The tyres I got on the BX when I brought it were michelin 165/70 R14
However there is only about 1-2mm tread before they are illegal.
Popped down the...
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Bob Smith has copies of various sections of workshop manuals on his excellent site and I think in the suspension section at the end is a table of...
Please could someone lucky enough to own a 16v tell me how long their dipstick is.
We have a (shhh) Peugeot 205 GTi for which we have aquired an Mi16...
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Thanks all for your help - I think I will buy a new one eventually but at least I can sort a temporary dipstick out now.
Try as I might, I can't get my brand new BX GTi wheeltrims to fit on my Meteor. I've used up all my strength trying and now I ache all over. I even...
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Hi Mark
My TZD came with 165/70 R14 as standard, but I've changed them to 175/65 R14 as those were cheaper and easier to get here in Australia - and...
After unfortunately having my 306td written off I didnt have much money as I am still waiting for the insurers to pull their fingers out (as usual)....
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All sounds good fun!
Seriously though, you'll find most normal mechanics don't have a clue about the system. But its straight forward enough, yours...
Hi, I have a slight drip of LHM from one of my GTi autos. I am having difficulty locating the source. It appears to be dripping from the front n/s...
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On mine it turned out to be the steel pipe from the regulator to te security valve. this had an official Citroen looking pipe clip on ot which chafed...
I have a Citroen BX 17TZD which recently seems to have lost a lot of engine power. My local garage says the clutch need replacing, but, when I tested...
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You guys were right on the money - 'twas the pedal board all along, split along the bend. I managed to fix it by layering up little blocks of wood...
I'm assuming that in this box, similar to the GSA, is a plastic flap on a spring which allows hot air from the manifold, delivered by a tube, to heat...
In the Haynes manual underbonnet shot of a BX16 RE, I've noticed there is a long cardboard hose running from the exhaust manifold to what I assume to...
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Sounds like a bloody great idea to me! I`m still trying to find a 1.6 motor though, unless someone wants to come down to me and take the engine out...
The sight that greeted me on Saturday morning......
The main fuel line is as rotten as a carrot! I pulled the pipe out to cut the bad bit out and...
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Plumbers mate!!! Bitumen!! Flashing!! I was floating a new concrete boot floor into the hooligan when the thought struck me :idea: Marty is a bit of...
Has anyone put a late model HDI engine & gearbox into a BX? Is it a bolt in job like the older 1.9 turbo diesel or are there major changes required?
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Thers no problem with things like engine mounts, and even things like the starter motor interchange with the XUD! The rest of it, forget it!!! A 19TD...
I have a 1988 BX14RE petrol which I hope to utilise the front strut for the one which leaks on my 1991 BX19 Diesel N/A. Are these interchangable and...
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Steve
If you need a hand with this give me a call - if I can help I will.
Methinks the heater matrix or something related may have sprung a leak. Symptoms are coolant needing regular topup, vapour appearing on passenger...
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well eventually got a computer running again some weeks later, so to continue...........
Job done, carpet dry, no steam, no leaks :D. Not the easiest...
Many moons ago now a mate sold an XM which wouldnt go to a bloke who came to collect it. The buyer was an absolute whizz with all things Citroen and...
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I don`t know Jeremy but I`ll be hitting one later on!
It's probably nothing, but recently, whilst moving boxes around with my GTi with the rear seats folded doen and the car 'stripped' of clutter in the...
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Also worth making sure the subframe is still bolted on, and the anti-roll bar hasn't come loose.
Is there any tips or a easy way to flush a Bx diesel cooling system thats crudded up? Any special way of bleeding it etc or is it just drop the hoses...
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I'm guessing by the banter that there is a difference between early and late thermostat housings. Mine is a metal one and we* had no trouble changing...
My 14 TGE has gone in for its pre MOT check up and they have found that the rear brakes have no pressure going to them and have seized on? any ideas?...
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Hi Owen. I had a BX 14 with non functioning rear brakes- You could tell as it was stupidly easy to lock the front wheels up. In this case, it wasnt...
Anybody know what kind of pressure that the diesel pump sucks at? on my veg oil conversion i have been offered a 8psi faucet diesel pump and want to...
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I'm curious about this because I've been experimenting (very successfully) with rapeseed oil for the last few months, settling on a 70/30 svo/diesel...
I've now lost all traces of any assistance from the hydraulics to aid the steering! It slowly went at an equal rate turning either way.
If I put it...
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With the belt, one of the traps with that is if the belt bottoms in the pulley; it will slip fairly badly but not make a noise.
Irecently went to buy...
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