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 Topic: A4 1.8 engine into 80 cab 1.8 |
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| DieselJim Replies: 4 Views: 14454 |
 Forum: Audi Cabriolet Posted: Tue Nov 18, 2014 11:17 pm Subject: A4 1.8 engine into 80 cab 1.8 |
| I've asked the wrong question!!
It should be "Do engines from 80s with battery bays at the bulkhead fit into 80s with the battery tray at the nearside front?" It's just because they use ... |
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| Topic: A4 1.8 engine into 80 cab 1.8 |
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| DieselJim Replies: 4 Views: 14454 |
Forum: Audi Cabriolet Posted: Thu Nov 13, 2014 8:42 am Subject: A4 1.8 engine into 80 cab 1.8 |
| Hi, just wondering if anyone knows if an A4 1.8 engine (with its own engine mounts)! will fit straight into the cab engine bay?
It looks like the 1.8 cab engine bay is the same as the v6 one, is thi ... |
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| Topic: V6 b4 tdi? |
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| DieselJim Replies: 0 Views: 6287 |
Forum: Series 3 and 4: 80, 90, Coupe, Avant, S2, RS2 Posted: Thu Mar 06, 2014 11:21 am Subject: V6 b4 tdi? |
| Has anyone done this or can it be done? A v6 2.5 tdi from an a4 into a b4 80? | |
| Topic: Cab engine mounting brackets/ chassis mounts! |
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| DieselJim Replies: 1 Views: 6827 |
Forum: Audi Cabriolet Posted: Thu Mar 06, 2014 11:18 am Subject: Cab engine mounting brackets/ chassis mounts! |
| Simple question I hope!!
I've just bought a 1998 1.8 cab! It seems to have the same chassis mounts for the engine as a v6. It also has the battery behind the n/s headlight. Can other engines bolt on ... |
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| Topic: 80 Cabriolet Tdi conversion |
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| DieselJim Replies: 74 Views: 256293 |
Forum: Projects Posted: Thu Mar 06, 2014 11:03 am Subject: 80 Cabriolet Tdi conversion |
| Ok!!
Time to bring everyone up to speed about this!! A lot has happened in the past year or two, though not much dieselizing! 
So nothing has been done at all to the red diesel one becau ... |
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| Topic: audi 80 cabrio roof pump leaking |
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| DieselJim Replies: 6 Views: 15660 |
Forum: Audi Cabriolet Posted: Tue Sep 24, 2013 7:19 pm Subject: audi 80 cabrio roof pump leaking |
| If it's the plastic reservoir and I ring, I got one from the local Audi dealer for £30 odd in July!!
Just keep at the parts man till he finds the part number!! Sometimes the parts people ain't ... |
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| Topic: audi 80 tdi turbo upgrade |
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| DieselJim Replies: 4 Views: 11914 |
Forum: Series 3 and 4: 80, 90, Coupe, Avant, S2, RS2 Posted: Thu Aug 01, 2013 7:57 am Subject: audi 80 tdi turbo upgrade |
| I think the easiest set to change to is a set of 110hp injectors from an early a4 with the afn engine (early a4 tdi with the red I)
There are bucket loads of these being broken at the scrappys!! ... |
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| Topic: any one using vcds |
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| DieselJim Replies: 9 Views: 14052 |
Forum: Series 3 and 4: 80, 90, Coupe, Avant, S2, RS2 Posted: Thu Jul 11, 2013 3:54 pm Subject: any one using vcds |
| 1st block is the difference between cyl 4 & 3
-1.5 +1.5 okay >1.5 Cyl 4 weak <1.5 cyl 4 strong 2nd block diff between cyl 2 and cyl 3 Same formula though for cyl 2 3rd block diff ... |
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| Topic: any one using vcds |
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| DieselJim Replies: 9 Views: 14052 |
Forum: Series 3 and 4: 80, 90, Coupe, Avant, S2, RS2 Posted: Thu Jul 11, 2013 3:32 pm Subject: any one using vcds |
| The firing order on most 4 cyl diesels I've worked on is 1342
That's Perkins john Deere and the rest!! I don't see why the IZ should be different To get the firing sequence just follow the in ... |
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| Topic: audi 80 tdi cruise control up and running. |
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| DieselJim Replies: 2 Views: 18218 |
Forum: Technical Posts Posted: Wed Jun 19, 2013 3:01 pm Subject: audi 80 tdi cruise control up and running. |
| Well done, it's good to know it does work when you retrofit cruise yourself based on t'Internet here say
So what's next on your list? Cheers n beers Jim |
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| Topic: audi 80 1.9 tdi vacuum hose replacement |
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| DieselJim Replies: 5 Views: 12632 |
Forum: Series 3 and 4: 80, 90, Coupe, Avant, S2, RS2 Posted: Sat Jun 08, 2013 6:01 am Subject: audi 80 1.9 tdi vacuum hose replacement |
| Pressure hose part no 028 145 838
Where about are you in the country? |
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| Topic: audi 80 tdi install a boost guage |
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| DieselJim Replies: 5 Views: 9492 |
Forum: Series 3 and 4: 80, 90, Coupe, Avant, S2, RS2 Posted: Sun Jun 02, 2013 10:41 pm Subject: audi 80 tdi install a boost guage |
| If the pipe in the red box is split then thats probably whats causing your problems!!
