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.
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.
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!
Freelander – NW4x4R LANTRA Training
I've recently completed a LANTRA training course with NW4x4R. General Grabber AT3 tyres certainly helped, the lack of ground clearance didn't!
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.
Citroën BX – The Mi16 Engine Removal
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.
Citroën BX – The History of G553 XPO
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.
Citroën BX – A New Restoration Project
Ready for the next Automotive Adventure, an opportunity came about I couldn't resist. Now I have a new Citroën BX 16Valve restoration project