Having heard that BX`s will start and run on vegetable oil can someone please explain in laymen`s terms how this works?
I`m told that chip shops can...
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Apart from running a motorbike once on Avgas and acetone, when I was much younger .
Interesting, we used to produce Acetone where I work but like...
I'm about to remove the sunroof to get at rust on the frame. Any snags to beware of, and which might necessitate re-alignment on refitting?
BOL says...
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I've dropped the roof-liner frequently to clear pine needles from the drain channel. The glass IS very heavy, but I've found it best to place a...
Tom mentioned recently getting 55mpg after fiddling with his motor. Anyone able to give me an idiot's guide to turning down the fuelling on...
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I once ventilated the standard black plastic airbox on my old TD BX, I peppered it with inch and a quarter holes, to my mind the thing did breathe a...
OK, here's tha story. I have a 43,000 mile old TGD but it is a 1.9.
I want to upgrade it by reshelling my TZDT into it. How do I go about the legal...
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I think that my credentials as a member are sufficiently established. A membership certificate is all we require, I'm sure that Jon would run one up...
The heater control dial on the dashboard on my 1.9 diesel estate is playing up. It`s quite hard to move and clicks round rather than going smoothly....
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Whatever you do, don't bust the pipes that go through the firewall as they are NLA.
I've had a few argue that they can be bought, until they try and...
An interesting quirk has appeared on my BX since its returnto the road. when i brake, e.g approaching a set of traffic lights, and reach a standstill...
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That was a fairly flippant remark. Nitrogen does diffuse through the membrane but the most likely culprits will be our old favourite the Doseur valve...
How easy is rust proofing a car, from the viewpoint of a complete novice,,,,, hehe. I've seen this underseal 'paint' in halfords which is supposed to...
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Mate of mine is restoring this:
and says that the blokes at the local Morris club swear by Sunflower Oil.
My BX14 has developed a slight oil leak from the bottom of the engine. It makes little to no difference to the oil level, which is checked regularly,...
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Well I was hpoing that it wouldn't need a new engine as its only coverd 70,000 miles with a full history. I'll get a mechanic mate to have a...
Hey, been tinkering tonight again with the 16v, was supposed to be doing the CV boot but ive noticed the bottom rubber thing above the lower ball...
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I get a bit of this with mine occasionally and in my case it's oil and as I use a full synthetic, it doesn't seem to smell like the old mineral stuff...
I hope I'm being paranoid again but tonight Rene decided to stop using brake lights so now I can't tell people I'm stopping. I checked the bulbs and...
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The RAC bloke bridged the wires and nothing.
I have booked an auto electrician to come round tomorrow. And as luck would have it, the only one that...
F* $%ng b*ll&%ks. Wound the (electric) passenger window down on my estate and it won`t go back up. Three and half hours later it`s now wedged in with...
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Where straight-feed 12v motors on the BX are concerned, I nowadays tend to go for the jugular: disconnect them and then use my trusty booster pack...
hi , could anyone please tell me where i can find the paint code of my bx ???? its a white bx16v , 1989 , g reg , anyone know which name is given to...
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have used bmw alpine white for the front bumper and it matches pretty well :D , probably as good a match as i will get 8)
Hi can anyone give me any ideas my suspension works fine no problems no leaks etc but when i set the lever inside to the intermidiate position ( the...
The young fella's TZi started doing strange things the other day, so I eventually took a long look, tried the easy options and came to the conclusion...
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Strange thing - my neighbour catches me changing the oil on the ZX and tells me about some vehicle he had with the XUD engine - all burn loads of oil...
Engine dies a few seconds after firing, but if eventually gets going (but lumpily) if I keep the revs slightly up. It also seems to have lost some of...
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Think im in general agreement that it's fuel starvation! Change the fuel filter and see what happens, it's just possible that its the fuel pump with...
..when I jacked my BX up (under the o/s/f subframe) there was a sort of explosion noise from under the bonnet and a large amount of LHM has thrown...
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My favourite comes from the security valve (on top of the crossmember N/S wheelarch rear) goes from rubber to plastic and then runs across the top of...
i thought the link on the Xantia was only an intermediary link? the ball joint on the corrector is still the same witht he plastic pivot bit between...
Been on the LHM pipe job most of the day now and I`ve just discovered I`ve pulled one of the pipes off which goes under the engine somewhere just...
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Cheers Stewart. I think I`ll let my local garage have a go at it and get them to fit the new pipe properly whilst they`re there. I`ll have to get him...
Had a bit of a mere today. I swapped over the struts and spears from Marty's old BX to try and make the suspension as smooth as I found Martys to be....
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Dave -
The idea is that the outer cylinder rod gets a kind of wear pattern from the up/down sliding in the slide bush.
If this wear pattern is...
....I also have 165-70-14`s on my diesel on standard rims. Being an ex-tyre fitter I should probably know this but how much difference would it make...
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The reason for remoulds going on the front is to increase understeer by biassing the grip to the back. Apparently it is safer than oversteer.
The...
I`m going to replace the fuel filter today on my diesel BX. Will I have to bleed the system after replacing it or are they self bleed? I was thinking...
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i have the top halfs of one of those canisters with the button on it in the garage if its any use? may have the canister as well but i think its only...
Topped up my LHM the other day just in case and couldn`t see a `fill` level. Anyone know if there is a level indicator please that I may have missed?...
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WHEN you're really BX crazed Mr B - you'll suck your finger clean and know IF the LHM level is right - or where else you last had your finger in ......
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