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Depends what is meant by better I suppose. If you want to tweak the settings for more power then Bosch is offers more adjustments but you can tweak...

Thanks guys, having had a bit more time to play, part of the reason it wasn't moving as much as it should is that the sound insulation has dropped...

I've not tried this method but will on the next belt change the tensioner idler and pump were done last change, so hopefully won't need changing,...

With a cast block and alloy head the rates of expansion and contraction of the two halves will result in warping, within the micrometer range....

Thanks all, I had stripped all the rubbers including the long one, but the glass was still too wide to come out. What did the trick was to remove the...

Ignore this. I got fed up and ground the rubber down a little bit, in the middle of the two pipes so the tap sits lower.

Tap and matrix back in now!

Thanks for the replies. Its due a service anyway so I'll do some tinkering. The light came on again today, not dimmed. Other electrics fine except...

Top advice there jaba,

I have a similar issue with my Athena, albeit intermittent...

I have some ideas Tim. We can talk about it at the CCC event if you are there on...

Great to hear some positive feedback about a garage :) usually just the bad stuff gets back.

It's a swivel joint , it's supposed to have a gap to allow for up/down movement it is a taper fitting into the suspension arm, it looks ok to me...

Before the Automatic box gave out on my car, I had trouble with the selector and non starting issues. The two bolts (or screws, I don't remeber...

In my experience; this engine is very easy to bleed. I remove the small pipe off the top of the thermostat housing & the top radiator bleed screw,...

As already mentioned above; it depends on what you're trying to find. Some of the componants are shared across a lot of cars, so some things are easy...

T55
Thanks very much

Thank you! I used a bit of WD-40 and some PB Blaster, then a long (0.5 m) pry bar to gently lift the rings out of the wheel rim. These wheels are on...

I need to buy a battery anyway.
If I can put in a bigger one that would always be good. And for the difference in price, I might as well.

Thanks...

Thank you for that pic say a thousand words,

What sort of pressure should they sit at I front and back and regulator my car is an estate?

Kevin.

I see abs and aircon on a 1.9 carb petrol car which is a very rare thing! Export model me thinks?

Thanks

The cam belt tensioner is spring loaded, after fitting a new timing belt turn the engine over manually using the front righthand wheel in...

Hi,
If you can't get the kit, send me a PM with an email address and I'll email you a wiring diagram and a list of the bits I used (all from ebay)...

Hi Rutter. RE passenger window. Great advice on the broken wire. It was indeed a broken wire in the drivers door shut. Most Excellent advice bud....

Well waddayouknow. Today the leak seems to have stopped. I cleaned all the pipework, checked the brackets and clips - all sound. I will wait to see...

The rear spheres don't have valves on the 4x4, i've had accumulator spheres on this for the last 5 years, but it feels better now with the proper...

Thanks Matt, indeed, someone on Youtube I was talking to agrees, even naming it the DA6 engine with 125bhp ;-)

Anyone got a nice 1988 or older BX...

OK Jaba, sounds good to me. I will await further contact.

That is interesting. I have heard that the early 405 sensors work as well with the correct connector.
So all is not lost yet as long as we can source...

Thanks for the replies,

The orininal thermoplastic gaiter was highly efficient as it had the ability extent about 7 and then crush down to 1.75 by...

Thanks for your prompt reply! Can't beat the knowledge on this forum.
Cheers!

Just apply for a replacement V5 from the DVLA, will cost you £25:00 you can download the postal application form here or apply by phone:

Did any MK1 BX not have rear wash/wipe? I aimed to buy a grey switch, and found one on leboncoin with wiper/hazard/rear screen de-mist switches, the...

Erm, do you mean the raised section on the bootlid, where a spoiler would normally go? That's part of the bootlid, you can't remove it.

If you're...

PM for you Jaba.

I have known the cable drive gear to strip at the gearbox end might be worth checking that too, from memory I'm sure it's a plastic worm drive type...

For the prove:

I like this layout very much. Its btw maximum amount of needles this cluster can wear (as the clock uses 3 needles, and the...

Thats correct!
As your car is elevated on jacks or something, the suspension is fully loosen. And its McPherson Axle - if you tighten the nuts while...

Bump....

Never actually got round to doing this job but I'm going to need to change discs and pads soon so I might as well give the sliders the...

Yes, the cable is simple coax - like a tv aerial.

Except that the inner cable is multistranded not solid core. Realistically any type of screened...

Whilst on the subject of engine swaps does anyone know of any radical engine swaps into a bx? I'm aware of the European guys who put a xantia v6 lump...

I've looked into getting a front one done, but the company weren't keen on it as subframes invariably tend to be full of grease and crap, and it...

The fuel inlet transfer pump under normal working conditions as a vacuum of about 2.5hg, (The gauge also tells me when to exchange the fuel filter,...

I had a similar problem when trying to track down why my radiator fans didn't work - turned out to be no 12V to the relevant relay on the board. In...

New bx in the house? My wife insists I keep mine in the garage.

The bx sunroof is designed to leak into the head lining, it is not a watertight seal on the sunroof glass itself, leaking into the car is usually a...

Hi. My red 19 TXD has had this problem since I've had it. (7 years). When the weather is warm you don't really notice it but as it gets colder you...

I'd think the obvious lack of understanding of the basic principles and terminology would be the second brick wall. The first, of course, again,...

i had the same issue with mine, all i did was undo it slightly then pressed it all the way in so it was touching the flywheel. its worked perfect...