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cheers, when I have got another engine to play with at my leisure I will take some pics while i do the rebuild, another lucky thing is there is an audi specialist within 10 miles of me as well so plan is to get engine rebuilt and put it in then get her taken to the specialist to get it started...

Dear all, engine nearly running but have to replace 2 exhaust valves on the second hand ARZ head, this will see me through till i can get a second hand engine and start rebuilding it but my question is this, by how much can you rebore a standard AJQ engine? Luckily I live within 2...

pretty sure if you check oil in the morning it will be on the correct level on the dip stick.

This engine should last a while fingers crossed! but I am looking for another complete engine to rebuild at my leisure, needs to have forged pistons though as I really want to get up to 350bhp!

pics of sludge problem leading to overheating cam which resulted in it siezing and breaking the cam pulley key, this led to the pistons hitting the valves. All done now, new head back on and just have the turbo pipes to put on and new pulley when it arrives and away we go!

would like to think people that did that got what they deserved! haynes manual and my next door neighbours tools and wisdom saved me on this one, pulley i can replace with no real issues and it was a good learning curve for me as it was my first dohc head to change. for the handsome price of...

Cheers tuffty, well the new one was my fault then as used the bolt to turn to timing mark when head was off, 30 quid lesson there. will just use the pulley from now on! engine only has to last till i can rebuild old ajq with forged pistons so i can uprate bhp, will post pics of old cam and...

Hi, was just wondering if anyone else has had problems with the cast woodruff key snapping on there cam pulley? have just put an ARZ head onto my AJQ engine and the timing marks were out (bottom end lined up but cams were out,they would have snapped on pistons when we tightened up head), so we...

Wiil do, I am new to this typing and internet stuff! will check compression tomorrow and see, failing that i have time on my hands so can take head off and check. thanks for the input.

Hi all, picked up my non running A3 1.8t quattro yesterday, dropped sump today, oil pickup pipe blocked to buggery, cleaned and reffitted but no start and no compression, cambelt turning and sounds like when the engine turns it has no compression. oil full but oil warning light comes on when...

cheers, have mate with computer so will get him to check it out once i pick it up and find out what the codes mean.

Hi all and thanks in advance for any help you give me! Just bought a 1999 1.8t quattro for the great sum of £550, great but it does not run, the lady owner said the oil light came on and she pulled over and stopped the car, checked the oil and went to restart it and it would not start. Having...