Some questions & updates
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DavidRutherford
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I can see both sides of this. The 17TD is a much more driveable engine, and the mid-range torque makes for more overtaking opportunities, and more relaxed cruising.
However. I really really like the 1.9D engine (especially in square-port guise) and I used to drive a square-port up and down the motorways from Southampton to Dundee on a very regular basis.
The main thing to be aware of in this case is if you modify the car from N/A to TD, will you then have insurance issues? Regardless of the fact that you've made it identical to a normal TD BX, it will still be registered as a modified N/A model, and hence may cost lots to insure.
Also, if it's working fine at the moment, LEAVE IT ALONE! You'll only break it!
I regularly think it would be a great idea to heave the 75hp/90lbft 2.5D engine out of my panel van, and fit a 92hp/149lbft 1.9TD engine to it. It would go faster, be lighter, have better fuel economy, be quieter, have more space in the engine bay etc.etc.etc. BUT, the 2.5D engine in it at the moment works just fine, so it's staying put.
However. I really really like the 1.9D engine (especially in square-port guise) and I used to drive a square-port up and down the motorways from Southampton to Dundee on a very regular basis.
The main thing to be aware of in this case is if you modify the car from N/A to TD, will you then have insurance issues? Regardless of the fact that you've made it identical to a normal TD BX, it will still be registered as a modified N/A model, and hence may cost lots to insure.
Also, if it's working fine at the moment, LEAVE IT ALONE! You'll only break it!
I regularly think it would be a great idea to heave the 75hp/90lbft 2.5D engine out of my panel van, and fit a 92hp/149lbft 1.9TD engine to it. It would go faster, be lighter, have better fuel economy, be quieter, have more space in the engine bay etc.etc.etc. BUT, the 2.5D engine in it at the moment works just fine, so it's staying put.
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Easier & probably as cheap to just buy a turbo diesel to replace your n/a bx, or have 2 of them on your drive 
2002 C5 2.0 HDI Estate - Jasmine - Now SORN
2011 Mini Cooper D Clubman - SOLD
2016 Mercedes A180D Sport - Auto refinement
1992 TZD Turbo - Bluebell - My daily
1991 Gti 16V - Blaze - crash damaged, will get repaired.
1990 Gti 8Valve SOLD - looks like it's been scrapped
2002 Mini Cooper S - SOLD - i miss this car
1992 TXD - Scrapped in March 2014
1988 CX 25 GTI Turbo2 - SORN
1996 - AX Memphis 1.5D - Dream - SORN
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2011 Mini Cooper D Clubman - SOLD
2016 Mercedes A180D Sport - Auto refinement
1992 TZD Turbo - Bluebell - My daily
1991 Gti 16V - Blaze - crash damaged, will get repaired.
1990 Gti 8Valve SOLD - looks like it's been scrapped
2002 Mini Cooper S - SOLD - i miss this car
1992 TXD - Scrapped in March 2014
1988 CX 25 GTI Turbo2 - SORN
1996 - AX Memphis 1.5D - Dream - SORN
I'm not just a username, i'm also called Matthew.
Hm, about the insurance - silly thing is that if I change my engine with 1,7TD I will pay less 
You see, the morons who make the laws here thought that it will be smarter to form the insurance price based on the volume of the engine, not his power... The result is that I pay more having a 1,9 cc engine (but only about 70bhp) compared to... let's say 1,4 cc Honda Civic with about 140bhp (I'm making that up, just for the idea). So that's just one more motive for changing the engine 
You see, the morons who make the laws here thought that it will be smarter to form the insurance price based on the volume of the engine, not his power... The result is that I pay more having a 1,9 cc engine (but only about 70bhp) compared to... let's say 1,4 cc Honda Civic with about 140bhp (I'm making that up, just for the idea). So that's just one more motive for changing the engine Driving a 1989 Citroen BX 19TRD
Before that - Frankenstein in the form of 1992 Lada Samara 1500S
Before that - Frankenstein in the form of 1992 Lada Samara 1500S