Club 80-90 Forums

The guys I'm gonna (MV engineering) use did mention about TDi but I think I'd have to wait longer. And of course it's more expensive. They are going to use jx ancillaries but there will be many new components and It's coming with a new head anyway. Will be able to see if my existing head and block h...

Capping the turbo off is not really an option as you have got air, exhaust and oil throughputs to consider, and it would run like a dog if you achieved it. Unless the problem has taken a turn for the worse recently, you may be tempted to do the drive with regular stops at service stations to check ...

If your scrapping it anyway there's nothing to lose? How much does a fully rebuilt engine come in at? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk The 1.9 AAZ long block is 1250+vat but of course there are lots of other bits to replace as I want this van to be running like new for another 10 years. with all ...

Thanks for the advice Mark, Trawling the forums last night I was thinking that the oil could be coming from the turbo. As much as I'm interested in how things work I really don't have the facilities or expertise to tackle this stuff myself. I want the van to live on happily for another 10 years so I...

I just has a similar problem but also wondering if it's just coincidence. My 1.6td jx has been chugging away happily for the last 10 years, albeit with constant oil top-ups due to leaks and some burning. I ended up driving the van probably 50-100 miles before realising the oil was 5-10mm below the m...