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Has anybody here ever pulled a strut apart and if so, is there any tricks apart from brute force and butchery to get that bloody bush off that screws...

Carrying out another modification to the electrics on the 16v… Overhead console.
Going to tap into the interior lighting circuits for a direct and...

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I'm the proud owner of this delightful BX Meteor 19D Auto. Delightfully slow!

Now, it had a nasty immobiliser fitted. This was a simple...

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BX GTi 8v - just noticed that the rear height adjuster linkage has come adrift as the little L shaped rod has parted company from the...

Occasionally my low coolant light comes on because the plug doesn't actually always sit perfectly on the sensor and I noticed recently that it...

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Can someone advise how to change the bulb on the side indicator bulb on a BX? Does it simply pop out of the wing?

Car is a St Tropex we...

Hi everyone I’m new to this site. But noticed on a early topic about cold start system on a Bosch pump. I own a hymer 1995 2.5td camper and I’m...

Starts fine, idles high, Wont Rev up unless I’m very gentle, appears to run Rich, if I accelerate hard it cuts out but restarts immediately

I’m...

How do you remove the roof gutter trims on the hatchback? I suspect I've got a leaking seam in that area and I'd like to remove the trims without...

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I'm trying to remove the rh rear suspension cylinder from my bx estate. I've followed all the instructions in the Haynes manual, all pipes and...

Hi, the oil level and pressure is a combination gauge. On turning on ignition the level is shown, but on starting the car the backlight stays on....

Happy Christmas wherever you are, and apologies that this is a question about a Xantia but I'm in Oz on holiday and our son has the Xantia back in NZ...

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...

BX GTI still won’t start. Ignition - new plugs, dist. cap, rotor, checked coil for power and ground, had spark at plug. Injection - removed and...

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just a question i purchased a silicon induction hose from mr baker hoses
nice blue one problem is i took the old one off then tried the...

Probably not not something that can be diagnosed online but I'll ask anyway just in case anyone has any bright ideas, particularly given there is a...

This one is driving me up the wall now.....I have the fan working but very bizarrely. I bought a new resistor unit from Garage 80 and bingo I now...

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My 17 TGD n/a has a running issue, whereby when the fuel level gets to a below anything but a full tank, say 3/4’s full, then the...

Some advise is required please. I am under the car on the driveway trying to replace the full exhaust. The boxes were all tuberex and look to have...

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I removed my front height corrector, dismantled it and cleaned it thoroughly. Rebuilt with a new repair kit and refitted. Now the...

I have the bx 1,4 1992 model. It was stored for 10 years due to suspension problem. I bought another bx 1.4 1991 model and I decided to buy a used...

I have one foglamp bulb died, these bulbs are like nothing I’ve seen before?
Any advice on modifying to LED

Car had been un used for 5 years, so I...

Does anyone have any experience/opinion of joining bx metal hydraulic pipes? there's a shop on ebay selling copper nickel pipe with connectors for...

My 19TZI has normal electronic ignition with dizzy cap etc

I have noted a few other cars slightly later have distributor less ignition?

Is this...

While reassembling my BX GTI and trying to start it (so far unsuccessfully), I’m troubleshooting electric circuits. Locating some components in the...

The steering in my 1991 BX 14 TGE Break gets tight when I'm accelerating. When I go into neutral, it gets better and when I hit the breaks, the...

I don't have a digital clock in my BX, I've got an analogue one instead. Thing is, it has its own approach to time keeping. Sometimes it runs...

I started removing front end parts from the BX four years ago for de-rusting and cleaning, including this plastic shield, and that’s the last time I...

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The aftermarket alarm system in my ’88 GTI, (imported from the Netherlands), is troublesome and must be removed. Some of the wiring...

I appreciate that this could be any number of issues ignition, fuel, etc. or a cracked distributor cap or worse... I'll outline the symptoms just in...

Hi, I am restoring a lovely late TXD turbo estate, which I bought from this forum with a duff engine.
I thought the cambelt had snapped, but its been...

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I'm working on a 1984 14RE which has three of the four strut return pipes broken. Obviously they need replacing, but I don't understand why...

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Question about this car that has a leak near the front from the return pipes.

The car does rise, but then the LHM all...

Hi all, I am going mad looking for the crank sensor, please tell me where I can locate it please, thanks Mac

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I pulled the nearside driveshaft on my GTi 4x4 today with a view to changing it - I had bought a pair of new GTi shafts.

The shafts appear...

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1. On my ’88 GTI, two pieces of clear plastic tubing near the hydraulic reservoir are not connected to anything. I traced the line in...

Hi, In UK has to be better sparepart availability. Has anybody found right cable for Bx. If you try to find with google the cable it is offering...

Hi all, had some new front spheres last week the correct ones
fitted don't seem as good as old ones more firmer
feel more road bumps any thoughts...

Hi Guys, now the weather is allegedly improving it is time to make a start on getting the old girl to start !!
Compressions & sparks are good but no...

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Just wonder how to drew the multi belt on a 16 Valve with AC. I had draw it without the extra tension wheel as the bearing has ceased and now...

I'm a newbie to Citroens. I recently bought a BX19 GT because I just love the look of it. It runs well, but the only problem is that it's SO hard to...

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Once again I have found myself with several puddles of hydraulic oil under my BX that need addressing, and the car is frankly driving me...

OK, we had the known problem of woolly acceleration, leading to a quick peep at the throttle pedal mount on the cradle - yes, it was moving as they...

Hi anybody know if any other Citroen door locks fit the bx

Phil, this is the missing plug for the expansion plug Phil..... A picture might help to trace its whereabouts.
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Hi everyone, i'm listing some bits from a box of random (supposedly) MK1 parts I bought off of Leboncoin, does anyone knopw what the following bits...

Can anyone tell me if a 2,5gti engine from a CX would go into a bx without too many mods ?
Thanks.

Am I right in thinking that removal of the alternator pivot bolt to replace the alternator requires a prerequisite minimum suspension height, so that...

Safest place to jack up a car and to place axel stands? Jack is either a trolly or bottle.