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    Thread: Lucas plumbing help!!
Post: Lucas plumbing help!!

Xud engine : lucas pump diesel plumbing. I have bypassed the filter cos its leaking like a sieve, and ended up with three inlets/outlets. One on top which has the return line plumbed into it (i imagin...
089 XUD Section 0 855 19-03-2018, 10:49 AM
    Thread: Tell me how to spend some money pls.. turbo options?
Post: RE: Tell me how to spend some money pls.. turbo op...

Do dt rods and crank fit a dw8? On another note.. does a dw8 head fit the xud block? I'm asking because i am a surprised as you are about it holding boost and not turning everything into mush.. cou...
089 XUD Section 8 4,215 09-11-2017, 08:47 AM
    Thread: Tell me how to spend some money pls.. turbo options?
Post: RE: Tell me how to spend some money pls.. turbo op...

What are the differences between the blocks? Crank, conrods and pistons? Injectors may have been changed prior to buying, is there a way to make sure? What do you mean by better cooling? Also, Pigg...
089 XUD Section 8 4,215 05-11-2017, 08:39 AM
    Thread: Tell me how to spend some money pls.. turbo options?
Post: Tell me how to spend some money pls.. turbo option...

Hi, I wanna go faster :) Current car specs are : 2dr 205 fitted with a NA DW8 block with XUD9 intake & exhaust manifolds with KKK turbo and unmodded Bosch fuel pump. No intercooler whatsoever, just...
089 XUD Section 8 4,215 04-11-2017, 05:06 PM
    Thread: Dw8 vaacum lines
Post: RE: Dw8 vaacum lines

Shit i meant fuel return lines and such..
089 XUD Section 2 1,184 01-10-2016, 12:08 PM
    Thread: Dw8 vaacum lines
Post: Dw8 vaacum lines

Can anyone tell me which goes where? Pls include top of fuel filter one nd egr ones.. a pic would be ideal.. thanks in advance!
089 XUD Section 2 1,184 01-10-2016, 07:19 AM
    Thread: Engine redlines immediately after start
Post: RE: Engine redlines immediately after start

Fixed.. all it needed was a good wallop or two on the pump and some throttle linkage play and she's golden.. starts like a champ, no smoke whatsoever and whistles like a turbo derv should :D thanks ag...
089 XUD Section 4 1,266 23-04-2016, 02:29 PM
    Thread: Engine redlines immediately after start
Post: Engine redlines immediately after start

Engine is going immediately to rev limiter when started.. its a dw8 with turbo intake and exhaust manifolds with a bosch pump. Before the swap i heard it running so im sure it was working but it staye...
089 XUD Section 4 1,266 23-04-2016, 09:04 AM
    Thread: Bosch pump plumbing question
Post: RE: Bosch pump plumbing question

kinda sorta found what i was looking for..thanks! next question.. on the DW8 immediately under the first runner of the intake manifold there is an outlet, about a finger's width, and i sincerely forgo...
089 XUD Section 4 1,606 10-04-2016, 03:30 PM
    Thread: Bosch pump plumbing question
Post: Bosch pump plumbing question

Pump in question is a bosch td pump fitted on a dw8. The intake is on the right side? Coming from the top outlet of the diesel filter/heater and going into the right side of the pump and the return go...
089 XUD Section 4 1,606 09-04-2016, 08:30 AM
    Thread: driveshaft question
Post: RE: driveshaft question

lol no i meant with eveything dismantled, not simply driving about.. sorry for not explaining clearly.. [hr] ok thanks for the quick reply!!
089 Suspension, Transmission, Handling & Braking 7 1,311 27-03-2016, 12:26 PM
    Thread: driveshaft question
Post: RE: driveshaft question

found a pic on the web. should the shaft simply pull out from this black hole or should it be stuck in there somehow?
089 Suspension, Transmission, Handling & Braking 7 1,311 27-03-2016, 12:23 PM
    Thread: driveshaft question
Post: driveshaft question

hi! just wanted to ask a quick question before drawing to any conclusions. car in question is my father's mk1 berlingo 1.9 diesel DW8. the shaft is the one on the right when you are outside looking at...
089 Suspension, Transmission, Handling & Braking 7 1,311 27-03-2016, 12:13 PM
    Thread: 1.9dt conversion from 1.9d
Post: RE: 1.9dt conversion from 1.9d

