saintjamesy89 wrote:Anyone know what the round thingy is?
Flame trap in the crankcase breather.
saintjamesy89 wrote:I also had a look at looking at the boost compensator thingy on the pump. How on earth do you investigate this? Unless there is a bolt/nut or something under the end cap I couldn't see any way of taking it apart. One thing I did notice though, is that the whole module would rotate a little when I was putting the hose back on - this can't be good?
Any chance of a photo? Can't remember which pump you have, or indeed what the Lucas pumps look like! Reasonably familiar with the Bosch ones though as both my BX and the van have them.
All turbo diesels pass oil into the the breather system. So long as you are not getting more than a tablespoon full between services it's not much to worry about.
It's something that seems to get worse with the age of the car. Poor turbo oil seals are normally named as the culprit but I'd of thought that the pressure from the cold side would push it through to the hot side and out through the exhaust.
1990 BX 16V Platinum Grey
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Hi all, just thought I`d update this,
the TXD lives another on , new MOT this afternoon after sorting welding, front brakes, exhaust (typically I could only find a 16v back box so tailpipe sticks out from bumper) and various other bits. One thing I did find was that the rubber steering coupling had split and was spreading when you`d turn the steering - we used to change loads of these back in the day but is something that can be overlooked now. If I can get a picture of it and you can have a look and frighten yourselves.
Also got the temp gauges working and changed dashbulbs but have had little luck with the rev counter - I changed the sensor and tried another rev counter, nothing, then started it the other morning and it worked thought I`d switch it off and try it again and now nothing
Barry Annels of 'Bourne Citroën' can source steering couplings as well.
Mark Smith
Is it just me or is everything shit?
1989 BX GTi 16 valve. Blanc Alpine. Completed the Citroen Classic Challenge Ecosse and 1337 miles without a hitch.
2000 XM VSX 2.1 td Auto. Rouge Magenta.
TGD saloon many years ago.
1990 Swift 'Corniche' 12/2 aka BXClub HQ.
Honda Firestorm. Gone, but not forgotten.
2015 Triumph Tiger Explorer XC.
, new MOT this afternoon after sorting welding, front brakes, exhaust (typically I could only find a 16v back box so tailpipe sticks out from bumper) and various other bits. One thing I did find was that the rubber steering coupling had split and was spreading when you`d turn the steering - we used to change loads of these back in the day but is something that can be overlooked now. If I can get a picture of it and you can have a look and frighten yourselves.
