TD Bosch Injection Pump - question
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BX Bandit »
Mon Sep 04, 2006 7:16 pm
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As I understand it there are two devices associated with cold start on the Bosch Turbo pump.
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Thanks for the info:
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Last post by BX Bandit
Mon Sep 18, 2006 7:19 pm
ABS Sensor
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reanimation »
Mon Sep 18, 2006 3:47 pm
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Thinking ahead here, How easy/hard is an ABS sensor to fix? Bearing in mind techy advanced cars are new to me!
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The sensor itself is easy. Just fixed into the strut/arm by a bolt or two and a plug. Just handle with care when fitting and make sure the area is...
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Last post by Kitch
Mon Sep 18, 2006 4:02 pm
non return valve in fuel system?
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citroen7 »
Mon Sep 18, 2006 12:26 pm
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fitted new glow plugs to the new steed yesterday but starting still a problem relay and voltages are spot on , so is there a non return valve in the...
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You may have a leak in your fuel supply which is allowing air into the system and fuel to drain back to the tank. Try priming it a few times before...
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Last post by roscoe
Mon Sep 18, 2006 12:35 pm
Puddle
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Kitch »
Thu Sep 14, 2006 4:08 pm
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Big one! Behind the drivers seat in the 16v!
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In answer to Vanny's question, not got the foggiest why it goes from one pillar to the other, rust holes? I dont think i want to look. If the tray...
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Last post by MULLEY
Sun Sep 17, 2006 11:40 pm
hydraulic woes continue
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citroen7 »
Tue Aug 29, 2006 5:45 pm
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i was having bother a month or so ago with the stop light flickering on and of and the rear suspension going down so after a bit of advice from an...
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Well just back from mot centre and all bad she failed on headlight alignment (which i kind of guessed ) rear brake inbalance, a hole in the offside...
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Last post by citroen7
Thu Sep 14, 2006 7:21 pm
gearbox linkage
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by
rick4 »
Tue Sep 12, 2006 6:21 pm
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Is there anyone out there with a diagram of the gearbox linkage at the gearbox end
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Thank you Anders
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Last post by rick4
Wed Sep 13, 2006 8:18 pm
TXD smokes on warm startup
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ed4ferrets »
Wed Sep 13, 2006 11:01 am
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Minimal smoke when starting from cold but when restarting whilst engine is warm/hot, a load of light coloured smoke billows out after which it smokes...
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That is the type of fuel filter I have and it's a Bosch pump too, I will check it out thanks Jeremy :wink:
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Last post by ed4ferrets
Wed Sep 13, 2006 5:36 pm
Hydro funnies - temp fix, but need parts...
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by
BackinaBX »
Tue Sep 12, 2006 8:03 pm
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OK, haven't seen any of you for a while, because the Green Goddess has been wafting along just dandy... however, the other day, on returning to the...
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Its not always the Octopus when they leak that badly.
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Last post by ken newbold
Tue Sep 12, 2006 10:37 pm
hand brake, notches, and MOT
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pitman »
Tue Sep 12, 2006 2:28 pm
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There is still a month to go for MOT, but this year, I want to do the hand brake myself. :D
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12 - 14 clicks is a bit excessive even for a BX with an extremely fine toothed ratchet.
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Last post by jeremy
Tue Sep 12, 2006 6:01 pm
How to test rear arm bearings?
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adamskibx »
Sun Sep 03, 2006 6:56 pm
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Is it just a case of unbolting the anti roll bar and feeling for play? I have an incling mine are on the way out now the car has got to 50,000 miles...
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Right. I went to a garage today to book it in to have the tracking done, as I have checked tyres and so on, and all seems OK. He told me the ride...
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Last post by adamskibx
Mon Sep 11, 2006 1:42 pm
How do you replace CV boots?
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adamskibx »
Sun Sep 10, 2006 10:39 am
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I thought this was a DIY job, but I cant fathom it out. The only time ive done them before was with the ones that stick together as I was in a rush...
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ABS shafts will be the same to deal with - just may need different boots.
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Last post by jeremy
Mon Sep 11, 2006 12:41 pm
That's that done then. Only took three days.
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BackinaBX »
Sat Jul 22, 2006 11:29 pm
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Hurrah! Three days of getting the right parts, home-made gaskets, the breaking of three sets of cirlip pliers and lots of swearing and mutterings of...
