XU 8v Engine Maintenance and Performance Upgrades

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1. Exhaust gas leak. Suspect manifold

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   By Telf, August 31, 2019
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2. Aftermarket Ecu On Standard 8V

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   By tomcolinjones, April 9, 2015
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3. Car starts then cuts out immediately

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   By Gavin Waddell, May 27, 2018
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   • Telf
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4. Coolant Exiting Header Tank Via Overflow Pipe - Headgasket?

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   By AlexRS2782, May 10, 2013
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5. Rev Counter Jumping Up And Down Without Engine Speed Changing

   By mikespug, February 16, 2013
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   • DamirGTI
   • February 19, 2013

6. Would You Fit This Exhaust To Your Gti? (Hoffman)

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   By roohunt, February 6, 2013   

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   • March 21, 2015

7. 1.9 Engines - D6E (Xu9Jak) Differences Compared To D6B And Dkz?

   By Anthony, March 18, 2013
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8. Engine Rattle

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   By Telf, September 29, 2015
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9. Broken Block :-(

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   By James Cornell, November 18, 2013
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   • James Cornell
   • December 22, 2013

10. 1.9 Wont Start, Injectors Not Fueling

    By kevvy555, September 11, 2013   

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    • MikeC
    • September 30, 2013

11. 1.6 Ph 1.5 Starting Issues

    By Foxyn, September 1, 2019
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    • DamirGTI
    • September 15, 2019

12. 205 Gti Misfiring When Underload

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    By denchy33, February 28, 2015
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13. 205 Oil Filters - What's Best?

    By Henry Yorke, July 18, 2013
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14. Battery Light On, But Charging Fine...?

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    By Bovien, November 28, 2013
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    • Bovien
    • December 16, 2013

15. Need A Wiring Diagram Please

    By pugdamo, August 17, 2012   

    • peugeot 605 SRTI
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16. 2.0 8v T

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    By camgti, May 9, 2018   

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    • August 9, 2018

17. Camshaft identification

    By Daniel306, June 13, 2020
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    • SRDT
    • August 29, 2020

18. Head skimming questions

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    By ArthurH, December 18, 2018   

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    • petert
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19. Cold Starting Problem - Misfire, Hunting And Cutting Out

    By will1991, October 18, 2012   

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    • Richard309Sri XU5JA 205GTi
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20. How Do You Set Basic Timing After Cambelt Change?

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    By mmatthej1, March 20, 2013
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    • johniban
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21. Fuel Smell In The Car

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    By mhyphenl, May 28, 2016
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    • mhyphenl
    • November 1, 2016

22. Engine loom parts

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    By Telf, May 12, 2018
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23. Afm - Initial Setup On 1.9 8V

    By AndyCrom, March 19, 2013
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    • June 21, 2013

24. Starter issue.

    By Oscar12345, April 8
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    • PhilNW
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25. Engine Cuts Out And Idle Hunting

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    By DanRM, December 2, 2012
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    • Callum
    • February 20, 2020