XU 8v Engine Maintenance and Performance Upgrades

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1. Radiator thermoswitch...

   By bacardincoke, November 21
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   • bacardincoke
   • Friday at 06:48 PM

2. 205 gti running twin webber 40's (general advice)

   By Caimin, November 29
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   • SootySport
   • Wednesday at 11:06 PM

3. water pump leaking?

   By Kingswood, December 8
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   • DamirGTI
   • Tuesday at 03:30 PM

4. 1.6 GTi - warm/hot start issue

   By danj.pdx, November 26
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   • jackherer
   • December 8

5. 8V Rebuild

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   By Telf, July 19, 2015
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   • Telf
   • December 8

6. Coolant gallery bolt part number

   By Telf, December 8
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   • jackherer
   • December 8

7. stdt 205 STDT Leak off Pipe Removal Advice

   By AaronMountford1990, November 22   

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   • Ozymandis
   • December 6

8. Carburettor, rebuild or injection conversion?

   By dt_, September 27
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   • dt_
   • December 4

9. Brown coolant

   By DSYKES5500, November 23
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   • Telf
   • December 3

10. valve cover bolt washers

    By DamirGTI, December 2
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    • Ozymandis
    • December 2

11. Sump plug spec, 1992 1.9 GTI

    By Romb, December 2
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    • Romb
    • December 2

12. Big spec XU10J2TE flat spot at 5300

    By Hedgetrimmer, November 30
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    • Hedgetrimmer
    • December 1

13. No spark after fiddling with rear lights?

    By HelmutGTI, November 24
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    • HelmutGTI
    • November 24

14. Engine cut out whilst driving.

    By Billy Boy, November 1
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    • DamirGTI
    • November 23

15. Std pistons for 205Gti 1.6

    By Philpooma, November 21
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    • calvinhorse
    • November 22

16. Car starts then cuts out immediately

    By Gavin Waddell, May 27, 2018
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    • Gavin Waddell
    • November 20

17. Tachymetric relay

    By Micheke, November 19
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    • SRDT
    • November 19

18. Needle in a haystack

    By Micheke, November 10
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    • bacardincoke
    • November 17

19. Advice Regarding Radiator fitted To 1989 1.9 GTI

    By bacardincoke, November 5
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    • Ozymandis
    • November 14

20. XU10J2TE lack of performance in my Activa

    By Skull, November 13   

    • activa
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    • Skull
    • November 14

21. Gutmann 8v turbo

    By Barry R, October 28
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    • opticaltrigger
    • November 5

22. Cylinder liner protrusion

    By Deantracy17, October 29
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    • DamirGTI
    • October 31

23. Fast and irregular tickover problem

    By Mister Elroro, October 27
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    • Mister Elroro
    • October 27

24. Exhaust gas leak. Suspect manifold

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    By Telf, August 31
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25. Ignition module reliability

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    By estland, June 22
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    • estland
    • October 15