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New rad arrived today along with a new bottom hose from New Zealand - got both of them in tonight and filled/bled it with new coolant. Took the car...
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Last post by roscoe
Mon Sep 11, 2006 12:08 pm
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Last post by ellevie
Mon Sep 11, 2006 8:23 am
Valves
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by
NZRob »
Sat Sep 09, 2006 2:21 am
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Hi,
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Work from underneath. Access is so good that the parts are even visible!
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Last post by tom
Sun Sep 10, 2006 11:15 am
Gearbox noise; could it be the clutch?
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adamskibx »
Thu Aug 03, 2006 11:25 pm
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Right. Im totally confused. Im was going to change the gearbox in my car, but cant work out whether it is the gearbox or the clutch, or worn...
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Cheers guys. I was releaved when I first drove it down the road, past 3000 rpm, no horrid sound.
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Last post by adamskibx
Sun Sep 10, 2006 10:36 am
power steering
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by
goony »
Sun Aug 27, 2006 10:41 pm
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hi guys Ive got a problem with the stearing which ill try to describe :roll:
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If you are getting frothy lhm then look reall hard at the big pipe between the pump and the
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Last post by Stewart (oily!)
Fri Sep 08, 2006 8:17 pm
bodywork question
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by
image1990 »
Wed Sep 06, 2006 9:18 am
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Hello everyone,
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Most BX plastic bodywork trim is held on with double-sided tape or specially-shaped adhesive sections. Hot water will often get them started, but it...
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Last post by DLM
Thu Sep 07, 2006 6:03 pm
Goldfish Bowls in my car!
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by
pinfold »
Wed Sep 06, 2006 8:52 am
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Cleaned out the car at the weekend and noticed that two rear footwells are full of water!
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Hi pinfold
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Last post by Toddman
Wed Sep 06, 2006 2:36 pm
Central Locking locking itself
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AdamH »
Tue Sep 05, 2006 11:31 am
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My bx has started locking the doors on central locking after a few minutes of driving, and even if you pull the door lock back up it instantly re...
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Does sound like a door lock motor. I had the same a few years ago found it to be the passenger side door lock motor to have gone faulty.
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Last post by saint gaz
Wed Sep 06, 2006 7:12 am
Tap for Wheel Bolts
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by
Brian »
Sat Aug 26, 2006 10:08 am
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Hi Folks,
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Don't think there is a min order value.
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Last post by Brian
Tue Sep 05, 2006 5:52 pm
Which Peugot hose
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Gareth Wales »
Mon Sep 04, 2006 8:40 pm
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I understand that the bottom rad hose for a Peugot 405 or 309 will also fit a TZD (no t-piece). Anyone know which Peugot it is?
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This link is to the entire Quinton Hazell hose catalogue. My search suggests its unique. This doesn't mean that something else cant be adapted by for...
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Last post by jeremy
Mon Sep 04, 2006 9:33 pm
Rear Spheres
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Ian_Fearn »
Fri Aug 04, 2006 8:05 pm
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I brought Tim Leech's GTi auto home today to change the rear spheres.
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i had the same problem once...
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Last post by charlie
Mon Sep 04, 2006 9:31 pm
Broken in to - New Glass fitting
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pinfold »
Tue Aug 29, 2006 3:58 pm
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Last week some toe rag decided to break into the 16v for a 6 year old footpump! oh and what else he thought might be in the glove compartment. Not...
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Thanks lads
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Last post by pinfold
Mon Sep 04, 2006 11:42 am
softening the ride
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Philip Chidlow »
Thu Aug 31, 2006 9:52 pm
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As my BX GTi auto is used as a general family transport around our increasingly pot-holed roads and my front spheres (at least) are due for a...
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:lol:
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Last post by Kitch
Sun Sep 03, 2006 11:04 pm
Smoked plastic panels on Mk 1 'C' pillars.
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Baldbazza »
Thu Aug 17, 2006 11:48 pm
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Anyone got any tips how to get rid of the crazing, scratches, cracking, whatever it is, that affects these? An old problem - my first BX of many...
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I risked buying some of that aircraft plastic window restorer off ebay. An interesting result- It is now a window again, but seems less consistant....
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Last post by adamskibx
Sun Sep 03, 2006 6:48 pm
Ebay calipers- Beware
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tom »
Sat Sep 02, 2006 3:28 pm
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I can see that the slides are painted. This isn't how they ought to be so I would be very careful about bidding for these items, that is, I wouldn't!
