I have a BX estate, referred to at times as the red shed - not a thing of beauty but has been stopping, starting, going forward/back/up/down for more...
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If it’s only apparent on high setting that would indicate it’s the brake line, as the rear brakes are only under full pressure when there is heavy...
Hi, does anyone knoe what other cars wheels will fit straight on a BX as I want to fit some nice alloys to my estate? Also how much and where could I...
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I don't want to start a new topic for this so decided to bump this one...
Does anyone know if it's possible to fit 13 rims on a base model BX14?...
I got CITROEN BX 1.6 of 1987 model with 171 engine and automatic transmission last month. Knocking noise occurs when accelerating. I think one of the...
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Thanks, Jaba! I found the timing plate by removing the air cleaner box. Using strobe light, I could read the advancing angle befor TDC....
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I have a quick question about my HP pump. I recently had the pressure regulator rebuilt, so that is no longer causing issues. However, there...
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Yes sounds like Yr H. P pump is struggling to maintain pressure, no PAS on cold starts is indicative of this, also worth checking that your...
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I have tzd bx with xud7te engine, cambelt skipped camshaft and cam caps broke off so i need new head, i have a cheap engine oportunity but...
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Not sure on that, but if you can source an xud9 bx 1.9n/a camshaft you can use it on an XUD7TE head, it just makes it more torquey at lower rpm's but...
Hi there, I've driven my 16TRS auto just once, 100 miles back from Hertfordshire and it's been sitting in my lockup for just over a fortnight. It was...
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Many thanks. Very sorry for the delay in getting back to you but your words are very useful. I've found that it just needs a very firm pull and my...
Hi: as far as I know I own the only BX in Canada, a 1991 Millésime 1.6 5-spd, w/PAS; no A/C and 110,000 Kms (68,500 miles). It was sold in France and...
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Welcome to the not-yet-active BX Club North America, just now invented. I know of nine BX models in the US, three here in north Texas. Two are at the...
Thanks for accepting me. I started working on Citroens in 1984 at A&J White Blackburn. Then i went to John Heyworth Nelson, where I eventually became...
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Do it. Save one from its fate, think prices have topped out for the nicest examples, but still plenty of choice for reasonable £s if you gonna DIY.
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So, recently I found an ad for a BX fuel pump and gasket. Lucky that considering that my fuel pump gasket is leaking. However, I quickly ran...
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In the mechanical pump the gasket goes between the spacer and the cylinder head
As posted elsewhere I recently had a stainless steel exhaust system fitted to the BX which unfortunately I find uncomfortably noisy. Indeed it is...
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I've been persevering with mine & I've realised that if I keep the engine revs down, keep the back seats up & if the radio is on, then I can't really...
Hi all, been trying to find out whether the engine in my 1986 BX16TRS is interference or non-interference? None of the web refs I Googled show...
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Correct me if I'm wrong, years ago I had a mk1 vauxhall astra 1300 cambelt snapped due to seized water pump
No valve or cam damage, new belt and pump...
While checking valve clearances on my DKZ engine, I've used the 159 specs in one of my Haynes manuals of 0.15 - 0.25 Inlet & 0.35 - 0.45...
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Yes, the vagaries of chasing down some exact numbers by shimming are not new to me. If I’m to use the “standard” BX19 clearances – just three exhaust...
Hello All, working on our 16v to remove the alternator as it very noisy and either needs replacing or rebuilding. We have freed it off apart from one...
First time posting here in a long time. I’ve owned a number of different Cits over the past fifteen years or so, including D’s, XM, CX, C5,...
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As the OP of this thread I’d thought I’d better offer a follow up? I decided not to pursue the white 16V in question; a bit too much of a project for...
I'm removing the engine out of my (newly acquired) 1990 TZI - to facilitate replacing a broken gearbox.
While it's out, it's timely to...
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Something else to consider is the sump gasket if there are signs of leakage and while you are there and doing the crankshaft seal the sealing strips...
As part of the ongoing effort to improve my BX St Tropez I've been looking at the headlights. Two things,
1, on the offside the smaller bulb in the...
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Thanks Gents, useful info on the bulb and I'll have a look at the relay idea, just checked the glass and, happily, that appears firmly in place! One...
Having intermittent starting problems due to air getting into the priming fuel filter head that I believe is a Purflux C180 .
Does anyone know where...
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As said above, the diaphragms on Purlux filter units can be problematic - causing bad running, surges and worse. Have at least one of the units from...
Since being fixed, the car raises and lowers to the proper height on every setting, apart from intermediate height. When I select this with the...
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Issue was resolved by replacing a worn bronze bush in the rear height corrector lonkage. Everything on the suspension is now mechanically sound. The...
MOT advisory to change the front pads....I have got the old ones off following the Haynes manual (I know..). I've been able to fit the new pads into...
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I've experienced problems with aftermarket plates too from a kit - fairly similar in dimensions, but oversized. As you've found, normally the old...
I recently acquired a mk1 16v project from a well known forum member who’s username rhymes with Hitch that I’m planning to restore. It needs...
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A lot of the time it's just trial and error getting the rear end to work and behave itself after bleeding it down, usually just a case of a few lows...
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