

14. 8v turbo pistons

    By Juttie205, July 11, 2018
    • 9 replies
    • 1,355 views
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    • 20five_t
    • September 18, 2018

15. 205 GTI Carb Conversion Ignition Wiring help

    By GGS, March 25, 2022
    • 5 replies
    • 1,355 views
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    • andy0075
    • April 2, 2022

16. Xu10J2Te Oil Filler Cap/tank/pipes Mayo

    By swinisskill, February 5, 2013
    • 5 replies
    • 1,354 views
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    • Daviewonder
    • February 5, 2013

17. Exhaust Tunnel Mod On The Quiet

    By Castorkid, November 9, 2012
    • 3 replies
    • 1,353 views
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    • Paul_13
    • November 9, 2012

18. Bushing Small Ends,need Some Advise

    By opticaltrigger, May 17, 2015
    • 13 replies
    • 1,352 views
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    • opticaltrigger
    • May 20, 2015

19. Running a 1.6 ECU and AFM on a 1.9??

    By Gregg1980, June 12, 2019
    • 5 replies
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    • jackherer
    • June 13, 2019

20. Xm Turbo Wiring Services

    By sean-G, December 16, 2012
    • 2 replies
    • 1,350 views
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    • sean-G
    • December 19, 2012

21. Water Level Sensor

    By PhilNW, July 24, 2017
    • 7 replies
    • 1,349 views
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    • pug_ham
    • July 25, 2017

22. Competition Headgasket

    By jimmi, August 4, 2014
    • 12 replies
    • 1,348 views
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    • DamirGTI
    • August 5, 2014

23. Two Tone Spark Plugs...

    By James Cornell, March 7, 2014
    • 14 replies
    • 1,347 views
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    • James Cornell
    • March 13, 2014

24. Big spec XU10J2TE flat spot at 5300

    By Hedgetrimmer, November 30, 2019
    • 9 replies
    • 1,346 views
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    • Hedgetrimmer
    • December 1, 2019

25. 1.9 rallye engine part identification

    By HoRSiCZeK, October 5, 2020
    • 11 replies
    • 1,346 views
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    • HoRSiCZeK
    • October 7, 2020