XU 8v Engine Maintenance and Performance Upgrades

2,266 topics in this forum

1. Miss Firing

   By Mansfield205, March 11, 2013
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   • 4ll5op
   • March 20, 2013

2. Crank And Hockey Stick Seals

   By vern, August 1, 2013
   • 11 replies
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   • pugpete1108
   • August 4, 2013

3. Washed Engine :(

   By GWtaylor, April 3, 2013
   • 11 replies
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   • GWtaylor
   • April 12, 2013

4. 1900 Targa Rally engine

   By Rallyace, May 28, 2023
   • 13 replies
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   • Rallyace
   • December 25, 2024

5. XU5 8V engine mid range power / torque.

   By mollisk, January 26, 2022
   • 10 replies
   • 2,474 views
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   • Thijs_Rallye
   • March 28, 2022

6. 1.6 xu5j 1990 ht leads firing order help!!

   By Ren89, August 25, 2019
   • 6 replies
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   • Ren89
   • August 31, 2019

7. Cam belt tensioner question

   By Grenouille, February 14, 2019
   • 9 replies
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   • Grenouille
   • March 9, 2019

8. Ever fitted an Msd or other brand ignition box with the stock ecu setup?

   By humanz, June 26, 2022
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   • humanz
   • July 3, 2022

9. Lambda sensor connections Bosch Motronic ecu

   By A5H13Y81, July 2, 2020   

   • bosch motronic ecu
   • 9 replies
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   • A5H13Y81
   • July 8, 2020

10. Head Gasket?

    By Wilky, May 11, 2013
    • 24 replies
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    • dcc
    • May 14, 2013

11. Sump Gasket

    By Juttie205, May 28, 2016
    • 17 replies
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    • Juttie205
    • June 3, 2016

12. Alloy Xu9/10 Ac Sump And Constella Sump Baffle

    By Thijs_Rallye, August 28, 2017
    • 7 replies
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    • Miles
    • August 29, 2017

13. No Spark Cti

    By mark.evs, July 6, 2013   

    • coil
    • no spark
    • (and 1 more)

      Tagged with:

      • coil
      • no spark
      • starting problem
    • 10 replies
    • 2,445 views
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    • mark.evs
    • July 10, 2013

14. AFM Part Numbers and availability

    By wilson9068, June 17, 2023   

    • afm
    • idle
    • 14 replies
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    • Tom Fenton
    • June 20, 2023

15. Liner protrusion too high @ 0.15mm ?

    By DamirGTI, November 6, 2018
    • 8 replies
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    • Thijs_Rallye
    • November 9, 2018

16. 1.6 Engine Build

    By jonb_5, September 12, 2015
    • 12 replies
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    • jonb_5
    • September 17, 2015

17. Cambelt, Tensioner And Water Pump

    By Projectuno, February 17, 2013
    • 4 replies
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    • tartanbloke
    • February 25, 2013

18. Magnex Exhaust System

    By james20588, September 3, 2016
    • 9 replies
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    • murtaghp
    • September 4, 2016

19. 205 1900 Gti How To Build A Turbo

    By FONZIE, December 1, 2012
    • 17 replies
    • 2,421 views
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    • DamirGTI
    • December 3, 2012

20. T25G Turbo Does It Need A Restrictor On The Oil Feed

    By Steve, April 22, 2015   

    • turbo
    • oil
    • (and 1 more)

      Tagged with:

      • turbo
      • oil
      • boost
    • 3 replies
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    • opticaltrigger
    • April 26, 2015

21. Rally car camshaft

    By Rallyace, November 3, 2021
    • 9 replies
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    • DamirGTI
    • November 11, 2021

22. Not Firing On Cylinders 2 And 3

    By WALDO, June 7, 2016   

    • Tachymetric relay
    • 15 replies
    • 2,410 views
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    • WALDO
    • July 15, 2016

23. Hole Found In Head

    By charlieb01, April 25, 2013
    • 14 replies
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    • charlieb01
    • April 26, 2013

24. Rally Car Exhaust Options

    By Mac Crash, February 11, 2017
    • 15 replies
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    • welshpug
    • February 18, 2017

25. Dizzy advance position

    By karabas, January 28, 2020
    • 12 replies
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    • karabas
    • February 2, 2020