hey guys and gals, Alex here from Wellington, New Zealand.
I own two 16vs, a red/black P1 soon to become a two door track weapon-have stage2 cams,...
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I have only ever removed and reinstalled a dashboard in a BX twice in the last 20 odd years of ownership and both times it related to repairs to the...
The 14RE is stranded at work, whilst fitting the new brake pipe today my mechanic managed by accident to snap the osf rear suspension feed pipe (the...
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Did you manage to get one? I'm bound to have one here.
I have a fabulous BX Estate, K reg, done about 156K. The car is generally in fantastic nick. It has been very reliable over the last 7 years...
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+ BX prices have bottomed out and are now on the way back up so why would you want to get rid of a car you obviously like so much when you are in the...
I ordered 4 new spheres from AEP earlier this week (IFHS spheres). They arrived yesterday and three of the four are pretty old. One is march 2008 and...
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Thanks Graeme. My local specialist doesn't recharge anymore but the next nearest one does (I think). I guess too, as they are IFHS spheres (and...
A few days ago there was a thread in which I asked about injectors, and now it's disappeared into thin air!
Briefly recapping:
A mechanic had...
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I took advice from a Citroen dealer parts department guy, who seemed to know what he was talking about, together with Delphi who are now responsible...
drove 2000km in 2 days, had a wonderfull trip. then pulled up at home and it started making a dredfull noise when pulling away. but it still went so...
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Yeah ya just got to put the work in on a BX as and when needed, i.e. when it stops.
Hi all, anyone used the valprex 2000 valves and C720 recharging kit made by Tecnosir.
Can these be purchased in the UK?.
Rouben.
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I went up to Hamilton (NZ) today and while I was up there I went to see Alan Sklenar for a replacement drivers door I managed to bend. Long story but...
My txd was painfully slow at accelarating this morning, no idea why, its normally sluggish until warmed up, but not today. Even when i managed to do...
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They usually crack right in the angle of the right side that the throttle pedal fastens to.
Like I say, you'll soon know if it has, a couple of days...
Was just clicking about, as you do, and came across this:
It'd be the same principle wouldn't it?
Sure i can see all the appropriate bits in...
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the 1769 is a far better engine to tweek really. There's more meat around the cylinders, so they tend to blow HG's a tad less than the 19TD, Ok, it's...
My local Latino garage and at last managed to partially remove perhaps one of the worlds most inaccessible hoses (the return from the heater radiator...
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I think thats the right decision for reliability and piece of mind.
I took my BX for a run tonight after putting some diesel in her and after about 20 mins of spirited driving two red lights appeared on the dash, much...
This time my motronic 8v GTi auto. There's a problem that manifests itself when the car's hot.
Background:
Starts fine every time from cold. Idles a...
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Thanks chaps. When it's a bit warmer out there, I'll start with the idle speed and lubricate as you suggest. I must say, this issue with vibration in...
Just a stupid one. Is the ciggy lighter live without the ignition on? I've bought a solar trickle charger from Maplins that connects to the lighter....
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Kiwi, Err no I didn't :lol:
I was freezing my nuts off and it was chucking it down with rain and I just wanted to get back in the house :lol:...
Been having really bad hydraulic pump belt squealing issues. The belt always looked fine so was (until recently) reinstalled. Tightened...
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these belts do need to be exsecivly tight, you should try turnning a hydraulic pump pully by hand once its up to presure, with engine switched off of...
Can any Bx gurus out there confirm if any late model Citroen Bx cars left the factory fitted with the 1905cc Turbo Diesel engine, as would be fitted...
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As far as I know, the difference is down to the lack of an intercooler on the 205, but there may be other differences that more knowledgeable people...
Need to change the oil and filter on the 14RE, as the sump and gearbox use the same supply is there anything special that needs to be done?. I will...
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I had a Renault 14 for some years which had the same mini type set up with the gear box in the sump - same engine and box I guess; I just used a good...
My new TZD has developed a new quirk . Over the last week, on five or six ocassions, it was cut out without...
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Cheers Ken. I'll go and have a poke about now (I need something to take my mind off the driving lesson I've just given my wife in my TGD estate. Her...
Were ABS, Air-con and leather trim available as optional extras on MK1’s from the onset of production, or were these ever...
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I have my ABS running through a switch, 90% of the time it is turned off, it will often trigger when going over speed bumps (rear wheels faster than...
Hi. I have an annoying problem on my TZD turbo. I got the car a week ago from a member of this forum. I bought it knowing that ocassionally it would...
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Yes, you are spot on Malcolm, very low current being switched.
In the very distant past, I have used just a domestic bell push hidden under the...
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