XU 8v Engine Maintenance and Performance Upgrades

2,180 topics in this forum

1. Longlife Oat Antifreeze

   By 2-Pugs, February 24, 2015
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   • Ozymandis
   • February 28, 2015

2. Breather system and camshaft on xu10j2 built

   By Tom Rallye, November 20, 2018
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   • X-mo
   • February 17, 2020

3. Engine Paint? Maybe/maybe Not

   By mrfirepro, January 11, 2014
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   • GilesW
   • January 13, 2014

4. Oil Leak From Sump Gasket

   By scottbarton, August 4, 2014
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   • Miles
   • September 15, 2014

5. Intercooler For 8Vt

   By NFS, November 4, 2012
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   • Henry Yorke
   • November 9, 2012

6. Help My 1.6 Wont Rev Past 4500

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   By damedamedame, November 4, 2012
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   • Vili
   • November 20, 2012

7. Xu5Ja - Xu7Jp4 Pistons?

   By eTiKeT, January 7, 2013
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   • eTiKeT
   • January 11, 2013

8. Aftermarket Wiring

   By Juttie205, December 26, 2016
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   • Andy
   • December 27, 2016

9. 306 Hdi Into 205 Stdt

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

10. Please Help, 1.6 Cti Running Rich

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    By Terry1600, October 6, 2017
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    • Terry1600
    • October 13, 2017

11. Low Compression Issue

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    By Phil Gti, May 3, 2015
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    • Phil Gti
    • June 1, 2015

12. Gsf Water Pump?

    By stumpyjag, November 25, 2014
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    • Miles
    • December 7, 2014

13. What Diesel Engines Will Fit Standard Engine Mounts

    By Mad Professor, May 22, 2013   

    • Looking for more power
    • 8 replies
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    • RossD
    • June 18, 2013

14. Oil Leak: Removing A Cam Bearing Cap / Changing A Cam Seal

    By Henry Yorke, June 6, 2015
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    • toolie72
    • May 23, 2016

15. 8V Rebuild Woes

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    By James Cornell, January 4, 2015
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    • James Cornell
    • March 5, 2015

16. Help! Car Won't Start

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    By Barryboy85, May 28, 2016
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    • Barryboy85
    • June 14, 2016

17. Electronic Distributors

    By FarmerPug, November 9, 2014
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    • welshpug
    • November 11, 2014

18. Coolant Fan Switch In The Radiator, Switching From Low To High Speed F

    By 309jazzpanda, January 5, 2013
    • 14 replies
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    • 309jazzpanda
    • January 8, 2013

19. Intermittent Misfire/hesitation/stuttering

    By ScoobyJawa, July 28, 2013
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    • DanteICE
    • August 5, 2013

20. High Revs After Starting Up.

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    By iPlod999, April 13, 2013
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    • iPlod999
    • April 21, 2013

21. Overfuelling? - 30Mpg

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    By Grim.Badger, March 27, 2014
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    • Grim.Badger
    • January 24, 2015

22. Basic settings for ignition timing, fuel, air mixture and idle

    By Callum, December 16, 2018
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    • Callum
    • February 16, 2019

23. Rusty white spark plugs

    By Romb, February 23, 2020
    • 15 replies
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    • Romb
    • February 25, 2020

24. Turbo Oil Return Ok?

    By lahondal, December 1, 2016
    • 10 replies
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    • lahondal
    • December 15, 2016

25. Whining At Idle

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    By roccorich, February 26, 2014
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    • roccorich
    • February 26, 2014