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Hi All I'm wondering if there is anyone who can help me out? I brought a 1.6 205 GTI a while ago, been a bit of a project. had an engine rebuild as it had flat cams, and head gasket had gone. But since then Myself and a friend who is a mechanic have struggled to get it to run properly/well It all seems to be linked into the timing as we have fuel etc, but can't find a way to time it? no obvious marks etc Is there anyone out there who knows how to do it??? Thanks in advance

Hi, I have recently rebuilt my 1.9 gti engine in my rally car, i have had it running since and it ran fine (sat for 50 minutes at the MOT station), but now after it failing to start on and off it wont start at all. When i could get it running, when it warmed up it wouldn't start. Here is what i have done found out upto now: AFM was know to be faulty so replaced with a working one. Jetronic injection system, so NO crank sensor etc, its an XU9JA as far as i can tell. Tested the throttle position sensor and replaced as was faulty. Replaced the wrong (had a 1.6 one in) ECU with a good one for a 1.9. Have checked for spark and there is definitely one. Have also got new plugs and coil. Have tested the ecu temperature sensor which reads correctly for it been cold (was 14c). Fuel pump works, its on a separate switch, plenty of fuel coming through. So i took the injectors out and turned it over, no fuel coming from the injectors (it even started briefly with the excess fuel that came out of one of the injectors that popped off). Tested the voltage coming from the injector plugs while turning over the engine and it registers 0.02v, which i believe it should have 12v. So, as far as i can see i have no voltage to the injectors so they wont work. Suspect problems: tachymetric relay: Does this supply voltage to the injectors as well as control the fuel pump (if not on a switch), when i press the ignition (has a push start) i can feel the relay activate and when i stop cranking it resets itself - seems ok but unsure. Injection Supply Relay - Do they have one of these, haynes manual has it in the wiring diagram but i cant find it on the car, would be a logical culprit though. Bad wiring - could be this as it has a cut down loom on it, problem im having is working out what to test from the injectors to where ever to find out if it is a faulty wire. Wire from dizzy to ecu - Not sure how to trace if this works but it would also make sense if the ecu wasnt getting this signal. Have had it suggested it could be the injector plugs shorting but can find any bad wires etc. I think i have covered everything there, any help would be much appreciated as im running out of options, its probably something simple. Cheers Kev

Hi All, more help required please!!Lol I picked up the 205 this weekend, well I tried to anyway I got about 5 miles away from the garage and it cut out, and wouldn't restart it was just cranking on the starter and, at best, spluttering a bit and backfiring spectacularly! After about 5 minutes of poking about at plugs without finding a loose one it was suggested to adjust the AFM screw, which I did, and there was a difference, for the worse! So I turned it the other way and it started!! I'm wasn't sure weather it was this adjustment or the fact the engine had cooled that allowed it to re-start, but I carried on never the less. About another mile up the road the same thing happened again!! So I pulled over and tried the screw again to no avail (I couldn't remember which way I was turning it) and the engine wouldn't even splutter at this point, just kept turning over on the starter. I had the car towed back to the garage and the mechanic has had a look at it today for me. He has just rang back to say that he managed to adjust the AFM to allow the car to re-start this morning but it again cut out when hot, and wouldn't re-start! So he adjusted the AFM and got it to start when warm and it would rev normally warm. He then allowed the engine to cool back off for a few hours and came back to try it again and with the AFM set when warm it wouldn't start cold!? I have searched the forums about AFM's and read a lot about idle issues but nothing describing my symptoms! Is the AFM knackered or is this just a symptom of another component not working properly, that we're compensating for with the AFM!? Sorry for the long post, so close to having this on the road its unreal it was like a little tease session on Saturday - painful!!lol Cheers Andy

My car seems to be leaking fuel to the left of where the inlet is on the filter housing. Prime the grenade up and fuel drips out and hisses. Car won't even start now Would packing it with sealant help just get me home as i'm stuck at me girlfriends with no tools