Octopi?
Octopi?
Hi!
Browsing the GSF Catalogue for prices for a replacement Octopus, and I noticed the only one listed is described as...
N43406 BX WITH PAS OCTOPUS RETURN PIPE £28-30 + VAT
There appears to be no listing for a non-PAS version!
Will the PAS version octopus fit, and if so, what will I need to 'blank off'?
Cheers
Dave
Browsing the GSF Catalogue for prices for a replacement Octopus, and I noticed the only one listed is described as...
N43406 BX WITH PAS OCTOPUS RETURN PIPE £28-30 + VAT
There appears to be no listing for a non-PAS version!
Will the PAS version octopus fit, and if so, what will I need to 'blank off'?
Cheers
Dave
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I just rip the whole thing out and fit new, but if you've never done one before then it's probably best to do it one pipe at a time really, better to be safe than messy!
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Far too many BX's, a bus, an ambulance a few trucks, not enough time and never enough cash...
Far too many BX's, a bus, an ambulance a few trucks, not enough time and never enough cash...
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I know mine's got a small leak on the usual bend coming off the front HC, so I imagine the rest won't be in too good a state, judging by the number of "repairs" that had already been done to the front strut returns!!
When I've finished this week, the only thing remaining to do, should be to change all 4 front to rear pipes. I'm surprised how cheap these can be picked up from Cit main stealers too! Not exactly a doddle of a job, but certainly within my capabilities!!
When I've finished this week, the only thing remaining to do, should be to change all 4 front to rear pipes. I'm surprised how cheap these can be picked up from Cit main stealers too! Not exactly a doddle of a job, but certainly within my capabilities!!
For info & guidance, my GT's octopus was replaced at 15 years, the Operational Return pipe (height correctors & PAS; termed the 'mini-octopus' in a series of postings last year) at 21 years and the Brake Valve Return ( to the doseur, and more of a pig than it looks...) at 22 years. All return pipes still available at Citroen main dealers but you'll lose quite a few beer tokens...docchevron1472 wrote:If it's never been replaced then probably. They have a finite life and if it's original then it's probably at the end of it's life really...
The rubber (or whatever) in all the pipes looks the same when new so don't know why some die earlier.
I suppose the moral is, if your return pipes are over 15 years old, then change them or be prepared for a nice green puddle under the car at the most incovenient time and place...
Pedant alert - the plural of octopus is octopodes not octopi (http://www.askoxford.com/asktheexperts/ ... ls?view=uk). Sorry
1985 BX 19 GT
2007 Alfa Romeo GT
2007 Alfa Romeo GT