Is there not a Haynes for the diesel BX?

SamWise · Post by **SamWise** » Tue Apr 21, 2009 12:13 pm

I have the Haynes for the XUD engine, and I've just recieved a Haynes for what I hadn't realised would be the BX petrol model (I forget Citroen even made petrol cars!). It seems like these together should do the job for me, but I'd kinda like to have the RIGHT manual. Wherever I look however, there seems to be no diesel specific BX manual. Am I missing something, or is it just that so many more diesels survive than petrols that they're in short supply?

Father Ted · Post by **Father Ted** » Tue Apr 21, 2009 12:55 pm

What you need is a manual for the petrol BX coupled with the Haynes manual for the XUD engine.

This one - avail on the bay of evil from 99p up to about £16 (which is far too much money).

pitman · Post by **pitman** » Tue Apr 21, 2009 2:04 pm

There is also a French Haynes manual that covers BX Diesel as a whole ...

SamWise · Post by **SamWise** » Tue Apr 21, 2009 2:32 pm

Well, that combination is what I have, more by luck than judgement. My French is not good enough to deal with a French Haynes!

kole24 · Post by **kole24** » Tue Apr 21, 2009 8:02 pm

I belive, I have already posted link with haynes repair manual for diesel citroens (BX, Visa, C15). I don't know if it is illegal, but here it is again. Just download all the chapters, even the site is in russian, manual is in english.
http://cx.podolsk.ru/xm/docum/haynes_diesel/index.htm

TB2 · Post by **TB2** » Tue Apr 21, 2009 9:29 pm

There's also Peter Russek's Pocket Mechanic paperback "for 1700 and 1900" diesels. I have one, and it covers everything, although it has tons of typing errors and it's very messy. It does the job though. Picture

MULLEY · Post by **MULLEY** » Tue Apr 21, 2009 9:50 pm

Just looked at the link you provided TB2, most dissapointed that its just the cover

Post by **docchevron** » Wed Apr 22, 2009 12:29 am

Father Ted wrote:What you need is to throw both manuals in the bin, since they are utter crap.
The book of myths, legends and other well known fairy tales!

EDITED for real worldlyness!

Father Ted · Post by **Father Ted** » Wed Apr 22, 2009 6:19 am

True, very very true. I find the poke around for a bit first then have look at H-BoL works better, follwoerd by phone Jon....

SamWise · Post by **SamWise** » Sat Apr 25, 2009 10:01 am

Well, I operated the "call Dave Rutherford and talk through the problem" approach on my last one. 5 mins chat, and we'd identified the problem, and I knew what I needed to fix it. The Haynes has its uses though, even if only "how much oil does it take on a change?" type situations.

warriorBX · Post by **warriorBX** » Tue May 12, 2009 8:16 pm

yep haynes book of lies, can leave the average car enthusiast in dispair. haha
does anyone know to any websites that have engine diagrams for the bx ?