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Category: Automotive Adventures

Here you’ll find articles on my Automotive Adventures. From Land Rovers and Citroens to Tractors and Trailers. If it’s got wheels, I’ll probably have a go. Most of the time the articles are maintenance and restoration, but I also love to upgrade and modify to add functionality and features.

Posted on9 April 20219 April 2021Automotive Adventures

Citroën BX – Refurbishing The Cylinder Head Parts

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9 min read Having previously overhauled the cylinder head, it was time to prepare the rest of the parts and start putting the engine back together.

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Posted on28 March 202128 March 2021Automotive Adventures

Citroën BX – Bottom End Teardown

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7 min read Having found a leaking piston ring, it was time to go all in on this XU9J4 engine and teardown the bottom end. What disasters await?

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Posted on20 March 202128 March 2021Automotive Adventures

Citroën BX – Cylinder Head Overhaul

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6 min read Can I find the reason for the leaking pressure we previously found? Can the leak be fixed with a cylinder head overhaul?

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Posted on12 March 202121 March 2021Automotive Adventures

Citroën BX – Cylinder head leak testing

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6 min read The running engine has arrived up with ~25 BHP missing. Can I find the missing ponies with some cylinder head leak testing alone?

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Posted on7 March 202121 March 2021Automotive Adventures

Citroën BX – MI16 Engine Strip

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5 min read While cleaning the engine I started to strip the ancillaries and found a multitude of poor engineering practices, and 10mm sockets!

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Posted on6 March 20216 March 2021Automotive Adventures

Freelander – NW4x4R LANTRA Training

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3 min read I’ve recently completed a LANTRA training course with NW4x4R. General Grabber AT3 tyres certainly helped, the lack of ground clearance didn’t!

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Posted on5 March 20215 March 2021Automotive Adventures

Citroën BX – Wiper Mechanism Teardown

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4 min read To understand why the replaced wiper mechanism failed on the Citroen BX, I need to teardown the parts and see where the failure started.

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Posted on26 February 202121 March 2021Automotive Adventures

Citroën BX – Cleaning the Engine and Gearbox

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5 min read I don’t think I’ve ever ever seen such filth under the hood of a car. Its time for cleaning the engine, before tearing it down.

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Posted on19 February 202121 March 2021Automotive Adventures

Citroën BX – The Mi16 Engine Removal

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4 min read Perhaps not a conventional start, my first task on this restoration is the removal of the engine so I can work on it in the warm garage.

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Posted on14 February 202121 March 2021Automotive Adventures

Citroën BX – The History of G553 XPO

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4 min read Having recently bought a new Citroën BX 16Valve project, I’ve had a look back over its 31year history. XPO certainly has a story to tell.

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Join me on my Automotive Adventures with my French ‘classic’ and slight more modern Land Rover. From 12v electronics projects to welding and fabrication projects, if it involves cars, I’ll probably has a go!

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  • Citroën BX – Refurbishing The Cylinder Head Parts 9 April 2021
  • Citroën BX – Bottom End Teardown 28 March 2021
  • Citroën BX – Cylinder Head Overhaul 20 March 2021
  • Citroën BX – Cylinder head leak testing 12 March 2021
  • Citroën BX – MI16 Engine Strip 7 March 2021

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