XU 8v Engine Maintenance and Performance Upgrades

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1. Cambelt Only Done 24K Since Change But 5 Years

   By davey205, September 23, 2014
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   • lagonda
   • September 27, 2014

2. Gti Upgrades

   By amusingadam, October 27, 2014
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   • allanallen
   • November 2, 2014

3. Which Gearbox? 406 Sri Turbo Conversion

   By Spesh, December 27, 2015
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   • Slo
   • March 9, 2017

4. 306 Hdi Into 205 Stdt

   By MadeinWigan, February 15, 2016
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   • MadeinWigan
   • June 20, 2016

5. 1.6 Auto Head Same As Gti?

   By pugdamo, July 8, 2016
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   • pugdamo
   • July 10, 2016

6. Weird Starting Fault Help!

   By Telf, August 27, 2016
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   • Telf
   • August 31, 2016

7. Oil filter bypass stuck

   By stewal, July 25, 2018
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   • stewal
   • August 9, 2020

8. Hesitating under load/WOT

   By Stian_P, September 24, 2021
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   • Stian_P
   • October 4, 2021

9. Clutch Adjustment 89 1.6 CTI

   By adybatt, May 9, 2022
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   • Steve205
   • May 11, 2022

10. Alternative XU9 +T

    By TomSaintJames, November 1, 2023
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    • petert
    • November 5, 2023

11. 1.6 GTi Intermittent complete loss of power when gets hot

    By paul mcgrath, April 18
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    • paul mcgrath
    • May 25

12. Starter Motor Problems

    By madmover, March 3, 2013
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    • Jon_Bmw
    • May 5, 2014

13. How Do I Know Which Engine I Have?

    By sushisushi, November 25, 2012
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    • welshpug
    • November 26, 2012

14. 205 1900 Gti How To Build A Turbo

    By FONZIE, December 1, 2012
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    • DamirGTI
    • December 3, 2012

15. Engine Runs Well 1St Drive, Next Drive Is Awful!...

    By Ivelostmypants, March 16, 2013
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    • MikeC
    • March 21, 2013

16. Oil Pressure Issues At Idle After Oil & Filter Change

    By johnhenry, August 7, 2013
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    • johnhenry
    • August 8, 2013

17. Cleaning Breather Pipes

    By roccorich, September 15, 2013
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    • Slo
    • September 16, 2013

18. Exhaust Back Box

    By roccorich, September 30, 2013
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    • roccorich
    • September 30, 2013

19. Best Upgrade

    By amusingadam, December 16, 2013
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    • Simes
    • December 18, 2013

20. Lateral Camshaft Movement 1.9 8V Photo Attached

    By swervygerdy, March 27, 2014
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    • Tom Fenton
    • December 7, 2015

21. Misfire When Hot

    By davey205, April 6, 2014
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    • davey205
    • March 26, 2016

22. Idle, Temp Gauge, Fuel Consumption And So On

    By Donk, April 16, 2014
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    • johnhenry
    • November 2, 2014

23. Car Won't Tick Over Help

    By m_john_m, April 17, 2014
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    • m_john_m
    • April 20, 2014

24. Wire

    By Krish, May 15, 2014
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    • lagonda
    • May 20, 2014

25. Blue Smoke From Exhaust

    By willis, June 5, 2014
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    • willis
    • June 6, 2014