XU 8v Engine Maintenance and Performance Upgrades

2,184 topics in this forum

1. engine ID

   By Crescent205, February 1, 2020
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   • petert
   • February 3, 2020

2. Piston Rings

   By Deantracy17, February 5, 2020
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   • DamirGTI
   • February 5, 2020

3. Spark plug NGK confusion

   By Kagor, April 28, 2020
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   • DamirGTI
   • April 29, 2020

4. Airfilter for turbo

   By Daniel306, May 19, 2020
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   • wicked
   • May 19, 2020

5. Heat shield for exhaust manifold DIY

   By Dimi, May 24, 2020
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   • Dimi
   • May 24, 2020

6. Poor idle when cold and throttle position sensor change

   By pa402, June 24, 2020
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   • welshpug
   • June 24, 2020

7. 1.6 twin weber 40 to 1.9 swap.

   By Adamstanford, August 10, 2020
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   • welshpug
   • August 11, 2020

8. Xu10j2 Thermostat

   By Daniel306, August 24, 2020
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   • Atlaskrukvaxt
   • September 23, 2020

9. Custom turbo manifold and oil return

   By lahondal, September 24, 2020
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   • Tom Fenton
   • September 25, 2020

10. Warm start issues

    By RupLaw, October 26, 2020
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    • Richie-Van-GTi
    • October 28, 2020

11. D6B head upgrades before fitting on DFZ

    By HoRSiCZeK, October 29, 2020
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    • petert
    • October 30, 2020

12. XU 8v 1.9 new cam and followers

    By jimmi, November 23, 2020
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    • petert
    • November 24, 2020

13. AFM Anti-Tamper Plug...

    By bacardincoke, November 26, 2020
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    • bacardincoke
    • November 26, 2020

14. replace AFM to MAF - thoughts?

    By idoari, January 12, 2021
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    • SRDT
    • January 12, 2021

15. stock CR for 1.6

    By idoari, January 28, 2021
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    • petert
    • January 29, 2021

16. Stater motor

    By Slowe, February 16, 2021
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    • Henry Yorke
    • February 16, 2021

17. Into the blue

    By hopster, April 5, 2021
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    • PhilNW
    • April 5, 2021

18. Recommended Coolant

    By ScoobyJawa, May 15, 2021
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    • Thijs_Rallye
    • May 16, 2021

19. Which spark plugs

    By Peter OB, May 18, 2021
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    • welshpug
    • May 19, 2021

20. Timing markings required

    By Hoody_87, April 8, 2023
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    • welshpug
    • April 8, 2023

21. what 8v Carb or ITb intake manifold clears PS and alt?

    By Apitiser, August 18, 2021
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    • Tom Fenton
    • August 18, 2021

22. Engine setup

    By chris1986, April 3, 2022
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    • SRDT
    • April 3, 2022

23. timing belt release arm

    By Eugene wilson, January 11, 2022   

    • 205 1.9 gti
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    • shonkers
    • February 9, 2022

24. To hone or not to hone.

    By lahondal, March 26, 2022
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    • SweetBadger
    • March 26, 2022

25. Distributor Vacuum Unit

    By Deantracy17, April 18, 2022
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    • 309SRiguy
    • April 19, 2022