That hose contains the pressurised air that has been through the turbo and intercooler and is the last hose in li ... |
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| Topic: audi 80 tdi install a boost guage |
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| DieselJim Replies: 5 Views: 9492 |
Forum: Series 3 and 4: 80, 90, Coupe, Avant, S2, RS2 Posted: Wed May 29, 2013 9:55 pm Subject: audi 80 tdi install a boost guage |
| Boost pressure
Accelerate from 1500rpm in third gear, and watch rev counter Measure pressure at full throttle Should be between 1.800 to 2.050 bar |
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| Topic: audi 80 tdi install a boost guage |
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| DieselJim Replies: 5 Views: 9492 |
Forum: Series 3 and 4: 80, 90, Coupe, Avant, S2, RS2 Posted: Wed May 29, 2013 8:32 am Subject: audi 80 tdi install a boost guage |
| It's easy!
Just to the left of the camshaft cover is an aluminium inlet pipe which connects to the inlet manifold. It's got a wee pipe coming out of it which should have a rubber blank end on. Take o ... |
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| Topic: audi 80 1.9 tdi vacuum hose replacement |
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| DieselJim Replies: 5 Views: 12632 |
Forum: Series 3 and 4: 80, 90, Coupe, Avant, S2, RS2 Posted: Mon May 20, 2013 10:07 pm Subject: audi 80 1.9 tdi vacuum hose replacement |
| You say the engine has a whistle when it's at high revs. This could be as a result of one of the hoses between the turbo and the inlet manifold having a split or be slack. At tick over you would'nt n ... | |
| Topic: 80 auto |
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| DieselJim Replies: 0 Views: 4498 |
Forum: Series 3 and 4: 80, 90, Coupe, Avant, S2, RS2 Posted: Sun May 19, 2013 5:55 pm Subject: 80 auto |
| Hi. I'm taking a tdi engine and box out of a 95 80 for spares and the gearbox mount is in the trans tunnel. Looking at an old manual bodyshell and it doesn't have the mount on the body!!
Suppose wh ... |
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| Topic: How do you bleed fuel system? |
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| DieselJim Replies: 12 Views: 17387 |
Forum: Series 3 and 4: 80, 90, Coupe, Avant, S2, RS2 Posted: Tue May 14, 2013 3:10 pm Subject: How do you bleed fuel system? |
| I think the correct way to bleed them is to put a vacum pump on the return line out of the pump! This sucks the diesel through the filter and the pump!
Being a canny scot that won't buy a vacum pum ... |
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| Topic: Audi 80 TDI Cruise Control Retro Fit |
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| DieselJim Replies: 1 Views: 3927 |
Forum: Series 3 and 4: 80, 90, Coupe, Avant, S2, RS2 Posted: Fri May 10, 2013 9:50 pm Subject: Audi 80 TDI Cruise Control Retro Fit |
| Hi!!
I will reply in my posts before too long....honest 
I aint got the ccs(cruise control system) working on my cab yet, because I aint been working on the cab!! It should work easy e ... |
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| Topic: 80 tdi. Auto or manual gearbox? |
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| DieselJim Replies: 4 Views: 5869 |
Forum: Series 3 and 4: 80, 90, Coupe, Avant, S2, RS2 Posted: Tue Apr 02, 2013 8:50 pm Subject: 80 tdi. Auto or manual gearbox? |
Ha! Thought you'd give the auto a thumbs up Daz 
I've been ebaying over the past year since i last posted about the cab. I got a 95 tdi auto for the engine so have got the lot. The engine runs s ... |
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| Topic: 80 tdi. Auto or manual gearbox? |
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| DieselJim Replies: 4 Views: 5869 |
Forum: Series 3 and 4: 80, 90, Coupe, Avant, S2, RS2 Posted: Thu Mar 28, 2013 9:55 pm Subject: 80 tdi. Auto or manual gearbox? |
| After an eternity of not posting ( or working on) about the tdi cabriolet I'm building, it's time to have a go again!
