BX Club Forum

That organisation wanted to dump it in the Princess when it had blown the head bad enough that the water you poured in came straight out the exhaust....

I missed this post, as I tend to only skim read nowadays :(
I've no intention of leaving completely, but a new job with a lot of travelling, no...

When i sell it i'm getting a new mot and selling
it for spares.
L.O.L
8) 8)

I have some print options featuring the Mk1 and Mk2 together, here:

I'm open to suggestions on particular model variants and colours, I do intend...

You should find a sensor on eBay, I'm not sure if any sensor will fit but the bx fitment is used on several models.
As for rear quarters rust is...

the blue smoke only starts as the engine warms up
This is a hint to worn valve stems (or selas, if installed. Not from factory in all diesel engine...

I think the 4TC had regular coil spring suspension so I would imagine the ride to be very un-bx-like, more of a hybrid than a bx and they didnt...

I was told 1000 miles myself, which is what I did when I flushed mined.

Ah... well the silver I got is correct for the wheels then, but perhaps not grey enough for the trims. The work around is going to be the primer I...

They all fade mate, try and find some better seats? Dying them can be very messy if they're multi- coloured.

Yuo are totally right but I have a crap BX so it will find it´s place there among all the other crap :)

/Mats

I have sourced some seal kits, readily available from Plaeides inc the 2 ram seals and the felt wiper, around £20 per side.

Thanks both. Just want to get it right 1st time if possible.

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.