Citroën BX – XPO – Mi16 Engine Assembly and Cambelt
8 min read With the head and bottom end restored, I could finally complete the MI16 engine assembly. But it wasn’t going to go completely smoothly! Continue Reading
Engine Rebuild
Citroën BX – XPO – Building The Mi16 Bottom End Continued
9 min read After the disaster of fitting piston rings last time, will new rings go on any easier? Will this bottom end ever get rebuilt? Continue Reading
Citroën BX – XPO – Building The Mi16 Bottom End
6 min read 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? Continue Reading
Citroën BX – XPO – A Crank For The D6C Engine
7 min read 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. Continue Reading
Citroën BX – Mi16 Engine History
4 min read 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. Continue Reading
Citroën BX – Building the Cylinder Head
6 min read With all the cylinder head parts cleaned and camshafts polished, I could begin the therapeutic process of building the cylinder head. Continue Reading
Citroën BX – Refurbishing The Cylinder Head Parts
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. Continue Reading
Citroën BX – Bottom End Teardown
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? Continue Reading
Citroën BX – Cylinder Head Overhaul
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? Continue Reading
Citroën BX – Cylinder head leak testing
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? Continue Reading
Citroën BX – MI16 Engine Strip
5 min read While cleaning the engine I started to strip the ancillaries and found a multitude of poor engineering practices, and 10mm sockets! Continue Reading
Citroën BX – Cleaning the Engine and Gearbox
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. Continue Reading
Citroën BX – The Mi16 Engine Removal
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. Continue Reading