School me on VW Fuel Injection

andk5591 · Posted: Sun Aug 02, 2015 7:26 pm Post subject: School me on VW Fuel Injection

I have yet to work on a car with it, but probably will soon. Just talked to a buddy who knows engine management systems and does a lot of work on tuners, but has extensive vintage VW experience. Told me not to even try.....

Can you point me to a resource or good link(s) that will walk me through it so I can make up my own mind on whether this is something that I want to tackle?

Thanks in advance.
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wrocek · Posted: Mon Aug 03, 2015 1:47 am Post subject:

http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=371438
http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=183060
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VWCOOL · Posted: Mon Aug 03, 2015 3:56 am Post subject:

It's a lovely, simple, durable, classic EFI system: open a textbook to explain the basics/architecture of EFI compared to carbies and the Bosch system used on Beetles is 'it'.

I've run a couple down here in Australia.. where the system was seen in Volvo, BMW and some GM and Ford product in the 1980s

The biggest problem you will face - initially - is the fact that no mech-tech under 50 years of age will have trained on this now-old system.

But it's as simple as drawing with crayons

legbuh · Posted: Mon Aug 03, 2015 5:06 am Post subject:

I have to agree... I'm mechanically inclined and I had a couple issues with my FI system and they were easy to diagnose and easy to fix.

andk5591 · Posted: Mon Aug 03, 2015 5:32 pm Post subject:

Thank you.....Now what I need to do is find someone with a screwed up FI that I can learn on........ Cool

And I apologize for not looking through the stickies..... I know better... Embarassed

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D-Dubya Manx clone - 63 Short pan,1914.
Rosie 65 bug - My mostly stock daily driver.
Woodie 69 VW woodie (Hot VWs 7/12).
"John's car" 64 VW woodie - The first ever
Maxine 61 Cal-look bug - Cindy's daily driver.
Max - 73 standard Beetle hearse project - For sale
66 bug project - Real patina & Suby conversion
There's more, but not keeping them...

didget69 · Posted: Mon Aug 03, 2015 9:00 pm Post subject:

Some repair parts are getting harder to source on the FI systems.

bnc
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wrocek · Posted: Tue Aug 04, 2015 3:30 am Post subject:

Just urban legend
Thanks to Samba... plenty of them
then ebay... and some internet vendors.
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didget69 · Posted: Tue Aug 04, 2015 8:52 am Post subject:

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busdaddy · Posted: Tue Aug 04, 2015 1:03 pm Post subject:

It depends where you look, VW wasn't the only manufacturer to use Bosch L-jet, many parts interchange with Nissan, Isuzu, etc...
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sjbartnik · Posted: Tue Aug 04, 2015 1:47 pm Post subject:

borninabus · Posted: Tue Aug 04, 2015 6:30 pm Post subject:

i created an all-things-AFC topic in the bus forum.
it was a sticky for a while.
now it is not, and generally neglected.

http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=482560
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andk5591 · Posted: Sat Aug 08, 2015 4:39 am Post subject:

Thanks - now all I need is someone to bring in a car for me to mess up....I mean mess with....LOL
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D-Dubya Manx clone - 63 Short pan,1914.
Rosie 65 bug - My mostly stock daily driver.
Woodie 69 VW woodie (Hot VWs 7/12).
"John's car" 64 VW woodie - The first ever
Maxine 61 Cal-look bug - Cindy's daily driver.
Max - 73 standard Beetle hearse project - For sale
66 bug project - Real patina & Suby conversion
There's more, but not keeping them...


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