I recently found myself with a nearly brand new 12000km engine from a written off Peugeot 405. car was written off 15 years ago and the farmer who had the engine was converting the flywheel to fit it into a Lada Riva. thank god he wrote that off before he could fit it. he got hold of me and i bought it. anyway
Got the BX with a head gasket gone. thought yeah i can fit the 405 engine in there.
so it began. had a look at the camshaft found it to be slightly different. no problem. i machined my Hydraulic pump pulley to fit the end. then i drilled the camshaft and cut a thread into it. then i drilled and pinned it with a large grub screw. and that was that. then i changed over a few sensors as it was a late model XUD9 and i have one of the last BX Hatchbacks. so no drama at all.
then the engine was supplied without a waste gate control for the turbo. so i set to work making one up for the min. untill i get a proper one from my mate in the uk.
all i am waiting for now is the clutch and other parts to arrive from me mate in the uk and it will be going back together very soon.
i am now off to strip the gearbox and do some well needed checks.
I have always stripped the gearbox when i have it out as i had a TZD that threw a diff bolt out of the case one day. so make sure if you are doing a clutch to check the diff bolts and the fith gear nuts. i replace mine when i do clutches.
will be good once it is done.
My garage at the moment looks like this:
I dont trust anybody to do anything on my car as there is nothing i cant do.
BX TZD Engine Job
BX TZD Engine Job
David Musk
TXD Turbo 92
4X4 Estate 90
CX25GTi Turbo 85
TXD Turbo 92
4X4 Estate 90
CX25GTi Turbo 85
White BX
Yeah i have found myself totally by accident with all white BX's. there will be another white one turn up when i get back from australia. in june.
David Musk
TXD Turbo 92
4X4 Estate 90
CX25GTi Turbo 85
TXD Turbo 92
4X4 Estate 90
CX25GTi Turbo 85
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bx rebuild
Yeah the gearbox in the background is one out of a Subaru Legacy. had to rebuild another one for my brothers car. he is fully into Subaru's loves them.
David Musk
TXD Turbo 92
4X4 Estate 90
CX25GTi Turbo 85
TXD Turbo 92
4X4 Estate 90
CX25GTi Turbo 85
I bought a complete new XU9 head off Ebay which was supposedly for a BX but, like you're saying, the cam doesn't have the flange for the pump pulley so it's probably Peugeot. I only found out when I came to replace a broken cam. I'll have to follow your example and machine it to fit.
I see you like white BXs particularly and what's that sticker on the door?
Maybe you want to have a pause on the BXs to fix that bit of your house that looks as though it's gone rotten on the corner? ( That'll let the weather in)
I see you like white BXs particularly and what's that sticker on the door?
Maybe you want to have a pause on the BXs to fix that bit of your house that looks as though it's gone rotten on the corner? ( That'll let the weather in)
Todd
this yellow writing is really hard to read
this yellow writing is really hard to read
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Make sure the head has the oil feed to the head mounted vacuum pump blacked off, otherwise you will lose 'rather a lot' of oil...
IIRC they all have a tapped hole on the HP end of the head, but is blanked off on BXs and Xantias. I've seen it blanked with either a hex headed brass grub screw or a ball bearing hammered into place!
IIRC they all have a tapped hole on the HP end of the head, but is blanked off on BXs and Xantias. I've seen it blanked with either a hex headed brass grub screw or a ball bearing hammered into place!
engine job
yeah i made up the plug for the head. as the peugeot one was just a hole for the oil drain back.
i can draw up what i did to the cam and the pulley to make it fit. really was simple did it all myself with the tools i have here at home. me and my dad holding a camshaft still while i drill it in the garage was funny. did not want to put it in the vice as i dont have any soft clamps yet.
i just really wanted to keep the engine with its original cam as it has only done 12000. i made up the wastegate control the other day as it was missing. i made up a controller for it out of an old CX idle adjustment screw. and i have bought a gauge for it so i can make sure not to over boost.
The stickers on the car are my business. i have started up fixing and repairing european cars in nelson new zealand. it is slowly taking off. me, my brothers and dad are all working together. a real family affair.
i can draw up what i did to the cam and the pulley to make it fit. really was simple did it all myself with the tools i have here at home. me and my dad holding a camshaft still while i drill it in the garage was funny. did not want to put it in the vice as i dont have any soft clamps yet.
i just really wanted to keep the engine with its original cam as it has only done 12000. i made up the wastegate control the other day as it was missing. i made up a controller for it out of an old CX idle adjustment screw. and i have bought a gauge for it so i can make sure not to over boost.
The stickers on the car are my business. i have started up fixing and repairing european cars in nelson new zealand. it is slowly taking off. me, my brothers and dad are all working together. a real family affair.
David Musk
TXD Turbo 92
4X4 Estate 90
CX25GTi Turbo 85
TXD Turbo 92
4X4 Estate 90
CX25GTi Turbo 85