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I don't burn oil that is noticeable, although I do go through a couple quarts between oil changes, so is it safe to assume that the cylinder walls are OK? If they aren't, can they be honed or over-bored? At 215K miles do folks think new valve springs are needed?

I have an '88 GL wagon w/ea82 engine @ 215K miles. The old girl still runs well but she's definitely tired. I'd like to rebuild her. I've done lots of vw rebuilds but never a subi. I'd like to get another 200K miles. What approach do folks recommend?

Thanks for the reply. I actually figured it out after reading through the posts and going back through the repair manual I have (Chilton, which I wouldn't recommend btw.) Now that I've set the timing to spec's I have this mighty ping @ freeway speeds though.

Thanks, but it's the specifics of the "connecting a couple of wires" that I need. The manual indicates that for non-carbureted EA82's the "idle switch" should be set to on or the timing will not be correct. I'm thinking that this is the idle sensor but I'm looking for confirmation of this and also exactly how to set the thing to "on". 88 GL Wagon 4x4, 5spd, 200k miles

Can someone describe the ignition timing procedure for an EA82 SPFI? My manual describes "making sure the idle switch is on" and "connecting the ECU". Can someone elaborate on these?