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 Topic: A year with my 180 |
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iancav6
Replies: 4
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 Forum: 206 Talk Posted: Fri Jul 12, 2019 6:03 pm Subject: Re: A year with my 180 |
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Well after 3.5 years of ownership its time to say goodbye to the 180.
Thoroughly enjoyed driving it and after a shakey first year sorting it out ,it has run fairly reliably.
A bit of a change, now b ... |
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Topic: Gti 180 exhaust manifold on gti 136 bhp |
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iancav6
Replies: 7
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Forum: 206 Talk Posted: Wed Apr 17, 2019 7:43 pm Subject: Re: Gti 180 exhaust manifold on gti 136 bhp |
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Yes you can get the manifold out in situ, did my old gti last year.
As suggested slacken the upper eng mount and rock the engine forward, you can just wriggle the manifold out. |
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Topic: Timing won't start 206 Sport 1.1 ended thread |
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iancav6
Replies: 25
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Forum: 206 Problems Posted: Sat Mar 30, 2019 6:28 am Subject: Re: Timing won't start 206 Sport 1.1 Video Update |
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You say the car overheated, has it warped the head?
Did you check it was flat?
As a rough cam timing check can you get it to tdc on cyl 1 or 4 ,observing piston through the plug hole and check the ... |
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Topic: Timing won't start 206 Sport 1.1 ended thread |
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iancav6
Replies: 25
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Forum: 206 Problems Posted: Sun Mar 24, 2019 8:34 pm Subject: Re: Timing won't start 206 Sport 1.1 Video Update |
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The cranking sounds uneven, can you get hold of a compression tester? |
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Topic: Timing won't start 206 Sport 1.1 ended thread |
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iancav6
Replies: 25
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Forum: 206 Problems Posted: Sat Mar 23, 2019 8:34 pm Subject: Re: Timing won't start 206 Sport 1.1 Video Update |
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Presume you have set the clearances? |
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Topic: Timing won't start 206 Sport 1.1 ended thread |
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iancav6
Replies: 25
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Forum: 206 Problems Posted: Sat Mar 23, 2019 6:37 pm Subject: Re: Timing won't start 206 Sport 1.1 Video Update |
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How are the valve clearances controlled?
Manually adjusted? |
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Topic: Timing won't start 206 Sport 1.1 ended thread |
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iancav6
Replies: 25
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Forum: 206 Problems Posted: Sat Mar 23, 2019 6:21 pm Subject: Re: Timing won't start 206 Sport 1.1 Video Update |
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Don't know the engine at all but assume it has hydraulic lifters?
Have the lifters expanded while the head and rockers were apart and now you have put together are holding the valves open? |
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Topic: Engine overheating in traffic. Fan not working |
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iancav6
Replies: 1
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Forum: 206 Problems Posted: Tue Feb 26, 2019 10:12 pm Subject: Re: Engine overheating in traffic. Fan not working |
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Yep had the same on my old gti,one of the main relay wires had corroded to dust for about 50mm from the relay terminal. |
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Topic: Engine temperature gauge not working |
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iancav6
Replies: 4
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Forum: 206 Problems Posted: Sat Jan 12, 2019 6:01 am Subject: Re: Engine temperature gauge not working |
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Unless your dash is different to my old 2002 gti the gauge on the right is oil temp and generally follows water temp ,albeit slower to get up to temperature from cold.
It would usually sit about 90C ... |
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Topic: A year with my 180 |
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iancav6
Replies: 4
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Forum: 206 Talk Posted: Sat Jan 05, 2019 7:25 pm Subject: Re: A year with my 180 |
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Another year gone, upto 113k miles now and still going well.
Only glitch this year was a burst rear brake pipe on the MOT test when they had it on the rollers.Had to drop the tank down to replace it ... |
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Topic: Blue 180 Banbury |
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iancav6
Replies: 0
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Forum: Spotted Posted: Sun Dec 02, 2018 8:11 am Subject: Blue 180 Banbury |
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In Banbury yesterday xmas shopping in OHs Beemer and was overtaken along Hennef Way by a blue 180 |
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Topic: GTI exh manifold |
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iancav6
Replies: 3
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Forum: 206 Talk Posted: Thu Nov 08, 2018 9:39 pm Subject: Re: GTI exh manifold |
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I thought I read somewhere on here you couldn't get the manifold out with the engine in place, but yes you are right should have fixed it yonks ago.
Car is sold now so from having 3 GTIs now just got ... |
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Topic: GTI exh manifold |
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iancav6
Replies: 3
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Forum: 206 Talk Posted: Sat Sep 08, 2018 3:14 pm Subject: GTI exh manifold |
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The exh manifold on my old black GTI had always had a rattle ever since i bought it 6.5 years ago but never bothered about it.
Gave the car to my parents a couple of years ago as theirs packed up an ... |
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Topic: Pattern key fob |
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iancav6
Replies: 6
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Forum: 206 Problems Posted: Tue Feb 06, 2018 9:13 pm Subject: Re: Pattern key fob |
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[quote="mtempsch"][quote="iancav6"]My genuine key fob unlock button has finally given up so I bought a pattern shell from ebay.
On swapping out the internals and key blade found the lock/unlock works ... |
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Topic: Pattern key fob |
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iancav6
Replies: 6
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Forum: 206 Problems Posted: Tue Feb 06, 2018 8:02 pm Subject: Pattern key fob |
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My genuine key fob unlock button has finally given up so I bought a pattern shell from ebay.
On swapping out the internals and key blade found the lock/unlock works but the car won't start.Thought th ... |
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