Need a plastic bit

saintjamesy89 · Post by **saintjamesy89** » Sat Nov 13, 2010 6:10 pm

Hi guys,

I really need the plastic air intake part that connects the carb to the air filter for a BX14, mine has a bit snapped off so won't seal. The car is doing 26mpg at the moment and it's really slow.

Anyone breaking a BX14 or got this part? It's quite desperate as I commute to London every week and come back home every weekend (250 mile round trip).

Thanks guys

Post by **Tim Leech** » Sat Nov 13, 2010 6:35 pm

Have you tried just taping it up for now with some gaffer tape until you can find one?

saintjamesy89 · Post by **saintjamesy89** » Sat Nov 13, 2010 7:29 pm

Yea, I was going to 'borrow' some from work tommorow and try it

scarecrow · Post by **scarecrow** » Sun Nov 14, 2010 9:28 am

Ask at http://www.medwaycitroen.com/ , they have a 14 being broken. Won't be a bargain though

Post by **Tim Leech** » Sun Nov 14, 2010 12:18 pm

Joking apart, have you tried your local main stealer? as its a 1.4TU they MIGHT be able to get one?

citronut · Post by **citronut** » Sun Nov 14, 2010 12:43 pm

if you post your chassis/VIN No. i will check the price and part No. for you, and also a picy and i will see if i have one in the dark corrners of my shed,

regards malcolm

citsncycles · Post by **citsncycles** » Sun Nov 14, 2010 8:57 pm

Joking apart, have you tried your local main stealer? as its a 1.4TU they MIGHT be able to get one?

There seems to be a couple of different filter set ups for these 14's, but I'm sure that the one I have is similar to the one used on some AX's - it may be worth checking local scrappies for these (or even ZX's maybe) to see if you can find something that fits.

saintjamesy89 · Post by **saintjamesy89** » Sun Nov 14, 2010 10:26 pm

Thanks for your replies everybody! I have just emailed Medway, and I will post my chassis/VIN number in the morning when it's light (thanks Citronut). It may be worth a try Tim, I had completely disregarded my local motor factors!

I have just got in to my place in London, 115 miles on half a tank of fuel... I think it might have carb issues and/or be misfiring (sounds growly and throaty), the bodge of duct taping AND I got some wire and secured it with that too, has made no difference. Poo

If it wasn't a nice car otherwise, I would be upset with it and pissed off.

saintjamesy89 · Post by **saintjamesy89** » Mon Nov 15, 2010 9:05 pm

Yay! Got nearly all the parts I need to make my BX nice! A chap on AX forum was selling an AX GT engine, but he was prepared to break it. I now have a 32/34 Z2 carb, inlet manifold, alternator (mine sings away, well more like shrieks!), plastic air intake bits specific to this carb, new distributor, new coil and I think there were some other bits, all for £100 posted!!

Post by **Tim Leech** » Mon Nov 15, 2010 10:41 pm

saintjamesy89 wrote:Yay! Got nearly all the parts I need to make my BX nice! A chap on AX forum was selling an AX GT engine, but he was prepared to break it. I now have a 32/34 Z2 carb, inlet manifold, alternator (mine sings away, well more like shrieks!), plastic air intake bits specific to this carb, new distributor, new coil and I think there were some other bits, all for £100 posted!!

Bargain!