Yet another BX in the stable.

Philip Chidlow · Post by **Philip Chidlow** » Fri Mar 30, 2012 8:58 pm

I know of at least two good TD units that might be available.

Post by **mat_fenwick** » Fri Mar 30, 2012 9:11 pm

Mickey taker wrote:surely it depends if the head needs skimming , thats an engineering shop job and costs serious dollar

Last time I had an XUD head skimmed it was 2009 and cost £25. Plus the same again for pressure testing. I guess it costs considerably more down in civilisation?

Mickey taker · Post by **Mickey taker** » Sat Mar 31, 2012 8:26 am

looking at the reciept for when mine was done they charged the old boy £350 including vat for outsourced head work ( skimming and pressure testing )

Mickey taker · Post by **Mickey taker** » Sat Mar 31, 2012 9:10 am

just rechecked the bill and the above price included reseating the valves and guides.

This may sound a bit contentious and I know we all want as many of the breed to survive as possible but, I have to say sometimes the "its too good to acrap " comments do annoy me, at the end of the day its a car and its up to the owner what he do's with it. Any car thats scrapped yields hard to get parts that could keep many other BX's on the road.

To be fair I reckon most BX'S are worth more in parts than they are as a whole.

KevR · Post by **KevR** » Sat Mar 31, 2012 10:48 am

Caffiend wrote:Yeah, but has it got a splitter?

Not even sure if they are supposed to TBH ...

Not on the estates - or at least, neither of mine had one as standard.

KevR · Post by **KevR** » Sat Mar 31, 2012 10:51 am

Mickey taker wrote:just rechecked the bill and the above price included reseating the valves and guides.

In theory you're supposed to do that to keep the valves the same distance away from the pistons, but unless you've had to take a lot off the head and/or the pistons stick a long way out of the bores, then usually you can get it back by using a thicker head gasket instead - there are various thicknesses available.

bx petrol auto saloon · Mon Apr 02, 2012 4:40 pm

Dear Andy.
In my honest opinion Andy, the BX looks far too good a condition
to scrap Andy

I haven,t done a head gasket on a diesel BX, but I do know that
time in labour is the costly part of doing head gaskets, the parts and
the skimming and pressure testing are not too expensive to get done
Andy

If you get the head off and valve guides don,t have any
play in them, they can be left alone.

There are people on here, who are diesel specialists, and can
recite how to do one line and verse

Well Done Andy,
I hope this helps

Vince.

Mothman · Post by **Mothman** » Mon Apr 02, 2012 7:14 pm

Cheers Vince,

she will be done soon. Its a terrible shame the heads gone as she starts just fine and idles great. No water in the oil at all.

Ime probably going to put my N/A diesel up for sale soon once the TZD is sorted. Cant really justify runing 4 BXs even though i want to do so. She is a good motor too, a few rusty bits but ive spent a lot of time and dosh on her.

Andy

citronut · Post by **citronut** » Sat Apr 07, 2012 1:41 pm

all tucked up in my workshop now

regards malcolm

Mothman · Post by **Mothman** » Sat Apr 07, 2012 1:43 pm

Many thanks Malcolm,

look forward to hearing from you in due course. Glad to hear your TZD isnt as bad as you thought.

Andy