(24-04-2013, 07:13 PM)darrenjlobb Wrote: If it was dumped on my doorstep with a GOOD VNT, it would be making 180-200hp in 24 hours of work time on it, you cant fail on this and the boosted 1.8!, mtfu and get it sorted, its an xud, its never major!

(24-04-2013, 07:01 PM)sam Wrote: Shame to here it dude, I like the project not often you see a 5 door 205 with a massive blower!

(06-05-2013, 09:19 AM)Ruan Wrote: Have you actually changed the glowplugs?

(06-05-2013, 09:41 AM)Poodle Wrote: Have you got the injector lines in the right order and timed the pump up properly? I thought the pump had been rebuilt, you sure the camplate is in correctly?

(06-05-2013, 09:55 AM)Ruan Wrote: Right, have you knocked each injector off and seen if it's just one cylinder causing the issues, or if it's random which cylinder is causing the misfire issues...

Just undo each injector union and see if it gets noticably worse, the one it makes little difference to is probably the one at fault... Getme?

After the 35 min running - did the idle issue clear up, or was it still there? Does it run lumpy at high idle speeds?

(06-05-2013, 10:51 AM)darrenjlobb Wrote: Less lumpy, or not lumpy...after 10 mins warming up, it should purr like a kitten. There is something fundamentally wrong if not.

Dump it in my yard and ill sort it out for you, but I cant come and see it to far away.

Its an XUD, it can only be a simple issue, there the most basic engines in the universe!

(06-05-2013, 11:30 AM)Ruan Wrote: Does sound like possibly f*cked injector...

Is it a consistent dun-dun-dun-dun-dun-dun misfire or just randomly every so often it'll drop a pot out and then blow a cloud of white?

(07-05-2013, 09:03 AM)Ruan Wrote: Is the coolant system pressurizing?? Thats not injector related, sounds more fundamental... Does it get worse with ragging it or doea it get better??

The system warms up fine - NO HG failure, it' popped a hose the other day; cutting a long story short - a pipe on the block needed blanking, the blanking pipe was too short and shot out. Also used a bit of radweld to get me home, could contribue to some blocking somewhere - i've got a new, smaller RAD to fit, to accomodate for the engine. but water levels hold (well, the light doesnt come on for low water). And does what get better after 'ragging'? Not much gets better after driving, just slightly less smoke when 'cruising' but still a fairly heavy engine sound - see below


Does sound quite typical of severely retarded injection timing...

How 'clattery' is it? Doea it sound like someones got a hammer on the cylinder head?

YES; spot on sound, sounds like something is hitting the head... see above


When it starts, does it quickly fire up then suddenly stop, then quickly fire up again, or does it take ages of cranking to get it to start??

I prime the fuel purely becuase it doesn't reguarly get started, then it takes a fair bit of cranking. It cuts itself if i dont keep the revs high enough for about 20-30 seconds. If i start, it woulnd't hold it's idle

(08-05-2013, 06:44 PM)Ruan Wrote: Cam timing.

For sure I'd say.

Somethings definitely off there - pump sounds in time, but the cam timing sounds off - that's that "poppling" from the exhaust.

(08-05-2013, 06:48 PM)darrenjlobb Wrote: If you pump the grenade while its running, does it effect it in ANY way?

(08-05-2013, 06:47 PM)ginge191 Wrote:

(08-05-2013, 06:44 PM)Ruan Wrote: Cam timing.

For sure I'd say.

Somethings definitely off there - pump sounds in time, but the cam timing sounds off - that's that "poppling" from the exhaust.

Is there any reason/way that the cam timing would slip? i've timed it 4 times now... It's an absoloute ball ache to time up/tension because of the chassis in the 205 engine bay?


I'll time it up again soon enough