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Advice required on the fitting of new hydraulic cam followers to my 1.9 DG engine van. On other Audi/VW vehicles that I have owned and fitted new hydraulic cam followers, the recommendation was to immerse the cam followers in oil overnight before fitting, is the same procedure applicable  with the 1...

davidoft1 wrote: ↑19 Apr 2023, 19:22 I imagine that’s why it was designed and installed

How strange, it seems to have been deleted
on the later td engines.

Does anyone know if the JX td engine diverter/blow off valve
is necessary on these engines.

The prices of the Multivan rear seat/bed must have increased considerably, I purchased one complete with the correct fixing brackets and kickboard from VWT25 vanspares for £265 back in Jan 2021. Was that the FB group? I've returned to FB after many years and am lurking in some of the groups. I do t...

The prices of the Multivan rear seat/bed must have increased considerably,
I purchased one complete with the correct fixing brackets and kickboard
from VWT25 vanspares for £265 back in Jan 2021.

Mercedes CLK wheels 7Jx16 et 37 part number A2084010102 
M14 or M12 wheel bolt/stud size?

Has any forum member fitted the VW/Audi 1.8t engine?
It's a compact power unit with good power and reasonable fuel economy.

My 2.1 MV engine van had similar running symptoms you describe, after a few weeks of failing to get the van to run correctly despite helpful advice from forum members I converted the van to carb. The van is now running very smoothly with a standard Pierburg setup with mechanical fuel pump and a Powe...

Thermostat housing to bleeder rail 025121058b.

Thank you for your advice Aidan, the engine is in good
working order, oil pressure etc fine, coolant system 
in perfect order with no overheating or coolant loss.

Why are you changing from FI to carb ? After many weeks of frustration trying to sort out  my fi problems I decided to go back to the simple  user friendly carb, which I have had many years of reliable use on my previous van, basic diy simplicity without all the 30 year old electric gizmo's. Electr...

My mistake, I had assumed it was a 2.1 DJ but on checking the service book
it is a MV van, for simplicity I will convert to carb and run the Powerspark 
SVDA distributer which connects directly to the coil thus eliminates the ECU etc.
 

Anyone using the Powerspark 034 distributer on their van?
feedback would be helpful.

Just converting 2.1 mv van to carb and am unsure
of the wiring needed for the manifold heating etc
and the carb cut off switch.
Would appreciate any helpful tips.

Anyone using the Powerspark 034 SVDA distributer
which connects directly to the coil thus eliminating 
the ignition module or in my case the ECU, seems
like a simple solution if it works.