Citroën BX – Heater Tap Overhaul – Part 3
In part three of the series, we will disconnect the heater matrix and remove the heater tap so it can be disassembled and refurbished
Category: Citroen BX Articles
Here you’ll find automotive adventure articles on my Citroen BX. Love them or hate them, I’m stuck with them. From the first car that would barely start to my current Citroen BX16Valve, I’ve learnt a lot about cars and mechanics. I’ve had to!
Citroën BX – Heater Tap Overhaul – Part 1&2
Back In 2012 I wrote an article on the removal of the heater tap over on the BX Club Forum. It's never felt quite finished so in this article series I'll revisit the original post. Hopefully the updates and additional insight will help you with problems with your Citroen BX heater tap.
Citroën BX – XPO – Building The Mi16 Bottom End Continued
After the disaster of fitting piston rings last time, will new rings go on any easier? Will this bottom end ever get rebuilt?
Citroën BX – XPO – Building The Mi16 Bottom End
A month since building the cylinder, I had to get on with building the bottom end. A few parts to clean and put together. How hard can it be?
Citroën BX – XPO – A Crank For The D6C Engine
In March I found a crank journal measuring undersize, creating quite a quandary. I'll try to share my learning, ups, and downs, with you.
Citroën BX – Speakers and Amplifier Upgrade
Taking a little break from the XPO restoration, I've gone just a little bit overboard with upgrade the sound system with Clarion speakers.
Citroën BX – Mi16 Engine History
The XPO project came with a donor engine and a folder of history. Lets have a look through the engine history and see what we can learn.
Citroën BX – Building the Cylinder Head
With all the cylinder head parts cleaned and camshafts polished, I could begin the therapeutic process of building the cylinder head.
Citroën BX – Refurbishing The Cylinder Head Parts
Having previously overhauled the cylinder head, it was time to prepare the rest of the parts and start putting the engine back together.
Citroën BX – Bottom End Teardown
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?
Citroën BX – Cylinder Head Overhaul
Can I find the reason for the leaking pressure we previously found? Can the leak be fixed with a cylinder head overhaul?
Citroën BX – Cylinder head leak testing
The running engine has arrived up with ~25 BHP missing. Can I find the missing ponies with some cylinder head leak testing alone?
Citroën BX – MI16 Engine Strip
While cleaning the engine I started to strip the ancillaries and found a multitude of poor engineering practices, and 10mm sockets!
Citroën BX – Wiper Mechanism Teardown
To understand why the replaced wiper mechanism failed on the Citroen BX, I need to teardown the parts and see where the failure started.
Citroën BX – Cleaning the Engine and Gearbox
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.