I will be getting the clutch and clutch cable changed next week at Dave Ashworth's, along with a cambelt change. As i understand it, it is a gearbox...
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Its just designed to encourage any crap to circulate to the bottom of the tank, its worth having, but i'd be surprised if it had been removed??...
What is the recommended manufacturer of OEM cam belt kits. Seen Dayco kits on ebay. IIRC these were the OEM suppliers. On ebay for £78.50 is this a...
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When I checked the belt tensioner taking off the belt, it was at the end of it end stop. And I did hear some noises when I turned the engine, I took...
This evening i replaced the vacuum advance capsule on my distributor - (Bosch). I got a new one through a local Cit garage, which they ordered based...
Following some attempts to weld a small leak in the plastic part of my radiator (touch wood, the latest is successful), the low coolant level warning...
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Valeo recommend you use a rad sealer when fitting some of their heater matrix's these days...
I'm not a fan of them, have used them as a get you home...
Today I managed to get the head of. To my surprise, the head gasket is intact and I'm not sure what the problem is. Here are a couple of pictures. Do...
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Sorry, the bolt head does NOT dictate what type of bolt (stretch or non) it is - rather the spiral grooving (is this what you mean by a coarser...
Serviced my car today. Before it was ok, The airfilter had oil on it. Andthere was sum oil in the pipe. Chage all the filter put new oil in. Started...
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Paul ,do you have a workshop manual for the car? They are available vary cheaply on ebay
I need to do the cambelt on the 1.9TD ZX, and I have a new waterpump and tension roller which I ordered for (that fùcking fiasco) Groliffe. Will they...
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Done, at last. And only one or two extra bits left over by the end. New cambelt, tensioner, idler, waterpump, auxiliary belt, and coolant. Ran out of...
Struggling to source a genuine Citroen clutch cable for the 16v to go along with the clutch change. Does anyone know if any other PSA clutch cable is...
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Wondering if a 405 mi16 cable would be the same. Same engine, gearbox and floorpan. Got a Valeo clutch kit just prefer a quality cable if poss. If...
What gas is used in a bx aircon system?
Is it R12, or R134?
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R12 was factory fit but your answer depends upon whether it has had the conversion to R134a in recent years. R134a can be identified by the different...
The ride at the front is now quite firm although i can feel struts are supple. I wonder if i've done something wrong. I aligned the holes at top of...
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well after talking to Pleiades it seems like i have done everything right. Our current theory is that my old struts were leaking past their seals so...
After a run out to the car wash left the engine idling on the valver whilst i did some citrobics. Stop light came on and water temp gauge through the...
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Guilty of the same sin as RobC - sorry Gibbo, :oops:
I came across the air conditioning system parts of a BX that was on its way to the scrappers. Never had a BX with air conditioning - never even seen...
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So this thing is slowly starting to make some sense after all.. :P
Apart from like you said ; why you want to fit it to a BX in cold Finland :?:...
Sorry for slightly blurred pic. They came out in this order looking at engine from front of car. Left and right-most were quite white - weak mixture?...
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Sorry Max - been away on business.
The part number .... haven't a clue. Malcolm (Citronut) is the expert there. (Beats the heck out of me....)
does anyone have any tips for preserving the finish on the rear plastic quarter windows as fitted to some BXs. Mine are in good shape and i'd like to...
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Thanks Mat
The only trouble is the rain these day's seems to have more dirt in it than it used to have so the car is worse after it has rained. ](*,)...
In the search for a BX, im looking I think for a 1.9 diesel which was the model I owned seventeen years ago which had the classic soft citroen ride,...
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I was amazed to discover that my recently acquired 87 TRi has the most amazingly supple and sorted ride. Driving it home on the highway, I couldn't...
The thermometer I have that could be used to measure inlet air temp on the BX has a lead that is just over 1 metre in length so probably just enough...
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I hate thermocouples.
50+ on the bench, 250+ on the car, its a damn jungle in there.
Whilst inspecting the engine of the new 16TGS i noticed that the oil filler cap metal gauze/mesh was completly gunged up and almost blocked with old...
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i belive its down to the gauze inside the filler kneck,
these being blocked also leads to mousture droplets forming on the underside of the rubber...
Can anyone tell me if a rear disk brake protector that was originally fitted to a Peugot 205/306/309 or a Xsara would fit or could be modified to fit...
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Don't know about those, but I've made a pair from Volvo 740 ones:
i've managed to get my engine fueling really smoothly after cleaning the carb, a dose of Redex and tweaking the mixture and idle settings. I've tried...
I salvaged a pair of rear arms from a 1995 Xantia that's going to the scrappers (the rear arms from saloon Xantiae are identical to BX ones) ....
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I guess it depends on the size of the relevant gap in the rear subframe. The ones I've seen have been rather narrow, but I've heard some people have...
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