The Technical Page. Do It Yourself - How To's
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- Converting your Citi Golf to an oldschool/euro Mk1
- MKI 16v Conversion
- DIY Full Sweep Single Wiper
- DIY Lowered Rear Window Wiper
- MKII Disk Brake Upgrade
- 020 Transmission - 5th Gear Conversion
- Different Camshafts for the 16v
- Painting your Brake Calipers
- Flushing the Coolant System
- Clean your Mass Air Flow Sensor
- VR6 Alternator Removal
- VR6 Auxiliary Waterpump Removal
- Remove VR6 Intake Manifold
- Manual Transmission Oil Change
A few acronyms for those who are unsure or do not know them:
- AFM - An airflow meter. Reports the quantity of air entering the engine to the ECU.
- CIS - Continuous injection fuelling system. Fuel injectors run in continuous cycle whilst engine is running.
- CTS - Coolant temperature sensor. Blue plug on water pipe on fornt of cylinder head.
- Digi - Digifant Electronic fuel injection system as used on later mk2 8v golfs, amongst others.
- Digi1 - Two varieties of digifant referred to as 'digi'. First, California-only emissions-tight digifant version. Second, digi1 as used in G60 engines.
- Digi2 - Later released digifant system utilising VAM, most digifants are digi2.
- ISV- Idle Stabilisation Valve. Electronically controlled valve used to stabilise idle under ancilliary load. Cylindircal object on top of rocker cover with one plug and two hoses connected to it.
- ECU - Electronic Control Unit. Manages electronic fuel injections etc. Metal box with heatsink, usually under left hand corner of raintray cover in engine bay.
- EFI - Electronically controlled fuel injections system. As used on digifant.
- ICM - Ignition control module. Sits on top of ECU and controls ignition.
- ICU - Ignition control unit, as above.
- ITBs - Individual throttle bodies. A throttle body for each cylinder, as opposed to the single throttle body attached to a common intake plenum used on most EFI setups.
- MFI - Mechanicallly controlled fuel injection. As used on post-carb, pre-digifant 8v engines.
- O2 - Oxygen sensor in exhaust system that helps report lean/rich condition of engine to ECU.
- OEM - Original Equipment Manufacturer. OEM items are items that came "stock" from VW.
- VAM - Vane air meter. A type of AFM that utilises a flap spring-loaded against engine load to report air intake quantity.