XU 8v Engine Maintenance and Performance Upgrades

2,279 topics in this forum

1. XU10 bearing shells

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   By DamirGTI, September 2
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   • DamirGTI
   • Wednesday at 09:44 PM

2. Exhaust Hanger Rubbers

   By drj545, July 11
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   • DamirGTI
   • Wednesday at 06:43 PM

3. XU10 8v aftermarket valve guides issue !

   By DamirGTI, August 23
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   • DamirGTI
   • September 11

4. 1989 CTi 2 piece exhaust system

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   By lagonda, July 6
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   • lagonda
   • September 1

5. XU10 oil pump bolts torque ?

   By DamirGTI, August 15
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   • DamirGTI
   • August 19

6. Clicking and intermittent starter motor turning

   By Bremar, August 14
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   • PhilNW
   • August 19

7. 1993 1.9 205 Gentry engine bay electrical connections

   By Bremar, June 18
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   • Bremar
   • August 14

8. Fuel Pump Relay - Availability ? (New 2026)

   By ALEX, July 27
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   • SRDT
   • July 27

9. XU10 8v Head corrosion

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   By DamirGTI, February 10, 2025
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   • SRDT
   • July 20

10. Idle not always returning to 1000rpm?

    By ATK, June 29
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    • Leslie green
    • July 2

11. Ignition coil connector

    By Gavin Waddell, June 28
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    • Gavin Waddell
    • June 28

12. 0237009063 / 86 1.6 Distributor Interchangeable?

    By ALEX, June 13   

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    • DamirGTI
    • June 14

13. 1.6 GTi Intermittent complete loss of power when gets hot

    By paul mcgrath, April 18, 2025
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    • ALEX
    • June 13

14. Fuel rail vacuum hose

    By Deantracy17, June 1
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    • welshpug
    • June 1

15. Fitting 40 dcoes tp a 1.6 gti

    By fairteq, May 27
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    • fairteq
    • May 27

16. No1 bearing cap seals (Hockey sticks) - Fitting advice.

    By ALEX, May 6
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    • Leslie green
    • May 24

17. Exhaust system diameter vs torque

    By 205freak, April 6
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    • 205freak
    • May 6

18. XU10J2TE Piston ring gaps

    By DamirGTI, April 19
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    • petert
    • April 22

19. DKZ XU9JAZ pistons and rebuild headaches

    By Moeozz, April 16
    • 4 replies
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    • Moeozz
    • April 18

20. Idle Speed mixture screw - O ring size.

    By ALEX, March 27
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    • ALEX
    • March 27

21. Over fuelling - Rough idle - can't tune - PLS Help

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    By ALEX, March 19
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    • ALEX
    • March 25

22. SAD issues

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    By Richie-Van-GTi, April 3, 2025
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    • DamirGTI
    • March 11

23. No spark

    By Deantracy17, February 15
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    • Deantracy17
    • February 27

24. 1.9 spacer plate fixing bolt sizes.

    By Gavin Waddell, February 22
    • 2 replies
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    • Leslie green
    • February 22

25. ECU voltage. Specifically CTS (coolant temp sensor)

    By lts, February 17
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    • lts
    • February 17