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?? I've seen a ZX TD Volcane Auto, it lived in Gloucester and was often parked next to my XM! I assumed it was factory? It certainly looked like everything was as it should be..DavidRutherford wrote:Minor, teeny-tiny itty-bitty teensy-weensy little problem with that:
Neither car existed.
To my knowledge, the 1.9TD never came from factory with an autobox. The 405 was never even available as a diesel auto, and I think the ZX diesel auto sold about 2 examples.
What you could do instead is grab the auto-box from a 2.1TD XM, and fit it to a 17/19 TD engine in a BX. Given the reduction in power that it would be handling (drop from 110 to 88/92 hp) it's weaknesses will probably become irrelevant.
Or leave the XUD11 engine from the XM on it, and have a 2.1TD 110hp TD auto BX. That would move rather well... almost as well as the GTI auto.
Trying to fit an XM auto into a BX would have some issues, the mount and physically getting it in the hole being two!
I still say the XM 'box gets a bad press and it's actually a very good 'box. But so is the stock BX box.....
You're not wrong Billy. I do indeed have a 8V GTi engine in stick (and unlike a certain Ebayer you dont have to remove it yourself! )
It was rebuilt about 20k miles before the car was decimated by a dustcart (and I do mean DESTROYED!)
It's been sat (undercover) for 4 years. Personally I'd rebuild it again before fitting it, since it's been stood, but it's here (well sort of, it;s in Bristol anyway!) if Ian wants it.
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Well, again, I'm talking personally here, it may go fine as is, probably will actually, but if I were going to fit it, I'd do the following:
Pull the head, and re-lap the valves. They've done little mileage, but they've been sat up for a long time.
I'd re-ring the pistons. I suspect they may have stuck up by now, I cant say I've turned it over at any regular interval..
I'd wham a set of mains and big end shells in it, and maybe replace the oil pump, I know that wasn't replaced before.
Oh, and I'd replace the liner seals, easy to do and cheap!
Other than that, seals and gaskets...
Again though, that is what I would do, and I'm known for being stoopidly anal about engine rebuilds....
Pull the head, and re-lap the valves. They've done little mileage, but they've been sat up for a long time.
I'd re-ring the pistons. I suspect they may have stuck up by now, I cant say I've turned it over at any regular interval..
I'd wham a set of mains and big end shells in it, and maybe replace the oil pump, I know that wasn't replaced before.
Oh, and I'd replace the liner seals, easy to do and cheap!
Other than that, seals and gaskets...
Again though, that is what I would do, and I'm known for being stoopidly anal about engine rebuilds....
Smokes lots, because enough's enough already!
Far too many BX's, a bus, an ambulance a few trucks, not enough time and never enough cash...
Far too many BX's, a bus, an ambulance a few trucks, not enough time and never enough cash...
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Never built a duffer yet mate, anything from single pot two strokes to 14 litre commercial diesels..Ian_Fearn wrote: BUT do they work afterwards? If so then i'll follow your advice!
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I can't speak for certain on the 405, because I don't know alot about them. But the ZX TD Auto was definately a factory car. It came in Avantage, Aura and Volcane specs.DavidRutherford wrote:Minor, teeny-tiny itty-bitty teensy-weensy little problem with that:Kitch wrote:.....Buy a ZX or 405 1.9TD auto......
Neither car existed.
To my knowledge, the 1.9TD never came from factory with an autobox. The 405 was never even available as a diesel auto, and I think the ZX diesel auto sold about 2 examples.
What you could do instead is grab the auto-box from a 2.1TD XM, and fit it to a 17/19 TD engine in a BX. Given the reduction in power that it would be handling (drop from 110 to 88/92 hp) it's weaknesses will probably become irrelevant.
Or leave the XUD11 engine from the XM on it, and have a 2.1TD 110hp TD auto BX. That would move rather well... almost as well as the GTI auto.
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