One question though 
Whats the best box for an 80tdi (cabriolet coversio ... |
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| Topic: 80 TDI Cruise control and trip computer retrofit help needed |
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| DieselJim Replies: 19 Views: 39270 |
Forum: Series 3 and 4: 80, 90, Coupe, Avant, S2, RS2 Posted: Thu Mar 28, 2013 9:44 pm Subject: 80 TDI Cruise control and trip computer retrofit help needed |
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Its not just that easy! It's been a long time since i've posted.... I've learned lots! And bought another couple of tdi's Two 94 auto tdi's!! One has an ecu with no immobiliser( no ... |
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| Topic: wiring diagram |
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| DieselJim Replies: 5 Views: 12710 |
Forum: Series 3 and 4: 80, 90, Coupe, Avant, S2, RS2 Posted: Sat Mar 02, 2013 9:27 am Subject: B4 Tdi wiring |
| http://s2central.net/80TDi/Schematics/C-B4-94/C-46-all.pdf
http://s2central.net/80TDi/Schematics/schema.html Hope this helps you, it has me
Remember there are three different wiring se ... |
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| Topic: swapping the ECU |
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| DieselJim Replies: 4 Views: 6686 |
Forum: Series 3 and 4: 80, 90, Coupe, Avant, S2, RS2 Posted: Mon Feb 18, 2013 6:57 pm Subject: swapping the ECU |
| Think you could leave the lock and aerial in place. You'd need to change the ecu, white box immobiliser and get the chip out of the key for the new ecu. You would swap over the chips in the keys, that ... | |
| Topic: B4 tdi not starting!! |
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| DieselJim Replies: 5 Views: 7302 |
Forum: Series 3 and 4: 80, 90, Coupe, Avant, S2, RS2 Posted: Mon Aug 06, 2012 9:31 pm Subject: B4 tdi not starting!! |
| Hmm! I forgot to say what happened when it stopped and wouldn't start. Whoever had the car before me had wired the radiator fans up wrongly, so wired them again. I took the plug of the switch at the r ... | |
| Topic: B4 tdi not starting!! |
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| DieselJim Replies: 5 Views: 7302 |
Forum: Series 3 and 4: 80, 90, Coupe, Avant, S2, RS2 Posted: Sun Aug 05, 2012 9:16 pm Subject: B4 tdi not starting!! |
| I was wondering if it could be the solenoid! It's getting power to it so I'll try another solenoid n see.
I'll keep the autobox just now Dazz, I'll keep you in mind though. |
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| Topic: B4 tdi not starting!! |
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| DieselJim Replies: 5 Views: 7302 |
Forum: Series 3 and 4: 80, 90, Coupe, Avant, S2, RS2 Posted: Sat Aug 04, 2012 2:24 pm Subject: B4 tdi not starting!! |
| Ok team, bought an 80 tdi auto recently and I'm having starting problems!
It turns over and I've had it running perfectly but sometimes it'll turn over and not fire. Think it'll be electrical or ec ... |
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| Topic: 80 Cabriolet Tdi conversion |
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| DieselJim Replies: 74 Views: 256293 |
Forum: Projects Posted: Sat Aug 04, 2012 2:15 pm Subject: 80 Cabriolet Tdi conversion |
| An update then:
I said the car would be on the road for june! Ehh I thought it would be on the road for june
Not much has changed since my last post to be honest. Maybe get it going ... |
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| Topic: engine problem audi 80 tdi avant 1995 |
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| DieselJim Replies: 3 Views: 6781 |
Forum: Series 3 and 4: 80, 90, Coupe, Avant, S2, RS2 Posted: Wed Jun 20, 2012 9:07 pm Subject: engine problem audi 80 tdi avant 1995 |
| I have the exact same problem with the car I am building!! | |
| Topic: Thirsty NG 90 quattro |
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| DieselJim Replies: 24 Views: 17208 |
Forum: Series 3 and 4: 80, 90, Coupe, Avant, S2, RS2 Posted: Sun May 13, 2012 1:22 pm Subject: Thirsty NG 90 quattro |
| You just need to take the wheel arch liner out, then you can get to the carbon thingy | |
| Topic: 80 Cabriolet Tdi conversion |
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| DieselJim Replies: 74 Views: 256293 |
Forum: Projects Posted: Wed May 09, 2012 11:46 am Subject: 80 Cabriolet Tdi conversion |
| Forget the brakes, get a tdi into the SS1...... I would..... |
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