T piece on top of lhm resevoir

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T piece on top of lhm resevoir

Post by arlever »

Hello all.
On my bx at the top of the lhm reservoir I have 2 thin clear tubes going into a t piece and then into the reservoir. This t piece is perished and broken. Can anyone tell me where I can get one from please and what the actual name of it is.
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Post by Tinkley »

Have you tried the Citroen dealer(s)? I bought a similar item only a couple of years back, and you may find something identical is used on the Xantia, C5 or something more recent than the BX,and therefore still available. Worth a punt, also possible to make up a silicone tube replacement. Ensure any plastics are resistant to mineral oil, silicone is fine btw.
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Post by KevR »

I've always just ditched the second pipe (which is just a breather or overflow going into the space in the inner wing) and piped the first one directly into the LHM reservoir cap. I've done at least 150,000 miles in BXs like that with no problems at all.
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Re: T piece on top of lhm resevoir

Post by MULLEY »

No T piece on C5's :)
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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thanks all
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Re: T piece on top of lhm resevoir

Post by kernowtim »

Tee piece on my estate has been made up from copper brake pipe, not by me though!!
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