Wanted urgently: BX diesel auto

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MULLEY wrote:
TZD is a trim level & could come in either n/a or turbo models, however, like everyone above, there isnt a factory made turbo auto, except the one Doc built
Yep, I was thinking about Phoenix. :D

Don't forget though, car companies are known to "customize" cars for "special customers" so there still may be unknown non-standards floating about. :wink:
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Post by MULLEY »

I didn't think citroen bothered with that on the BX (there were a few specials), if you find one, then tell us, i think its another mystical beast along with the 1.9 turbo engine models as well, again didn't exist as factory produced cars....
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If there was ever a TD auto it sure as hell didn't have a ZF box.
Since ZF nevere made a box (at that time) for the BX that was capable of dealing with the engine, which is why the one in Phoenix cost rather alot of money to have made.
It's a great shame Cit never bothered though, Phoenix is a superb thing to drive, and it's not ego talking, it's a really nice car to potter about town in, and it's great on the open road, even if I hadn't been so involved in that particular car I'd still love it even if I had just driven it once, it's a nice place to be and it just works.
It's much more relaxing to drive than my TD, and everytime I do drive it I still get a rather smug grin! It's the one thing I'm really quite proud of.

Infact I'm not sure I'd really want to build another one, even if someone was rich enough to pay for another box to be built, I quite like it being the only one.
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yep, still have the BX 19RD DIiesel AUTO, D reg,
car needs to go soon, think it still has mot,but not long, needs a few jobs and realy could do with a replacement drivers door,machanicly good,once sorted would make a good reliable rare run about,
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Many thanks to all who replied.
Thanks to Stephen in Stockport, my wife now has a nice BX auto diesel.
If anyone's interested in the old one for bits, give us a call.
150 something k, Dark Blue, slightly tatty in the bodywork, but much to everyone's amazement passed its MOT in March with four new tyres.
The exhausts now blowing and it sounds like a tractor, but the hydraulics are fine. The big problem is that there's an oil leak in the engine, so our local Cit specialist (father and son partnership who know and love older Cits) recommended an engine swap -but at £800, too dear for me.
However, it shgould be a useful source of bits for someone.
It is taxed, so you can drive it away.
Anyone interested?

And would anyone like to consider p/ex'ing my 94 XM Prestige turbo auto for a TZD Estate?

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Oil leak from the engine requiring a replacment engine, eh!!! perhaps if you could describe where the leak is, the engine specialists on here could give you some info to possibly avoid that expensive advice....
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Probably the rocker cover gasket...

I shouldn't tar all garages with the same brush as I know of some that are completely honest, but my mind immediately thought of when a girl I knew via a friend took her Audi A4 into a garage for a service (8 years old at the time), nothing to her knowledge wrong with the car but they gave her a huge list of what they found that was wrong including requiring a brand new engine. Then they offered £500 to take it off her hands, which she accepted! :shock: Robbing barstewards.
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Must admit, when people mention their local friendly citroen specialist, i just tend to think hmmmmmmm, i wonder how much money they've milked off their clients, just because its got hydraulics.....

Ken told me a story about one such enterprise, they would even charge for the grease used evertime said car went into the garage, approx £4, which equates to a tub of the stuff, total bollocks... receipts showed this charge on loads of em, easy money.....Of course they were friendly, they could afford to be, based on their scullduggery....

That girl was very naive, but then again, thats about 95% of the car owning population, you'd have thought she would have taken it elsewhere for a 2nd opinion.....her loss i'm afraid & that garages gain, not nice but probably not uncommon.....
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Incredibly naive, they obviously saw her coming... I didn't have the heart to tell her that she'd been done although I'm sure someone will have - I just offered to have a look if she ever had a large garage bill again.

I know what you mean about the charges for grease etc - always shocks me how garages seem to charge for oil/antifreeze and a price per litre that compares with the litre cans you buy at a motorway services, when they probably buy it in 50 gallon drums.
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MULLEY wrote:Oil leak from the engine requiring a replacment engine, eh!!! perhaps if you could describe where the leak is, the engine specialists on here could give you some info to possibly avoid that expensive advice....
From the head gasket plus the bottom (big?) end. As long as you keep it topped up, things are fine, although the MOT station put a warning on there just to cover themselves.
And my local guys aren't rip off merchants, their site is full of Cits in varying degrees of decrepitude right up to the immaculate BX TZD in one of the garages that they've exhibited at rallies.
For anyone who needs to know, it's the European Car Centre (formerly the 2CV centre) in Malvern ; and they're the only folks locally that don't turn their noses up at my missus and me when we heave to in our BX and/or XM.

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Various people wrote:Stuff about dodgy garages and the way they treat women and people who don't know about cars.
My mother has certainly been caught out like this many times. It makes me really angry - she knows nothing about cars, but then why would she? She also knows nothing about medicine, but her doctor doesn't try to rip her off and tell her there's a load of stuff wrong that really doesn't matter. Imagine it - "Oooooh, yes, Mrs Hedges, some of your hair has gone grey. We're going to have to undertake brain surgery, possibly give you a bionic heart. It'll cost thousands - might be better to consider euthanasia."

Yes, she should at least read the manual and keep the oil and water topped up... but that's just the equivalent of eating fruit and veg and drinking water. We have professionals to look after the rest, they should bloody well act like professionals.
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mat_fenwick wrote:Incredibly naive, they obviously saw her coming... I didn't have the heart to tell her that she'd been done although I'm sure someone will have - I just offered to have a look if she ever had a large garage bill again.

I know what you mean about the charges for grease etc - always shocks me how garages seem to charge for oil/antifreeze and a price per litre that compares with the litre cans you buy at a motorway services, when they probably buy it in 50 gallon drums.
I'd be interested in some pictures if you have them? :lol:
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cavmad wrote:I'd be interested in some pictures if you have them? :lol:
:lol: :lol: :lol: He he he!

David, I wasn't suggesting that your particular garage was a rip off merchant, just that your tale reminded me of an unfortunate incident. There are good honest places out there and whenever I have found one I have spread the word to try and give them the business they deserve.
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Post by MULLEY »

Likewise David, if you think they are genuine thats all that matters. My comments were based on personal experience & of other people's as well, plus the lack of information you provided, no offence meant.

Sounds like the top one would be the rocker cover gasket, very cheap & easy to sort out. The other leak, i cant offer any advice on that i'm afraid, anyone know the problem with that part of the engine?

Either way, if you can put up with a bit of leaking oil, sounds a lot cheaper to top up than have an engine replacement....infact, you might as well buy another bx, that would work out even cheaper than the engine replacement....
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Sorry I was kind of joking about the rocker cover gasket...although it is a common problem I can't see any garage getting that mixed up with the head gasket. Although it is rare for the HG to fail between the oilway and the outside of the block.

Bottom end I would guess at being one of the crankshaft oil seals, but they aren't that difficult to change. I wonder if the diagnosis of requiring a replacement engine is because the main bearings are so shot the play in the crankshaft has destroyed the seals???
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