I didnt get the grind the flywheel part.. care to explain better? is it for the rpm sensor pickup?
089 XUD Section 18 5,669 23-01-2016, 07:50 AM
    Thread: is this thing removable?
Post: RE: is this thing removable?

tried unsuccesfully to unscrew it. problem is there is no nutlike part which can be grabbed by a spanner so it keeps sliding.. was thinking just grind it off if i can fit a grinder in there.. a dremel...
089 XUD Section 12 1,962 18-01-2016, 02:30 PM
    Thread: is this thing removable?
Post: RE: is this thing removable?

can't i just grind it off or chisel it off? because apparently it doesn't screw off or pull out.. i tried... :/i wanted to use this box because I already mock fittef it to the engine and everything li...
089 XUD Section 12 1,962 16-01-2016, 08:48 PM
    Thread: is this thing removable?
Post: RE: is this thing removable?

the box is off of a NA 1.9 diesel off of an old 205. i have to use it because thats the only way the drive shafts wont give me problems on the 205. [hr] this is what i mean..kinda..
089 XUD Section 12 1,962 16-01-2016, 08:20 PM
    Thread: is this thing removable?
Post: RE: is this thing removable?

the box is off of an NA 1.9 diesel and is getting mounted on a dw8. before it had this welde together jobbie where a fork sticking out of the box used to swivel on that metal ball and when you pull th...
089 XUD Section 12 1,962 16-01-2016, 07:55 PM
    Thread: is this thing removable?
Post: is this thing removable?

can this round thingie be removed? it fouls the fork that actuates the thrust bearing and cannot be installed without removing the metal sphere shown here.
089 XUD Section 12 1,962 16-01-2016, 04:39 PM
    Thread: possible 12mm pump head up for sale..
Post: RE: possible 12mm pump head up for sale..

oh sh*t my bad.. just read 12mm bosch ve.. can anyone delete this?
089 XUD Section 4 1,441 03-04-2015, 12:32 PM
    Thread: possible 12mm pump head up for sale..
Post: possible 12mm pump head up for sale..

4 moar smokiezz.. http://www.ebay.com/itm/Bosch-VE-injection-pump-head-rotor-for-cummins-5-9-12-valve-/301581848109 Don't know if it fits.. just putting it out there in case anyone wants/needs o...
089 XUD Section 4 1,441 03-04-2015, 10:55 AM
    Thread: DW8 into 205 Driveshafts/gbox problems?
Post: RE: DW8 into 205 Driveshafts/gbox problems?

thanks mate.. reckon there's any difference between petrol and diesel ones?
089 XUD Section 4 1,806 27-03-2015, 07:03 PM
    Thread: DW8 into 205 Driveshafts/gbox problems?
Post: RE: DW8 into 205 Driveshafts/gbox problems?

i just got round to measuring the shafts.. the ones which were with the DW8 box are longer than a set of standard perv 205 axles i had lying about.. I don't know if it means that the location of the ...
089 XUD Section 4 1,806 27-03-2015, 03:04 PM
    Thread: DW8 into 205 Driveshafts/gbox problems?
Post: DW8 into 205 Driveshafts/gbox problems?

I've read that to fit the standard 306 gbox into a 205 you either swap the diff to the 205 unit or split the shaft and install the 205 bit to the whole assembly and it will fit.. does this setup work ...
089 XUD Section 4 1,806 27-03-2015, 11:18 AM
    Thread: Any XUD gurus out there? Name this engine!
Post: RE: Any XUD gurus out there? Name this engine!

well actually i always managed to find anything i seriously looked for.. the rest we just fab up out of stainless if we don't find it at the right price on the web :D
089 XUD Section 20 6,369 19-03-2015, 01:27 PM