XU 8v Engine Maintenance and Performance Upgrades

2,177 topics in this forum

1. 1.9 engine wont spark

   By damo, Tuesday at 06:13 PM
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   • DamirGTI
   • 10 hours ago

2. Fuel pump fitted with pickup pipe for carbs

   By Bishbosh77, 13 hours ago
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   • Bishbosh77
   • 13 hours ago

3. Starter issue.

   By Oscar12345, April 8
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   • PhilNW
   • April 9

4. Fuel pump priming question

   By Theo205, April 7
   • 1 reply
   • 179 views
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   • stewal
   • April 7

5. 1.6 CTi starting Issues... but not the motor?

   By adybatt, April 2
   • 3 replies
   • 177 views
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   • welshpug
   • April 2

6. Xu9ja crankshaft pulley help needed

   By Maikko, March 26
   • 3 replies
   • 189 views
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   • Maikko
   • March 26

7. Front exhaust section, late 1989 CTi 1.6

   By lagonda, February 14
   • 16 replies
   • 578 views
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   • welshpug
   • March 22

8. 1.9 DKZ Head pitting advice

   By Davetouch, March 5
   • 12 replies
   • 426 views
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   • petert
   • March 20

9. GTi 1.9 late fuel pump in early tank

   By mat_the_cat, March 12
   • 3 replies
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   • welshpug
   • March 13

10. Exhaust rear box OE number

    By Steve205, February 15   

    • exhaust. back box.
    • 5 replies
    • 323 views
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    • Steve205
    • February 28

11. Oil leak from the filter

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    By brian j, January 7
    • 30 replies
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    • Favaloro
    • February 23

12. Oil pump drive

    By Ronan B, February 10
    • 4 replies
    • 95 views
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    • Ronan B
    • February 10

13. Where does this wire connect

    By Phil Gti, February 3
    • 2 replies
    • 374 views
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    • Phil Gti
    • February 8

14. Rebuilding of an XU5J

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    By Pierre_b, April 8, 2021
    • 55 replies
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    • petert
    • February 3

15. Schrick XU camshaft details please ???

    By Tideee, February 1
    • 3 replies
    • 303 views
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    • 28CRAIG
    • February 1

16. Injector spray pattern

    By Gavin Waddell, January 27
    • 3 replies
    • 333 views
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    • Gavin Waddell
    • January 30

17. I am missing something?

    By Phil Gti, January 28
    • 2 replies
    • 239 views
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    • Phil Gti
    • January 28

18. OE vs Hoffmann Exhaust

    By driversdomainuk, January 25
    • 0 replies
    • 209 views
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    • driversdomainuk
    • January 25

19. Strange leak

    By James1975, December 15, 2023
    • 8 replies
    • 601 views
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    • James1975
    • January 12

20. Tolman exhaust

    By driversdomainuk, January 7
    • 1 reply
    • 334 views
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    • Leslie green
    • January 10

21. Cambelt re-tension after a heat cycle

    By brian j, October 13, 2023
    • 6 replies
    • 412 views
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    • brian j
    • January 9

22. 205 cti 1/5 xu5ja 1.6 overfuelling

    By Mark Morley, December 14, 2023
    • 0 replies
    • 126 views
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    • Mark Morley
    • December 14, 2023

23. Bosch Distributor replacement/repair

    By jlarkin, November 30, 2023
    • 9 replies
    • 566 views
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    • jlarkin
    • December 10, 2023

24. 205 Cylinder Head 1.6 vs 1.9

    By driversdomainuk, December 1, 2023
    • 3 replies
    • 422 views
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    • petert
    • December 1, 2023

25. Fueling issue - failed emissions

    By 28hodge, November 24, 2023
    • 7 replies
    • 462 views
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    • Zetec7
    • November 30, 2023