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Although I would have thought this too, many of the calipers I used to sell at various factors were like that and they worked fine.
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Last post by AndersDK
Sun Sep 03, 2006 2:35 pm
'K' light and ECU reading
Replies: 14
by
docchevron »
Fri Sep 01, 2006 1:55 am
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This is not a major issue at the moment since the car seems to be performing very well but the engine management light has never worked since I've...
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Always fancied one of those Bristol buses that were built for the city. Were they the VE series? Half length and with the biggest engine, I was told...
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Last post by docchevron
Sun Sep 03, 2006 1:34 am
Building date codes.
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ken newbold »
Sat Sep 02, 2006 12:39 pm
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Can someone please direct me to the list of building date codes for the BX, I've tried searching but no luck.
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That the one thanks.
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Last post by ken newbold
Sat Sep 02, 2006 7:15 pm
Head Gasket or New Rad???
Replies: 22
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Adam »
Fri Aug 25, 2006 4:29 pm
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Hi Guys, got a problem with the TZD, I've done all the usual things associated with buying a turbo diesel, thermostat, engine/coolant flush, back...
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If you want a whole 1.7TD engine its yours for free. Can't vouch for its condition tho'. Look in for sale/wanted - it's listed in there
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Last post by BX Bandit
Sat Sep 02, 2006 9:10 am
strange noises
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by
norsened »
Wed Aug 30, 2006 6:55 pm
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Right. I have a BX14 TGE which has only done 60,000 miles and is in a very fetching shade of blue. I have recently switched from the safe haven of...
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Rear arm bearing wear may make the car wander all over the place but won't make it heavy to steer.
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Last post by jeremy
Fri Sep 01, 2006 9:36 am
Interchangeability
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by artic-steel » Sun Jul 23, 2006 9:33 pm
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How much of the BX is common to all models?, struts?, HP Pumps?, Driveshafts? etc, i have 2 1.9GTi's & a 1.9 N/A diesel which i suspect i will break....
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Unless your TXD is a turbo one, it won't fit. N/A deisels have a slot in sleeve fitting at their joints, while GTi ones have a flange mounting, like...
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Last post by ken newbold
Thu Aug 31, 2006 10:10 pm
sunroof problem
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saint gaz »
Mon Aug 21, 2006 6:52 am
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The Sunroof on my bx has slowly but stedily developed a leek over the past 6 months or so. It used to depend on wich way the wind and rain direction...
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Further update.
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Last post by saint gaz
Thu Aug 31, 2006 8:30 am
Rear wheel bearing with ABS
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Jaba »
Wed Aug 30, 2006 11:38 am
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I bought one of the above recently at GSF.
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OK Jeremy - I did say I was only thinking about it. My thinking was along the lines that if it did work and was reliable then you could actually...
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Last post by Jaba
Thu Aug 31, 2006 8:26 am
Dumb Question.
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by artic-steel » Wed Aug 30, 2006 5:19 pm
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I have put a towbar on my BX & am now wiring it, I've found out off the net, white = earth, but were does it go?, does it wire into the harness or...
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remove near side rear cluster and you'll find a lovely bolt on bolt off earth point, if it's good enough for cit, then its good enough for me!
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Last post by Vanny
Wed Aug 30, 2006 8:45 pm
Clonking through the rack.
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tom »
Tue Aug 29, 2006 6:30 pm
If your BX has an untraceable steering clonk, it might well be due to the gearchange bellcrank being loose. The best way to fix it is to have 0.015...
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Last post by tom
Tue Aug 29, 2006 6:30 pm
TERMINAL!
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by tim leech » Mon Aug 28, 2006 7:29 pm
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The battery terminals on my 16v are worn and hacked about, plus the positive is tight as it wil go but still is a little loose. Is it big job to...
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As a temporary bodge I used to wedge a bit of clean lead under the clamp then tighten - even used solder! - This was in the days of the daft...
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Last post by jeremy
Mon Aug 28, 2006 10:30 pm
One for the parts anoraks
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tom »
Sun Aug 27, 2006 12:56 pm
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BX TD ABS offside driveshaft.
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AFAIK from working at Euros, no other car uses the same shaft as the BX.
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Last post by Kitch
Mon Aug 28, 2006 11:21 am
Another Ebay Con?
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Way2go »
Sat Aug 26, 2006 3:28 pm
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Another one for electronic buffs.
