BX Club Forum

Thanx for that chaps, when I removed the tank the sender was in several pieces rattling around in the bottom of the tank, I think I have salvaged all...

Pretty sure if you're replacing a full panel then as factory is perfectly acceptable. But if you are patching within an existing panel then it has to...

Merry Christmas! I'm such a fan of that BX, what a beaut!

I hope all is OK with him and his family. Terrible tragedy over there, if he does get in touch let him know we are wishing him and his countrymen...

Chevronics sell them new for about £55 each

Thanks for the replies, much appreciated. Regards Mac

The answer is yes, unless you drive the 16v hard you wont notice much performance different, it really sings when over 4000rpm, personally I found...

Done John!

I shall keep reminding them.

Rust wAs prob the biggest killer of many bx, closely followed by hydraulic failure and diesel head gasket failure, sadly once the rust sets in it can...

Have you tried changing the coil?

Should be getting 34-36mpg or so from one of those. The SPFI version of the TU3 is pretty good on fuel normally.

I can recommend . They are authorised Dinatrol applicators, have all the data for where and how to inject the stuff and are very professional. They...

Excellent!

FOOL ! THERE WILL ALWAYS BE A BX UNLESS THEY BX RATED.
I asked for advice re my BX14 with rear height correcter leak failing MOT was told watch...

apologies to xantia_v6 it does indeed have the oil cooler behind the oil filter although this has tested out ok. thanks though. always learning.

Fog lights here

They occasionally crop up on ebay but similarly priced whenever I have seen any.

The red inserts are difficult to find, the...

Thanks everyone, I will do a full coolant change at the weekend and clean connections etc as per your suggestions. :D

Simon, your three points are very good starts. Particularly checking if the engine turns over by hand.

5 years isn't really that long so if it was...

Thank you :)

First time for everything....

The Puma lump was the twin-cam, chain driven version used in the Transit from 2006 onwards, and the mk3 Mondeo. When the newer Transit came out,...

As long as you've considered it it! Good luck if you do go ahead with it.

Thanks for that, I thought I recognised the name

Well I have daily’d classic cars before, most recently a Volvo 740 fitted with the Volkswagen ‘D24’ six cylinder diesel....
despite Volvo’s...

Excellent 😎

I would contact brian the club chairman at the CCC, he may be able to help

chairman@citroencarcarclub.org.uk

Yeah I've had this before, the metal support tube pops out the plastic moulding, I just drilled and put in a few pop rivets in through the plastic...

Oh, that's great! The GT is my favorite BX model. That's why I styled my BX a bit like the GT😁 I think the round dials are more useful when driving...

Was going round the roundabout off the M11‎ at Stansted yesterday. Saw a white G-reg Mk. 2 BX looking like it was heading to services or A120. I was...

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The heat is on!! 8)

The BX 11 was never sold in Spain, I've seen them in Italy

Moto-linke-uk.

That would be a real Challenge. Let us all know about sponsoring Cliff.

Thanks all, another job to sort m.o.t coming up.

The starting smoky thing appears to be related to the humidity. It starts absolutely fine in cold dry winter weather but not in cold damp weather. It...

That is one rare BX.

I got a good quote from these guys: before getting my old ones repaired as they weren't as bad as I'd feared.

And me, common weak spot.

Well I am on FB occasionally but I do not consider it as easy to use, to follow threads and search for earlier posts and info as a conventional forum...

I know, I've got that pig sick feeling of knowing a bargain like that will never come up again :(

I have not seen the official procedure for a BX, but usually it relates to leaving a certain amount of slack on the cable or lining up marks on the...

Thanks all, will get to it better weather to cold at mo.

A coincidence here. I am in S Oxon too and have a TD Hurricane which I am going to be selling in the spring. It is a good solid car, well maintained...

I've prob got a few if you need, they are just blanking plugs , I wouldn't weld up the holes as you could set fire to the sound deadening layer.

awesome! thanks!