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BX TD was the state of the art as diesels went when it was made - if any mod would have delivered better, more reliable or economical performance it...
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Last post by jeremy
Sun Aug 27, 2006 4:46 pm
Front height corrector & doseur return pipes
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Baldbazza »
Sat Aug 26, 2006 10:02 pm
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Any clues as to how to change the front height corrector return pipe with the engine in situ?
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Thanks guys. Will try again tomorrow. Needs a new driveshaft gaiter anyway.
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Last post by Baldbazza
Sun Aug 27, 2006 12:18 am
Strut problem?
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ed4ferrets »
Wed Aug 23, 2006 11:31 pm
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Wiser heads than mine needed please :roll: . Went over a speed bump with o/s only and it seemed the suspension banged straight through without any...
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Mine never bottoms at the front, but it's quite easy to get it to bottom out at the rear, coming down off a regular speed bump at about 30-35 mph......
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Last post by mnde
Sat Aug 26, 2006 1:05 pm
19 NA Bosch pump on 17NA Engine
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Brian »
Fri Aug 11, 2006 5:31 pm
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Has any one fitted a Bosch injector pump from a 19 N/A diesel engine to a 17 N/A one ?...
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Hi Geoff.
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Last post by Brian
Sat Aug 26, 2006 8:20 am
brighten up my life!
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pinfold »
Wed Aug 16, 2006 10:51 am
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RE : Dashboard instrument panel bulbs
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You'll be sorry when all your guages start spinning round [-X :wink:
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Last post by ed4ferrets
Fri Aug 25, 2006 9:53 pm
Massive water leak in roof
Replies: 12
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adamskibx »
Wed Aug 23, 2006 10:05 pm
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We've just had a terrential downpour. Masses of water came into the BX for teh first time so far. It seemed to come in while reversing up a steep...
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The best way to clear these out once and for all, Adam, is to drop the headlining, which isn't as bad as it sounds.
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Last post by DLM
Fri Aug 25, 2006 1:20 pm
Hot Cold Selector!!!
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Adam »
Thu Aug 24, 2006 10:49 pm
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After repairing the sheared pin on the TGD, checking the clips and greasing the inner cable behind the steering column, I still have no hot/cold...
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Sounds to me like the heater control valve is not being operated. Try working it manually.
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Last post by tom
Fri Aug 25, 2006 8:55 am
Jumpy Speedo
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ed4ferrets »
Sat Aug 19, 2006 9:23 pm
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I know this is a common (damn annoying) affliction but what causes it? Is it the cable which can be remedied or is it the speedo itself? The speedo...
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Thanks DLM I tried very hard to shift the cable when the speedo was out for bulbs and things also when the glove box was out to replace the fuse...
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Last post by docchevron
Thu Aug 24, 2006 2:07 am
BX for sale
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timbo »
Wed Aug 23, 2006 5:46 pm
:cry: The time is just about upon me... the BX is going up for sale. New front tyres (back are still good), new battery, new front section of exhaust...
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Last post by timbo
Wed Aug 23, 2006 5:46 pm
Droplinks Needed???
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Gareth Wales »
Mon Aug 21, 2006 5:34 pm
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What are the symptoms of worn droplinks, and how would I check that they're OK?
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Worn droplinks can be difficult to diagnose. The noise does not prevent them from doing their job and the wear is not a safety or MOT issue.
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Last post by Jaba
Mon Aug 21, 2006 11:43 pm
Gear Ratios
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by
m_2975 »
Sat Aug 19, 2006 8:37 am
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Hi Guys,
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I did this mod to my BX16V a few years ago.
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Last post by Mike E (uk)
Mon Aug 21, 2006 7:47 pm
Heaven knows I'm miserable now
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docchevron »
Sat Aug 12, 2006 9:45 pm
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As the title (kindly provided by Stephen Morrisey, fine young man) suggests, I'm rather depressed with my TD!
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Your tester seems very picky.
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Last post by docchevron
Mon Aug 21, 2006 2:06 am
Early/Late BX19 clutch differences?
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adamskibx »
Sun Aug 20, 2006 4:55 pm
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Ive seen this on ebay:
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Tom could be your man on this one, but I've only ever come across 2 types of release bearing on BXs. The metal one that suits the linkage with the...
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Last post by ken newbold
Sun Aug 20, 2006 11:53 pm
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